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\## Why appointing Michael O'Leary to run Apple feels a lot like appointing Carlo Ancelotti to manage Brazil. As we head into the business end of the World Cup, Brazil's exit at the Round of 16 has really got me thinking. Not because they didn't make it to the — Blog by Padraig O'Donnell
Dedalus announced plans to create 100 new jobs in Ireland last December. Read more: Health-tech Dedalus opens new Irish HQ as part of €10m push
Climate crisis prompts calls for workplace temperature limits and rights to heat breaks and adjusted working hours As Europe’s sweltering summer continues, trades unions are mounting a push for new laws to counter deadly heat stress that is linked to an estimated 230 workplace deaths a year. This year’s toll may be even higher, with 1,300 excess European deaths already connected to the June heatwave by the World Health Organization , and other estimates running as high as 20,000 . Continue reading...
Brent crude spikes to a daily high of $79.26, stock markets slide and government bond yields surge Summer holiday bookings have bounced back recently after the fragile ceasefire in the Middle East, the package holiday operator Jet2 has said. The company, which flies about 20 million people every year, said its summer bookings are up by 7.1% compared with this time last year and the average load factor – which measures its available seating capacity filled with paying passengers – is up 1.2 percentage points. There is still a massive amount of people who want to go away. But they have delayed their purchase because they wanted to see what happened with the conflict. The market is now in good shape, and consumers are desperate to go away and perhaps sleep in a room with air conditioning. Tur
A total of 126 workers were killed in work-related incidents in Great Britain in the past year, the lowest number... The post Work-related fatalities fall to all-time low – HSE appeared first on Personnel Today .
Company says market in good shape with strong recovery across all destinations as customers take the plunge Business live – latest updates Summer holiday bookings have bounced back recently after the fragile ceasefire in the Middle East, the package holiday operator Jet2 has said. The company, which flies about 20 million people every year, said its summer bookings are up by 7.1% compared with this time last year and the average load factor – which measures its available seating capacity filled with paying passengers – is up 1.2 percentage points. Continue reading...
The funding, which Proxima said is the largest-ever private investment in European fusion, brings the company’s valuation to €2.4bn. Read more: Munich-based fusion energy start-up Proxima raises €411m
Coastguard officers could be set to leave the service in droves after new plans to reclassify their volunteer status following a landmark tribunal decision in January. The post Coastguards threaten exit in reaction to new contract proposals appeared first on Personnel Today .
UK government urged to apply pressure on France to fix system or suspend checks by next week Business live – latest updates Cross-Channel ferry passengers and the port of Dover face “utter chaos and miles of tailbacks” under the EU’s entry/exit system (EES) unless the technology is fixed or checks suspended by next week, MPs have warned. The home affairs select committee chair, Karen Bradley, urged the government to “apply maximum pressure” on the French authorities to act on the EES before peak holiday traffic arrives at the port. Continue reading...
Labour markets in OECD countries remain resilient, with employment at all-time high and projected to continue to rise. The post Global employment at record highs, says OECD appeared first on Personnel Today .
Indian Women’s Health Startup Avni Wellness Raises $470K Seed Round Femtech Insider
Greenhouse gas emissions will have to decrease by more than 10pc annually until 2030 to meet the national climate target, according to the EPA. Read more: Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions have fallen by 2pc, finds EPA
Workday names John Lombard to head Asia Pacific operations People Matters Media
Ofcom levies largest-ever consumer protection fine after finding firm deliberately mishandled millions of phone calls Business live – latest updates Virgin Media has been fined £28m by the UK telecoms watchdog for repeatedly preventing customers from cancelling their contracts over a near-three-year period. Ofcom discovered that Virgin Media “likely mishandled” millions of phone calls between the start of 2022 and autumn 2024, with deliberate call-dropping tactics, unnecessary call transfers and putting customers on hold for “no reason”. Continue reading...
SambaNova last announced a $350m Series E raise in February. Read more: Chipmaker SambaNova bags $1bn in Series F at $11bn valuation
AI chip maker SambaNova has raised at an $11B valuation months after Intel was rumored to be trying to buy it for about $1.6 billion.
Harsha Koorimannil Valiyamannil discusses the factors that influenced her love of computer science, the leap of faith that brought her from India to Belfast and what the future holds for her. Read more: Computer scientist: ‘I didn’t grow up coding, but I’ve always loved a puzzle’
Shoppers urged to seek quality products or alternatives as data shows demand surpassing least year’s total Britons are expected to buy nearly 8m mini fans this year as they are “surging on to the market” in the hot weather – but almost half of those are expected to be low-quality products that end up in landfill within a year. Waste managers and recycling campaigners have raised concerns as the number of online searches for electrically powered handheld fans, which sell for as little as £2, has already surpassed that seen in the whole of 2025 in the first six months of this year. Continue reading...
Skincare Startup Neothera Raises Rs 9 Cr In Pre-Seed Round Led by Blume Ventures BW Disrupt
Foxtel and Kayo Sports extend rugby league broadcast partnership to 2034 Telecompaper