Critics underwhelmed by CBI’s ‘programme of change’
The flight of high-profile companies from the CBI in April over allegations of serious misconduct left the UK business lobby group at risk of extinction.After a shutdown of almost all...
McCarthy predicts debt ceiling bill will clear crucial vote ‘overwhelmingly’
Kevin McCarthy, the Republican Speaker of the House, predicted a debt ceiling bill would “overwhelmingly” clear a vote in the lower chamber of Congress as he raced to secure backing...
NASA UFO panel says stigma, lack of data are problems when studying ‘unidentified aerial phenomena’
The first public meeting of a NASA panel studying what the government calls "unidentified aerial phenomena," commonly known as UFOs, kicked off on Wednesday to discuss findings since its formation...
MIT and IBM Develop New Tool To Help Choose the Right Method for Evaluating AI Models
MIT and IBM researchers have created ‘saliency cards’ to aid in the selection of appropriate saliency methods for machine learning models. These cards detail a method’s functionalities and performance characteristics,...
Understanding the tantalizing benefits of tantalum for improved quantum processors
Tantalum oxide (TaOx) being characterized using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory Whether it's baking a cake, building a house, or developing a quantum device, the quality of the...
London Irish given new deadline for Premiership survival after RFU grant ‘final’ extension | Rugby Union News
London Irish is on the brink of being suspended from the Gallagher Premiership, with the deadline of one last week being given for Irish to meet the RFU's terms; the...
Walmart Raises Wages for Some Pharmacists and Opticians
The NewsWalmart, the nation’s largest private employer, said on Wednesday that it was increasing the wages for 7,700 of its pharmacists and opticians, as it expands its health business and...
EastEnders’ viewers brought to tears as Lola Pearce dies in heartbreaking scenes
EastEnders viewers were brought to tears as much-loved character Lola Pearce tragically passed away.Viewers lauded the soap for showcasing the ‘brutal’ and ‘heartbreaking’ reality of a terminal cancer diagnosis.In what has...
Exxon and Chevron shareholders cut support for climate resolutions
ExxonMobil and Chevron shareholders solidly rejected climate change proposals at the US oil majors’ annual meetings on Wednesday, scaling back support from last year and splitting with results at peers...
Explainer: What lies behind England’s mayoral development corporations
The Financial Times has raised questions in recent weeks over the use of mayoral development corporations (MDC) by Ben Houchen, the Conservative party’s high-profile mayor of Tees Valley in north-east...