Duolingo is set to phase out its use of contract content creators and increase its reliance on artificial intelligence as part of a major strategic shift to become an “AI-first” company, according to a message from co-founder and CEO Luis von Ahn. In an internal email posted to LinkedIn on Tuesday, von Ahn told staff the company must “rethink much ...
Amazon has walked back from reported plans to show the cost of President Trump’s tariffs on Chinese goods at the checkout, following a direct call from Trump to founder Jeff Bezos and a sharp rebuke from the White House. According to a report from Punchbowl News, Amazon had considered listing how much of a product’s price was due to Trump’s ...
Nigel Farage has provoked a storm of criticism from charities, campaigners, and political opponents after claiming that family doctors are “massively overdiagnosing” children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Speaking in Dover ahead of next week’s local elections, the Reform UK leader said that soaring numbers of SEND diagnoses were creating a “class of victims” and suggested that many ...
Organisations and individuals working to remove barriers and improve the lives of disabled people were honoured last night at the Business Disability Forum’s Disability Smart Awards 2025 in London. Now in its 11th year, the event was sponsored by global law firm Freshfields and co-hosted by Business Disability Forum ambassador and broadcaster Simon Minty. The awards, which recognise achievements across ...
Aston Martin Lagonda has scaled back its exports to the United States as it assesses the potential impact of President Trump’s shifting tariff policies on demand for its luxury vehicles. The British carmaker, known for its Vantage, Vanquish, DB12 and DBX models, said it was “carefully monitoring the evolving US tariff situation” and was currently limiting exports while relying on ...
The UK and Canada’s FinTech industries are poised to benefit from closer collaboration following the re-election of Mark Carney, according to leading audit, tax and advisory firm Blick Rothenberg. Melissa Thomas, Head of the firm’s Canada desk, said Carney’s pledge to prioritise economic ties with “reliable allies” such as the United Kingdom could open the door to deeper cooperation between ...
Barclays has reported a 19 per cent rise in first-quarter profits, as market turmoil driven by Donald Trump’s return to the White House boosted trading revenues across its investment banking arm. The FTSE 100 lender posted pre-tax profits of £2.7 billion for the three months to the end of March, beating City forecasts of £2.5 billion. The performance was powered ...
The UK’s advertising regulator has banned adverts by Lavazza and Dualit after ruling that their claims about “compostable” coffee pods were misleading to consumers. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) found that both companies had given the false impression that their coffee products could be composted at home, when in fact they require specialist industrial composting facilities to break down. Lavazza ...
The Co-operative Bank has announced a new £10,000 prize draw exclusively for its Charity and Community Account customers, as it celebrates a decade of being named the UK’s Best Charity Banking Provider by Business Moneyfacts. New and existing customers with at least £5,000 held in an eligible account before 31 July 2025 will be automatically entered into the draw, with ...
Britain’s biggest supermarkets are pumping hundreds of millions of pounds into promotional deals as competition in the grocery sector heats up amid ongoing cost of living pressures. Almost 30 per cent of supermarket spending was on special offers and discounts in the four weeks to 20 April, according to figures from market research group Kantar. The surge in promotional activity ...