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US-China trade deal extended; London homes seized by foreign investment wave
Washington and Beijing extend the Busan agreement through January. In Britain, corporate investors now control four-fifths of new London homes as British buyers retreat from the market.
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Erik Wahlberg appointed CEO of Epidemic Group, as Sara Börsvik takes on joint COO and CFO role
Epidemic Group has appointed Erik Wahlberg as chief executive, replacing interim CEO Sara Börsvik, who will become joint chief operating and financial officer. The changes take effect on 1 October 2026 and reflect the group’s broader focus on AI, video production and creator-led storytelling following its acquisition of Blenda Labs. Wahlberg founded and leads Blenda…
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Former tech executive seeks record £76m payout after disability ruling
Shannon Burns, a former Gitpod engineering executive, won a disability discrimination case after being dismissed following an incident during a work trip in Austria, where she slept in a sauna after losing access to her room. She alleges she was treated differently from male colleagues who had also been drinking, while Gitpod said her conduct…
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Gemini 4 is almost ready, says new Google DeepMind chief
Google DeepMind is reportedly nearing the release of Gemini 4, with new chief Koray Kavukcuoglu saying the model is in refinement and could launch much earlier than the end of 2026. The timing matters because Google has fallen behind OpenAI and Anthropic, whose newer flagship models are reported to outperform Gemini 3 and have widened…
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Europe’s internet registry wants governance ‘correction’ because its ‘Executive Board’ is not the executive
RIPE NCC, the regional internet registry serving Europe, the Middle East, and parts of Central Asia, has proposed a governance overhaul to align its formal structure with how it actually operates. The organisation manages IP addresses and autonomous system numbers across 75 nations and serves over 20,000 members. The issue stems from a mismatch: the…
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Issa Rae Is ‘Never Going to Stop’ Using Her Power for Good, Even as Mergers and AI Disrupt Hollywood: ‘This Is All Men’s Fault’
Issa Rae received Variety’s Entertainment Entrepreneur of the Year Award and used her acceptance speech to address instability in Hollywood and wider society, including industry mergers, artificial intelligence, politics and climate disasters. After joking that wealthy white men were responsible for much of the turmoil, she spoke seriously about feeling powerless and argued that people…
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Kogan CEO blasts WFH as ‘w***ing-from-home’ and takes a savage swipe at employees who avoid the office: ‘You don’t want them’
Kogan.com chief executive Ruslan Kogan has criticised employees who strongly prefer working from home, calling it “w***ing from home” and arguing that such workers may not suit his organisation. He said highly productive and engaged employees generally care less about their location, while warning that remote work could deprive graduates and younger workers of informal…
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Major Aussie tutoring company suddenly shuts down and tells parents to turn to AI instead: ‘Overpriced’
Dymocks Tutoring and Talent 100 will close its five Sydney centres this week after deciding that AI tools offer a cheaper alternative to traditional tutoring. The company’s chief executive said parents paying up to $900 per subject could receive similar study support from services such as Claude, Gemini and OpenAI for about $30 a month,…
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Meta unveils keychain-sized Muse AI assistant prototype for holiday launch
Meta says its keychain-sized Muse Charm AI assistant will launch in December, supporting Mark Zuckerberg’s strategy of making AI more portable and readily accessible. The pendant-like device uses a fingerprint sensor, displays a Muse avatar and enables real-time voice conversations, offering an alternative to smartphones and camera-equipped smart glasses. Muse has become Meta’s most-downloaded US…
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Meta is making a standalone Muse AI gadget
Meta has unveiled the Muse Charm, a dedicated hardware device for its newly launched Muse AI agent, showcased by CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the Meta Connect event. The compact device resembles a chunky smartwatch without the strap and features a large screen, fingerprint sensor, camera and multiple microphones, allowing users to interact with the AI…