I paid £30,000 for an 'influencer' degree. Here's why

BBC - Sep 29, 2026

Content creation degrees aim to help people make money from social media, but are they worth the money?

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Sep 29, 2026

Consumer confidence drops to lowest level in more than a decade

Consumer confidence dipped in September to its lowest level in a dozen years, the Conference Board reported Tuesday. The board’s consumer confidence index fell to 81.9 last month, down 6.7 points from August. That marked the lowest point for the metric since 2014, when consumer sentiment was rebounding from a low point of less than...

Sep 29, 2026

Tankers Are Loading Oil Again From a Vital Saudi Pipeline

Saudi authorities had taken the pipeline offline this month after it was damaged in a drone attack by an Iranian-backed Iraqi militia.

Sep 29, 2026

Soho House venue under investigation for food safety

A former chef contacted Hackney Council after complaining to managers at the members' club.

Sep 29, 2026

Trump to sign order renaming AI as 'superintelligence'

President Trump plans to sign an order Tuesday officially renaming AI as “superintelligence.” “We're going to be signing a document today at about 5 o'clock, renaming artificial intelligence because it's not artificial,” Trump said in public remarks, after hosting a luncheon with top technology executives at the White House. “We all agree on that, and...

Sep 29, 2026

Burnham vows to end existing pension triple lock in 2030 to help fund care

The PM was at times emotional during his conference speech in which he outlined his long-term plan for the UK.

Sep 29, 2026

Oura pulls $15bn stock market listing days after announcement

The wearable technology company had been expected to list its shares in the US.

Sep 29, 2026

Black Voting Groups Prepare for Disinformation Campaigns in the Midterms

A new “propaganda playbook” aims to demystify common techniques used to target Black Americans, long a powerful voting bloc, with election-related disinformation.

Sep 29, 2026

What is the triple lock and why are people talking about it?

The triple lock guarantees that the state pension is not overtaken by inflation or wage increases.

Sep 29, 2026

Faisal Islam: Triple lock move is significant, but it's a gamble

I had expected him to try to forge a political consensus on this thorny issue at this stage, but he has gone further than that.

Sep 29, 2026

Trump Accounts architect leaving Treasury for private sector: Report

Luke Pettit, the architect of the Trump administration’s new investment accounts for children, is reportedly departing the Treasury Department for the private sector. Pettit will leave the department in October, Axios reported Tuesday. The Hill has reached out to the Treasury Department for comment. An assistant secretary overseeing financial institutions, Pettit has been with the...

Sep 29, 2026

College Students Flex Their Power in A.I. Investment Frenzy

Dorm Room Fund, a program that lets college students invest in their peers, raised a new $50 million fund as the competition for young founders ramps up.

Sep 29, 2026

Trump says Canada is 'one of the worst countries in the entire world'

President Trump said Monday that Canada is “one of the worst countries in the entire world” in the wake of heightened tensions between Washington and its historically friendly northern neighbor. “The problem is that they've treated the United States very unfairly. They have been one of the worst countries in the entire world. You know,...