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Why AI success starts with teams, not tech

The AI differentiator will be how organizations prepare their people and unlock their business's knowledge.

TechRadar · Aug 21

Business growth accelerates to four-month high amid hot weather boost

The closely watched S&P Global flash UK composite purchasing managers’ index reported a reading of 52.5 for August.

Evening Standard · Aug 21

Harry and Meghan waxworks pose with suitcases and royal guard to mark UK return

Madame Tussauds London has moved the royal figures to the British ‘culture capital’ zone.

Evening Standard · Aug 21

Labour stalling on Jackdaw and Rosebank because ‘heart’s not really in it’, says Badenoch – as it happened

Conservative leader says it is essential decision on oil and gas fields made as soon as possible, despite widespread concerns about climate impact

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21

World’s oldest person celebrates 117th birthday in UK - What is the secret to her longevity?

Ethel Caterham, who lives in Surrey, UK, was born in 1909 and celebrates her 117th birthday today. She inherited the title of Oldest Person in the World last year and is one of the oldest people to survive Covid-19.

Euronews · Aug 21

Footage shows clash with French police on beach as dinghy tries to leave for UK

Film emerges as France says it has stopped 185 small boat ‘events’ in three months since new £660m deal with UK

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21

BBC faces backlash over 'unbelievable' News at Six coverage on John Swinney

THE BBC has been criticised after the cost of First Minister John Swinney’s trip to the US featured as one of the main stories on the UK-wide News…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 21

Cut cost of loans for solar panels on UK homes, ministers urged

Report says ‘solar bonds’ could fund wider access to clean energy, reducing household bills

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21

NHS England is getting a breakthrough HIV drug – but the rest of the world needs it too

COMMENT: Game-changing HIV drug Lenacapavir will soon be saving lives across the country, writes Molly Thompson, yet marginalised communities in the global south who made this possible still don’t have access

The Independent UK · Aug 21

Is Europe developing Ukraine war fatigue?

Volodymyr Zelensky is fighting a war on several fronts. Russia is ramping up its missile attacks with almost nightly bombardment of Ukrainian cities. A blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports is choking its grain exports with a devastating effect on its agricultural economy.

The Conversation · Aug 21