In Korea, your face is the wallet — and 10% of the country is sold
In South Korea, a growing number of shoppers are walking up to convenience-store counters, glancing at a small camera, and walking out with their purchase.
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The newest AI boom pitch: Host a mini data center at your home
The plan aims to speed up AI compute deployment while compensating residents.
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Fears of AI cheating by candidates ‘overblown’, study claims
A study by talent solutions provider Clevry found that 62% “believed” candidates were using AI to cheat, but only 26% said they had seen evidence of candidates manipulating assessment results.
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HR professionals are leading the biggest workplace shift in decades, but are expected to do so with ever fewer resources.
These are the findings of HiBob’s annual HR Health Check Report, which surveyed 600 UK-based people professionals.
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Job postings up again in ‘fragile’ recovery
The number of new job postings in the UK in October 2025 was 754,359 – an increase of 2.1% on the previous month, following an 11.3% rise from August to September.
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Jensen Huang wants Nvidia employees to use AI for every task
Huang wants employees to treat AI as the starting point for every task, saying it’s “insane” not to use tools that are shaping how the company operates
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In 1982, a physics joke gone wrong sparked the invention of the emoticon
A simple proposal on a 1982 electronic bulletin board helped sarcasm flourish online.
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AI could replace 3m low-skilled jobs in the UK by 2035, research finds
Trades, machine operations and administrative roles are most at-risk, says leading educational research charity
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Technology alone is never enough for true productivity
Technology continues to change how we work, and gen AI is the latest, greatest disruptor. But real productivity happens only when companies holistically rethink how they do business.
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