Pubs, clubs and live music venues in England will be given a 20% cut to business rates from April, which the government estimates will save firms around £1,100 next year. In his third policy announcement since becoming prime minister, Andy Burnham called the plan a first step to help businesses, and said pubs in particular need to know that the cavalry is coming. It will cost £100m and be funded by a review of tax relief on firms such as vape shops which do not make a positive contribution to local communities, the government said. Some hospitality firms welcomed the move but others in the industry, such as hotels and restaurants, questioned why the 20% cut would not extend to them. Pubs have now had two rounds of relief - a 15% cut in April and a further 20% which will come into force next year.

My dog ate my homework isn't an excuse you can use anymore. Chegg has adapted with the times, incorporating homework help and tutoring with technology to bring students the assistance they need to ace tests and essays. From its beginnings as a textbook rental service, Chegg is now primarily known for its subscription-based homework help, 24/7 question portal, and AI-assisted learning. Chegg is designed to help you find the answers your child or student is looking for, with study tools like learning and math assistants, flashcards for study help, and writing tools like plagiarism and grammar checkers. Plus, keeping in line with their first mission, Chegg still has a large inventory of physical and digital textbooks available for students to rent or purchase, helping to significantly reduce rising academic costs and lower barriers.

For our very first WIRED Book Club livestream, Kate Knibbs will be joined by the author of, Carlos Barragán. Barragán, a journalist and researcher at, flew to Lagos to embed himself with a group of young, desperate grifters. The account he brings back is a funny, sad, enraging read about how the internet can fuel heartbreak. She also leads WIRED Book Club . He was formerly a reporter at El Confidencial before receiving his MFA in nonfiction writing from Columbia University. is his first book.

It wouldn't be Amazon Prime Day without some beauty deals. Beauty deals are among the few Amazon Prime Day sales that are great nearly across the board. Whereas some tech products are only on sale because they're old, or the deals are the same you can find year-round, the beauty deals we've spotted are almost always on new and trendy products or classics we wouldn't want to go without. We do test a lot of tech professionally, but we apply that same testing protocol to the beauty products we use in our everyday lives. Here are some deals on our tried-and-tested favorites.

It wouldn't be Amazon Prime Day without some beauty deals. Beauty deals are among the few Amazon Prime Day sales that are great nearly across the board. Whereas some tech products are only on sale because they're old, or the deals are the same you can find year-round, the beauty deals we've spotted are almost always on new and trendy products or classics we wouldn't want to go without. We do test a lot of tech professionally, but we apply that same testing protocol to the beauty products we use in our everyday lives. Here are some deals on our tried-and-tested favorites. Make sure to check our list of the Absolute Best Prime Day deals for more verified discounts on the gear we recommend.

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The automaker today is turning on vehicle-to-grid charging for its GM Energy customers. Will people actually use it? Some 250,000 electric vehicles manufactured by General Motors are driving around the US today--right now!--with an oft-secret capability: Their big, powerful batteries can charge other things. Potentially appliances, homes, and now, thanks to a software update pushed by the automaker this week, an electrical grid . Twelve of GM's EVs have this "bidirectional charging" capability, way more than US competitors' battery-electrics.

Apple has announced the latest version of macOS. It's all about the reintroduction of Siri, which is now accessible from anywhere on the Mac desktop. The official name of the Mac's operating system is macOS 27 Golden Gate, keeping the California naming scheme around. This year's update is focused on the relaunched Siri (now known as Siri AI), which really strives to transform into a proper AI chatbot along the lines of ChatGPT or Google Gemini--with a unique Apple twist. Is Your Mac Compatible With macOS Golden Gate?

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Amid ongoing economic anxieties, BLK and other companies are giving away basic essentials to appeal to the public. While Gen Z catches a lot of flack for being single, or even antisocial, there's a brutal economic reality underscoring why some people aren't going out: They simply don't have the disposable income . Dating apps, already struggling to maintain user bases due to enshittification and a lack of quality matches, are contending with this affordability crisis. In a dystopian sign of the times, BLK, the app for Black singles, announced on Wednesday that it is giving away free gas in an attempt to incentivize people to go on dates. As part of the promotion, BLK is providing $500 gas gift cards to 10 people who download the app and tag three friends in the campaign post across its social channels.