Cybersecurity experts say national impact ‘minimal’ but incidents may represent the ‘foothills’ of a wider threat
Food suppliers in the UK have been hit by cyber-attacks after hackers raised the temperatures of supermarket freezers across Europe.
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NSCS) said it was working with the affected companies but the national impact was minimal.
Continue reading...Chinese investors placing high value on AI despite unpopularity of Sanxingdui: Future Past
China’s first fully AI-generated movie has flopped, earning just 1.7m yuan (£191,000) at the box office despite costing “tens of millions” to make, according to its producer.
But is it any good? The Guardian watched Sanxingdui: Future Past in a virtually empty cinema in Beijing, and found it no worse than plenty of human-centred mindless action flicks.
Continue reading...Michigan's Democratic Senate nominee, Abdul El-Sayed, mocked Donald Trump and rallied supporters alongside senator Elizabeth Warren in Detroit, in a final push for votes before Tuesday's midterm elections. Progressive El-Sayed is seeking to hold an open seat for Democrats against Republican Mike Rogers, who received a last-minute endorsement from Democratic congresswoman Haley Stevens.
Continue reading...The Asia-Pacific region has been the world’s fastest-growing region in recent years, with banking and financial services, IT software and services, and the semiconductor industry driving the region’s economic growth. So it’s no surprise that these industries lead the Asia-Pacific Best Employers of 2027, a list curated by TIME and global data firm Statista that ranks the top 500 companies based on employee satisfaction surveys from 2024 to 2026.
American semiconductor-equipment company KLA tops this year’s list. Of its approximately 17,000 regular full-time employees across 18 regions, 50% are in Asia. Based on its Securities and Exchange Commission filing, KLA’s employee voluntary turnover rate was under 3.4%. In the past year, the company reported investing in manpower training and development: its full-time-equivalent employees took 38.3 hours of training on average in 2025, and its internal promotion rate at the vice-president level reached 78%.
Methodology: How TIME and Statista Determined Asia-Pacific's Best Employers of 2027
Pei Ying Chua, LinkedIn’s head economist for Asia-Pacific, tells TIME that the booming semiconductor industry appeals to employees as “people working within that space will probably have more opportunities to advance,” adding that skills in that industry will remain in demand.
In second place is U.S. banking firm JPMorganChase, whose regional corporate banking revenue has grown well above 20% as of August. Its leaders told Reuters that it is close to completing a 15% increase in regional staff this year, after a 20% expansion in 2025, and that it’s eyeing a similar manpower increase in the region for 2027. Taking the third spot is Australian design startup Canva, which indicated a hiring slowdown, followed by Microsoft in fourth.
Conglomerates also had a strong showing in this year’s list: their 57 entries had an industry average score of 78.81 out of 100. From Japan, Sony Corporation ranked fifth, and Toyota Group ranked 7th. Toymaker LEGO and video-game company Nintendo take the 6th and 8th spots respectively, while Google’s American parent company Alphabet ranked 9th. Estonian-British financial technology company Wise rounded out the top 10.
Of the top 50, 16 are Japanese brands, representing one of the largest contingents near the list’s high rankers, followed by American multinationals, who dominate the list of 500. Trevor Yu, an associate professor at Nanyang Technological University’s Nanyang Business School, tells TIME these companies rely on decades of reputation-building, including on career opportunities, innovation, and competitive rewards for their workers.
But the region’s not insulated from global headwinds. While Asia’s export-led, manufacturing-based model has historically helped keep regional unemployment low, the rapid adoption of AI has changed the job landscape. An October report from the International Monetary Fund shows that, since the launch of ChatGPT in 2022, employer demand in the region fell nearly 10% in more exposed occupations, like coding, relative to less exposed jobs that require more human output.
“Employers increasingly need to renew their employment value proposition,” Yu says. “They need to communicate transparently about how work is changing, acknowledge employees' concerns about job transformation and retrenchment, and demonstrate that they will invest in helping people adapt.” Yu adds that employers who build trust by involving employees in the transformation will emerge the strongest.
See the full list of Asia-Pacific’s Best Employers of 2027 below:
For the first time, TIME and data firm Statista have presented Asia-Pacific's Best Employers 2027. In a region shaped by rapid economic transformation, evolving workforce expectations, and intensifying competition for talent, it is essential to recognize employers that create outstanding workplaces. By featuring these leading organizations, the ranking sets a benchmark for employers across APAC and encourages businesses to place employee wellbeing, development, and inclusion at the core of their people strategies.
The ranking drew from an initial pool of over 7,000 of the Asia-Pacific's largest and most influential companies. A rigorous three-step methodology was applied to identify the Top 500.
Companies were eligible for consideration if they had a significant operational presence in the Asia-Pacific region. Headquarters did not need to be located in APAC; however, companies were required to employ at least 1,000 people in the region and maintain operational sites in at least two of the following APAC markets: Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, China, Macau, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
The survey was conducted using several online access panels to guarantee a representative sample of employees across the region. Participants were asked, through an open-ended question with an auto-complete function, to name their current employer. This method ensures neutrality and prevents companies from influencing the selection of respondents. The survey gathered a representative sample of over 80,000 employees, including both part-time and full-time employees in the region.
