Scott Mills was highest paid BBC star before sacking, annual report shows
For the last six years, Ball and former Match of the Day host Gary Lineker have topped the star salaries
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PPE failures left NHS staff poorly protected and wasted billions, Covid inquiry finds
Planning failures and other flaws meant doctors and nurses were forced to work without adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) in
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South East Water must pay £30.5m over supply failures in Kent and Sussex
South East Water must pay £30.5m after supply interruptions hit thousands of its customers across Kent and Sussex. Water regulator
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Pinwheel launches a retro-inspired landline phone for kids | TechCrunch
If you remember racing home after school to grab the family landline and call your best friend before dinner, a
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Already rich, already successful, why the last wave of tech winners is grinding again | TechCrunch
A pattern is emerging among people who’ve already made it big. They’re rolling up their sleeves again, seemingly out of
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Uber's product chief on hotels, robotaxis, and why the company doesn't want to be “everything for everyone” | TechCrunch
Uber has spent the last year quietly pushing beyond the two businesses most people associate it with. There’s ride-hailing, of
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Video generation startup PixVerse raises $439M, valuation soars past $2B | TechCrunch
Singapore-based video generation startup PixVerse said today that it has closed its Series C extension, with a total of $439
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X just tweaked its algorithm to make it more friendly, less battleground | TechCrunch
X has made a “tweak” to its algorithm to boost the visibility of posts to users’ “mutuals” — the people
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Hermes agent maker Nous Research in talks for new funding at $1.5B valuation | TechCrunch
Nous Research, the startup behind the open-source Hermes agent, is finalizing a new round of funding led by Robot Ventures,
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Satya Nadella has issued a shocking warning to companies using AI | TechCrunch
Of all the debates raging about the potential downsides of AI, there is one worry causing the most hand-wringing among
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