Microsoft fired two employees on Wednesday after they broke into the office of its vice chair and company president, Brad Smith, earlier this week as part of a protest of the technology company’s purported links to Israel.Β The terminations came after a group of seven people broke into executive offices at Microsoft’s global headquarters in…
Kansas City Chiefs fans sure are excited about the upcoming season. Fanatics, the official online sportswear retailer for the NFL, reports that sales of Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce jerseys jumped a whopping 200% on Tuesday. Clearly, fans were doing some early packing for the teamβs season opener against the Chargers in SΓ£o Paulo, Brazil,…
The private equity firm founded by Guy Hands, the veteran financier, is exploring an offer to buy Hotel du Vin and Malmaison, two of Britain’s best-known hotel chains. Sky News has learnt that Terra Firma Capital Partners, which is now run by Mr Hands’ son, Richard, is among the suitors who have been in talks…
Dying to Know L.A. literary adventure If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. This summer, I read my way around Los Angeles and highly recommend the experience. There were plenty of freshly published L.A. novels to dive into: My literary journey…
Sir Keir Starmer’s principal private secretary, Ninjeri Pandit, is leaving her role, Sky News understands. She has been in post less than a year and is the third senior aide to Sir Keir to leave their role in 12 months, after chief of staff Sue Gray and director of communications Matt Doyle. It is worth…
Artificial intelligence is replacing entry-level workers whose jobs can be performed by generative AI tools like ChatGPT, a rigorous new study finds. Β Early-career employees in fields that are most exposed to AI have experienced a 13% drop in employment since 2022, compared to more experienced workers in the same fields and when measured against…
In the waning days of the 1960s, when Don Sutton was starting his Hall of Fame career and Don Drysdale was finishing his, kids all over the Southland could turn on Channel 9 and catch a block of cartoons. Speed Racer came on first, followed by Ultraman. In the lore: βA 130-foot tall red and…
The manufacturer of the popular weight loss drug Mounjaro has paused shipments to the UK ahead of an upcoming price hike. US pharma company Eli Lilly said the pause was to manage its supply and ensure patients maintain access to the drug ahead of the hike in September. It added it has allocations in place…
More than two and a half years after she took office, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has fulfilled a nagging campaign promise to film industry advocates. She is appointing Board of Public Works president Steve Kang to serve as a liaison between city bureaucracy and the film industry, she said Wednesday. The mayor made the…
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has refused an invitation from King Charles to a state dinner with Donald Trump in protest over Gaza. Sir Ed, who has been vocal in his disapproval of the US president, said he “thought and prayed long and hard” about whether to accept the invitation to the state banquet…