European leaders talk of war, but I keep getting out of offices Opinion Europe talks a hard game on defence, so why is the ministry of defence more concerned with horse dentists, asks Michael Martins.
LinkedIn is hoping AI will help you find your next job Tech LinkedIn is launching a new AI tool which it hopes will help users find a new job easier than ever before. The Microsoft-owned social media giant has said the new tool “understands what you’re really looking for in your next role” and is said to look beyond job titles and locations. Using generative AI, LinkedIn [...]
The secrets of LinkedIn’s algorithm and growing on social media Video The UK boss of LinkedIn has revealed her top three tips to help boost your profile on the social media platform.
LinkedIn shouldn’t be like Facebook – UK boss April 7, 2025 LinkedIn should be kept as a professional network and not turned into a new version of Facebook by its members, the UK boss of the social media site has said. Speaking on an up-coming episode of City AM‘s Boardroom Uncovered podcast, country manager Janine Chamberlin said that while there has been a lot of new [...]
The ‘innovation economy’ and why AI won’t steal your job March 30, 2025 Historically, economic progress has been driven by seismic shifts in how we value things. From the agrarian economies that once sustained early civilisations, to the industrial revolutions that mechanised production – each era reshaped society’s priorities. In the late twentieth century, the rise of the ‘knowledge economy’, placed information and cognitive thinking at the heart [...]
CEO brands B Corp status ‘greenwashing’ as she gives up title February 27, 2025 The founder and chief executive of a London-based pet food brand has said she’s decided to give up her firm’s B Corp status after criticising the coveted certification as “little more than a marketing badge and greenwashing”. Entrepreneur Aneisha Soobroyen set up Scrumbles in 2018 and achieved the status a year later. However, the CEO has [...]
Reynolds sorry for calling himself solicitor but denies ‘misrepresentating’ February 25, 2025 Jonathan Reynolds has apologised for describing himself as a solicitor in Parliament, but has insisted he was not “misrepresenting myself professionally”. The business secretary has been accused of claiming to have been a solicitor, despite only ever being a trainee, before becoming an MP, including in a 2014 speech in the House of Commons, on [...]
Jonathan Reynolds relaunches trade deal talks with India February 24, 2025 The UK has relaunched talks on a free trade deal with India, with Jonathan Reynolds in New Delhi to resume negotiations. The business and trade secretary begins refreshed discussions with his Indian counterpart commerce minister Piyush Goyal in the South Asian capital today (Monday, February 24), marking a new phase of negotiations between the world’s [...]
Business secretary accused of false CV claim to be a solicitor February 19, 2025 Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds has been accused of falsely claiming that he was a solicitor before being elected as an MP, despite only being a trainee. The cabinet minister – who is responsible for the UK’s businesses and international trade – has previously described himself as a solicitor, including on his LinkedIn profile, according to [...]
‘This is Keir Starmer’s Poll Tax’: Labour warned inheritance tax protests won’t stop February 17, 2025 The Labour government’s reforms to farmers’ inheritance tax announced in the Autumn Budget has been branded as “Keir Starmer’s Poll Tax”. William Lees-Jones, who owns and runs Manchester-based JW Lees, which has produced real ale since 1828, added that the Prime Minister is “losing the argument and feeling rattled”. The pubs boss has liked the policy, which [...]