Bank of England set to cut interest rate

LONDON, Feb 6: The Bank of England was widely expected to cut its key interest rate on Thursday to help support weak British growth even if UK inflation stays elevated.

South Korea ministries, police block DeepSeek access

SEOUL, Feb 6: South Korean ministries and police said Thursday they were blocking DeepSeek’s access to work computers, after the Chinese AI startup did not respond to a data watchdog request about how it manages user information.