Author: Perry

19 September 2025 Was it inevitable that Suzanne Mulholland would one day make the transformation into lauded cookery entrepreneur The Batch Lady? “I’ve always been interested in starting my own business,” she says. “When I was 13, I had a car-washing business. I had a business where I made jewellery when I was 15.”  But 10 years after leaving her job as a time management trainer for large businesses to raise her children, she was taken by surprise when opportunity sprung up in an unlikely place. From her home on a farm in the Scottish Borders, she began making videos…

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While politicians tout AI’s promise of growth and efficiency, a new report reveals a public trust deficit in the technology. Many are deeply sceptical, creating a major headache for governments’ plans.A deep dive by the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI) and Ipsos has put some hard numbers on this feeling of unease. It turns out that a lack of trust is the biggest single reason people are shying away from using generative AI. It’s not just a vague worry; it’s a genuine barrier holding back the AI revolution politicians are so excited about.Public trust in AI increases with…

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The crypto market is in the red today. Bitcoin BTC $112 953 24h volatility: 2.5% Market cap: $2.25 T Vol. 24h: $36.49 B is trading at around $112K, down 1.5% in the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, the crypto market cap is down 3.9%, at $3.89 trillion. next Disclaimer: Coinspeaker is committed to providing unbiased and transparent reporting. This article aims to deliver accurate and timely information but should not be taken as financial or investment advice. Since market conditions can change rapidly, we encourage you to verify information on your own and consult with a professional before making any decisions…

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The Scottish Green Party is proposing for landlords to be barred from evicting tenants for at least the first 12 months of their tenancy. Investors would also be required to wait a year before evicting tenants to sell the property, or have a member of their family move in. Tenants would also have a longer notice period of four months, extending the time from the current period of one to three months. The controversial motion is being put forward by Scottish Green MSP Maggie Chapman. Chapman said: “Every renter deserves peace of mind and a secure place to call home.…

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12 September 2025 When Covid hit in 2020, office life as we knew it came to a shuddering halt. For many, it meant frantically adjusting to doing business remotely: computers were dragged home, dining tables and sofas commandeered, awkward video calls became the norm. It was a seismic shift in how we work. Downsides were quickly evident – social isolation, slow internet, lack of space and the distractions of home life were very real problems. But for others, it introduced a revolutionary new flexibility in hours and a better work-life balance. Since then, hybrid working – a set number of…

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European vendor Mistral AI revealed Tuesday that it raised $2 billion, more than doubling its valuation from $6 billion to $14 billion.Dutch semiconductor equipment manufacturer ASML Holding NV led the Series C funding round, and existing investors such as Nvidia, General Catalyst and Index Ventures participated.The funding shows the importance of the AI startup to the European AI market.A European ChampionMistral was founded in April 2023 by Arthur Mensch, Guillaume Lample and Timothee Lacroix. Two months after its founding, it raised $113 million; a few months later, it released its first open source language model, Mistral 7B. Since then, the…

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