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A third of UK employers are using “bossware” technology to track workers’ activity with the most common methods including monitoring emails and web browsing.Private companies are most likely to deploy in-work surveillance and one in seven employers are recording or reviewing screen activity, according to a UK-wide survey that estimates the extent of office snooping.The findings, shared with the Guardian by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), are based on responses from hundreds of UK managers and suggest there has been a recent growth in computerised work surveillance.In 2023, less than a fifth of people thought they were being monitored by…

Fox and Friends host Brian Kilmeade has issued an apology for comments he made last Wednesday about the mentally ill homeless when discussing the death of Iryna Zarutska. During a Wednesday broadcast of Fox and Friends, Kilmeade was having a discussion with co-hosts Lawrence Jones and Ainsley Earhardt about Zarutska, the 23-year-old Ukrainian woman was stabbed and killed on a train in North Carolina in August. The assailant reportedly had former convictions and a record of mental illness. During their conversation, Jones addressed public money being spent to attempt to help mentally ill homeless people and suggested that those who didn’t accept…

The Week 2 edition of Sunday Night Football has the Atlanta Falcons (0-1) traveling to play the Minnesota Vikings (1-0). The Vikings are coming off a thrilling 27-24 win over the Chicago Bears in Week 1. Meanwhile, the Falcons fell short, losing 23-20 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Chicago owns a 16-14 all-time edge over Atlanta, with the last matchup being played in 2023. Kickoff is set for 8:20 p.m. ET from U.S. Bank Stadium in Minnesota. The Vikings are favored by 3.5 points in the latest Falcons vs. Vikings odds at DraftKings Sportsbook, while the over/under for total points scored…

A website announces, “Free celebrity wallpaper!” You browse the images. There’s Selena Gomez, Rihanna and Timothée Chalamet — but you settle on Taylor Swift. Her hair is doing that wind-machine thing that suggests both destiny and good conditioner. You set it as your desktop background, admire the glow. You also recently downloaded a new artificial-intelligence-powered agent, so you ask it to tidy your inbox. Instead it opens your web browser and downloads a file. Seconds later, your screen goes dark.But let’s back up to that agent. If a typical chatbot (say, ChatGPT) is the bubbly friend who explains how to…

Yogita LimayeSouth Asia and Afghanistan correspondentAakriti Thapar / BBCWhen Shahnaz went into labour, her husband Abdul called a taxi to take them to the only medical facility accessible to them.”She was in a lot pain,” he says.A 20-minute drive away, the clinic was in Shesh Pol village in Afghanistan’s north-eastern Badakhshan province. It was where their two older children were born.Abdul sat next to Shahnaz comforting her as they drove over gravel tracks to reach help.”But when we reached the clinic, we saw that it was closed. I didn’t know it had shut down,” he said, his face crumpling with…

ToplineThe northern lights will be more visible than previously expected Sunday night, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s updated space weather forecast, as minor geomagnetic storm effects could lead to more aurora activity across the northern United States.Minor geomagnetic storm effects could cause the aurora to appear brighter Sunday night.Getty ImagesKey FactsForecasters at NOAA predict a Kp index of five out of nine, meaning a potentially “brighter” aurora with “more auroral activity (motion and formations).”A G1-level geomagnetic storm could affect Earth’s magnetic field, forecasters said, due to the impacts of coronal hole high speed streams—solar winds that escape…

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. TV’s biggest night is here. The 77th Emmy Awards take place Sunday, Sept. 14. The show will air live downtown Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater on Sunday, Sept. 14 at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT on CBS. (The awards show is also streaming on Paramount+ for some subscribers.) The red carpet will kick off at 6 p.m. ET, with a pre-show hosted by Entertainment Tonight will broadcast live on CBS starting at 7 p.m. ET. Like the ceremony, this…

England’s world player of the year, Ellie Kildunne, is expected to be ready to play against France in the Women’s Rugby World Cup semi‑final against France on Saturday after missing the 40-8 quarter-final win against Scotland on Sunday.The full-back did not play against Scotland because of concussion protocols, but afterwards the Red Roses head coach, John Mitchell, said: “We have a clean bill of health I think. Ellie is back running, back into collision work and she is going good.”Kildunne sustained a head injury in England’s final pool match against Australia and was taken off with concussion symptoms. That meant…

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Moving all your streaming music playlists to Apple Music is easier than ever. You can now import Spotify data into Apple Music with just a few clicks and taps. The advent of streaming music has actually made it more straightforward to switch. You’re no longer shifting across stacks of MP3s, as might have been the case in the past. Instead, you’re copying over lists of songs, so all that needs to happen is the correct tracks need to be identified in a different streaming database. Whether…

The final stage of Spain’s Vuelta cycling race was abandoned on Sunday afternoon as cyclists were entering Madrid after police clashed with pro-Palestinian protesters in the Spanish capital’s centre. Police fired tear gas at the crowds as hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters knocked down security barriers and surged onto the course.