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Deliveroo has reported a £19.2 million loss for the first half of 2025, despite an 8% rise in revenues to £1 billion, as costs linked to its £2.9 billion takeover by US rival DoorDash weighed on its results. The loss marks a reversal from the £1.3 million profit recorded in the same period last year, which was the London-listed food delivery company’s first-ever profit. Deliveroo said the downturn was driven by “higher exceptional items” tied to the acquisition, which was announced in May and is expected to complete later this year. Excluding one-off expenses, Deliveroo reported a tax-adjusted profit of…

An attendee holds a “Stop The Health Care Cuts” sign on June 6 at a Democratic town hall in Lansing, Mich. In July, Congressional Democrats failed to stop Republicans from passing a tax-and-spending bill that requires 40 states and D.C. to institute Medicaid work requirements. Emily Elconin/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Emily Elconin/Bloomberg via Getty Images It was March 2020, and Robert Gordon was about to kick some 80,000 people off health insurance. As the Michigan state health director, he had just spent the past year, and some $30 million in state tax dollars, trying to avoid…

Hey there. My name is Julie Marting, and I’m a Paris-based designer. Focusing on concept, interactivity, and 3D, I’ve been working on these subjects at Hervé Studio for a few years now, with occasional freelance projects when something cool comes my way.The types of projects I work on revolve around interactive and immersive experiences. From a landing page with interactive elements to a virtual immersive exhibition, or interactive user journeys within applications, my goal is to enhance the user experience by evoking emotions that encourage them to explore or use a service. Featured work Madbox Madbox is a mobile game…

FRIDAY, AUGUST 8 ■ Week after week, distant little Mars stays practically on station at the same height low over your western landscape in twilight. Mars apparitions always drag on and on toward their end, but this year Mars is especially reluctant to exit. It will continue to set right around the end of twilight all the way into early fall (for skywatchers at mid-northern latitudes), and it won’t reach conjunction with the Sun until the beginning of 2026. Can you pick out Mars and Spica very low in the west-southwest as twilight fades? They’re now 23° apart: about two…

With just under a month remaining until the transfer window slams shut, Leeds United are reportedly racing Borussia Dortmund to seal an “ambitious” move. Leeds still chasing summer additions Despite already welcoming as many as seven fresh faces this summer, Leeds still have unfinished business in the summer transfer window. With their Premier League opener against Everton now just over a week away, Daniel Farke and the 49ers have their sights set on further reinforcements as they aim to ensure that they avoid the familiar feeling of relegation this season. Farke, himself, recently admitted that the Whites remain short on…

Eleven domestic workers have been arrested in Hong Kong on suspicion of “child destruction” and illegal abortions, police have said.The women, in their 30s and 40s, were rounded up after one was found at her employer’s home with a dead foetus, later confirmed to be at least 28 weeks old.Police also found drugs they suspected were abortion pills – which eventually led them to the 10 other women.Five have since been charged, while five are on bail and one has been remanded in custody for further investigation. If found guilty of the most serious charge, child destruction, they could face…

Canada sheds thousands of jobs in July, pushes youth unemployment to multi-year high

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Carter termed this alleged discrimination campaign Operation Chokepoint 2.0, in reference to an Obama-era antifraud program under which US officials reportedly discouraged banks from dealing with pornography, payday lending, and other disfavored industries. On the campaign trail ahead of the 2024 presidential election, Trump adopted the terminology himself.“I’m glad the Trump administration is taking up this fight, and I hope they can create a framework for fairer banking overall,” says Carter, speaking to WIRED.The FDIC and Federal Reserve declined to comment. “It is unacceptable for banks to discriminate against customers or prospective customers based on political or religious beliefs,” says…

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