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Cheers! How AI is reshaping our spending habits
A new wave of AI-powered tools is providing consumers with real-time price transparency, changing the way we spend our money at the pump and the pub Matt Cortland was sitting at the bar of a busy Dublin pub when something…
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Pole position: how Brexit built an unlikely economic miracle
A decade ago, they were told to go home. Now they’ve made Poland a European tech hub – and Britain is wondering what it threw away On the morning of 24 June 2016, just hours after the result of the…
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Construction is going digital. Workers are still walking out.
Technology is increasingly being used on UK construction sites, but workers say it is unlikely to solve the sector’s ongoing retention crisis. Once a week, Tayler Quieros walks around a construction site in north London with a HoloBuilder, a small…
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How AI is reshaping the job hunt
Both employers and job seekers are using AI in the hiring process, fueling mistrust on both sides At London’s Job Fair, the biggest careers event in the city, thousands of people filled Westfield White City shopping centre, trading shopping bags…
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New tech causing growing pains for farmers
New technology leaving local farmers struggle to stay afloat British farming is increasingly being pushed toward a high-tech future. From AI-powered crop analysis to robotic harvesters, agricultural technology companies promise farmers greater efficiency and protection against climate instability. But for…
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The fear economy: How women’s safety became big business
A growing industry is promising to make Britain’s streets safer – but critics warn selling security risks letting the real culprits off the hook Picture the scene. A woman is walking home at night, steps quickening as she nervously glances…
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How a phishing surge is exposing South Asia’s hidden cybersecurity gaps
From Sri Lanka’s hijacked debt payments to India’s two million cyber incidents, South Asia is battling a new wave of phishing attacks. And the criminals behind them are often victims themselves. A rise in phishing attacks across South Asia has…
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Tech styles textiles: The technology behind sustainable fashion
As fashion and biotech turn to AI to design new materials and reduce waste, the industry is attempting to balance sustainability with profit. Among the luxury fashion brands on the third floor of Selfridges’ flagship London store sits PANGAIA, a…