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A recent survey of 1,700 civil servants by the independent think tank Re:State found 76% of respondents thought it did not do a good job of tackling poor performers.An ex-senior civil servant told the BBC that much of the Civil Service is culturally averse to performance management.”Whitehall’s known for ages it has to be less risk averse. Shrinking the Civil Service and the adoption of artificial intelligence technology make that more vital,” they said. “But don’t underestimate the fear factor: fear of drawn-out grievances and fear of being accused of wasting taxpayers’ money if the Civil Service was to do…
The artificial intelligence boom has powered the U.S. economy through a period of tariffs, war and uncertainty. It has also pushed up prices, raised borrowing costs and set off fears of a financial bubble that could burst to devastating effect.Americans made clear in last week’s midterm elections that they do not think the trade-off has been worth it.Voters overwhelmingly supported ballot initiatives that aimed to rein in data center development, and they elected to office governors and legislators who promised to do the same.Now the question for newly empowered Democrats, and for policymakers more broadly, is whether they can find…
Victims’ groups and survivors have also raised concerns. Refuge, which supports survivors of domestic abuse, told the BBC last month that perpetrators of such abuse were among those being released.Typically, those being released should expect to be electronically tagged and subject to other monitoring conditions for the second third of their sentence. Once outside, they will be monitored by probation officers, who are responsible for trying to make sure that offenders take part in courses or other programmes to turn around their lives – and also that they keep to their licence conditions, which can include bans on entering certain…
Opening summary: world’s fever rapidly worsening as conference enters day 2Oliver MilmanGood morning from Turkey and welcome to the second day of Cop31, the UN gathering that is taking place, again, to help prod indolent countries clear of catastrophic planetary heating.A lot of angst was vented on the first day of the summit over whether this goal is being achieved, and even if Cop is the best forum in which to achieve it. Perhaps sensing the fractured, distracted geopolitical mood, Chris Bowen, Australia’s climate minister and Cop negotiations chief, plaintively urged countries to “show the world that multilateralism works. Let’s…
The decision comes after an OpenAI agent breached an Australian government website in June.Published On 10 Nov 202610 Nov 2026Australia will make it mandatory for artificial intelligence companies to immediately report when their AI models go rogue and to open their models for evaluation, the government said.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday the government had accepted all recommendations from a rapid review into the breach, which “include mandatory AI company reporting when it comes to misaligned behaviour or cyber-incidents, and consideration of reforming criminal law in cases of serious misconduct”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“Australia is the…
Paul Whiteman, general secretary of the NAHT school leaders union, said phones could raise “safety issues” and be an “unhelpful distraction” during the school day. But he said the more robust measures recommended under the new guidance would “come at a cost”.Pepe Di’Iasio, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said the latest guidance “does at least provide some clarity”, but added that school leaders “cannot simply make mobile phones disappear”.”If all schools are going to be expected to have lockable pouches or other secure storage facilities for every pupil, the cost involved will be very significant…
US President Donald Trump has said the FBI is investigating the affair between the chief executive of Nvidia and an alleged Chinese spy.Trump said he spoke to Jensen Huang on Monday following reports that the US believed he had been targeted in a Chinese espionage campaign.”I asked him that question, ‘Did you have any idea she was a spy?’ He said ‘I had no idea she was a spy’ and I really believe him,” Trump told reporters.Beijing has rejected claims that Huang was targeted, with its foreign ministry saying the allegations were “entirely groundless, speculative and intended to smear and…
A former business partner is accusing MAGA media guru Alex Bruesewitz of receiving lavish gifts from foreign individuals in Qatar and Syria while also pursuing lucrative deals with other entities looking to unlock access to U.S. government officials.The allegations were made in a court filing Monday by Derek Utley, who co-founded the digital firm X Strategies in 2017 with Bruesewitz. Bruesewitz is a top outside adviser to President Donald Trump, having helped shape his 2024 campaign’s digital strategy, and X Strategies maintains the Trump War Room and Team Trump accounts on X.The company sued Utley in September, alleging he embezzled…
Donald Trump says the Iran war “militarily is effectively over” declaring that there is “positive momentum” behind negotiations to end the Middle East conflict.”We’re just keeping it the status quo,” the US President said on Monday. “And we’re doing that really at the behest of countries that are their neighbours.” Addressing reporters from the White House press briefing room, Trump said that renewed US attacks on Iran were ‘highly unlikely’ but that the US was “locked and loaded” should the circumstances change.Iranian officials have repeatedly expressed doubts about the US president’s prior comments about resolving the conflict.Responding to a question…
Vinted and eBay could be included in the list of platforms set to be banned for children aged under 16, the culture secretary has said.Lisa Nandy said the government was “looking seriously” at including the retailing websites in the social media ban “to keep children safe”. The UK’s social media ban for under-16s is set to come into force in March next year, with children barred from accessing platforms such as Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat.In response, eBay said it was looking forward to “understanding more and continuing to work constructively with the government”. Vinted said it welcomed “open dialogue” with…