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Financial Times - Nov. 6

Posted to Maritime Reporter on November 5, 2024

These are the most popular stories from the Financial Times. These stories have not been verified and we cannot vouch for the accuracy of these reports.

Headlines

The UK regulator approves the merger of Vodafone and Three for 16.5 billion pounds

- Spain's Navantia wants an extra 300 million pounds from the UK to save Harland & Wolff

Adverts for Eurostar tickets priced at 39 pounds are banned for the second time by UK watchdog

UK Government launches new AI Safety Platform for Businesses

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The Competition and Markets Authority (UK's competition regulator) has approved the domestic merger between Vodafone and CK Hutchison’s Three UK for 16.5 billion pounds ($21.39billion), provided that the companies resolve any competition concerns.

Navantia, a Spanish shipbuilder, is asking the British government for an additional 300 million pounds on its contract with Harland & Wolff to build three vessels.

Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the UK's advertising watchdog, censured Eurostar a second time in this year for "misleading potential customers" about how many tickets were on sale.

The UK government has launched a platform that will help businesses assess and mitigate risks associated with artificial intelligence.

(source: Reuters)

Tags: shipbuilding Shipbuilding & Ship Repair Asia Europe Western Europe East Asia

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