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Meet the self-made billionaire who bought a nearly bankrupt company off Warren Buffett for $1,000 and turned it into a $85 billion giant
Jeffrey Sprecher, the founder and CEO of Intercontinental Exchange, bought the near-bankrupt company from Warren Buffett. He’s now worth $1.2 billion.
Is it inevitable that consumerism will literally fill up the planet?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical conceptsReaders…
‘Our rota crew have the best summer’: parents share how they get through the school holiday
As research suggests six weeks of childcare can cost £1,145, parents are relying on spreadsheets, savings and sharing the loadThe summer holidays are in full swing, bringing the a…
The stablecoin yield clash that won't go away has banks, crypto battling over tradition
The bankers want people kept in lower-yield deposits for the good of the financial system as it's existed for generations, and their argument is gaining ground.
DefiLlama delayed mobile launch over phishing apps on Apple Store, founder says
DefiLlama’s founder said Apple removed one fake app within days after the company documented it draining funds from a small crypto wallet.
‘I see the incredible promise’: on set of an AI film shoot as new studios embrace controversial tech
Amid fears for jobs, some film-makers say AI could enable them bypass studio giants and take more creative risksNear the collonaded entrance to Sony Pictures’ historic Culver City…
‘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…
The 'long bitcoin, short the bankers' era is officially over as TradFi giants embrace digital assets
Financial firms are partnering with specialists to build infrastructure, blurring lines between traditional and decentralized finance into a unified sector.
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…
Ethereum devs to narrow 66 proposals tied to Hegotá upgrade
The Hegotá upgrade aims to introduce more native privacy for Ethereum applications.
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.