The final score combines two types of evaluations: employees’ willingness to recommend their current employer and, where applicable, their previous employer (direct score), as well as their willingness to recommend other employers within the same industry (indirect perception score). The score is based on data collected in 2024, 2025, and 2026.
Direct score: Respondents were asked to rate their willingness to recommend their current employer and, where applicable, their previous employer to friends and family. Responses were recorded on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 means “I wouldn’t recommend my employer under any circumstances” and 10 means “I would definitely recommend my employer.”
Indirect score: Employees were also asked about their willingness to recommend other employers within their industry. Respondents were shown a list of employers in their industry and asked to give an opinion on those that stood out, either positively or negatively (response options: "would recommend," "would not recommend," "no opinion"). Additionally, an open-ended question allowed respondents to name other employers they would recommend.
Greater weight was given to direct recommendations, as they provide the strongest reflection of employee satisfaction.
An overall score was calculated for each company, with a maximum achievable score of 100.
The top 500 companies with the highest scores were awarded the title of Asia-Pacific's Best Employers 2027.
This ranking reflects not only how employees view their own workplace but also how companies are perceived across their sector, creating a balanced and independent assessment of the region's top employers. The final list recognizes organizations that have demonstrated a genuine commitment to their people and serves as a trusted guide for job seekers and industry stakeholders across the Asia-Pacific.
See the full list here.
George Madgwick, party leader on Hampshire county council, faces charges related to four teenagers between 2008 and 2021
Reform UK’s leader on Hampshire county council has been charged with 12 counts of rape and one of distributing indecent images of a child.
George Madgwick, 37, who is a councillor in Portsmouth and leads the Reform group on the council, was a prominent voice linked to recent protests in the city connected to the arrival of asylum seekers on small boats.
Continue reading...Philippe Jaenada wins Prix Goncourt with novel that seeks to solve 77-year-old case and rehabilitates reputation of its victim
A literary true-crime investigation that tries to solve a 77-year-old cold case and ends up rehabilitating the reputation of its life model victim has won France’s most prestigious literary prize.
The author Philippe Jaenada was announced on Tuesday afternoon as the winner of the Prix Goncourt, for his book L’Inconnue du quai de Javel (The Unknown Woman of the Quai de Javel), a recreation of the murder of a 29-year-old Breton woman named Louise Cansot.
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Команда стабильно выполняет задачи, руководство довольно результатами, а повышения всё нет. Более того, чем лучше вы справляетесь, тем больше работы получаете и тем меньше времени остаётся на то, что действительно влияет на карьерный рост. Почему надёжные руководители застревают на своих позициях и как перейти от бесконечной текучки к участию в стратегических решениях? Разбираемся на конкретных примерах.
Как избежать карьерной ловушкиGeorge Madgwick, party leader on Hampshire county council, faces charges related to four teenagers between 2008 and 2021
Reform UK’s leader on Hampshire county council has been charged with 12 counts of rape and one of distributing indecent images of a child.
George Madgwick, 37, who is a councillor in Portsmouth and leads the Reform group on the council, was a prominent voice linked to recent protests in the town connected to the arrival of asylum seekers on small boats.
Continue reading...They have brought TV’s most famous cartoon couple to life in France for the last 38 years. Philippe Peythieu and Véronique Augereau tell all about working and living together for so long, still being lovebirds – and rarely arguing
The Simpsons is the biggest cartoon comedy in the world, with suburban couple Homer and Marge at its heart. From their beginnings as high-school sweethearts to the travails of married life, they’re an unbreakable pair. Gag-heavy as it may be, it’s also a series with plenty of sentimental plots, from Homer giving up his beloved Duff beer for a month to prove his love to Marge, to Marge composing a heartfelt poem to a dying Homer (miraculously, he makes it through his sushi-induced food poisoning).
Not even the temptations of a brunch-loving bowling instructor called Jacques or a doughnut-guzzling redhead called Mindy could get between them. Plus, of course, they enjoy the occasional “snuggle” (even on a miniature golf course … ).
Continue reading...Philippe Jaenada wins Prix Goncourt with novel that seeks to solve 77-year-old case and rehabilitates reputation of its victim
A literary true-crime investigation that tries to solve a 77-year-old cold case and ends up rehabilitating the reputation of its life model victim has won France’s most prestigious literary prize.
The author Philippe Jaenada was announced on Tuesday afternoon as the winner of the Prix Goncourt, for his book L’Inconnue du quai de Javel (The Unknown Woman of the Quai de Javel), a recreation of the murder of a 29-year-old Breton woman named Louise Cansot.
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С протоколом ACME администратору не нужно каждый раз вручную создавать запрос, проходить проверку домена, скачивать сертификат и устанавливать его на сервер. Все автоматизировано. Поэтому мы решили реализовать в нашем центре сертификации стандартный серверный ACME-интерфейс, совместимый с распространенными клиентами, и при этом не обходить политики выпуска и границы безопасности действующего ЦС. В статье расскажу, как устроен сервис, какие задачи мы решили при интеграции и какие ограничения есть у первой версии.
