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As you read this, there’s a one in three chance you are currently wearing pyjamas. Employees across the UK have embraced elastic waistbands this year, as flexible working arrangements become normalised across the office-based world.In fact, research from Indeed has shown that 33% of Brits now work in their sleeping gear (and that’s just those who will admit to it). On average, we now don pyjamas in the day job 46 times a year, with 8.3% of workers even wearing their nightwear every working day. This new attire is a reflection of the changing definition if what constitutes ‘professionalism’ in the…

Riding in its current wave of success, Worldcoin has decided to spread its tentacles. Presently, the company is looking at expanding to Mexico and Singapore. Worldcoin, co-founded by OpenAI’s Sam Altman, has shared an update about its digital identity platform World ID. According to a company statement, the upgrade includes making significant integrations with five prominent tech firms. The tech firms that the crypto project has now added support for regarding the use of its World ID for user authentication, include Telegram, Reddit, Shopify, Minecraft, and Mercado Libre. Recall that the World ID protocol was originally launched about four months…

Manatees are endangered species volatile to the environment. Because of their voracious appetites, they often spend up to eight hours a day grazing for food within shallow waters, making them vulnerable to environmental changes and other risks. Accurately counting manatee aggregations within a region is not only biologically meaningful in observing their habit, but also crucial for designing safety rules for boaters and divers as well as scheduling nursing, intervention, and other plans. Nevertheless, counting manatees is challenging. Because manatees tend to live in herds, they often block each other when viewed from the surface. As a result, small manatees…

Wealden District Council’s Planning Committee North reconsidered an application to build 21 homes on land to the east of Straight Half Mile Road. While recommended for approval, the scheme had seen objections from local residents, who had raised concerns about the loss of green space, impact on traffic, and the development’s drainage arrangements.  Some of these concerns were laid out by ward councillor Ian Tysh (Green), who said:  “The real loss here is the field… everything else, landscaping and so on, yes it is better to do it than not to do it, but it is very much a sticking…

Location : The M25 anticlockwise between junctions J28 and J27 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:00 and 09:15 on 14 December 2023. Delay : There are currently delays of 40 minutes against expected traffic. Source link

Image Credit: MBB Images/BEI/Shutterstock Years after Twilight became a pop culture staple, Taylor Lautner, 31, appeared on the Call Her Daddy podcast to discuss the Edward vs. Jacob rivalry, his friendship with his ex, Taylor Swift, and more. Taylor played Jacob, who famously rivaled against Robert Pattinson‘s character, Edward. “I think it was tough. I don’t know for [Robert] but for me at least… especially at the age I was at,” said of the fans’ obsession with the rivalry on the December 13 episode. The Hollywood heartthrob explained that his “feelings” were “hurt” at the time of the Edward vs. Jacob craze.…

Maka, an African fashion and beauty e-commerce platform, has raised a $2.65 million pre-seed round led by Pan-African venture capital firms 4DX Ventures and Janngo Capital. Other investors include Palm Drive Capital, angel investor Jonathan Shipman, founder of EVP and Twitch founding member, and executives from delivery platform Wolt. In 2021, co-founder and CEO Diana Owusu-Kyereko founded Maka as an interactive social commerce platform, which, through live try-on hauls, reviews, and user-generated content from both creators and customers, enables users to discover products tailored to their styles in a scalable way. Before starting the e-commerce business, Owusu-Kyereko was the ex-CEO…

The fashion industry is constantly evolving, with innovations and introductions each year. The scope of this ever-changing landscape is particularly evident in the watch industry. As the landscape shifts and transforms, it becomes important for watch lovers and enthusiasts to stay updated with modern trends. This article closely examines the current watch trends dominating the fashion industry this year. So read on to stay updated on timepiece updates that are shaping the industry and capturing the attention of enthusiasts worldwide. Top 8 Watch Trends 1. The Return Of Minimalism For quite some time, wristwatch releases have been marked by complexity…

Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man that gets the City talking in his weekly City A.M. column. This week he tackles WeWork’s collapse, Alison Rose’s battle with the ICO and the Nationwide ad that’s infuriated other banks It would be one hell of a rabbit to pull out of the hat. Were Shein Group, the Chinese-founded fast fashion retailer, to decide to float in London next year, it would be the City’s biggest IPO coup for years. The odds are stacked against it. Even before the company filed confidentially for a US listing last month,…

Bradley Potteron opened BRU on Dumbarton Road in January, his first solo venture showcasing South African cuisine. Now, with a growing family, Mr Potteron has made the difficult decision to put the restaurant up for sale. Mr Potteron shared a touching tribute to staff and customers on December 8 as he passed the torch to a new owner. He wrote: “This last year of Bru has been the best but hardest of my life. “I have loved getting to know each and every one of you and have been overwhelmed by the love and support. “However, running Bru has come…