To make life a little bit easier for first-time-buyers, Mark Manning, managing director of Leeds-based estate agent Manning Stainton, shares his advice on how to budget correctly and avoid expensive surprises when buying a new home. Purchasing a new property is an exciting time, but it comes with several expenses that you need to budget for. Making sure you have the funds in place to cover these costs helps reduce the stress of buying and will make the whole process much smoother. It comes as...
Navigating the hiring process has never been easy, but where remote working is the norm, new challenges and expectations continue to emerge.
Even with its diminishing role in the news ecosystem, the press remains instrumental in creating space for public discourse on important public issues.
The idea of butter-free patisseries appeals to some but horrifies dairy farmers and traditionalists.
Once again, saying something that would make anyone else unelectable, Donald Trump agrees with claims that white folks are the real victims in America. I remember when folks referred to Bill Clinton as the Teflon candidate because nothing would stick to him. — Read the rest
QuEra has sold another neutral atom quantum computer to a national agency. This one is in Japan. QuEra previously had a sale to the UK. QuEra Computing has a 6.5 Billion JPY contract (approx. $41M USD) from Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) to deliver a state-of-the-art quantum computer, advancing quantum
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The eventual prevalence of a piece of misinformation may depend on its topic and the country in which it spreads, with notable differences between the UK, Germany, France and Italy, according to a study published May 8 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Fabiana Zollo from the Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy, and colleagues. This finding suggests that policies to combat misinformation and polarization may need to be context-specific in order to be effective, the authors say.
Most people believe voting for EU elections is important and would support more countries joining the bloc, according to the research.
If you’re like me, you get used to denying upsells and add-ons at checkout. No, I don’t want an extended warranty on my laptop. No, I don’t want a pre-paid maintenance plan from the car dealership. No, I don’t want the extra insurance from the rental car counter or at U-Haul. … Or do I? […]
After analyzing seven years of earthquake data from the Midland Basin, a team of scientists at The University of Texas at Austin has found that seismic activity is probably on the move northeast toward the community of Big Spring.
It certainly wasn’t easy, but the Cleveland Cavaliers are moving onto the second round of the NBA Playoffs after a 106-94 win over the Orland Magic on Sunday.