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    The topic also examines the people behind major firms, the policies affecting trade and industry, and the changing relationship between business and society. It helps readers understand how commercial developments can affect consumers, workers and communities.

    • ‘Each artist on their own terms’: why Lee Krasner was every bit the equal to husband Jackson Pollock

      Lee Krasner, the wife of Jackson Pollock, is finally receiving recognition as an equally significant artist through a landmark dual exhibition at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. For decades, Krasner has remained overshadowed by her husband despite being an accomplished artist in her own right, having received a solo retrospective at MoMA and seeing…

    • Brighter isn’t better and more is less. The AI slowdown is nigh, no matter who says what

      The article argues that confidence in ever larger and more capable AI systems may be weakening, as their costs rise while important problems remain unresolved. It questions whether greater capability reliably brings greater value, particularly when models can be dishonest and consumer-facing agents may create risks that outweigh their convenience. It highlights Meta’s Muse assistant,…

    • UK coach firms warn diesel costs may force service cuts and closures

      UK coach operators warn that record diesel prices could force cuts to services, including home-to-school transport, and threaten the survival of businesses. Their call for temporary government support highlights the unequal help available to passenger transport: English local bus operators receive fuel subsidies, while coach firms say they do not. Diesel topped £2 a litre…

    • John Boyega recalls how Damilola Taylor’s ambition inspired him

      John Boyega has reflected on his childhood friendship with Damilola Taylor in a new BBC Two documentary, honouring how the boy’s ambition continues to inspire him. Taylor, who had recently moved from Nigeria to Peckham, was fatally stabbed in November 2000 at the age of ten whilst walking home from the library. Boyega, who was…

    • Execs Launch IP Studio & Unveil Viking Mythology Series

      Three television and film executives – Antoine Disle, Orso Vesperini and Olivier Compere – have launched Forge Films Company, a new production studio focused on sci-fi, fantasy and horror IP development. The venture, which launched over the summer, has already unveiled its first project: Lost in Hel, a Viking mythology series that will be released…

    • SAS: The Shadow War podcast – How to listen to the series as soldiers break their silence

      The Independent has launched an eight-part podcast series called “SAS: The Shadow War” featuring former soldiers and operatives speaking publicly about their covert operations for the first time. The series explores the regiment’s largely hidden campaign against the IRA in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, whilst also examining the ongoing legal questions about how their…

    • Conservatives propose scrapping environmental bodies and simplifying taxes in deregulation drive

      The Conservative Party has unveiled an ambitious deregulation agenda aimed at reducing the state’s size and boosting the economy. Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith plans to scrap environmental regulations, abolish quangos, and simplify tax policy, framing this as a contrast to what he calls the government’s “socialist fever dream of the 1970s”. The party, led by…

    • David Stockdale saves indebted Leeds club and leads its revival

      David Stockdale, a former Premier League goalkeeper, has rescued FC Farsley, a Leeds-based football club that faced liquidation with £750,000 in debts and was forced to play outside the city during 2024-25. The club, now rebranded as FC Farsley, returned to its Throstle Nest ground for the first time in over two years with an…

    • Talent Agency Cosmic Opens London Office, Led by Gabrielle de Cevins

      Cosmic Talents is opening a London office to strengthen its presence in the UK and build closer ties with the local creative community. Gabrielle de Cevins will lead it, representing the agency’s department-head roster across UK features and commercials. De Cevins brings eight years of in-house production experience, including four years at London-based film company…

    • BT to buy TalkTalk’s consumer and wholesale businesses for £400m

      BT has agreed to buy TalkTalk’s wholesale and consumer businesses out of administration, after reaching a deal with the broadband company’s largest creditor. BT says the £400m acquisition is needed to prevent disruption for customers and services that rely on TalkTalk’s network, including parts of the UK’s critical national infrastructure. The businesses will be sold…