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As AI automates parts of the workforce, Emversity, an Indian workforce-training startup, is building talent pipelines for roles it sees AI can’t replace, and has raised $30 million in a new round to expand job-ready training in the world’s most populous market. The all-equity Series A round was led by Premji Invest, with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners and Z47, the Bengaluru-based startup announced on Thursday. The funding values Emversity at around $120 million post-money, sources confirmed to TechCrunch, up from about $60 million in its April 2025 pre-Series A round. Total funding now stands at $46 million. India has…

The usual January gloom brings the added stress of tax returns for sole traders and freelancers in the UK.New research from tax filing platform TaxZap reveals the extent to which self-employed Brits are unsatisfied with their accountants, with 58% thinking of dropping theirs.This data comes at a time when millions of individuals have yet to file their tax returns, and suggests that strained relationships with accountants may be a key reason for this delay.Alongside the usual gloom, January brings added stress for freelancers in the UK, with the Self-Assessment tax return deadline now less than 30 days away. But are their…

The Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday it has finalized an order that bans General Motors and its OnStar telematics service from sharing certain consumer data with consumer reporting agencies. The finalized order, which comes a year after the agency reached a proposed settlement with GM, also requires the automaker to be more transparent with its consumers and obtain their explicit consent on any data collection. The finalized order comes nearly two years after a New York Times report showed how GM and OnStar collected, used, and sold drivers’ precise geolocation data and driving behavior to third parties, including data brokers…

The warning covers much of the countyThe warning covers much of central and southern Kent.(Image: Met Office)The Met Office has issued a 13-hour yellow weather warning for rain which has now been extended to cover a large area of Kent. Coming into effect from 9am tomorrow morning (January 15), the warning blankets much of southern and central Kent, encompassing Ashford, Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge, Folkestone and Maidstone.Forecasts predict heavy rainfall sweeping over the south of England throughout the day due to a deepening area of low pressure. As such, persistent showers are expected in Kent from around 6am, which will linger…

The MIT Siegel Family Quest for Intelligence (SQI), a research unit in the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, brings together researchers from across MIT who combine their diverse expertise to understand intelligence through tightly coupled scientific inquiry and rigorous engineering. These researchers engage in collaborative efforts spanning science, engineering, the humanities, and more. SQI seeks to comprehend how brains produce intelligence and how it can be replicated in artificial systems to address real-world problems that exceed the capabilities of current artificial intelligence technologies.“In SQI, we are studying intelligence scientifically and generically, in the hope that by studying neuroscience and behavior in…

The trial continues…Ellie Crabbe and Margaret Davis Press Association11:03, 14 Jan 2026Police in Warden Bay on the Isle of Sheppey in August last year(Image: Stanley Murphy-Johns/PA)Three teenagers accused of murdering a man they thought was a paedophile lured him to a beach before one threw rocks at him, a court has heard. Prosecutor Kate Blumgart KC told jurors at Woolwich Crown Court that a 16-year-old girl and two boys aged 15 and 16 first met Alexander Cashford, 49, on August 8 last year in Leysdown-on-Sea, on the Isle of Sheppey.He gave the girl his phone number, and the teenagers sent…

Location : The M62 westbound between junctions J25 and J24 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 22:45 and 23:00 on 14 January 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. Source link

Elon Musk said Wednesday he is “not aware of any naked underage images generated by Grok,” hours before the California Attorney General opened an investigation into xAI’s chatbot over the “proliferation of nonconsensual sexually explicit material.”  Musk’s denial comes as pressure mounts from governments worldwide — from the UK and Europe to Malaysia and Indonesia — after users on X began asking Grok to turn photos of real women, and in some cases children, into sexualized images without their consent. Copyleaks, an AI detection and content governance platform, estimated roughly one image was posted each minute on X. A separate…

NASA’s integrated SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft for the Artemis II mission is inching closer to launch – literally. The agency is targeting no earlier than 7 a.m. EST, Saturday, Jan. 17, to begin the multi-hour trek from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A pre rollout mission news conference, live feed of rollout, and a media gaggle will stream on NASA’s YouTube channel. Individual streams for each of these events will be available from that page. Learn how to stream NASA content through a variety of online platforms, including social…

Wednesday 14 January 2026 5:37 pm  |  Updated:  Wednesday 14 January 2026 6:48 pm Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email Ariana Grande is making her West End debut The musician Ariana Grande is making her West End debut.The singer will perform in the musical Sunday in the Park with George alongside Bridgerton co-star Jonathan Bailey.Bailey and Ariana Grande recently worked together in the Wicked movies.The show has music and lyrics by the legendary Stephen Sondheim. The book is by James Lapine and the production will be directed by Marianne…