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We’ve lost about 200,000 creative jobs since the rise of AI. The urbanist who coined ‘the creative class’ said AI is coming for the ‘grind-out jobs’
New York has lost one-quarter of its film jobs. The urbanist who named the creative class says AI will make cities matter more, not less.
Once a $2 billion Ethereum layer-2, Blast is shutting down after assets plunge 98%
Once home to more than $2 billion in crypto assets, Blast is shutting down as activity fades, costs rise, and bigger platforms like Coinbase and Robinhood build networks of their …
Trump’s potential AI czar, Jay Clayton, helped pioneer the SEC’s crypto crackdown
The former SEC chairman who may be tapped to oversee the Trump administration's AI work has a potentially divisive history as a watchdog of tech innovation.
‘Sometimes it’s more expensive than having humans’: Honeywell and Ecolab get real about AI’s limits in the physical world
Honeywell CTO Suresh Venkatarayalu said customers “really demand 99.9999%” accuracy, while frontier models “could be at 85%.”
Top ServiceNow exec on clients delivering ‘life-changing’ results with AI agents—and he’s seeing it now at Standard Chartered
Paul Fipps, ServiceNow president of global customer operations, told Fortune’s AIQ Summit some clients “can’t rely on humans” to keep AI agents in check.
Top futurist Amy Webb sees Fortune 500 firms suffering from ‘learned helplessness’ with AI, like taxi drivers who need Google Maps
"Let's be fair, Fortune 500 companies are pretty late to the party on this," said Webb, founder and CEO of the Future Today Strategy Group.
Watch: Why has UK diesel price hit an all time high?
Diesel has now hit an average of £2 a litre in the UK, the RAC motoring group says, with petrol prices also rising.
Bitcoin Heads Higher on Macro Moves: Where Does BTC Go Next?
A jobs report miss just erased the odds of an October rate hike, and BTC is now knocking on the door of its yearly ceiling.
People in the UK: how is the cost of diesel affecting you?
Are you making cutbacks in light of the price increases?The average price of diesel in the UK climbed to a record £2 a litre on 2 October.The price of a litre at UK forecourts has…
Burnham to pass law scrapping pension triple lock before next election
Guarantee will remain until 2030, but MPs will vote on changes during this parliament, government saysAndy Burnham will pass legislation to scrap the state pension triple lock in …
France debt crisis: Bond investors have rendered a ‘guilty’ verdict and are pricing in growing odds of a sovereign default, analyst says
The cost of insurance against a French default is now the highest among the major EU countries and the UK.
71% of UK finance leaders expect tokenization to reshape financial services: Lloyds
A Lloyds survey found that faster payments and settlement are the most significant perceived benefits of tokenization, as the UK builds infrastructure for tokenized finance.
Utilities are public services – and should not be run as businesses | Letters
Readers respond to an article by Will Hutton and Andy Haldane suggesting that they could be run for the public benefitWill Hutton and Andy Haldane advocate “turning [utilities] in…
Why do I have to pay for buses if I don’t use a smartphone? | Letter
Owen Fraser responds to an article by Anna Tims on the price schoolchildren without smartphones pay on busesI applaud Anna Tims for her article (Schoolchildren without smartphones…
G7 to release up to 100m barrels of emergency oil and diesel reserves
Leaders agree a coordinated drawdown within four months as rising prices put pressure on households and economiesLeaders of G7 nations are to release up to 100m barrels of their e…
Bosses of three firms that supply trains to UK railways made £3.5m last year
Rolling stock companies, which also paid out nearly £400m to shareholders, accused of profiting at passengers’ expenseThe chief executives of three firms that rent out trains to B…
A Clippy marketing moment with Muse: ‘Meta has given AI a cute face’
As AI companies ask users to hand over their inboxes and credit cards, they're betting a friendly mascot can close the trust gap.
Aviation security back in spotlight after nightmare on flydubai flight to Israel
Questions raised over cockpit locks and screening of pilots as UAE investigates details and motives of near disasterAt around 9.30 on Wednesday morning local time, Tali Manes was …
Crypto’s billions are back, but the premiums aren’t
Kalshi seeks a $40 billion valuation, while Blockchain.com targets an IPO and crypto treasury companies struggle to maintain their once-high valuations.
Bitcoin briefly hits $87K as weak US jobs data sends bond yields lower
Bitcoin climbed after weaker-than-expected payrolls pushed Treasury yields lower, but order-book resistance kept BTC from reaching new macro highs.
Ben Affleck says predictions that AI will wipe out jobs—or kill us all—are just propaganda: ‘In fact, more people technically are being employed’
Fears that AI could wipe out humanity are overblown, says Hollywood star Ben Affleck, who sold his AI startup to Netflix for $587 million earlier this year.
Bessent said ‘I am the house.’ The bond market disagreed
Treasury yields are at their highest since 2002. Congress can restore credibility by passing a Fiscal Commission Act with real authority.
More celebrities are embracing grey hair. For other women, it can come at a cost
Olivia Colman and Lisa Bonet are among the stars going silver – but workplace ageism means many women still fear ditching the dyeTo dye, or not to dye. That is the decision many p…
Trump says Biden overcharged Obamacare customers. Now almost 1 million of them are getting $500 checks—here’s who qualifies
The Treasury Department has started mailing one-time $500 payments to HealthCare.gov customers in 30 states who paid full price for 2026 coverage.