Day Headlines in Business News: 2026-08-11
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Tokenomics: Why making AI pay is tricky (BBC Business 2026-08-11 23:03:52)
Buyers of AI services are struggling to control costs and sellers are not sure how much to charge.
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First 'pounds for pylons' energy bill discount sites revealed (BBC Business 2026-08-11 23:03:04)
Households living within 1600ft of upgraded pylons will get £250 a year off their electricity bills.
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Sun-tanned cauliflowers and knobbly spuds - the heatwave veg that's good to eat (BBC Business 2026-08-11 23:00:26)
British shoppers should expect to see more wonky vegetables due to repeated heatwaves.
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Tributes to co-founder of John Pye auction house (BBC Business 2026-08-11 20:22:40)
A statement issued by the firm said "John lived a fantastic life full of laughter and hard work".
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Watch: U's fans told house prices put players off (BBC Business 2026-08-11 16:19:34)
At a fans' forum, the director of football reveals high property costs are a "big challenge".
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France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls (BBC Business 2026-08-11 14:19:45)
Cold calling is coming to an end in France, with one consumer group calling the ban a "small revolution".
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AI agent hacks gym to get its owner spot in pilates class (BBC Business 2026-08-11 12:09:26)
The incident is being seen as the latest example of the AI tools going to any lengths to complete their tasks.
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AI agent hacks gym to get its user a spot in pilates class (BBC Business 2026-08-11 12:09:26)
The incident is being seen as the latest example of the AI tools going to any lengths to complete their tasks.
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Eclipse chasers scramble for glasses as stocks run low (BBC Business 2026-08-11 11:49:20)
Specialist glasses are all but sold out online ahead of the UK's most significant eclipse since 1999.
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Mars Bar from 1991 found - and it's 56% bigger than today's (BBC Business 2026-08-11 09:08:46)
The woman who found the chocolate bar during a house clearance compares it with today's Mars Bars.
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Mars Bar from 1991 found – and it's 56% bigger than today's (BBC Business 2026-08-11 09:08:46)
The woman who found the chocolate bar during a house clearance compares it with today's Mars Bars.
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The Global Story (BBC Business 2026-08-11 09:00:00)
Are we entering the Chinese Century, or is the Chinese Dream already fading for some?
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'I paid £400 for a Prada bag on Vinted - only to find it was fake' (BBC Business 2026-08-11 08:48:58)
A woman who paid £400 for a Prada handbag on Vinted later discovered it was a fake.
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More than 10 firms pay up to $100,000 a month for Trump Media's fast-access data feed (BBC Business 2026-08-11 08:08:30)
The group expects the controversial service, which launched this month, to provide a new revenue stream, as it posts a quarterly loss.
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More than 10 firms pay up to $100,000 a month for fast access to Truth Social posts (BBC Business 2026-08-11 08:08:30)
Trump Media expects the controversial service, which launched this month, to provide a new revenue stream, as it posts a quarterly loss.
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London Heathrow no longer Europe's busiest airport (BBC Business 2026-08-11 07:24:19)
Istanbul overtakes Heathrow whose passenger numbers on Middle East routes fell 20.2% year-on-year.
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School uniform rules must go further, charity says (BBC Business 2026-08-11 05:24:12)
A Coventry charity opens a uniform bank as the government sets limits on logoed items for pupils.
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Families under pressure to find food in summer (BBC Business 2026-08-11 05:14:54)
Parents are struggling to feed children in the school holidays, with more families using food banks.
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Trump Media reports $238m loss as crypto falls (BBC Business 2026-08-11 01:12:11)
The firm says it will refocus on its social media mission, which includes a controversial service that sells faster access to Trump's market-moving posts.