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Lord Wolfson: “My worry is it’s going to be harder and harder for people to enter the workforce”Tax changes announced in the Budget could make it “harder for people to enter the workforce”, according to the boss of retail giant Next.Lord Wolfson told the BBC that a rise in National Insurance paid by business would hit the retail sector in particular and meant “the axe [had] fallen particularly hard” on entry-level jobs.He called on the government to stagger the tax changes over time, rather than introduce them in April, otherwise jobs or hours would have to be cut.But a Treasury…

The UK is to introduce digital driving licences this year as the government looks to use technology to “transform public services”.The digital version of driving licences will be available in a virtual wallet in a government app, instead of being added to existing Google or Apple wallets. It could be accepted as a form of ID when voting, purchasing alcohol or boarding domestic flights.While physical licences will still be issued and the new digital identities will not be mandatory, the government has said the move is part of their commitment to use technology to “make people’s lives easier and transform…

Many proptech startups, born and funded during the low-interest-rate heydays, are in the throes of struggle. With investments into U.S.-based real estate startups falling from $11.1 billion in 2021 to $3.7 billion last year, according to PitchBook data, some are selling themselves off, while others are closing shop. The two most recent examples are the latest casualties of a challenging interest rate environment and the years-long slowdown in real estate fintech funding. Rent-to-own proptech startup Divvy Homes is being acquired in a fire sale by Charleston, South Carolina-based Maymont Homes, Fast Company reported last week. Maymont is a division of…

Israel is due to release more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners over the course of the 42-day initial cease-fire, according to the terms of the agreement, beginning with at least 90 on Sunday in exchange for three Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.Israelis say that many of the prisoners are terrorists and murderers. Many Palestinians see the imprisoned militants as freedom fighters against Israeli rule, and they argue that others were jailed by an unfair Israeli military justice system.Here are several of the most prominent Palestinian prisoners set to be released under the cease-fire, according to the Israeli Justice Ministry.Zakaria…

Two senior Iranian judges have been shot dead in an apparent assassination in the country’s supreme court.Ali Razini and Mohammad Moghiseh were killed after a gunman entered the court, in the capital Tehran, on Saturday morning.The attacker killed himself while fleeing the scene, according to the judiciary’s news website, Mizan. A bodyguard was also injured in the attack.The motive for the attack is unclear, but both judges are said to have played a role in the crackdown on opponents of the Islamic government since the 1980s.In a statement, the judiciary’s media office described the attack as premeditated assassination.It also said…

Mayor Adams’ attorneys are requesting that a civil lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault be dismissed on the basis that the woman who filed it is in bankruptcy proceedings.In a Manhattan Supreme Court filing late Friday, Adams’ Law Department attorneys wrote they had not realized his accuser, ex-Transit Police employee Lorna Beach-Mathura, was in Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings until the Daily News first reported it earlier this month.Citing case law holding that individuals in bankruptcy cases lose “standing” to personally bring civil suits, the attorneys wrote that the presiding judge should promptly schedule a hearing on dismissing Beach-Mathura’s suit outright.…

The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel will go into effect Sunday at 8:30 a.m. local time (0630 GMT), mediator Qatar announced Saturday, as families of hostages held in Gaza braced for news of loved ones, Palestinians prepared to receive freed detainees and humanitarian groups rushed to set up a surge of aid. The overnight approval of the deal by Israel’s Cabinet, in a rare meeting during the Jewish Sabbath, set off a flurry of activity and a fresh wave of emotions as relatives wondered whether hostages would be returned alive or dead. The names of the first hostages to be…

Deals06 January 2025, 1:59 pm 1 minute Shares of medical device maker Inari Medical surged nearly 30% after Reuters revealed that medical technology giant Stryker was in advanced talks to acquire it. The deal was later confirmed by both companies.  Article TagsTopics of Interest: DealsType: Reuters BestSectors: Business & FinanceRegions: AmericasWin Types: ExclusivityStory Types: Exclusive / ScoopMedia Types: TextCustomer Impact: Important Regional Story

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On the night of December 7th San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts, with its lakeside colonnade echoing a Roman ruin, turned into Mar-a-Lago. Silicon Valley’s newly emboldened right-wingers had gathered for a Christmas bash organised by the All-In podcast. The festive good cheer did not extend to everyone; The Economist was made to feel most unwelcome. But not before being privy to a riotous celebration of how a clique of billionaires—the so-called PayPal Mafia—helped clinch Donald Trump’s election victory and is taking Washington by storm.