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Civil service chief got record £500,000 payout after Starmer dismissal

Chris Wormald received unprecedented payment after serving as cabinet secretary for just 14 months

The Guardian - UK · Aug 18

JPMorgan Debanked Polymarket Last Year. Now It's Keeping the Door Open for an IPO.

JPMorgan informed Polymarket in October that it would need to find another bank, and the prediction market platform has since moved its banking business to another lender, whose identity was not disclosed.

International Business Times · Aug 17

Nearly a quarter of Republicans say they are poorer in Trump’s second term

Most voters say they are worse off after a year and a half of Trump

The Independent UK · Aug 16

Taiwan says it was hit by ‘abnormal’ AI-assisted cyber-attack

Taiwan’s statement comes a day after reports that suspected China-linked hackers had carried out a first-of-a-kind breach

The Guardian - AU · Aug 13

FTSE 100 ends lower as oil price pushes higher

The FTSE 100 index closed down 38.59 points, 0.4%, at 10,862.50.

Evening Standard · Aug 10

Inside Putin’s aggressive army recruitment drive as Russians ‘snatched off streets’ to feed Ukraine war

Moscow denies Ukrainian claims that Kyiv’s forces are killing Russian troops faster than they are being recruited

The Independent UK · Aug 10

Dollar drifts higher as traders eye Iran talks ahead of US jobs data

The dollar surged on Friday, gaining strength over the yen and euro as uncertainties regarding a peace deal in Iran heightened demand for safe-haven assets. Support for the dollar was also found in increasing Treasury yields due to expectations of forthcoming rate increases. Market participants are eagerly awaiting the U.S.

The Economic Times · Aug 7

Apple launches new legal challenge to UK attempt to access encrypted user data: FT

The report said Apple last month lodged a legal complaint at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal - Britain's independent judicial body - over the Interior Ministry's ‌demand that ⁠Apple allow ⁠it access to encrypted cloud backups of data belonging to British users.

The Economic Times · Aug 3

Vermont woman orders Chili’s famous Triple Dipper. Then they check the meal and immediately call it unacceptable: ‘I know for a fact’

“It’s called a TRIPLE dipper.”

We Got This Covered · Aug 3

Trump says US backed Japanese yen in rare currency intervention

President Donald Trump said on Sunday the United States had intervened to support the Japanese yen, describing the move as a "signal of friendship" that would benefit both the US and global economy. The Financial Times reported Washington and Tokyo had jointly backed the yen for the first time in…

France 24 · Aug 2