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'I missed Lisbon funicular commute that killed my friend'
As Sonia Silva prepared to leave work on Wednesday evening, she was asked by a colleague to help with a quick task. It meant she missed…
Susan Darwin
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Business
Matthew Potts: Durham man back in England Ashes contention after being released from Ireland T20s
Potts is not part of the squad for the ODIs or T20s against South Africa and has now been freed from the party for the three T20s against…
News
How lawsuits over the 2020 election haven’t slowed Fox News dominance
Twice recently, the people who run Fox News were reminded of their biggest nightmare. The conservative network Newsmax’s $67 million…
Business
Elon Musk’s $1 trillion Tesla pay package: Here are the major caveats
The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, stands to get a lot richer in the decade ahead—perhaps. That’s because his largest and only publicly…
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Angela Rayner: Labour's working-class warrior who fell from power
Joshua NevettPolitical reporter and Sam FrancisPolitical reporter Until this week, Angela Rayner was considered to be one of the most…
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Trump’s ‘no tax on tips’ policy is a win for influencers
What do a yoga instructor, a parking garage attendant, and an influencer have in common? They are all now exempt from paying income tax on…
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Actor John Alford guilty of sexually assaulting two girls
Actor John Alford has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two teenage girls. The London's Burning star had denied sexual activity…
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August jobs report: hiring stalls with unemployment up to 4.3%
U.S. employers added just 22,000 jobs last month as the labor market continued to cool under uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s…
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Beauty chain Bodycare to close 32 stories in administration
Faarea MasudBusiness reporter, BBC News Struggling health and beauty chain Bodycare says it will immediately shut 32 of its stores across…
Business
Global markets surge as Wall Street sets another record, ahead of hopes for cuts to U.S. interest rates
World shares rose Friday after U.S. stocks climbed to a record as Wall Street made its final moves ahead of an update on the American job…
Culture
The Duchess of Kent dies aged 92, Buckingham Palace announces
Sean CoughlanRoyal correspondent The Duchess of Kent has died at the age of 92, Buckingham Palace has announced with "deep sorrow". She…
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The Download: longevity myths, and sewer-cleaning robots
—Jessica Hamzelou Earlier this week, my editor forwarded me a video of the leaders of Russia and China talking about immortality. “These…
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The foldable smartphone’s moment is finally arriving
Hello once again and thanks for spending time with Fast Company’s Plugged In. Fifteen years into the era defined by the iPhone, a question…
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Henry Zeffman: Rayner's resignation is devastating blow for her and PM
This is devastating for Angela Rayner. Having overcome a difficult upbringing and personal adversity to climb the heights of the Labour…
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How to build workplace bonds—and why it’s so important that you do
Work is filled with contradictions and disruptions these days, and the uncertainty can make the workplace feel like a constant emergency.…
Culture
England: John Stones pulls out of squad for World Cup qualifiers with injury
Defender John Stones withdraws from the England squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Serbia. Source link
Business
How AI is creating a crisis of business sameness
As I type, Microsoft Copilot suggests ways to continue, restructure, or even rewrite this very sentence. On the surface, it feels like a…
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Putin says organ transplants could grant immortality. Not quite.
On Wednesday, one scientist described how he’d been testing potential longevity drugs on the tiny nematode worm C. elegans. These worms…
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At least 55,000 people face new tests in diabetes error
Nat WrightHealth Producer and Judith BurnsBBC News Errors by machines used to diagnose diabetes mean at least 55,000 people in England…
Business
Why Google’s new Nano Banana means you can never trust a photo you see online again
Despite billions of dollars of AI investment, Google’s Gemini has always struggled with image generation. The company’s Flash 2.5 model…
Culture
Grace Geyoro: London City Lionesses announce world record deal
London City Lionesses have announced the world record signing of France international Grace Geyoro from Paris St-Germain for £1.4m. The…
Culture
Retail sales boosted by sunny weather and football in July
Sunny weather and the women's Euro football tournament helped to lift retail sales in July, according to the latest official figures.…
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Reclaiming the stack: Europe’s bid for digital sovereignty
The entanglement of tech and politics has become impossible to ignore — especially in the United States, where the lines between Silicon…
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How to get your employees to embrace AI — even the ones who hate tech
A few years ago, we had a bottleneck within our organization at Super.com, the membership program focused on saving, earning, and credit…