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UK Labour Market Cools Further as Payrolls Fall and Wage Growth Slows

Britain’s labour market showed further signs of strain in August, with payroll employment declining again and wage growth easing, according…

Alphabet Becomes Fourth Company to Reach $3 Trillion Valuation Amid AI Boom

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has joined the exclusive ranks of the world’s most valuable corporations after its market…

Rise in Workplace Surveillance Sparks Debate Over Privacy and Trust

A growing number of British companies are adopting workplace surveillance software, often referred to as “bossware,” to track employee activity,…

TikTok Becomes World’s Most Scraped Website Amid Soaring AI Data Demand

TikTok has overtaken Google and Amazon to become the world’s most scraped website, reflecting how the boom in artificial intelligence…

Merck Cancels £1bn London HQ in Blow to UK Life Sciences Ambitions

US pharmaceutical giant Merck, known as MSD in Europe, has scrapped plans for a £1 billion research headquarters in London,…

UK Side Hustle Boom Sees More Workers Turn Passions into Professions

The side hustle has shifted from a fringe pursuit to a mainstream feature of working life in the UK, as…