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LegacyX unveils Vortex dating app & LXDC GIF tool

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London-based LegacyX launches Vortex dating app and LXDC GIF tool, betting on blended social discovery and creator-focused expression.
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More UK adults eye moving abroad as language skills pay

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More UK adults are ready to move abroad, as new research links language skills to higher pay, confidence and global career mobility.
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Taboola predicts five trends reshaping travel marketing

5 days ago
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Taboola forecasts 2026 travel marketing will hinge on personalisation, mobile-first booking, creator content, social search and first-party data.
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UK Mother's Day spend to hit GBP £2.52bn as men splurge

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UK Mother's Day spending is set to reach GBP £2.52bn this year, with men planning to splash out significantly more than women.
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The role of technology in rebalancing performance and wellbeing

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Smarter workplace tech is helping firms curb burnout by tracking workloads, boosting financial clarity and opening fairer paths to progression.
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Gen Z most wary of local data centres despite UK support

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Gen Z back data centres in theory but baulk at them on their doorsteps, as environmental fears outweigh jobs in new UK polling.
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How to design early tech careers women want to stay in

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Tech firms can attract women, but keeping them means clear expectations, real support and meaningful work from the very start.
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Payroll errors drive UK staff into debt & new jobs

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Payroll blunders leave UK staff missing bills, borrowing to cope and eyeing the exit ahead of new HMRC rules in April 2026.
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Women bear heavier toll from financial fraud in UK

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Women hit by UK fraud report deeper anxiety and money woes than men, with younger women facing the harshest ongoing fallout.
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AI in love lives: help for some, a deal-breaker for others

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AI is entering couples' counselling, with one in five partners keen for its help and nearly one in six ready to walk away over its use.
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Most Britons shun digital detox as online life dominates

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Most Britons resist digital detoxing, with nearly two thirds never fully switching off as online access becomes a day‑to‑day necessity.
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File errors cost firms & push stressed staff to quit

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Broken documents and file mix-ups are costing firms an average of USD $6,790 per employee each year, a new survey of US workers finds.
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UK consumers step up cross-checking as AI use grows

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UK consumers are embracing AI tools but trust is splintering, with most cross-checking search, social and brand sites before deciding.
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UK retailers warned over £1.05bn surge in gift returns

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UK retailers brace for GBP £1.05bn in post-Christmas returns as fashion fit woes, social commerce and ageing habits strain logistics.
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UK shoppers prize accurate updates over rapid delivery

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UK shoppers value accurate parcel tracking and honest delivery updates far more than rapid shipping promises, a new Locus survey suggests.
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Cleo relaunches UK AI money app to ease cash anxiety

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AI fintech Cleo stages UK comeback with a waitlisted app, betting its chatty budgeting assistant can ease mounting money anxiety.
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Self-gifting lifts UK Valentine's spend to GBP £2.1bn

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Self-gifting and friend-gifting are reshaping UK Valentine's Day, lifting total spending to GBP £2.1 billion, Flowwow data shows.
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Gen Z more likely to engage with phishing than Boomers

Sat, 31st Jan 2026
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Gen Z click on phishing links nearly three times more than Baby Boomers, despite heavier use of multi-factor authentication, Yubico finds.
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UK daters embrace AI romance as scams & loneliness rise

Sat, 31st Jan 2026
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Lonely UK daters increasingly turn to AI companions even as romance scams surge, with rising losses and growing trust in chatbots over humans.
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AI-edited product images erode trust in marketplaces

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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AI-edited images are eroding trust in online marketplaces, with most UK shoppers blaming platforms for misleading or inconsistent visuals.