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How reachable are Keir Starmer’s new policy ‘milestones’?
Targets aimed at showing voters that government is on track vary wildly in ambition, experts say
Marc Andreessen is recruiting and interviewing staff for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency
The billionaire Trump supporter can add recruiter for the world’s richest man to his resume. Read More
Thames Water receives bid from Covalis and France’s Suez
UK investor is teaming up with French group as part of a bid for control of troubled utility
Exclusive: Corpora.ai’s AI ‘research engine’ creates 8-page reports citing hundreds of sources in seconds
It’s among a growing crop of AI tools aimed at researchers. But inaccurate summaries remain an issue. Read More
Slain UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s tenure was marked by rocketing profits—and myriad accusations of insider trading and coverage denial
Following Thompson’s death, social media erupted with grievances about the health care giant and private insurers in the U.S. Read ...
The bullet casings used to kill UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson reportedly had a secret message written on them
It’s apparently a reference to a book about why insurance companies don’t pay out claims—and what you can do about ...
Sadiq Khan to be knighted in New Year honours list
Political veterans including Labour MP Emily Thornberry and ousted Tory mayor Andy Street to receive gongs
Aviva raises offer to buy Direct Line
FTSE 100 insurer makes second bid for its smaller rival at 261p a share
Gadi Amit, famed Fitbit designer, wants his peers to challenge the ‘money and tech folks’
At Fortune’s Brainstorm Design, NewDealDesign founder Gadi Amit said he was “proud” of his early skepticism of design thinking. Read ...
1 in 5 people have this genetic risk factor for heart disease—and most have no idea because doctors rarely test for it
It’s not only cholesterol that’s worrisome: Elevated levels of lipoprotein(a) increase your risk of heart attack and stroke. Read More
Missing: a clear direction for Starmer
Labour’s obsession with winning the next election is distorting government
Amazon says developers spend ‘just one hour per day’ on actual coding
The company announced Amazon Q Developer, an AI tool designed to eliminate some of developers’ more tedious tasks. Read More
M&S wins approval to demolish and redevelop flagship Oxford Street store
Permission from housing secretary to knock down art deco building in central London caps lengthy battle by retailer
Number of people caught in 60 per cent ‘tax trap’ up 45% in two years
Rise for taxpayers earning more than £100,000 blamed on frozen tax thresholds and wage inflation
NYPD investigate bullet casing inscriptions in killing of executive
Words ‘Deny’, ‘Defend’ and ‘Depose’ were written on casings left at scene of shooting of Brian Thompson
Waymo, formerly Google’s self-driving car project, is coming to Miami—and you’ll be able to ride in a driverless Jaguar
Testing begins next year. Read More
Designers need to learn how to talk like executives, says UnitedHealth Group’s former chief design officer
CEOs often “think of [designers] as black turtleneck-wearing creative people that make stuff pretty,” Dan Makoski said at Fortune’s Brainstorm ...
Americans donated $3.6 billion on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, which has become a holiday in its own right
That’s more than the last two years, despite so much uncertainty around the economy. Read More
DraftKings and FanDuel score a major win after the ballot measure to allow sportsbetting in Missouri barely scrapes by
The $43 million campaign—a record for a Missouri ballot measure—was funded almost entirely by the two companies. Read More
Where to start with AI agents: An introduction for COOs
AI agents are generative AI language models wrapped around existing corporate functions, services, and databases. COOs can harness them to ...
HSBC announces leadership changes in restructuring overhaul
Private banking head Annabel Spring set to leave with her role to be split between Gabriel Castello and Lavanya Chari
The real story of how the Ford family and Ford Foundation ended their decades-long estrangement
In 1976, Henry II famously resigned from the Ford Foundation’s board of directors. Read More
Data, trust, and time are the key ingredients to make old neighbourhoods like Bangkok’s Charoen Krung hip again
Pichit Virankabutra and Thailand’s Creative Economy Agency are trying to revive one of Bangkok’s oldest neighborhoods: “When we moved in, ...
The future of AI agents: highly lucrative but surprisingly boring
Big companies are trumpeting the value of consumer-facing personal digital helpers to make our lives easier
Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume reportedly booed by workers after telling them he didn’t live in a ‘fantasy world’
Volkswagen boss Blume was reportedly booed as he spoke about growing up in Wolfsburg, the city of Volkswagen’s biggest factory. ...
Diageo is capping Guinness supply for the festive season in the U.K. because it’s become too popular
Guinness sales have defied the beer market, thanks to its huge popularity among new demographics and on social media. But ...
Europe races to set up €500bn defence fund
Initiative is open to UK and would tap bond markets to boost spending for Trump’s White House return
‘Targeted attack’ on UnitedHealthcare CEO ushers in a grim new era for executive safety fears
The health care business leader was gunned down yesterday in Manhattan. Read More
Exclusive: Open AI founder Sam Altman’s universal basic income study finds that the 2021 child tax credit reduced food insecurity for parents and kids
The child tax credit could complement universal basic income. Read More
Michel Barnier resigns as French prime minister
Move comes after government was ousted by MPs in a vote of no confidence
