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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday won the historic UK General Election as his Conservative Party crossed the 326-mark required for a majority in Parliament, marking a victory for his "Get Brexit Done" message and setting the UK on course to leave the European Union (EU) in the New Year.Johnson, who won his own seat in London's Uxbridge and South Ruislip, hailed the projected win for his Conservative Party as a powerful new mandate to move forward with his deal to leave the 28-member economic bloc."It does look as though this One Nation Conservative government has been given a powerful new mandate to get Brexit done and not just to get Brexit done but to unite this country and to take it forward, said the 55-year-old Tory leader in his winner's speech after the results in his constituency were declared.Close While stressing that the final tally is yet to be confirmed, he said the election would give him the chance to respect the democratic will of the British people, to … [Read more...] about Boris Johnson wins UK’s Brexit election, hails powerful mandate

The Internet–time suck that it is–also serves as an important source of creative inspiration. We asked Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business of 2015 to point us to the Twitter and Instagram accounts they turn to the most when seeking insight, inspiration–or just a fun break in the middle of the day. Here’s what they said: advertisement advertisement Dao Nguyen, Buzzfeed, #3: “I kind of feel bad, but I love the BuzzFeed Food Instagram account. They’re really experimenting with a lot of new ways of talking about food and how to make food on Instagram. I’m kind of pitching my own company’s stuff, but I really think it’s great.” Rajan Anandan, Google, #2: “Marc Benioff (@Benioff). Marc is very broad, with a great grasp of social, tech trends, everything. He provides me a single window into cloud computing, San Francisco, and the Benioff magic.” Amazing good food manifesto about @hamptoncreek … [Read more...] about Who The Most Creative People In Business Follow On Twitter And Instagram

Hamish Fraser first encountered Babylon Health in 2017 when he and a colleague helped test the accuracy of several artificial intelligence-powered symptom checkers, meant to offer medical advice for anyone with a smartphone, for Wired U.K. Among the competitors, Babylon’s symptom checker performed worst in identifying common illnesses, including asthma and shingles. Fraser, then a health informatics expert at the University of Leeds in England, figured that the company would need to vastly improve to stick around. advertisement advertisement “At that point I had no prejudice or knowledge of any of them, so I had no axe to grind, and I thought ‘Oh that’s not really good,'” says Fraser, now at Brown University. “I thought they would disappear, right? How wrong I was.” Much has changed since the Wired U.K. article came out. Since early 2018, the London-based Babylon Health has grown from just 300 employees to approximately 1,500. The … [Read more...] about Should you get medical advice from a bot? Doctors aren’t so sure

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks set to return to 10 Downing Street with a comfortable majority and a victory for his “Get Brexit Done” message in the General Election based on forecasts as early results poured in on Friday.The first sign of what the results held in store came with a definitive exit poll released at the close of voting at 2200 GMT on Thursday, which predicted the Johnson-led Conservative Party winning 368 seats, with the Labour Party way down at 191 in a predominantly Tory blue versus Labour red contest.The forecast not only pegged the Tories way past the 326-mark required for the all-important majority in the 650-member House of Commons, but also meant Johnson's so-called divorce agreement struck with the European Union (EU) to take the UK out of the 28-member economic bloc set to be turbo-charged to go full speed ahead.Close “This has been a hard-fought election in a very cold time of the year because we needed a functioning Conservative … [Read more...] about Boris Johnson looks set for victory as early results in UK’s Brexit election pour in

After all the arguments and all the mass marches, opponents of Brexit faced a stark truth on December 13 after Prime Minister Boris Johnson's election landslide: there will be no second referendum and divorce from Europe is inevitable.With the Conservatives set to win their largest parliamentary majority since 1987, Johnson will be able to push his divorce deal through parliament, allowing Britain to leave the EU next month.It will be Britain's most significant geopolitical move since World War Two.Close Some supporters of another Brexit vote blamed themselves for the crushing defeat. The main organisation campaigning for a second referendum imploded, while the leader of the main opposition Labour Party was ambivalent, pledging to stay neutral in any other vote. related news Senior China diplomat says US seriously damaged hard-won mutual trust US House panel to cast impeachment vote on Trump on Friday Wall Street flat with all eyes on China news briefing "I am … [Read more...] about The dream is dead: Johnson election triumph breaks UK “remainer” hearts