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Parents are interfering with teens’ first jobs. Here’s why employers say it can backfire
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Japan raises interest rates to 31-year high as central bankers fight inflation; retail sales rise in Great Britain – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news Britons are increasingly worried about the climate emergency, and job security. New data from the Office for National Statistics shows: The proportion of adults reporting climate change and the environment as an important issue (62%) has increased since June 2026 (53%). This is currently the highest it has been since late 2024. The proportion of adults reporting employment as an important issue has been increasing over time. Between 5 to 30 August 2026, just over half (54%) of adults reported employment as an important issue. This was higher when compared with similar periods in 2025 and 2024. Continue reading...
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AI trade rebound sparks flurry of unusually bullish options activity
Options traders stormed into tech trades on Thursday.
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OpenAI ‘ethically hacked’ with help of Anthropic’s Claude chatbot
US cybersecurity researchers who conducted hack say ‘scope of what we could theoretically access was huge’ Cybersecurity researchers have hacked into OpenAI with the help of Anthropic’s Claude chatbot, in the latest example of security issues at the company. A team at a US-based startup compromised multiple OpenAI employees’ ChatGPT accounts, starting a process that enabled them to access their target’s software cache – and potentially more. Continue reading...
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Warren Buffett stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway: 'Father Time always wins'
Buffett's son, Howard, will replace him as chairman as dictated by a long-standing succession plan, Berkshire said.
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Drivers ignoring roadwork closures to skip queues ‘wilfully putting lives at risk’
Hundreds of cars driven through cones or barriers in England this year, says National Highways Drivers ignoring roadwork closures to skip queues are putting lives at risk, National Highways has warned, after recording hundreds of incidents this year where cars were deliberately driven through cones or barriers. The agency, which manages motorways and major roads, said there was increasing concern about incursions into closed-off roadworks and the danger they posed. Continue reading...
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AI safety debate meets reality at Dreamforce as business leaders say last year's models are enough
At Salesforce's annual mega-conference in San Francisco, attendees said they get enough value from older AI models.