3 Anti-Materialist Holiday Rituals You Can Borrow From Other Cultures
The holidays should be about togetherness and joy but it’s easy to end up focusing on stuff. These traditions can help.
UK job vacancies fall for fifth month as employers rein in hiring
UK job vacancies fell for a fifth consecutive month in November as employers became increasingly cautious in the run-up to the autumn Budget, according to new figures that underline the…
Firms hit by sharp slowdown in activity as confidence weakens, CBI finds
UK businesses have experienced a sharp decline in activity over the past month and expect trading conditions to remain weak until at least March, according to a new survey from…
Jacket potatoes are back as TikTok star SpudBros plots UK forecourt expansion
First vinyl records made a comeback, then baggy jeans. Now Britain’s most nostalgic comfort food is enjoying a revival, as a TikTok-famous jacket potato business plots a nationwide expansion. SpudBros,…
Edinburgh startup secures £750k to build robots that clean ships’ hulls
A UK maritime robotics startup led by a 22-year-old founder has raised more than £750,000 to develop autonomous robots designed to clean ships’ hulls, reduce fuel consumption and remove the…
Leonardo warns it could exit UK helicopter manufacturing without £1bn defence contract
Leonardo has warned the UK government that it may be forced to shut down its helicopter manufacturing operations in Britain if it fails to secure a flagship £1 billion Ministry…
After GOP fights about antisemitism, JD Vance rejects ‘purity tests’ and says there’s ‘more important work to do than canceling each other’
Vice President JD Vance said Sunday the conservative movement should be open to everyone as long as they “love America,” declining to condemn a streak of antisemitism that has divided…
Nicki Minaj calls Trump and Vance ‘role models’ for young men in surprise appearance at Turning Point USA event
Female rapper Nicki Minaj on Sunday made a surprise appearance at a gathering of conservatives in Arizona that was memorializing late activist Charlie Kirk, and used her time on stage…
OpenAI sees better margins on business sales, report says
OpenAI has squeezed better margins out of its paid products this year, as it races to maintain its pole position in artificial intelligence, according to a report in The Information.…
Waymos froze, blocked traffic during San Francisco power outage
Waymo’s driverless ride services were a high-profile victim of a power outage that affected large swaths of San Francisco, with cars freezing mid-ride across the city and disrupting traffic. After…