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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud issued today, May 8, several royal orders. King Salman relieved Prince Mohammed bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Governor of Jazan, of his post, appointing Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Mohammed bin Abdulaziz as new Governor of Jazan, at the rank of minister. Prince Bandar bin Muqrin bin Abd Al-Aziz Al Saud was appointed as Advisor at the Royal Court, at the excellent rank. Meanwhile, Prince Nasser bin Mohammed A. bin Jalawi Al Saud was appointed as Deputy Governor of Jazan,…
Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the UK interest rates myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.The Bank of England has cut interest rates by a quarter point to 4.25 per cent but stressed it was not on a preset path to further reductions, as it prepares for the impact of US President Donald Trump’s trade policy.The BoE’s Monetary Policy Committee was split three ways over the decision, which comes ahead of the announcement of a US-UK trade deal that London hopes will limit the tariff hit on British exports.While Thursday’s quarter-point cut had been expected, the…
Dating app giant Match Group is laying off 13% of its staff as part of a reorganization that aims to reduce costs, shore up margins, and streamline its organizational structure. The layoff would affect about 325 employees, based on the 2,500 employees Match had as of December 2024, per its annual filing. Open roles are also being closed. The reorganization is meant to reduce management layers, with about one in five managers affected, and centralize key functions — including technology and data services, customer care and content moderation, media buying, and international go-to-market functions, the company said. Spencer Rascoff, who…
With all four second-round series officially underway after the Dallas Stars and Winnipeg Jets played Game 1 on Wednesday, we now have a sense of all eight clubs. Will the two home teams from Tuesday night reverse course after losing in Game 1?First up are the Washington Capitals, who lost 2-1 in OT to the Carolina Hurricanes; those two square off again Thursday at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN. The nightcap features the Vegas Golden Knights hosting the Edmonton Oilers (9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) after the visitors prevailed 4-2 on Tuesday.Read on for game previews with statistical insights from ESPN…
Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the US companies myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.It can be hard to train a chatbot. Last month, OpenAI rolled back an update to ChatGPT because its “default personality” was too sycophantic. (Maybe the company’s training data was taken from transcripts of US President Donald Trump’s cabinet meetings . . .)The artificial intelligence company had wanted to make its chatbot more intuitive but its responses to users’ enquiries skewed towards being overly supportive and disingenuous. “Sycophantic interactions can be uncomfortable, unsettling, and cause distress. We fell short and are working on getting it…
Reddit on Thursday announced profile enhancements for businesses that’ve joined Reddit Pro, the company’s suite of tools designed to help brands discover, join, and contribute to the social network’s communities and conversations. Now, Reddit will now generate suggested profile bios for businesses during Reddit Pro sign-up. Once businesses provide their website, they can choose from one of several suggested descriptions. Businesses can also showcase community posts and comments on their profiles beginning today, cross-posting conversations about them or their industry in the Reddit Pro Trends tab. The Trends tab, which launched earlier this year, allows businesses to uncover what people…
El Clásico is not just a clash between two bitter rivals — LaLiga giants Barcelona and Real Madrid — but also a fixture involving two of the world’s most immediately recognizable teams.Barcelona’s iconic Blaugrana (blue and red) striped jerseys provide a striking contrast to Real Madrid’s all-white kit whenever they meet on the pitch — like they will on Sunday in a match that will play a decisive role in who wins the league title (stream LIVE at 10:15 a.m. ET on ESPN+).Editor’s Picks2 RelatedOver the years, both teams have blessed us with some iconic iterations of their famous home…
إيكوفيد: تقنية لإنتاج علف طبيعي من مخلفات زراعيةمشروع “إيكوفيد” يسعى إلى تحويل المخلفات الزراعية والمواد الثانوية ذات الأصل الحيواني أو النباتي إلى أعلاف طبيعية بديلة. هذه التقنية تساهم في خفض تكاليف الأعلاف على الفلاحين، مع الحفاظ على القيمة الغذائية التي تحتاجها الحيوانات.
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Pass me the Yeats, old boy. “The centre cannot hold”; “all changed, changed utterly”. The victory of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK in last week’s English local elections has divided pundits between the poetic hyperbole of those who see the end of politics as we knew it and the yawning condescension of those who insist things will most likely revert to the mean.No one can deny the upheaval. Since Brexit, the UK’s politics have become more European. Support for the main parties has…
Venture capital firm Insight Partners said it will alert an unspecified number of people that their personal information was stolen during a cyberattack in January. The VC firm confirmed in an updated statement this week it was planning to notify affected people on a rolling basis beginning “in the next few days.” The company said the stolen data includes personal information about its current and former employees, and information relating to its limited partners — the investors who provide capital to Insight’s venture funds but whose names are typically kept private. Insight said the stolen data also includes information about…