Tag: tech
Thousands of jobs at risk as British Steel consults unions over closure
Britain’s second-biggest steel producer is kicking off a consultation that could lead to the closure of its two blast furnaces and more than half of its workforce losing their jobs – a move that will pile pressure on the government to improve an offer of taxpayer aid to the company.
UK does not want to ‘escalate’ Trump’s trade wars, says Reeves
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said the UK does not want to “escalate” Donald Trump’s trade wars after the US president slapped a new 25% tariff on all imported cars.
UK industry pleads for deal as Trump plans 25% tariffs on all car imports
US President Donald Trump has announced a new 25% tariff on all imported cars, threatening UK producers’ largest single export market.
Which Top Cybersecurity Role of 2024 Was Featured in 64,000+ Job Postings?
IT and security workforce management firm CyberSN surveyed job listings from 2022 to 2024. Yes, decreases in demand for some job titles may be related to AI.
What is Fair in an AI-Enabled Workplace? Leaders Are Struggling to Answer This Question
Deloitte’s 2025 Global Human Capital Trends report details numerous challenges leaders are facing in an AI-enabled workforce, including whether to share AI-created rewards with employees.
After chancellor’s spring statement we end more or less where we began
Nothing to see here – nothing has changed. That, at least, was the message the chancellor probably wants us to walk away with today, having consumed her first spring statement.
Lower-income households set to be £500 poorer after chancellor’s spring statement – thinktank
Lower income households are set to be £500 poorer due to benefit cuts and a weak economic outlook, a thinktank has found.
Sewage sludge can find a second life on farm fields. Here’s how it’s made
What goes down your toilet and drain can end up on farm fields across the United States
NTSB chairwoman says reviewing the data after midair crash may prevent the next aviation accident
The head of the agency investigating the deadly midair collision that killed 67 said Wednesday that someone should have spotted the alarming number of near misses in the skies over the nation’s capital beforehand and reviewing the data now could preven…
British Steel’s Chinese owner rejects £500m government aid offer
The Chinese owner of British Steel has rejected a £500m state rescue package in a move which raises fresh doubts about thousands of steel industry jobs.