Author: Perry

The Decent Homes Standard is being extended from social housing to private in the Renters’ Rights Bill, but the National Residential Landlords Association has warned that it needs to be enforceable. This means councils need to be properly funded when there are cases of rogue landlords. The standard will mean landlords have to fix issues with homes faster, for example they will have to repair serious hazards like damp or mould within 24 hours. Ben Beadle, chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association, said: “Decent and safe housing should be the bedrock of the rental market. Any landlord failing…

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Reddit (TheACwarriors) / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNETIf you’re a Samsung phone user, you can take advantage of a pretty sweet offer: a free year of Perplexity Pro.Samsung doesn’t appear to have made any official announcement about the promotion, so it would be easy not to know about it, but users are seeing the offer under the “Deals and events” tab of the Galaxy Store app. This is a $240 value if you pay monthly, or a $200 value if you pay yearly. Also: 5 projects Perplexity’s new Labs AI tool can whip up for you now – in minutesThe deal…

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30 June, 2025 6 min read Share Copy Link Copied You’ve got more data on your people than ever before, but are you using it to make decisions that actually move the needle? This is where people analytics comes in handy. Rather than relying on gut instinct or anecdotal evidence, people analytics gives you a way to spot patterns, predict outcomes, and make smarter choices. Whether you’re hiring, managing performance, or trying to reduce turnover, this is how you can take action with confidence. In this guide, you’ll learn what this type of analytics is, why it matters for medium-sized…

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Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more >>See all our Transform 2025 coverage here<< When people started to talk about AI agents and assistants, the number one use case revolved around travel. Could someone be watching a video about the Maldives and direct their AI agent to start finding flights and hotels, and book these seamlessly?  We‘re inching closer to a similar future as the travel industry begins to embrace agentic AI. Kayak and Expedia, two of the largest companies in travel booking, said…

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Only one legal challenge will be permitted on decisions on major infrastructure in a bid to reduce building delays. The government said this would push back against a challenge culture where small pressure groups use the courts to obstruct decisions taken in the national interest. On average, each legal challenge takes around a year and a half to be resolved – with many delayed for two years or more – and the courts have spent over 10,000 working days handling these cases. Keir Starmer, Prime Minister, said: “For too long, blockers have had the upper hand in legal challenges –…

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26 June, 2025 6 min read Share Copy Link Copied Accountex London 2025 may have come and gone, but this message resonates: for bookkeepers, Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax is your moment to lead. Bookkeepers handle the fundamental groundwork, both in preparing clients for MTD for Income Tax, and once it launches. Never mind Making Tax Digital—it’s Making Bookkeeping Mandatory that matters. This article shows how you, as a bookkeeper, can streamline MTD for Income Tax workflows, support small businesses more effectively, and create space to grow your practice. Here’s what we cover: Why bookkeepers matter more than…

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Nvidia briefly became the world’s most valuable company on Wednesday after its stock jumped over 4% in price to a new high of $154.10, pushing its market value to $3.76 trillion. Reuters said the chipmaker overtook Microsoft, which stood at $3.65 trillion after a smaller gain.The rise follows a note from Loop Capital, which raised its price target for Nvidia to $250 from $175. The firm kept its “buy” rating and said demand for generative AI could grow faster than expected.“We are entering the next ‘Golden Wave’ of Gen AI adoption and Nvidia is at the front-end of another material…

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