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William Hague wins race to be Oxford university chancellor
Former Tory leader beats Peter Mandelson in tightly fought election
Amid bitcoin boom Britain’s FCA scrambles to assemble regulation roadmap by 2026
Facing booming crypto demand and criticism from MPs, Britain’s FCA plans full cryptocurrency regulation by 2026 as bitcoin surges towards ...
The world’s ‘winter depression hotspots’ may surprise you. Here are the top 15 countries
SAD is more common in regions with significant temperature fluctuations, and some countries may have a greater impact on your ...
End of an era: Historic 900-year-old London meat market faces the chop by 2028
Smithfield Market will close by 2028 after relocation plans were scrapped, concluding 900 years of history to make way for ...
Sanofi CEO Paul Hudson takes inspiration from ‘Fight Club’ to get his team hooked on AI
Hudson says many CEOs are scared of AI, comparing it to The Terminator’s John Connor traveling back in time to ...
Even if you think education is a local issue, STEM is key to national security
Across the board, American K-12 students struggle to meet math and reading proficiency standards. Read More
The new ‘land grab’ for AI companies, from Meta to OpenAI, is military contracts
Silicon Valley generative AI companies are getting over their aversion to working with the U.S. Department of Defense, as the ...
College jocks—not nerds—turn out to have more successful careers and earn $220,000 more, new research finds
Revenge of the nerds is a fantasy. Read More
Why Netanyahu backed a ceasefire with Hizbollah
Israel’s war aims in Lebanon were more modest than in Gaza, but the Israeli PM’s decision brings domestic political risks
Biden administration surveillance and AI tools for tracking and ranking immigrants set to help Trump deportation crackdown
One algorithm, for example, ranks immigrants with a “Hurricane Score,” ranging from 1-5, to assess whether someone will “abscond” from ...
Trump taps 2 veterans of his first administration for trade representative and Economic Council head
Trump announced he has chosen international trade attorney Jamieson Greer to be his U.S. trade representative and Kevin Hassett as ...
Canada officials blast Trump’s tariff threat and one calls Mexico comparison ‘the most insulting thing I’ve ever heard’
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will convene an emergency meeting with provincial leaders. The Canadian dollar weakened sharply in foreign exchange ...
EasyJet soars with 40% profit boost fueled by summer holiday demand
EasyJet reports a 40% profit surge, driven by booming package holidays and long-haul demand, with dividends soaring for shareholders. Read ...
Walmart and Delta stock are both hitting all time highs—and their CEOs have relied on a surprisingly similar strategy
Investing aggressively is now paying dividends for two Fortune 500 titans. Read More
Israel-Lebanon ceasefire holds as thousands seek to return to homes
US-brokered deal ‘designed to be a permanent cessation of hostilities’, Biden says
Just Eat Takeaway to delist from London Stock Exchange
Food delivery group cites costs and complexity as it becomes latest company to ditch UK market
Leaked BYD letter signals China EV price war is set to intensify
A screen shot of an email purportedly BYD was circulating on social media Wednesday, demanding 10% price cuts from an ...
A Silicon Valley billionaire chastised NFL legend Julian Edelman over a bad grade as a schoolboy. It led to a lifelong habit
After a bad middle school report card, Edelman’s father took him to see John Arrillaga, the real estate developer who ...
The Adani Group has lost $55 billion in market value since last week’s shock indictment of billionaire founder
The Nov. 20 indictment accused founder Gautam Adani and multiple subordinates of misleading international investors as part of a bribery ...
Trump plans to hit Mexico and Canada with tariffs over immigration. Here’s what the numbers say about border crossings, drugs and crime
Here’s what the numbers and studies say about border crossings, fentanyl smuggling and whether there’s a connection between immigration and ...
SoftBank to boost OpenAI stake with up to $1.5bn investment
Masayoshi Son says his mission is to bring about artificial superintelligence
Elon Musk’s X files last-minute objection to block the sale of Alex Jones’ X accounts
The sale of Jones’s accounts is meant to pay $1.5 billion in damages to grieving Sandy Hook families. Read More
Israeli tech entrepreneurs and engineers from major companies like Google and Microsoft are seeking refuge in Europe
What began as a major exodus spurred by immediate security concerns has evolved into a broader migration pattern, with waves ...
Fortune Best European Cities for Digital Nomads 2024
No need to say that Europe has firmly established itself as one of the prime destinations for digital nomads. Here ...
Elon Musk’s Twitter backers gain windfall from xAI deal
Investors hit by losses following billionaire’s takeover of social media platform reap rewards from shares in his AI start-up
China’s market targets are ‘just psychological’, says former regulator
Frank remarks by onetime securities commission chief give rare insight into Beijing financial policymaking
Donald Trump taps Jamieson Greer for US trade representative
President-elect rounds out economic team with Kevin Hassett as director of National Economic Council
Waste less, earn more: a new market for food byproducts
Companies should take advantage of opportunities created by improved technology and changing tastes
Infosys chair bets companies will develop their own AI models
Nandan Nilekani says small language models trained on specific data are ‘quite effective’
‘Adios Adani!’ Bribery charges threaten group’s Africa ambitions
Kenya’s reversal of support for airport project underlines global ramifications of US indictment
