4 d. ago Joke’s on you, fleshbag! Channel 4’s first AI presenter is dizzyingly grim on so many levels

The AI-generated host of Dispatches raises worrying questions about Channel 4’s environmental impact. She’s also a dead-eyed host who might leave Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Kevin McCloud fearing for their futureLast night’s Dispatches was called Will AI Take My Job? Usually when something like this employs a question mark in the title, it’s because the answer is no. Not this time, though, because the sheer overwhelming inevitability of AI taking our jobs is genuinely painful to think about.According to the film, 8m jobs in the UK alone are at risk of being outsourced by AI. Call centre workers, translators, graphic designers – anyone who isn’t a masseur or a scaffolder, basically – will soon be made redundant by a technology that, despite its catastrophic effect on the environment, is growing more sophisticated by the hour. My days are almost certainly numbered; it stands to reason that I will soon be replaced by the ChatGPT prompt “Be performatively exasperated about whatever was jus...

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1 week ago Lanarkshire pupils prepare for Powering Futures Schools Challenge 2025/26

The nationwide programme brings schools and industry together to equip youngsters with the skills, confidence and experience they need for the jobs of the future.

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2 w. ago Oliver Glasner speaks out on Bayern Munich job links with Crystal Palace future uncertain

Highly-rated Eagles boss is out of contract at Selhurst Park next summer and has been mentioned as a potential successor to Vincent Kompany

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2 w. ago ‘It’s Sellafield or nothing’: what life is like growing up in the shadow of Europe’s oldest nuclear site

Young people in Whitehaven on England’s north-west coast rely on the power plant for everything from jobs to civic investment. But for those who see their future elsewhere, options can be limitedShare your experiences of living in a coastal townPhotographs by Polly BradenIt is a rainy Thursday in Whitehaven on the north-west coast of England, but the seafront is buzzing with activity. This Saturday is Harbour Fest, a day of music, performance and activities. An array of colourful street food vendors are already setting up.It’s unusual to see such excitement on the seafront, says 18-year-old Lacey Ritson. Growing up, Lacey and her friends would gravitate to picturesque Saint Bees along the coast or the nearby Lake District if they wanted to spend time by the water. And sometimes, she says, “we’d sit by the river and look at people, guessing who worked at Sellafield – like, ‘they’ve got a nice car – they’re from Sellafield’”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Man Utd told not to replace Ruben Amorim with Oliver Glasner despite contract response

A number of managers have been linked with the Manchester United job in recent weeks amid speculation regarding the future of Ruben Amorim

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3 w. ago Barcelona legend would be 'tempted' by Manchester United job if Ruben Amorim is sacked

A number of managers have been linked with the Manchester United job amid speculation around Ruben Amorim's future, with Barcelona legend Xavi one of them

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3 w. ago Scrapping landmark legislation risks future jobs, says Tory ex

Conservative peer Alok Sharma urged his party not to ‘squander’ its legacy of climate progress.

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3 w. ago Young people from Fulham join European 'hackathon' for jobs of the future

Young people from Fulham join European 'hackathon' for jobs of the future  London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham

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3 w. ago Tories pledge to scrap landmark climate legislation in favour of ‘cheap’ energy

Plans by the Conservatives to replace the Climate Change Act come as divisions over emissions-cutting measures widen.

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3 w. ago TalkTalk subsidiary firm urged to give update on future of Greater Manchester HQ amid hundreds of job cuts

Salford MP Rebecca Long-Bailey has called for clarity from the company.

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