Thursday newspaper round-up: Tesla Diner, Heathrow, motor finance scandal
By Michele Maatouk
Date: Thursday 31 Jul 2025
(Sharecast News) - Whether it's poaching top talent away from competitors, acquiring AI startups or proclaiming that it will build data centers the size of Manhattan, Meta has been on a spending spree to boost its artificial intelligence capabilities for months now. The massive splurge is paying off, according to Meta's chief executive. In a new memo posted on Wednesday ahead of the company's quarterly earnings report, Mark Zuckerberg, describes his ambitions for developing what he calls "superintelligence". - Guardian
Elon Musk's "retro-futuristic" Tesla Diner in Hollywood has become a new flashpoint for the "Tesla Takedown" movement, with dozens of protesters picketing the diner last weekend alongside inflatable tube figures of Musk performing a Nazi salute. The viral popularity of the new diner, which is surrounded by 80 Tesla charging stations and two giant movie screens, has sparked out-the-door lines, massive traffic jams, and two angry protests, all within its first week of operation. - Guardian
Hotel magnate Surinder Arora has unveiled a plan to build a third runway at Heathrow that he claimed would save billions of pounds compared with the airport's own blueprint. The proposals, drawn up with US civil engineering giant Bechtel, call for the construction of a 2.8km (1.7 mile) landing strip opening by 2035 at a cost of no more than £25bn. - Telegraph
Britain's main public broadcasters are paving the way for the looming switch-off of terrestrial TV as they ramp up their streaming offerings. The BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 have struck a new deal to make it easier to stream their shows on older televisions in preparation for the end of traditional TV signals. - Telegraph
Consumers caught up in the motor finance scandal risk losing up to 30 per cent of redress by signing up to paid services they do not need, regulators have warned. In an intervention ahead of a major Supreme Court ruling on Friday, the Solicitors Regulation Authority and Financial Conduct Authority, which have become increasingly concerned, have warned law firms and claims management companies over poor practices in commission claims. - The Times
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