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Kaiwei Tang helped create the iconic Motorola Razr over 20 years ago. Now, 10 years into building Light, the startup behind the minimalist smartphone alternative Light Phone, he’s as surprised as anyone that his customers are begging for a flip phone. “We’ve been interviewing young people that use flip phones for a few years,” Tang told TechCrunch, describing a pattern his team kept running into: Gen Z users love their flip phones but say the build quality is bad. “They’re describing the flip phones in negative language, but they stick with it, and they feel proud.” So Tang and co-founder…

It sets out a possible recruitment plan that would bring in new hires from across Greater Manchester and the wider North of England.In total, the report suggests around 300 staff should be employed within 18 months.It proposes transferring teams from Whitehall departments, including the Treasury, Cabinet Office, and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government – all of which are now being led by ministers who represent constituencies in the North of England.Successive governments have sought to move more civil servants out of London and last year a target was set to cut the number of roles in the…

UK bumblebees could suffer sharp falls in their numbers as heatwaves become more frequent.

The president of the Spanish football league, Javier Tebas, accused FIFA of acting “irresponsibly” following the announcement of discussions regarding a possible 64-team World Cup in 2030, in an interview with an Italian sports daily published Tuesday. Tebas also said that FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s time was “over”, telling La Gazzetta dello Sport that there is a “system that is fundamentally flawed”, which has allowed him to lead football’s global governing body for a decade. “The football industry is not just about the World Cup, however important it may be,” he said. “They are destroying the football industry — which…

EXCLUSIVE: The story of a plucky Canadian station in the golden era of alternative radio is headed to PBS. CFNY: The Spirit of Radio will broadcast on PBS in September and be available to stream through PBS Passport and on BPTM+. That follows a PBS Docs deal struck with Canadian producer-distributor HighballTV. The doc, from director Matt Schichter, will roll out in the U.S. with a community-based screening tour prior to its PBS debut. In Canada, it launched earlier this year via TVO Docs following an acquisition deal. CFNY: The Spirit of Radio chronicles how CFNY, also known as 102.1…

Tim Akano As I write this, missiles are falling on Kyiv. Ukrainian drones are now reaching deep into Russian territory, setting refineries ablaze in cities their grandparents never imagined would hear air-raid sirens again. In the Gulf, a fragile American-brokered truce with Iran is being tested daily at the Strait of Hormuz. In Lebanon, a ceasefire exists mostly on paper — the shelling has slowed, not stopped. In Gaza, families bury children under a truce that keeps breaking every few days.Somewhere tonight, a mother in Kherson, a fisherman in Hormuz, a farmer in south Lebanon, and a child in Khan…

A new charter school has officially opened its doors, marking another milestone in the Government’s plan to expand educational choice for families and provide alternative learning pathways for students who may not thrive in traditional school settings. The opening is part of the coalition’s broader charter school programme, which has seen a growing number of schools approved since the model was reintroduced. The Government says charter schools are designed to offer greater flexibility in how education is delivered while remaining accountable for student achievement through performance agreements. Charter schools operate independently of many of the regulations that apply to state…

Trump prepares fresh tariffs on dozens of countries, FT reportsPresident Donald ⁠Trump is poised to unleash fresh ⁠tariffs on ⁠dozens ​of countries as soon as ⁠this week, the Financial Times reported on ⁠Tuesday, with his temporary ​10% global ‌tariff ‌scheduled to expire on ‌Friday.The FT said the most immediate new duties are expected to be on a ‌par with the 10% tariffs currently ​in place, but the administration was also working on other ⁠investigations that could grant ​it the ​legal authority ​to propose ​higher ‌duties.Reuters could ​not ​immediately verify the report.ShareKey eventsUS gas prices have continued to rise since the…

There is a fine line between discipline and domination. Institutions that mistake one for the other eventually weaken the very excellence they exist to cultivate. That is the unsettling question raised by Yushau Shuaib’s memoir of his tumultuous experience at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Nigeria’s premier leadership academy. Shuaib is no obscure complainant seeking sympathy for a private grievance. He is one of Nigeria’s most accomplished public-relations practitioners, an internationally recognised communications strategist whose work has earned prestigious global honours. His account is therefore more than a personal recollection. It becomes an examination of whether…

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Pharmaceuticals sector myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.Novo Nordisk has accused arch-rival Eli Lilly of peddling false claims about its weight-loss products in advertising campaigns, marking the latest salvo in the battle for supremacy between the world’s biggest makers of obesity drugs. Novo alleged in a lawsuit filed on Tuesday in a New Jersey court that Lilly was running an advertising campaign that was “deliberately false” and designed to mislead consumers over the “comparative efficacy” of the diabetes and weight-loss drugs sold by both companies. The Danish drugmaker’s claim…