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The ‘greybeard’ engineers rehired by Ford who could be proof AI can’t replace humans
Ford has rehired experienced veteran engineers — nicknamed “greybeards” — after finding that artificial intelligence alone could not deliver the quality it had expected. Senior executive Charles Poon admitted the company had wrongly assumed that simply introducing AI and feeding it existing design requirements would produce a high-quality product. The reversal is notable because it…
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Big Money! Jobs! Newsom Boasts Expanded CA Film/TV Tax Credits “Delivering Results”; Eddie Murphy’s ‘Donkey,’ Disney & Ben Affleck Flicks Get Latest Incentives
California Governor Gavin Newsom has marked the first anniversary of the state’s expanded film and television tax credit programme, which was raised to $750 million a year, by hailing it as a success that is bringing production back to California. On the same day, 41 films were awarded a combined $187 million in fresh incentives,…
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John Lewis to shut in-store services, putting hundreds of jobs at risk
John Lewis has begun a redundancy consultation that puts around 200 jobs at risk as it plans to close in-store desks providing gift wrapping and foreign exchange services. The move matters because it touches the kind of hands-on customer service the retailer has long been known for, and it comes just as the chain was…
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Andy Burnham to delay Cabinet appointments as Labour figures jostle for jobs
With Sir Keir Starmer’s departure imminent and Andy Burnham the presumed incoming Prime Minister, a wave of senior Labour figures have been publicly manoeuvring for top jobs in his government. The Daily Mail reports that at least eight current or former Cabinet ministers have arranged high-profile appearances as they jostle for position, though Burnham is…
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UK house prices edge up 0.2% in June as mortgage rates soften
UK house prices climbed 0.2% in June, ending a four-month period of consecutive monthly declines, with the typical property now valued at £299,330 according to the Lloyds house price index. However, current valuations re
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Housing market steadies as UK prices climb 0.2% in June
UK house prices edged up by 0.2% in June compared with May, the first monthly increase in four months, according to figures from the lender Lloyds. The rise matters because it suggests the housing market may be steadying after a period of subdued activity, driven largely by mortgage rates easing from recent highs even as…
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Andy Burnham committed to welfare reform to cut youth unemployment, says Milburn
Alan Milburn, the Government’s youth unemployment adviser, has insisted that Andy Burnham is committed to reforming the welfare system. Milburn said the man widely regarded as prime minister-in-waiting understands that change is “absolutely necessary” to help the roughly one million young people currently out of work or education, framing welfare reform as central to tackling…
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Inside the big business of the creator economy, with the agents making it happen
We’ve got another special episode of Decoder today, recorded at the Cannes Lions advertising festival in the South of France. I’m talking with Ali Berman and Raina Penchansky, who run the Creators division at United Talent Agency. UTA is an enormous talent agency. Half the people you’ve ever heard speak or perform or who show…
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Noah Wyle On How ‘The Pitt’ Could Be A Replicable Model To Bring Production Back To L.A. – Guest Column
Editor’s Note: The harsh decline of film & TV production in Los Angeles the past few years has become a central issue in both the City of Angels’ mayoral race & California’s gubernatorial campaign. Even with the Golden State’s program now at $750 million annually, jobs are still scant movies & shows are far &…
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Revealed: landmark Scottish AI project has no prospect of meeting renewables promise
Exclusive: Government and developers privately acknowledged Lanarkshire datacentre site had power provision ‘issue’‘It’s smoke and mirrors’: hope turns to fear in Scottish village chosen for AI datacentreWhat are Britain’s AI growth zones and are the plans feasible or ‘complete bunk’?A landmark AI development billed as delivering jobs and prosperity has misrepresented its plans to channel…