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Learner drivers still waiting 20 weeks to book tests
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency had been given a target to reduce average wait times to seven weeks.
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Supercar maker McLaren to create 1,000 UK jobs as part of £450m tech investment
New roles at Woking-based manufacturer will include positions for indirect and agency workers The British supercar manufacturer McLaren is to create 1,000 jobs in a welcome boost to the UK’s struggling automotive industry.
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UK airport disruption: what are your rights if you have been affected?
Air traffic control issue affecting UK airports on Tuesday has been resolved, but disruption continues into Wednesday Flight disruption continues after air traffic control technical issue Airports across the UK including Manchester, Birmingham and al…
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UK flight cancellations pass 1,900 as pressure grows on air traffic control boss on second day of travel chaos – business live
Technical issue at Nats resolved but flights to and from UK airports still disrupted; oil prices hit $100 a barrel for first time since July Oil prices rise above $100 a barrel for first time since July as Iran war escalates In total, more 1,900 flig…
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More flights delayed after hundreds cancelled by air traffic control glitch
Departures from a number of airports are affected by a technical problem affecting air traffic control provider Nats.
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What are my rights if my flight is cancelled or delayed?
Flights are cancelled owing to air traffic control problems, so what are your rights if you're affected?
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Oil prices rise above $100 a barrel for first time since July as Iran war escalates
Brent crude up by more than 2% after latest fire between US and Iran in Gulf and Houthi attacks on Saudi cities Business live – latest updates The price of oil has risen above $100 a barrel for the first time since July as the escalating conflict in…
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Apple expected to announce the biggest iPhone update in its history, as new CEO John Ternus prepares launch of foldable device
Apple on Wednesday is expected to unveil its first foldable iPhone.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Fortune
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Tennessee linebacker Arion Carter was suspended over a $427 flight—now he’s donating that amount to charity for every tackle he makes this season
Carter's girlfriend, Mariah Bryant, is nearing the end of treatment for stage 2 breast cancer.
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There are fewer than 4,000 billionaires worldwide, and they now hold a record $15.1 trillion. That’s nearly half of the U.S. economy
Just 29 superbillionaires now control more than one-quarter of all billionaire wealth, up from 7% in 2017.
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I co-founded an orchestra 18 years ago. Since then, I’ve seen doors close for working-class musicians | Robert Ames
I have lost patience with the sector’s talk of diversity when it refuses to acknowledge those people who can’t afford to keep playing I’ve spent most of my adult life working in classical music – for the past 18 years as the co-founder and conductor…
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AGI is here, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has declared. Here’s why the market doesn’t care
If AI were really about to unleash the explosive growth its boosters predict, economists say it should show up somewhere surprising: real interest rates.
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BRICS leaders gather in India, but does the group have a clear purpose?
The 18th BRICS summit takes place in India this weekend. Unlike last year, the leaders of China and Russia are coming. But does the expanded group have a clear common mission and purpose?
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Apple expected to unveil folding iPhone as new CEO takes center stage
The new model will serve as the first big test for John Ternus, who took the role last week All eyes are on Apple’s annual fall announcement of new products this afternoon, where the company is expected to unveil the most significant change to the iP…
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UK datacentres will create just 25% of jobs predicted by tech sector, analysis finds
Facilities likely to employ 10,400 workers, compared with 40,000 in industry estimates, thinktank says Datacentres in the UK will create just a quarter of the jobs predicted by the tech sector, while consuming vast amounts of energy, according to new research.
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Singaporean man pleads guilty in US to massive crypto heist
Malone Lam and his associates used the proceeds of their crimes to fund a luxurious lifestyle, US authorities said.
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Cowboy builder tore my home apart and disappeared off the face of the Earth with £14k
Victims of cowboy builders describe how they were exploited with one couple left "scarred for life".
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Burnham urged to tackle inequality with policies including wealth tax
Key thinkers suggest other radical measures in Compass report such as free personal social care and abolishing Lords Andy Burnham should tackle inequality in the UK by introducing a wealth tax, universal free personal social care and bringing gas and…
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‘Miserable and impossible’: food scarce in Kyiv as Russia targets supply chains
Supermarket shelves half-filled in Ukrainian capital as Moscow bombs warehouses supporting civilian life Stocking up on cured sausages from the half-empty shelves in her local supermarket, Valentyna Sveshnikova is worried about money.
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Reclaiming the streets: the architects clawing back Europe’s car-centric spaces
The European Prize for Urban Public Space’s shortlist highlights projects helping people cope with climate crisis In the words of Joni Mitchell, the planners of many urban centres around the world “paved paradise and put up a parking lot”.
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Macau wants to be a ‘business city,’ not just a gaming hub—and it’s spending $16 billion to help it get there
IPIM board president Alex Che Weng Keong says the casino hub can use its regulatory autonomy and Portuguese heritage to become a "tech city."…
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‘Failure is a data point’: Executives say flexibility, not certainty, is what’s needed in a turbulent world
Leaders should focus less on forecasting and more on building organizations that can change course quickly.
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Pilots tried to abort landing seconds before deadly Amazon cargo plane crash that killed five
The five people killed were employees of an aircraft cleaning company who were in a van struck by the plane after it overran the Miami airport runway At least five dead after Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airport Officials in Florida on Tuesday…
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US bans Canadian dairy, alcohol and motorcycles as trade war with longtime ally escalates
The measure comes as Canada imposes $20bn in retaliatory tariffs and Canadian prime minister Mark Carney vows to reduce his country’s economic dependence on the US The US is banning dairy products, most alcoholic beverages and motorcycles from Canada…
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Should promotion depend on how workers use AI?
More companies are tying career progression to AI use: is that fair?
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC Business
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I'm 27 and I've already written my will - here's why
For many young people making a will may not seem necessary, but here's why you shouldn't put it off.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC Business
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How one hedge-fund manager built his firm to be powered entirely by AI agents
It's a stark example of a growing reality on Wall Street as firms test the benefits and limits of AI in finance and on their employees.
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LIV Golf files for bankruptcy protection as it looks to ‘begin the next chapter’
Saudi investors stopped backing LIV this year Rahm, DeChambeau and Smith among the creditors LIV Golf, the breakaway tour that spent billions of dollars luring top players away from the PGA and triggered bitter divisions within the sport, has filed f…
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WorldPingFortune
Peru’s monetary system would not work in Venezuela
As Venezuela's National Assembly debates how to kill the world's highest inflation rate, two economists argue that copying Peru would be a mistake.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Fortune
WorldPingFortune
The pumpkin spice era is changing—if not over, as McDonald’s replaces the flavor for the first time in a decade
Pumpkin spice is losing its monopoly on fall as McDonald’s pivots to caramel apple. This is not another Gen Z versus millennial war.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Fortune
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OpenAI says it cracked 90-year-old maths problem in 88 hours
OpenAI's claim that it solved parts of Navier-Stokes equations has quickly stirred controversy.
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OpenAI says it cracked one of math’s grand challenges. But there are troubling questions about how they did it—and what it means for us all
OpenAI denies it stole a mathematician's data. But his fear echoes concerns many CEOs have about AI companies.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Fortune