New Year’s Eve fireworks above the US Capitol Building, Washington DC. 2016.“Should auld acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind?” Many in DC seem to think so, especially when it comes to taxpayers. The federal government rang in Fiscal

President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act. 1935. Donald Trump and Joe Biden began the campaign season by staying away from social security reform. Kamala Harris has only promised to strengthen it without providing details. Mr. Trump then proposed a truly

Sir Demis Hassabis, the CEO of Google DeepMind, has boldly predicted that artificial intelligence (AI) could be capable of curing all diseases within the next ten years. Speaking at The Times Tech Summit, the British AI pioneer suggested that achieving artificial

The incoming interim executive chair of Innovate UK, Stella Peace, is being encouraged to transform the £1.1 billion-a-year innovation agency into a more investment-focused body, according to Cambridge University’s entrepreneur-in-residence, Ewan Kirk. Kirk, who also serves on the board of BAE

Greggs, the UK’s largest bakery chain, has confirmed it will not raise prices again this year, even as it reports a slowdown in sales during its third quarter. CEO Roisin Currie announced that there are “no plans to put up prices