Graduates are managing AI - but are they learning much else?
Graduates are spending more time managing AI, but are they missing out on other work experience?
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The nuclear waste repository in Finland designed to outlast modern civilisation
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Binance battles to save its brand after record $6.3bn crypto hack
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Drax wants to feed Britain's AI habit with £20B datacenter at biomass power station
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Broadcom denied names of cloud providers backing VMware merger challenge
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