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Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The billionaire is leaving the White House as the head of its spend-slashing Doge initiative - but says its mission will continue. Liv McMahon, Natalie Sherman & Dearbail JordanBusiness & technology reportersIt seems like not a day goes by without billionaire Elon Musk making headlines. The boss of X (formerly Twitter), Tesla and SpaceX is the world's richest person and has used his platform to make his views known on a vast array of topics.

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KFC to create 7,000 jobs in UK and Irish growth pushDearbail JordanBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesKFC has announced plans to create 7,000 new jobs across the UK and Ireland as part of a £1.5bn investment which will include new restaurants. The fried chicken chain said it would focus on setting up shops in "key locations" such as Ireland and north west England, where it first launched in Britain 60 years ago when it opened a restaurant in Preston.

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In a joint venture with Through Transport Club, the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (Swift) is planning to establish a computerised central record of freight movements to be used by shippers, insurers, banks and others involved in trade. The Bolero Project has been launched in an effort to overcome the amount of fraud, error and delay which occur with trade.

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Russia launches major aerial attack on Ukraine capitalReutersAt least 14 people have been injured in a major Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv, city authorities say. Russia launched 250 drones and 14 ballistic missiles against Kyiv, Ukraine's air force said, causing fires in residential buildings. It was one of the biggest combined aerial assaults on the city since the war began. The air force said it had downed six missiles and 245 drones.

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Network investigation begins this week. A full investigation has been launched into the network failure that left thousands of people without cash during the Easter break. The Association of Payment Clearing Services (APACS), which runs the UK's direct debit and wage payment system, admitted full responsibility for what Ian Taylor, Minister of Science and Technology, called a "catastrophic failure".