With either Josh, Dan, or Matty taking the crown in this year’s The Great British Bake Off all-male final (Tuesday 28th November, 8pm, Channel 4), a family bake-off poll by Camp Coffee has taken place to definitively answer the much-debated question of who claims the star baker apron in the family. And the winner is… our cherished mums with nearly a quarter of the votes (24%). The poll which highlights the nation’s love for baking, popularised by shows like The Great British Bake Off, also reveals a growing confidence in the family kitchen with 20% of respondents claiming ‘Myself’ as the best…
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USA world’s most network ready country, with Canada (11th) and Brazil (44th) taking second and third spot across the Americas The United States has retained its leading position in the 2023 Network Readiness Index (NRI), published today – Canada (11th) and Brazil (44th) are the next top performers from the Americas, with Peru (73rd) seen as a rising star, moving up by five positions. Venezuela (93rd), included in the rankings for the first time since 2020, also saw improved performance. Overall, the Americas are recognized for their varied and comprehensive digital strategies, pointing to a region embracing a digital evolution. With…
Consumers are more accepting of AI in animal form if the task seems to fit the species, such as running advice from a cheetah, finds new research from UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School (UCD Smurfit School), HEC Montréal, and Nottingham University Business School China (NUBS China). Consumers are then more likely to engage with the animal AI than humanoid AI if the activity, experience, or product is designed to be fun. AI‐powered services are increasingly adopting animal representations, referred to as zoonotic design. Examples include Otter.ai (otter) and GoCharlie.ai (dog), which perform tasks traditionally completed by humans, such as…
Divorce-Online, under the leadership of CEO Mark Keenan, who pioneered ‘online divorce’ in the nineties, has been at the forefront of championing consumer rights. Over the past 23 years, Divorce-Online has assisted more than 180,000 clients, saving them an impressive £150 million in legal fees. Court fees for divorce have long been a contentious issue, often acting as a significant obstacle for couples seeking to end their marriages. The current court fee of £593 places an undue financial burden on individuals during an already stressful period in their lives, often leading them to resort to credit cards to cover these…
Entering the new year, the UK’s dynamic entrepreneurial hubs, with over 700,000 new businesses annually, offer unparalleled opportunities. Relocating to key cities like London, Manchester, Bristol, Edinburgh, or Birmingham becomes a strategic move for entrepreneurs seeking success in a thriving business ecosystem. Eager to find out which locations in the UK offer the most favourable conditions for market success, experts at Alan Boswell Commercial Insurance looked into the UK cities with the largest companies. As well as this, they looked into the reasons why relocating your business next year might be part of a winning business formula. UK hotspots for corporate giants Rank City County No.…
1 IN 10 EMPLOYEES HAVE SLEPT WITH SOMEONE AT THE OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY FINDS RUNWAY EAST Culture-led flexible workspace operator, Runway East has carried out a survey with 600 office workers from across the UK about their attitudes to work and Christmas shenanigans at Christmas, it found that 84% don’t like participating in Secret Santa, 81% of employees don’t enjoy a Team Christmas lunch and 79% don’t like the Office Christmas party. However, at the Office Christmas Party, 1 in 4 admit being drunk at their desk, 19% confess to having had an office snog and 11% share that they’ve slept with…
Despite being formulaic and (sometimes) cheesy, revisiting the same old Christmas movies each year doesn’t fail to help us ring in the Yuletide spirit as we indulge in the warm hit of nostalgic feelings. But which year and decade produced the most memorable Christmas movies that hit all the right notes? Intrigued, the nostalgia experts at BestBettingSites.com delved into factors such as the number of holiday film releases, average IMDb ratings and count of IMDb votes from 1960 to 2022 to reveal it all. Key findings: The 1960s is crowned the GREATEST decade for Christmas movies, followed by the 1980s and 1990s 1990 claims the honor of…
Take to the Thames and sail betwixt iconic landmarks Plan a day out exploring the capital by river with Uber Boat by Thames Clippers. London’s River Bus service runs 363 days a year (no service on Christmas Day and Boxing Day), so makes for the perfect post-turkey day out. Whether heading into town for a spot of sale shopping, filling the school holidays with adventures, or simply to blow away the festive cobwebs, hop on board Uber Boat by Thames Clippers and take to the river. The service calls at 24 piers across London from Barking Riverside in the east…
More than half of staff want access to medical insurance as a core benefit More than half of the UK workforce (51%) want private healthcare insurance at work as concerns around access to healthcare grows, with dental insurance topping the list of asks as access to NHS dentists causes nationwide concerns. That’s according to new research by specialist recruitment firm Robert Half. The firm’s 2024 Salary Guide – which analyses and reports on market salaries, hiring trends, and skills requirements across the UK – highlighted clear concerns from employees as the NHS struggles due to a lack of staff and stubbornly high…
SER’s Doxis Intelligent Content Automation platform positioned among the top three ‘Technology Leaders’ of the global CSP market Report highlights embedded AI and seamless integrations which enable customers to automate repetitive tasks, improve search experiences, and make data-driven decisions Recognition as Leader in Spark Matrix ™ for second year running underscores power and breadth of SER’s AI-powered Doxis platform SER, the world leader in Intelligent Content Automation solutions, is delighted to announce today that it has been named a Leader in the global SPARK Matrix™ Content Service Platform Q4 2023* report. SER is among the top three technology leaders in…