UK unemployment falls to 5% in three months to January Unemployment in the UK has fallen for the first time since the pandemic began, with the jobless rate slipping to 5-percent. Figures from the Office for National Statistics show the number of workers on company payrolls climbed by almost 200-thousand in the three months to February. But the ONS says people aged under 25 continue to bear the brunt of job losses during the crisis. Microsoft reportedly in talks to buy Discord for $10B Microsoft is reportedly in talks to buy messaging platform, Discord, for more than 10-billion dollars. According to a Bloomberg report, Discord has reached out to potential buyers, including the US software giant. The San Francisco-based app is best known for its free service that lets gamers communicate by video, voice and text. Twitter's Jack Dorsey sells the first tweet as NFT for $2.9M Twitter founder Jack Dorsey has sold his first tweet to a Malaysia-based businessman for just over 2-point-9 million dollars. The tweet was sold as a non-fungible token - a unique digital certificate that authenticates digital assets. The buyer - Sina Estavi - says he believes the first-ever tweet will appreciate in value, just like the Mona Lisa.