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The changes, which apply to Airbnb reservations covered by the platform's global policy, will come into effect on 20 November and limit chores imposed on guests. Airbnb had long fielded complaints from guests about…
Successive dry summers and rising energy bills are increasing public scrutiny of plans for the huge computer warehouses that are used to train and run AI models, says a submission to the Labour government from a group…
One of the main reforms in focus is the Renters’ Rights Act, which came into force in May. This has led to the overhaul of tenant protections, including abolishing no-fault evictions, replacing fixed-term contracts with…
Leadership at the New York-headquartered firm, renowned as a powerhouse in corporate restructuring, private equity, and mergers and acquisitions, reportedly told top partners that it is “negotiating a memorandum of…
It’s another to engage in unilateral economic disarmament so China can sell us the cars we used to build. We must reverse this madness, licence drilling in the North Sea, and make energy abundant again, says Richard Tice…
Speaking at Microsoft’s Frontier Tour in London on Wednesday, Nadella urged businesses to embrace AI while retaining human oversight, warning that the technology’s growing capabilities bring new risks. “Our scaling laws…
Having ruled out the least damaging and broadest-based tax rises, Labour needs to resort to little taxes here and there to find money. Raising capital gains tax (CGT), even aligning it with income tax, was seen as a way…
After solemnly promising before the Makerfield by-election that Brexit was settled, the Prime Minister now concludes that all options are on the table as part of a rethink of Britain’s relationship with the bloc. He…
A new policy by Starbucks China takes effect across all its 8,000 stores on Thursday, making it mandatory for people to purchase items if they want to sit in its cafes. Starbucks China said the move was part of efforts…
To the surprise of every Londoner that I have spoken to in the past few months, it is actually happening. On Monday 26 October, the busiest shopping street in Europe – or, precisely, half of its 1.2-mile stretch – will…