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Uber drivers launch European class action over ‘soulless’ and ‘scary’ AI algorithm
Landmark lawsuit claims tech company’s pay-setting system has breached privacy laws and pushed down earningsUber drivers have launched a landmark legal action against the ride-hai…
Despite being a multimillionaire, Suze Orman still cooks at home whenever possible—and says eating out is one of the biggest wastes of money
Suze Orman has millions in the bank—but she still remains frugal by refusing to eat out or go on a Starbucks run.
As Apple gets a new CEO in John Ternus, Tim Cook shares the 4 a.m. morning ritual he stuck by for 15 years in the top job
Tim Cook woke up before 4 a.m. for 15 years to read hundreds of Apple customer emails—and he said it drove him to “work harder and push further.”
‘If you can’t beat ’em, eat ’em’: Italy is turning its hated invasive crab into a multimillion-dollar business
After revenues plunged 75% amid the crab invasion, one fishing cooperative expects $23 million in sales this year, mostly from crab.
From a German airport to a Polish drone factory fire, the EU confronts a wave of suspected Russian sabotage
The EU has already imposed nearly two dozen sanctions packages on Russia, but leaders are wary of measures that could escalate into direct conflict.
New York law requires hairdressers to learn how to work with all hair types
New law requires cosmetology classes to give instruction on all hair types from the kinkiest to the straightestAs of 1 September, a new law in New York state requires hairdressers…
New LA Angels owner Stan Kroenke is quietly America’s largest private landowner, boasting 2.7 million acres and besting Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos
Kroenke’s purchase of nearly 1 million acres of ranchland marks a growing trend of the ultrawealthy snapping up farmland as an alternative asset.
Andy Burnham clashes with Kemi Badenoch at his first PMQs - video
The prime minister was pressed on borrowing costs and spending during an exchange with the leader of the opposition at his first PMQs since taking office. Burnham spoke about the …
World to surpass 1.5-degree climate goal ‘in the next few years,’ UN warns
Some places could become ‘uninsurable or even uninhabitable’ as the world exceeds its warming target
Scott Bessent says 19 of the G20 finance ministers agreed to address ‘cheap imports’ but ‘China was the dissenter’
The Treasury secretary urged other governments to protect their manufacturing bases as U.S. tariffs redirect Chinese goods toward their markets
China is beating Germany at its own game of making highly engineered machinery and Europe is struggling to keep up
Manufacturers faced intensifying Chinese competition in cars, machinery and other traditional German strongholds
Anthropic pauses some AI training following rogue agent hacks. Here’s how its compares to OpenAI’s.
The company joins OpenAI in temporarily halting reinforcement learning after AI agents in testing environments took unauthorized action on the internet.
Taxing the banks: what Europe’s windfall levies brought in as Burnham eyes his next move
Ahead of a crucial budget, four countries’ experiments offer a mixed verdict on how to tax bumper profits The countdown is on. Two months out from Andy Burnham’s inaugural autumn …
The companies getting the most from AI are rethinking how work gets done
AI adoption is nearly universal, but McKinsey finds only 37% of companies have seen it move the bottom line.
Blackout risk rises as heatwave stresses largest US electric grids
US energy department warns of potential for outages in PJM Interconnection, serving 67 million from DC to ChicagoThe risk of power outages is expected to escalate across a broa…
Stripe is giving off early Google vibes—for good and for bad
The fintech’s recent M&A spree is reminiscent of what Google did a generation before.
Current price of oil as of September 2, 2026
When oil prices change, it affects your energy costs—and even the price of everyday items. Here’s why.
Freelancers are getting buried with ‘soulless’ AI slop cleanup: ‘It’s a shame we need to do it’
As more companies turn to AI, they’re hiring freelancers to cleanup its mistakes rather than create original workLisa, a freelance graphic designer based in Spain, noticed a shift…
Single Americans want potential partners earning at least six figures, according to new study—Millennials set the ‘ideal’ bar at $160,000
They say you can't put a price on love—but in today's economy, it might be common sense.
Fed’s Goolsbee says AI is ‘not far’ from overheating the economy
Everything you need to know before you reach the office this morning.
This data has helped fight workplace discrimination for 60 years. The Trump administration plans to delete it
Enforcing civil rights without these reports will be difficult for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, pushing US agency closer to Trump’s agenda, experts warnThe US civi…
Thames Water, I refuse to pay the sewage charge in my bill while you pollute Britain’s rivers and coastlines | Jenny Jones
I will calmly read all the threatening letters and await the court case against me. But I will take a stand even if our government won’tI can’t even remember when I decided to sto…
Galderma’s $650 million bet on U.S. manufacturing captures Europe’s new investment playbook
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