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He’s 16 and hyped as Usain Bolt’s successor – but Australia’s Gout Gout is keeping his feet on the ground
It’s tricky being
the next big thing
. There’s all the excitement and promise, but also a truckload of expectation. This is the minefield 16-year-old Australian sprinter Gout Gout and his coach Di Sheppard have been negotiating this year – ever since viral video emerged of the young Queenslander destroying …Why Silicon Valley panicked over Australia’s under-16 social media ban
China’s share of global electric car market rises to 76%
Meta says it has taken down about 20 covert influence operations in 2024
Meta has intervened to take down about 20 covert influence operations around the world this year, it has emerged – though the tech firm said fears of AI-fuelled fakery warping elections had not materialised in 2024.
Nick Clegg, the president of global affairs at the company that runs Facebook, Instagram …
‘It feels like a startup energy’: Google’s UK boss on the advent of AI
Google’s central London office cost as much as a tech unicorn and the company’s UK boss, Debbie Weinstein, says it pulses with a similar spirit.
“It feels like a startup energy,” she says.
However, we are meeting on a morning when Google has been threatened with a reckoning reserved …
Japan’s Nomura bank boss takes 30% voluntary pay cut after worker tries to kill customer
The boss of the Japanese bank Nomura has apologised and taken a voluntary pay cut after a former employee was charged with robbery and attempted murder of a customer.
Kentaro Okuda, who has led Nomura since 2020, will take a 30% pay cut over the next three months, with several …
Can the world’s trade police survive Trump II?
ONS concedes it may not be able to replace labour force survey until 2027
The Office for National Statistics has conceded it may not be ready to replace its defective employment survey with a more accurate series until 2027, despite complaints from policymakers about the quality of the existing data.
The labour force survey (LFS) is the official measure of employment and unemployment – …
NatWest on fast trajectory back to private ownership, boss says
The chief executive of NatWest has said the bailed-out bank is on a “fast trajectory to private ownership”, with the government likely to fully exit its stake within the first half of 2025.
Paul Thwaite said it would be a symbolic moment for NatWest Group staff and the wider banking …
The ChatGPT secret: is that text message from your friend, your lover – or a robot?
When Tim first tried ChatGPT, he wasn’t very impressed. He had a play around, but ended up cancelling his subscription. Then he started having marriage troubles. Seeking to alleviate his soul-searching and sleepless nights, he took up journalling and found it beneficial. From there, it was a small step to …