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The new home secretary Shabana Mahmood has admitted that the Home Office is “not yet fit for purpose” and has repeatedly failed to rise to the scale of multiple crises — from illegal migration to asylum accommodation and internal leadership churn. In an interview with the BBC during a police operation in south London targeting illegal workers, Mahmood acknowledged deep-rooted …

Three of Ireland’s best-known businessmen — JP McManus, John Magnier and Dermot Desmond — have sold Barchester Healthcare, the UK’s largest private care home operator, to US real estate giant Welltower in a landmark £5.2 billion deal. The transaction represents one of the largest healthcare acquisitions in British history and underscores the growing appeal of the UK’s social care market …

Entrepreneurs with ambitions to build the next big dating platform are being offered a fast-track route from concept to creation, thanks to a new incubator programme launched by dating industry pioneer Nicky Wake. The initiative promises to help founders transform their dating app ideas into live products in as little as three months, providing an end-to-end framework covering audience strategy, …

OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, has completed a sweeping corporate overhaul that values the company at $500 billion, paving the way for it to become a fully fledged for-profit enterprise and one of the world’s most valuable technology companies. The Silicon Valley group, founded as a non-profit research lab in 2015, has agreed a new structure with its long-time partner …

In today’s fast-paced digital world, data is everything. Organizations are constantly looking for ways to manage, analyze, and make decisions based on data efficiently. Microsoft has been at the forefront of providing innovative tools for this purpose, and one such tool is Microsoft Fabric. In this blog post, we will dive into what Microsoft Fabric is, how it works, and …

In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, insurers must embrace innovation to stay competitive. One of the most transformative tools available today is a comprehensive insurance platform designed to streamline operations, enhance customer experience, and support scalable growth. Seamless insurance operations A cloud-native insurance platform offers a powerful solution by enabling organisations to manage core processes with exceptional flexibility and responsiveness. …

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In the competitive world of e-commerce, grabbing customer attention is more challenging than ever. Static product images and generic videos are struggling to engage audiences in a landscape dominated by dynamic, entertaining content. Social media trends, like viral dance videos, have proven to be a goldmine for engagement, yet many businesses shy away due to the perceived complexity and cost …

Quinton Maki is a Software Engineer II at Amazon Web Services and a respected mentor within the tech community. His path into software engineering wasn’t traditional. Born in 1996 and raised in California, he began his journey as a long-distance runner, competing with the Calabasas Cheetahs and later with the Reseda High School track team. Coaching young athletes in his …