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Pleasing almost nobody, the U.K.’s media regulator has warned that social media companies must stop their algorithms recommending harmful content…
This headteacher is preparing ‘homebird’ Gen Z pupils for the world of work by bringing in a 12-hour school day, public speaking lessons and a smartphone ban
Gen Z workers came of age during the pandemic—and bosses say it shows. Employers frequently accuse their youngest recruits of…
HSBC CEO Noel Quinn, who pivoted Europe’s largest bank back towards Asia, unexpectedly steps down
HSBC Holdings Plc’s Chief Executive Officer Noel Quinn is unexpectedly stepping down after nearly 5 years in the job, triggering…
‘This is the noise of my shredder shredding your business plan—never call me again’: But a trio of 20-something entrepreneurs refused to quit and now run $16.7 billion investment firm
Chris Hulatt was a trainee fund manager on Mercury Asset Management’s (now Merrill) grad program when he met Simon Rogerson…
Your boss is probably getting more sleep than you are, survey says. Here’s who catches more z’s than even CEOs, managers, and business owners
Being a chief executive officer comes with myriad benefits, such as a sizable base salary, travel perks, and…more sleep? CEOs…
30-year-old banker quit $100,000 job to start a healthy fast food chain because he had no work-life balance—but being his own boss was more work and he even cut short his honeymoon
Long hours in exchange for a handsome salary is a common trade-off made by those in banking. But after three…
Political discourse can make it seem people on the left and right live in completely different universes, but buried in…
One of the latest arguments against electric cars, at least in the UK, is that they aren’t selling well because…
AI ‘apocalypse’ could wipe out 8 million jobs in the U.K.—women and Gen Z are most at risk
As many as 8 million UK workers are at risk of losing their jobs to artificial intelligence with current government…
Kate Middleton diagnosed with cancer after abdominal surgery in ‘huge shock’ to British royal family
Kate Middleton has been diagnosed with an unspecified form of cancer, the princess of Wales announced in a video Friday…