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Posted onThe chancellor has given the clearest indication yet that she wants to give herself more financial breathing space in November’s Budget. Speaking at a gathering of business leaders in Saudi Arabia, Rachel Reeves said she wanted to ensure the UK had “sufficient headroom” to provide resilience against future shocks. The implication is that the £9.9bn…
King gave Nvidia boss copy of his speech warning of AI dangers
Posted onZoe KleinmanTechnology editor BBC Jensen Huang, the head of the world’s most valuable company Nvidia, says King Charles III personally handed him a copy of a speech he delivered in 2023 that included a warning about the dangers of artificial intelligence. “He said, there’s something I want to talk to you about. And he handed…
US adds more jobs than expected in September
Posted onNatalie ShermanBusiness reporter Getty Images The first official data in weeks on the US job market is out, and it showed a surprising pick-up in hiring after a lacklustre summer. Employers added 119,000 jobs in September, more than double what many analysts had expected, but the unemployment rate ticked up from 4.3% to 4.4%, the…
JLR temporarily halts production at Solihull plant
Posted onA JLR spokesperson said: “Due to a part supply challenge with a supplier, we are temporarily pausing production on certain vehicle lines at our Solihull manufacturing facility. We are working closely with that supplier to resolve the issue as quickly as possible and minimise any impact on our clients or our operations.”
Charities praise will gifts amid affordability challenges
Posted onResearch carried out for the Association of Jersey Charities by 4insight, external found 89% of respondents had given money in the previous 12 months, but younger people and lower-income households were less likely to have donated, with affordability being a “key barrier”. Liddiard said, despite this, legacy giving remained important, and people needed to amounts…
Know when to fold them: the tech inspired by origami
Posted onIn Zaman’s case, he and his colleagues found a way of 3D-printing material divided into chunky, square-shaped tiles. The angles of the sides of those tiles, and the precise nature of the cuts that separate them mean that, when squeezed together, they pop up into a desired 3D shape. It could be a chair, a…
