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EasyJet is setting up special orange mailboxes in airports around Europe to deliver kids' letters to Santa directly on flights to Lapland

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Santa Claus and easyJet cabin crew.

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'The narrowboat life': 3 women in the UK share what it's like to ditch land and live on the British canals

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Elizabeth Earle, Katherine Clover, and Laura Woodley all live on narrowboats in the UK.

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Finance workers in London are most exposed to the threat of AI, and it should put Wall Street on notice – study shows

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A UK report found that jobs involving clerical work or based in finance, law, and business management had a high exposure to the adoption of AI.

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Putin says Russia will develop new AI technology to counter the Western monopoly, which he fears could lead to a 'digital abolition' of Russian culture

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Russian President Vladimir Putin unveiled Russia's new plan to take on the West in developing AI.

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Nissan is ramping up its UK EV business with a $2.5 billion investment

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Nissan car production continues ahead of an announcement by President and CEO Makoto Uchida for further electric vehicle production at the Nissan plant on November 24, 2023 in Sunderland, England.

A millennial who moved from London to Bahrain says she loves her cheaper, sunnier, and safer new home

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Kate Phillipson in Bahrain.

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After losing 200 armored vehicles, Russia is now likely forcing its troops to advance on foot in its effort to take Avdiivka, Ukraine, UK says

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Two Ukrainian soldiers walk in Avdiivka, Ukraine. Fighting has intensified in recent days after Russia launched a major offensive there last month.

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Musk on how to turn the UK into a ‘unicorn breeding ground’

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The UK AI summit's narrow focus on safety and existential risk means the real issues are being ignored, an AI ethicist says

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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
Several groups have criticized the UK government's overemphasis on some of the more existential risks of AI.

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Everything you're hearing right now about AI wiping out humans is a big con

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Sam Altman has said that humanity faces an existential risk from AI, but not everyone agrees.

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