Why is AI so thirsty? – podcast

Why is AI so thirsty? – podcast

Artificial intelligence (AI), Environment, Water industry Business | The Guardian ​Keir Starmer plans to rapidly increase the amount of artificial intelligence used in the public sector. But what is the environmental cost? Helena Horton reportsLast week, Keir Starmer announced his plans to use artificial intelligence to drive “incredible change in our country”. Part of the strategy…

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What’s the point of Davos when even the rich are fed up with the super-rich? | Zoe Williams

What’s the point of Davos when even the rich are fed up with the super-rich? | Zoe Williams

Rachel Reeves, Davos 2025, The super-rich, Tax and spending, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos Business | The Guardian ​Rachel Reeves told the elites gathered in Switzerland she was relaxed about ‘wealth creation’. She’s in the minority on thatRachel Reeves might give the impression of being someone who’s never late for social engagements, but…

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Of course there’s a bosses’ backlash over workers’ rights. Starmer must face them down | Polly Toynbee

Of course there’s a bosses’ backlash over workers’ rights. Starmer must face them down | Polly Toynbee

Workers’ rights, Employment law, Labour, Politics, Law, UK news Business | The Guardian ​Business leaders may thunder about job cuts, but their threats could backfire: union membership is only growingWhat a perverse act of defiance – two fingers up to government policy by a major company. Bidfood is one of the largest food distributors in the…

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Are Rachel Reeves’s efforts to win business confidence ‘fiddling while Rome burns’?

Are Rachel Reeves’s efforts to win business confidence ‘fiddling while Rome burns’?

Economic policy, Davos 2025, Rachel Reeves, Labour, Brexit, Davos, Financial sector, Financial Conduct Authority, Economics, Politics, Business, UK news Business | The Guardian ​Pro-growth charm offensive aimed at getting Labour back on the front foot has drawn concerns and questionsDavos day three live – latest updatesRoughing up industry regulators, jetting to Davos to court the global…

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Reeves to instruct national wealth fund to work with mayors to boost growth

Reeves to instruct national wealth fund to work with mayors to boost growth

Economic policy, Economics, Rachel Reeves, Business, Politics, Economic growth (GDP), Labour, UK news, North of England, Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, West Midlands, Glasgow, Liverpool, England, Scotland Business | The Guardian ​Chancellor says scheme aims to bridge gap between Whitehall and local leaders to avoid previous top-down approachRachel Reeves will instruct bosses of the national wealth fund…

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Humphrey’s world: how the Samuel Smith beer baron built Britain’s strangest pub chain – podcast

Humphrey’s world: how the Samuel Smith beer baron built Britain’s strangest pub chain – podcast

Food & drink industry, Yorkshire, Pubs, London, England, York Business | The Guardian ​Since the 1970s, Humphrey Smith has acquired scores of pubs and historic properties around the UK. But time after time, he has left the buildings empty. Why has he allowed his empire to moulder? By Mark Blacklock. Read by Joe Layton Continue reading… …

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‘I was a multimillionaire, I had a beautiful girlfriend, I was unhappy’: the ups and downs of a supertrader

‘I was a multimillionaire, I had a beautiful girlfriend, I was unhappy’: the ups and downs of a supertrader

Economics, Economics, Banking, Books, YouTube Business | The Guardian ​Gary Stevenson grew up poor, got rich in the City – then found himself wrestling with depression. Now he says he’s the only person on the left who really understands the British economy – and the people who wield the powerI’ve interviewed Gary Stevenson three times. First…

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Dominic And The Ladies’ Purse Hit Or Flop? Here’s The Audience Verdict On Mammootty’s Film – Filmibeat

Dominic And The Ladies’ Purse Hit Or Flop? Here’s The Audience Verdict On Mammootty’s Film  Filmibeat Dominic and the Ladies’ Purse movie review: Gautham Vasudev Menon, Mammootty deliver an amateurish mystery comedy  The Indian Express Dominic and the Ladies’ Purse Box Office Collections Day 1: Mammootty’s Malayalam thriller earns…  Mint Unpredictable climax twist, megahit in the making?; First-day…

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