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Squeezy olive oil bottles, Meghan’s pot filler tap and the rise of ‘cheffy’ kit in home kitchens
Social media ‘chefluencers’ and open restaurant kitchens have made chefs more visible and inspired aspirational gadget-buyingThe Duchess of Sussex is no ordinary home cook, but wh…
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What age will you get your state pension?
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What age will you get your state pension?
Gen Z is rejecting millennial beige and embracing the colorful ‘dopamine decor’ trend. Designers say it’s a coping mechanism
Pinterest searches for the “gummy bears aesthetic” are up 50% as younger shoppers trade serene minimalism for squishy textures, saturated color, and rounded edges.
‘People are pissed’: union decries TSA’s removal of chairs for checkpoint staff
Order for workers to remain standing to ‘reinforce professionalism’ draws rebuke amid plunging moraleUnion officials have launched a campaign to allow airport security staff to si…
‘Our town is making jeans again’: meet the firm reviving jobs and skills in Wales
In the first article in a series on high end British manufacturing, we visit the Hiut Denim factory in CardiganWorn on the streets of London’s Soho, San Francisco or Sydney, every…
Bitcoin's $19 billion wake-up call: One-year later, has crypto learned anything?
One year after a flash crash wiped out billions in leveraged crypto bets, traders have better tools to spot risks. But the forces behind the selloff remain.
As companies pour billions into Earth-based AI infrastructure, Google is taking the data center race off-planet
Google will conduct experiments with its satellite in space for a year.
Telegraph owner poised to make newsroom job cuts in investment promise U-turn
Exclusive: German media group Axel Springer said to be planning between 50 and 100 editorial redundanciesThe new owner of the Telegraph is preparing to make significant job cuts t…
Big Tech is betting $700 billion on AI. Healthcare will decide whether the bet pays off
Healthcare has something many industries lack: a clear place to put the productivity gains AI creates.
UK must not be beholden to foreign AI, says head of Alan Turing Institute
George Williamson says ‘national resilience’ is key focus of ATI amid US and China’s runaway leadership in fieldThe UK must not become dependent on foreign AI systems that can be …
What a desert lizard teaches us about patents and the GLP-1 revolution
The GLP-1 story shows how patents can reward discovery and push rivals to develop better drugs.
From tax to slack: this World Mental Health Day, reclaim cognitive space in the era of machine speed
The Project Healthy Minds Workforce Lab, a first of its kind coalition of employers and Harvard Business School, is tackling what works in mental health.
Ella Langley spent a record 24 weeks at No. 1. Most U.S. music fans didn’t know her name—signaling a major cultural shift
Fewer than one in four U.S. music listeners knew who Langley was even as her song racked up weeks at No. 1. Personalized feeds from TikTok and Meta help explain why the monocultur…
Tech chief says EU can fend off rogue AI risk: Report
There are global concerns following incidents at OpenAI and Anthropic, and fears have arisen that rogue AI agents may venture beyond human control.
Gen Z is on track to become the richest generation, but risks getting caught in a ‘cycle that is easy to fall into and hard to break alone’
Gen Z isn’t just racking up credit card debt, they are also carrying shame.
How U.S. know-how is fracking Australia into a gas boom, from Texas oilmen to Trump’s energy secretary
Texas wildcatters, oilfield services giants, and U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright helped Australia's Beetaloo Basin deliver its first commercial gas. The hard part is still ahea…
Sam Altman-backed Bitcoin life insurer, Meanwhile, raises more funds
The round follows increased international demand for Meanwhile’s Bitcoin life insurance policies amid broader macro instability.
Guitar Center is dropping its ban on playing ‘Stairway to Heaven.’ It’s part of the CEO’s big turnaround plan
The big box chain wants to feel more like your neighborhood indie guitar store.
How to storm-proof your home, from roof tiles to garden fences
With an extremely wet and windy winter forecast, take steps to keep you and your home safe and dryWith the Met Office warning that this year’s supersized El Niño could mean a wet …
UK savings: 5% interest rate deals may not last, say experts
Competition is hotting up, with National Savings & Investments lifting rates to the highest in yearsNational Savings and Investments (NS&I) has increased the returns on some of it…
Bitcoin's volatility has plunged, but extreme price swings are more frequent than in 2018
CoinDesk analysis finds 10 unusually large trading days in 2026, raising questions about how investors measure risk in an increasingly institutional crypto market.
Create new pre-apprenticeship scheme to close youth unemployment gap, says Milburn
Exclusive: Former minister’s review warns that dramatic action is needed over huge drop in youth apprenticeship startsA national apprenticeship readiness scheme should be introduc…
Robinhood Chain slowdown spreads from fees to trading as transactions fall more than 40%
Daily activity has dropped from 10.8 million transactions to 6.2 million since mid-September even as Robinhood keeps paying network fees on customer swaps.