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Food suppliers in the UK have been hit by cyber-attacks after hackers raised the temperatures of supermarket freezers across Europe.
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NSCS) said it was working with the affected companies but the national impact was minimal.
Continue reading...With globe-spanning artists – including Charlotte Church doing angry electropop – the Flow project is hoping to make an impact at this month’s Cop31
Amid tense and long-winded negotiations, and with the future of the planet at stake, emotions can often run high at Cop climate summits. But last year, when the annual conference arrived in Brazil, one UN official was unexpectedly moved to tears by five women singing about the power of water.
“She gave me a massive hug after the event and said, ‘We need to bring music into Cop,’” says Nikita Llerena, the project manager for Flow, a music collective that’s hoping to bring art to the centre of the climate movement. What started as a handful of musicians meeting over Zoom last year has grown into a full-length album that unites female artists from around the world, including Charlotte Church, Maxine Peake and Nadine Shah. This month, members of the collective will return for Cop31, in Turkey, where they have been promoted to a slot at Global Cultural Action’s opening event.
Continue reading...A decision could reshape the relationship between religious freedom and nondiscrimination laws in the US
The US supreme court will hear arguments on Tuesday over a challenge brought by two Catholic preschools in Colorado, arguing that they should be admitted to the state’s free education system despite their rejection of children with LGBTQ+ parents.
A decision in the case, St Mary Catholic Parish v Roy, could reshape the relationship between religious freedom and nondiscrimination laws in the US.
Continue reading...Unclear if series of incidents affecting two UK departures and several Ryanair services, among others, were connected
Seven planes across Europe have been searched or diverted after a series of bomb threats were made to passenger flights, prompting questions as to whether there was any coordination behind the warnings.
Two UK departures – one from Heathrow and one from Manchester – were among those threatened in what Downing Street called “malicious hoaxes”, though all planes landed safely and no explosives were found.
Continue reading...A decision could reshape the relationship between religious freedom and nondiscrimination laws in the US
The US supreme court will hear arguments on Tuesday over a challenge brought by two Catholic preschools in Colorado, arguing that they should be admitted to the state’s free education system despite their rejection of children with LGBTQ+ parents.
A decision in the case, St Mary Catholic Parish v Roy, could reshape the relationship between religious freedom and nondiscrimination laws in the US.
Continue reading...The rustup team has published a new point release of rustup, 1.29.3.
Rustup is the recommended tool to install Rust, a programming language that empowers everyone to build reliable and efficient software.
This new patch release has fixed some minor regressions over the previous one:
Fixed "Illegal instruction" error on certain x86_64 CPUs without SSE4.1. pr#5162
Fixed "lock() not supported" error on Solaris. pr#5167
Further details are available in the changelog!
If you have a previous version of rustup installed, getting the new one is as easy as stopping any programs which may be using rustup (e.g. closing your IDE) and running:
$ rustup self updateRustup will also automatically update itself at the end of a normal toolchain update:
$ rustup updateFor this particular release, if you have encountered any issues during self-update, you may try to update rustup manually by following the steps below:
rustup-init binary for
your platform.rustup processes are running.rustup binary with the downloaded rustup-init
renamed to rustup.
$HOME/.cargo/bin/rustup, or
$CARGO_HOME/bin/rustup if you have overridden the $CARGO_HOME environment
variable.If you don't have it already, you can get rustup from the appropriate page on our website.
Rustup's documentation is also available in the rustup book.
Rustup releases can come with problems not caused by rustup itself but just due to having a new release.
In particular, anti-malware scanners might block rustup or stop it from creating or copying
files, especially when installing rust-docs which contains many small files.
Issues like this should be automatically resolved in a few weeks when the anti-malware scanners are updated to be aware of the new rustup release.
Thanks again to all the contributors who made this rustup release possible!
Недавно я провёл почти четырнадцать часов за разработкой программы, которая должна экономить людям время. При этом у меня ещё книга, исследования, другие проекты и необходимость зарабатывать деньги.
ИИ действительно позволил мне делать то, о чём раньше я мог только мечтать. Но вместо свободного времени я получил проблему, к которой совершенно не был готов.
Кажется, технический прогресс немного вышел из-под контроля.
Питер Брейгель Старший. «Алхимик», около 1558 года. До появления ChatGPT оставалось примерно 464 года.
Читать далееAnnual reports show NSW renewable company’s CEO opted out of cash bonus, while CSIRO’s chief received an extra $200,000
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Executives at the troubled Snowy Hydro company collectively banked bonuses worth a combined $751,925 in the last financial year, despite its renewable energy project blowing out to 12 times its original cost.
But Guardian Australia can reveal chief executive, Dennis Barnes, who has a base salary of $1,845,126, opted not to accept the extra cash.
Continue reading...Exclusive: Community and Public Sector Union denounces ‘privatisation by stealth’, joining growing number of unions turning on Carroll government
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Victoria’s public servants union says it will not support Labor at this month’s state election, condemning the government for cutting public service jobs while spending $1.2bn on consultants.
The Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) will announce the decision on Wednesday, joining several other unions that have refused to back Labor or are actively campaigning against the government ahead of the 28 November poll.
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