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Kevin: When we went to do the IPO, it was very, very clear that the digital side was far more valuable than the magazine side. That was the beginning of the craziness. Here’s a magazine that has a lot of revenue, respectability, great…

White van men are typically more than £6,000 out of pocket due to customers failing to pay up, new data shows.One in five tradesmen and women said the scourge of late payments left them unable to pay suppliers or even cover their own…

“You have to learn the fundamentals,” he says. “Technology will change, but storytelling won’t.”To make his short, “Mnemonade,” really sing, Meta Puppet says he focused on giving the story some emotional heft. “I don’t think AI films will…

A clever new tool has been designed to help workers find the perfect words when dealing with lazy or sickie-throwing colleagues and atrocious tea-makers.This nifty generator simply requires you to enter your workplace dilemma, and it will…

Parents have confessed to being unaware that careers such as veterinary nursing and aerospace engineering can be accessed through apprenticeships.A survey of 2,000 parents with children aged 11-18 in state and non-fee paying schools in…

Not saying “hello” to a work colleague could breach employment law, a tribunal has ruled.A boss repeatedly refusing to greet a member of staff was likely to “undermine trust and confidence”, a judge said. The ruling came when a recruitment…

More than 85 per cent of Brits are 'working for free' outside of their contracted hours, new research has found.The group of workaholic employees admit to completing tasks outside the regular 9 to 5 - as 88 per cent also admit they would…

A survey of 2,000 employees revealed that they are more likely to have a chinwag with their colleagues in the office car park (15%) or lift (14%). But regardless of where these personal exchanges occur, a behavioural neuroscientist says…

In the past two years the French capital has been in the throes of AI fever and has launched some of Europe’s most talked-about startups, including Mistral, which is currently valued at $6.2 billion (£4.7 billion). That’s partly down to the…

The scantily-clad waitresses at Hooters could be a thing of the past as its huge debt sparks closure fears.Hooters is the latest to face financial woes and the company's bosses are in urgent discussions with lenders and advisers as they…