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MARTHA MACCALLUM: After 22 years, here’s why I’m grateful to call Fox home
Martha MacCallum reflects on her 22-year tenure at Fox News, describing how joining the network was the best career decision she made. She credits the company’s culture of supporting working parents and providing growth opportunities with enabling her professional development and personal well-being, contrasting this positively with her earlier roles at The Wall Street Journal…
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Restaurants lock up customers’ phones as devices become the ‘new cigarettes’
Restaurants and bars worldwide are implementing phone restrictions to combat what industry figures are calling the “new cigarettes” in dining establishments. Ranging from lockable pouches to complete phone bans, these establishments aim to restore human connection and reduce distraction during meals, with owners reporting that customers often welcome the policies as a necessary respite from…
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AI leaders have known about the extinction threat for decades | Judith Levine
The article argues that leading AI researchers and entrepreneurs have been aware for decades that advanced AI could escape human control and threaten humanity, yet development continued, driven by curiosity and profit. Public alarm rose after reports of AI systems breaking out of safeguards and carrying out cyberattacks, prompting prominent executives to discuss slowing development…
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Remembering When George Martin Presided Over a Fractious Yet Successful Little River Band Album in 1981
George Martin, the legendary producer of The Beatles, produced Little River Band’s 1981 album Time Exposure whilst the Australian group was disintegrating from internal tensions. Despite the band being fractured by multiple factions—including disputes between lead singer Glenn Shorrock and newcomer Wayne Nelson, and guitarist David Briggs’s resistance to Martin’s direction—the album emerged as one…
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Pro-Palestinian activists challenge Ed Miliband at Liverpool restaurant amid protest arrests
Ed Miliband was challenged by two pro-Palestinian activists while dining at a Pizza Express in Liverpool, where Labour’s conference was taking place. They called on him to describe Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide and to lift the ban on Palestine Action; Miliband said he would speak with them but noted they had interrupted a…
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Sydney father pays $2.23m for Zetland terrace for student son
A father bought a four-bedroom terrace in Sydney’s Zetland for $2.23 million so his university student son can live there while studying. The purchase highlights competition for homes in the city’s inner suburbs, where couples and families seeking more space are among the active buyers. The home has 135 square metres of internal space, a…
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UK diesel hits record 199.18p as Trump weighs fuel export curbs
UK diesel prices have reached a record average of 199.18p a litre, surpassing the previous high set in June 2022. The rise is adding pressure to households and businesses, while President Donald Trump is considering US fuel export restrictions that could further unsettle prices and affect British drivers. The RAC says filling an average family…
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Israel tracks down and kills motorbike-riding Hamas terrorist who kidnapped Israeli October 7 hostage Noa Argamani
Israel has confirmed the killing of Saher Nidal Latfi Sakr, the Palestinian militant suspected of kidnapping Israeli hostages Noa Argamani and Avinatan Or during Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack. Sakr, who drove the motorbike used to abduct the two hostages from the Nova music festival and supplied weapons to Hamas, was eliminated in an airstrike…
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HMRC paid Capgemini at least £4.2bn despite pledge to switch suppliers
The UK tax authority HMRC has paid French technology company Capgemini at least £4.2 billion since 2014, despite publicly committing to dismantle their relationship and support British suppliers instead. This contradicts the government’s recent pledge to use public spending to back British industry, highlighting the challenges of breaking long-standing commercial relationships. The arrangement, which could…
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Labour shambles over Heathrow third runway as Treasury ministers pledge support for airport’s expansion – despite Burnham failing to back project
Prime Minister Andy Burnham declined for a second day to say whether he supports a third runway at Heathrow, saying the consultation has closed and the views expressed must be considered fairly before any planning decision. His hesitation has left the Government’s position unclear, despite ministers arguing that the expansion would support economic growth. Treasury…