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International

Who is Stephen Miller, the new gateway man to Trump? – Decoding America podcast

Jonathan Yerushalmy and Reged Ahmad examine the Democrats’ failed impeachment attempt against the US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, and ask: could we see another bid soon? Jonathan also delves into the backstory of Trump’s new chief of staff, Stephen Miller, to find out how the descendant of a family fleeing persecution developed such hardline views on migration

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Crypto

Anthropic has 316 million shares available for sale on its debut, diluting $65 per share for new shareholders

Anthropic's prospectus revealed that up to 316 million shares can be sold on the first day of listing, and a total of about 3.6 billion shares may be released early during the lock-up period; calculated at a mid-price of $74, new IPO buyers will be immediately diluted by $65.79 per share, and the private equity shares of seven technology companies are not locked. This article Anthropic sells 316 million shares on first day of listing, diluting new shareholders at $65 per share first appeared on Chain News ABMedia.

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Politics

Why are Britain's streets still so polluted? Because the car industry dinosaurs do what they like, and politicians let them | George Monbiot

The transition to electric vehicles should be moving apace, but it is not. And why? Incompetence, expedience and cowardice This is how it works. An industry puts tremendous effort into resisting change: lobbying governments, mobilising the media, pouring money into junktanks. It argues that a transition would threaten jobs, or damage the national interest, or harm poor people, while what it really fears is the cost of retooling its plants or developing new protocols. Then, when the inevitable cliff edge approaches, it whines that change is coming too soon. For reasons beyond its control, it is

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Politics

Whitehall is too ‘tame, reactive and risk-averse’, says UK’s top civil servant

Antonia Romeo pledges to ‘rewire’ civil service by incentivising and rewarding top performers Whitehall is too “tame, reactive and risk-averse”, the cabinet secretary has said, as she set out a “completely new approach” to managing the performance of civil servants. With Andy Burnham and his deputy, Louise Haigh, in the audience, the UK’s most senior civil servant, Antonia Romeo, gave a lecture saying she would bring radical change to Whitehall as it deals with uncertainty caused by AI and global political tensions. Continue reading...

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Finance

Prime property, slow sales: why London’s stock of empty high-end flats is piling up

Homes in the West End, Mayfair and Marylebone are going unsold – and developers are counting the cost London has no shortage of luxury flats. There are ultra-modern blocks in the most upmarket neighbourhoods – including Chelsea, Kensington and Mayfair – that offer marble lobbies, concierge services and views across the city’s skyline. The problem for property developers is finding wealthy residents to fill them, leaving brand-new properties in London’s most desirable postcodes standing empty. Continue reading...

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