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Don’t call me a job blocker. We can’t all afford to retire | Letters

Readers respond to Mary Beard’s defence of Cambridge University’s mandatory retirement age of 67 Mary…

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Wimbledon employs AI to protect players from online abuse

Threat Matrix service monitors social media profiles and flags up death threats, racism and sexist…

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‘The disruption is already happening!’ Is AI about to ruin your favourite TV show?

It won’t be long till everything from Drag Race to Keeping Up With the Kardashians…

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UK house prices ‘remain subdued’ for third successive month

Average house price at £288,455 in June, down 0.2% on May, says Halifax, as property…

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Homes under £350,000 for first-time buyers in England – in pictures

From a studio in fashionable Peckham to a townhouse on a brutalist estate in Sheffield…

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London houseboat residents fear rise in mooring fees will price them out

The Canal and River Trust has increased fees at Ice Wharf Marina by more than…

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‘They have you over a barrel’: how scammers, touts and bots took over driving tests

It can take you six months to get a driving test in England – unless…

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#ukpolitics: how the 2024 general election has played out on TikTok

Our sample of political content shows how campaigns and individuals have been using the video-sharing…

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Can the climate survive the insatiable energy demands of the AI arms race?

New computing infrastructure means big tech is likely to miss emissions targets but they can’t…

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Jeff Bezos to sell $5bn of Amazon shares after stock hits record high

Proposed sale of 25m shares disclosed in notice on Tuesday after stock hit all-time high…

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