Candidates will have to sit assessments in person unless there are exceptional circumstances, says ACCA Business live – latest updates The world’s largest accounting body is to stop students being allowed to take exams remotely to crack down on a rise in cheating on tests that underpin professional qualifications. The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants …
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Online audiences seeking out authentic and passionate voices as antidote to AI-generated content For years, social media fame has been associated with the red carpet glamour of the Kardashians and Cristiano Ronaldo’s megawatt sporting celebrity, but millions of users globally are increasingly turning their attention to unassuming heroes drawn from everyday life. TikTok says a …
The chipmaker’s sprawling partnerships are driving extraordinary growth but also bank its future on the AI boom paying off quickly Nvidia is, in crucial ways, nothing like Enron – the Houston energy giant that imploded through multibillion-dollar accounting fraud in 2001. Nor is it similar to companies such as Lucent or Worldcom that folded during …
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From companionship to psychotherapy, technology could meet unmet needs – but it needs to be handled responsibly There is much anxiety these days about the dangers of human-AI relationships. Reports of suicide and self-harm attributable to interactions with chatbots have understandably made headlines. The phrase “AI psychosis” has been used to describe the plight of …
We ran more than 1,000km to test top-rated GPS fitness watches including Apple, Garmin and the best for beginners • The best running shoes for men and women Whether you’re hitting the pavements for the first time, running with a club or racing for personal glory, the ability to track your workouts has become an …
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Flood of unreality is an endpoint of algorithm-driven internet and product of an economy dependent on a few top tech firms In the algorithm-driven economy of 2025, one man’s shrimp Jesus is another man’s side hustle. AI slop – the low-quality, surreal content flooding social media platforms, designed to farm views – is a phenomenon, …
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Masterclass, Roku, Apple, Aritzia – we rounded up the best post-holiday sales for tech, fashion and more that you can snag before the end of the year Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things The eggnog’s kicked, the tree is dropping its needles and distant family members …
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Merlin has been trained to identify the songs of more than 1,300 bird species around the world When Natasha Walter first became curious about the birds around her, she recorded their songs on her phone and arduously tried to match each song with online recordings. After a friend recommended Merlin Bird ID, a free app, …
Elon Musk’s net worth increased by nearly 50% to $645bn with founders of Google and Amazon also seeing huge wealth gains A stock market boom in artificial intelligence companies has added more than half a trillion dollars to the wealth of America’s tech barons in the past year, data shows. The top 10 US founders …
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If appeal fails, every person in UK who made App Store purchases between 2015 and 2024 could be entitled to compensation Apple is seeking to overturn a landmark £1.5bn court ruling on behalf of millions of UK customers, which found the company overcharged them for years in its App Store. The iPhone maker has applied …
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