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Scotlands Grangemouth Chemical Firm Alleged to have Collected £1M as Grant Just Months Prior to Announcing Plans to Close Site

Ace Business Desk – A chemical firm collected £1m of Scottish Enterprise funding to create new jobs – just months before announcing plans to close its Grangemouth site according to BBC Scotland News report by Katy Scott and Gillian Sharpe: Published: 02 October 2026 The cash was part of £2.2m awarded to Syngenta in May last year […]

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Ace Tech Desk

AI Author-Driven Lawsuits Increase as Book Publishers Have Filed Roughly 10 of their Own

Ace Tech Desk – There’s at least 15 author-driven lawsuits underway against AI companies, while publishers have filed roughly 10 more coordinated suits of their own, notes Publisher’s Weekly. Yet “While the lawsuits play out, some publishers are building bridges.”Google recently announced a partnership with Bloomsbury, De Gruyter Brill, Johns Hopkins University Press, Macmillan, O’Reilly […]

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Ace Breaking News

Australias Bathla Reduces to Skeleton Staff & Stops Construction Work as Lenders Pull-Out

Ace Breaking News – In short: ABC understands the initial round of emergency funding that kept parts of Bathla Group operating has been “exhausted”. Only one lender has chosen to continue to prop up the company: By Lin Lin and Alex Turner-Cohen Published: Thu 24 Sep 2026 at 5:58pm What’s next? Staff have been stood down, with just […]

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Australias Rice Processor SunRice Lays Off Nearly 70 Workers Due Lower Production as Result of Drought & Water Buy-Backs

Ace Food Desk – In short: A cut to rice processing in Deniliquin has put 68 people out of work, with flow-on effects for downstream industries and the community. SunRice says the cut is due to lower rice production as a result of drought and water buybacks. ABC Rural RoundUp News: Not enough rice to […]

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Scotlands MSP’s Have Said Building More Data Centres Could Push Up Energy Costs

Ace Business Desk – Building more data centres could push up electricity prices for consumers and challenge climate change targets, MSPs have been told by Scotland environment, energy and rural affairs correspondent: Published: 15 September 2026 Scotland has been identified as a key location for building hyperscale AI data centres because of the high potential […]

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Australian Fashion Brand Cue Clothing Falls into Receivership

Ace Breaking News – Sydney-based fashion business Cue Clothing Co entered receivership on Tuesday afternoon By business reporter Yiying Li & Topic:Company News Published: Wed 16 Sep 2026 at 9:03am In a statement, FTI Consulting, appointed as receivers and managers for Cue, said increased sales and other improvements across the group were not enough to offset […]