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Bill Gates calls for ‘human reserved’ jobs in face of AI takeover
Bill Gates has urged policymakers to designate some roles as “human reserved” so they cannot be replaced by artificial intelligence or robots. In a 6,000-word essay, the Microsoft co-founder argued that while many jobs may vanish, areas such as compassionate healthcare should remain human-led because technical capability does not make automation appropriate. Gates warned that…
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How Mark Carney’s speeches have become political earthquakes | Ted Widmer
Mark Carney, Canada’s prime minister, has become an unexpected orator of note, delivering two speeches in 2026 that have reverberated globally despite his famously flat, understated delivery. His January address at Davos warned of a “rupture in the world order” and urged like-minded nations to align without relying on US leadership, while a 23 August…
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Burnham anticipates first Trump meeting after earlier criticism
Andy Burnham has said he is “looking forward” to his first face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump, despite previously suggesting he would not give the US president “the time of day”. Challenged on the apparent U-turn during a London supermarket visit, Burnham argued that politicians often say things in the moment and that his approach has…
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Andy Burnham tries to cool Labour Palestine revolt with plan to sanction Israeli settlements
Andy Burnham is expected to announce “robust” sanctions targeting Israeli settlements in the West Bank within weeks, in an effort to head off a growing revolt within the Labour Party. The move comes after Israel published a tender for the controversial E1 settlement scheme, which Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband warned could endanger a two-state solution…
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JONATHAN TURLEY: Abdul El-Sayed’s wealth-tax fantasy could wreck the Michigan economy
Fox News opinion columnist Jonathan Turley criticises Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Dr Abdul El-Sayed for reaffirming his support for a wealth tax during an interview with Jesse Watters. Turley argues the policy, which El-Sayed says would apply to those with over $100 million in wealth, is unconstitutional at federal level and would be economically damaging…
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Grocers issue warning over Mamdani’s taxpayer-backed stores: ‘We’re going to go after’ them
A coalition representing immigrant- and minority-owned grocers in New York City has threatened legal action against any private company that agrees to operate Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s planned taxpayer-backed grocery stores. Frank Garcia, chairman of the Multicultural Business Coalition, said the group hopes no operator submits a proposal at all, extending a legal fight that began…
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Chancellor urged to impose ‘wealth tax’ and massive levies on homes in London and South East as think-tank says pensioners must bail out Government
The IPPR, a think-tank closely aligned with Labour, is urging Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s team, led by John Healey, to hit pensioners and property owners with new taxes ahead of the Budget on 28 October, rather than raising levies on younger workers. The report argues that Britain’s ageing population is placing unsustainable pressure on public finances,…
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Has Mojtaba Khamenei DIED? Months after he was named as Iran’s new leader, rumours swirl in Tehran where there is still no sign of him and even his ministers have not met him
Rumours are swirling in Tehran that Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, named Iran’s supreme leader in March following the death of his father Ali Khamenei in a joint US-Israeli strike, may be gravely ill or dead, as he has not appeared in public or been seen even by his own government ministers in the five months since…
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‘Fear of the right is holding us to ransom’: Readers react as Burnham sticks to Starmer’s Brexit red lines
Readers of The Independent have responded with mixed reactions after Andy Burnham confirmed he would stick to Sir Keir Starmer’s Brexit red lines, just days after suggesting he wanted to be “bolder” on relations with Europe. Downing Street stated on Monday that the UK will not seek to rejoin the EU, the single market, the…
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London rollout of robotaxis delayed amid lack of guidance for firms to follow
Uber and Wayve’s plan to launch self-driving taxi rides in London “later this summer” now looks unlikely to happen this year, as regulatory and technical hurdles delay the timetable the UK government had set out. Transport for London has yet to publish the guidance companies must follow to gain approval, with TfL’s director of strategy…