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‘Why did it become personal?’: furore over plans to expand Kent oyster shack
James Green’s oyster company owns a chunk of Whitstable’s shoreline but success has not brought affection from residentsThe clink of glasses and the lapping of the tide was punctu…
Andy Burnham has barely acknowledged the climate crisis. If only Britain’s workers had that luxury | John Harris
Nurses collapsing, builders with heatstroke, bus drivers in cabs that reach 44C. The new PM wanted to spend the summer talking about the cost of living – he should change his plan…
ActivTrak CEO: What 120,620 workers reveal about AI maturity
Most leaders I know are tempted to build their AI adoption strategy as if every employee should be an AI super user. Our data complicates that idea.
Burnham urged to crack down on gig economy firms to protect 4m workers
Exclusive: Campaigners say millions are missing out on key rights including sick pay and protection against unfair dismissalAndy Burnham is being urged to protect 4 million gig ec…
Exec at $27 billion tech giant HP hits back at Gen Z lazy label, saying they’re great at listening and building relationships
George Brasher says his Gen Z coworkers have a “healthy relationship with work” and know how to listen and build trust.
Talking to a bot might feel good in the moment, but a growing body of research suggests it won’t cure loneliness
Researchers, psychologists, and bioethicists agree: a good conversation with a bot still isn't the same as being known by another person
Angela Rayner moves to protect pubs from being turned into houses or offices
Housing secretary says developers will have to prove there’s no way to save pub, as she prepares planning shakeupAll pubs will get protection from being turned into housing or off…
The $124 trillion Great Wealth Transfer is fully underway—but nonprofits are ‘paralyzed’ by how to chase millennials’ newfound wealth
Steve Isom, a top exec at donor-software firm Bloomerang, says most nonprofits are approaching the youngest generations of donors the wrong way.
A positive new report raises the question: was Reeves undermined by dodgy data? | Heather Stewart
Assessment that has found a jump in UK productivity emphasises urgent need to appoint a national statisticianKeen new chancellor, John Healey, responded to last week’s better-than…
Candace Bushnell on AI, creativity and why originality still wins
Candace Bushnell, creator of Sex and the City, on the power of authenticity, the value of creative voice and building something that stands the test of time.
University spinout to launch water quality app for UK and US waters
Molendotech will collate data from daily tests that detect E coli and other bacteria amid reports of swimmers falling illA UK university spinout behind a rapid bacterial water tes…
Conscious unbossing isn’t just a Gen Z thing. I’m a CMO who did it
Gen Z gets the credit for "conscious unbossing." But some people quietly walking away from management are a lot more senior, and AI is a big reason why.
There isn’t just one AI bubble, strategist says — there’s a ‘rolling sequence of bubbles’ instead
What if there isn't just one AI bubble, but a whole sequence of them?
From tourism to power generation and productivity, Europe feels economic cost of heatwaves
Low river levels have stalled German freight traffic and forced closure of nuclear plants in FranceAcross Europe this scorching summer, workers have struggled in the heat as wildf…
Trump’s grand plan to put American workers first may be backfiring as U.S.-born unemployment rises and wage growth stalls
"These jobs are typically ones that are very difficult, very arduous jobs that require a lot of physical hardship, and the native-born workers just haven't done these jobs for qui…
Microsoft exec on Southern Europe’s big AI moment: skills — not technology — will determine who leads the region’s AI future
“I see Greece as more than a market; I see it as an innovation hub,” Charles Calestroupat, Microsoft’s VP for Southern Europe, told Fortune Greece.
Jimmy Wales: ‘AI can generate answers. It still can’t earn trust’
The leadership lesson of Wikipedia.
The weekend is 100 years old – but have ‘skiveday Fridays’ and hybrid working ruined it for everyone?
In 1926, Henry Ford gave his employees both Saturdays and Sundays off – and the two-day chunk of time to party, pray or simply do nothing was born. Now it’s changed beyond recogni…
New UK cost of living crisis looms with soaring energy bills forecast to lift inflation
Latest reading on Wednesday likely to frame scale of challenge for new PM to ease pressures on households amid Iran war fallout British households are facing a renewed cost of liv…
Seven ways college students can manage their finances — because money decisions impact financial security when starting a first job after graduation
If you’re starting college this fall or you’re currently a student, here are some expert recommendations.
Harvard fund discloses $2.2 billion stake in Musk’s SpaceX
Others that have profited include the University of California’s investment arm as well as the University of North Carolina and Washington University in St. Louis.
Alibaba AI models hit 3 billion downloads, passing Meta, Google
Qwen, Alibaba’s family of AI models, has open-sourced more than 460 models and its ecosystem has spawned 300,000-plus derivatives.
Scott Bessent fired a currency bazooka, but global finance still looks like a ‘giant Jenga tower’ propped up by a Japanese yen that’s in deep trouble
"Now traders are watching the 'yen carry trade,' where cheap yen borrowing funds bets on higher-yielding assets worldwide, and wondering if it’s about to blow up."
Trump administration tells Supreme Court that ballroom construction must go on despite order to stop, citing recent missile threat on Air Force One
The solicitor general called it an "integrated military complex, including a totally secure ballroom space, at the East Wing of the White House, which is vitally required by natio…