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Japan’s prime minister sleeps just ‘zero to three’ hours a night—even as Tokyo pushes a 4-day workweek to fight ‘death by overwork’

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Japan’s prime minister sleeps just ‘zero to three’ hours a night—even as Tokyo pushes a 4-day workweek to fight ‘death by overwork’

admin July 23, 2026 0

As workers push for better work-life balance and four-day workweeks, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is moving...

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All hail London—whatever the U.K.’s new Prime Minister says 

• Letter from London

All hail London—whatever the U.K.’s new Prime Minister says 

admin July 23, 2026 0

Andy Burnham does not have long to wait. If he wants to make a real economic difference,...

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Teneo & Thoughtworks CEOs: the AI race will be won with governance, not speed 

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Teneo & Thoughtworks CEOs: the AI race will be won with governance, not speed 

admin July 23, 2026 0

Something's about to break: 53% of investors want AI payback in six months. Only 16% of CEOs...

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The hidden cost of AI: Why your town is negotiating with Amazon and Microsoft

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The hidden cost of AI: Why your town is negotiating with Amazon and Microsoft

admin July 23, 2026 0

Hobart’s tax levy is $25 million, yet it secured $200 million in commitments from Amazon — as...

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The GLP-1 paradox: too expensive to cover, too effective to cut

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The GLP-1 paradox: too expensive to cover, too effective to cut

admin July 23, 2026 0

A founder and a former HHS CTO agree: GLPs are breaking the healthcare system. We need to...

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MoonPay launches universal AI shopping wallet for non-technical Claude and ChatGPT consumers

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MoonPay launches universal AI shopping wallet for non-technical Claude and ChatGPT consumers

admin July 23, 2026 0

Paybox lets users instruct Claude or ChatGPT agents to make purchases within the platform with no need...

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General James ‘Spider’ Marks: there’s a strategic risk hidden inside closed AI systems

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General James ‘Spider’ Marks: there’s a strategic risk hidden inside closed AI systems

admin July 23, 2026 0

The escalating friction between Washington and Silicon Valley’s frontier AI giants shows just how fragile trust between...

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Trump faces a Catch-22 on Iran because of midterms, says his former commerce secretary: Face inflation furor, or withdraw and look weak

• Iran

Trump faces a Catch-22 on Iran because of midterms, says his former commerce secretary: Face inflation furor, or withdraw and look weak

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Trump's former commerce secretary Wilbur Ross on Iranian negotiations and oil prices.

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Michael Muthukrishna: The ‘lone genius’ myth is wrong and it’s holding back your business

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Michael Muthukrishna: The ‘lone genius’ myth is wrong and it’s holding back your business

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LSE and NYU Professor Michael Muthukrishna on the "collective brain" and how Darwin wasn't first, neither was...

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Spain lifted the World Cup, but the IRS still gets a cut of its $50 million pay day as players, coaches and refs all face complex U.S. “jock taxes”

• World Cup

Spain lifted the World Cup, but the IRS still gets a cut of its $50 million pay day as players, coaches and refs all face complex U.S. “jock taxes”

admin July 23, 2026 0

Spain may have won the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but for many players the celebration comes with...

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