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Workplace friendships develop differently between women and men, researchers find. A longitudinal study published in Social Networks found women formed denser same-gender groups, while men were less likely to develop the same friend-of-friend ties.
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Enterprise AI spending is rising faster than organisational readiness worldwide. Alteryx research finds 53% of technology leaders struggle to translate business context into AI workflows, while only 18% report fully self-service cloud-data access.
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Tax advisers face a new mandatory registration deadline this autumn. HMRC’s second rollout phase covers advisers with Self Assessment or Corporation Tax accounts but without an agent services account, with registration required by 18 November.
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Fuel retailers remain under scrutiny as competitive pressure stays weak. The CMA found no evidence of deliberate crisis exploitation but remains concerned about high margins, slow wholesale-price pass-through, and local price differences.
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UK satellite funding is targeting persistent connectivity gaps across industries. Sixteen projects will share £13m for rail broadband, agricultural sensors, optical communications, ground infrastructure, and other next-generation satellite technologies.
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Frasers has lifted its Hugo Boss stake towards 48% today. The increase deepens its exposure to the German fashion group while its €38-a-share takeover offer remains opposed by Hugo Boss management.
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Lanarkshire’s AI infrastructure build has secured a £300m financing package. A £202m National Wealth Fund guarantee is supporting DataVita’s expansion, while Dell Technologies will establish its Scottish team at the developing AI Innovation Park.
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UK vacancies have fallen as private-sector wage growth loses momentum. Unemployment remains at 4.9%, while payroll employment and private-sector earnings data point to a cooler labour market despite continuing shortages in specialist roles.
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NewGen is adding leadership capacity as its international footprint expands. Senior appointments across governance, creative, US talent, AI, and the Nordics accompany the creator agency’s push into new markets and service lines.
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Starling has published an open architecture for governed organisational memory. Universal Cognitive Architecture separates company knowledge from individual AI models and is being released as a free Creative Commons standard.
