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Yahoo
02-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Top Trump and his Tartantastic Turnberry Golf Triumph
Junior jinxed The Diary has been reporting on Donald Trump's magisterial visit to Scotland, where the great, the good and the genuflecting arrived at his Turnberry compound, then queued in a long line to ask the American President if he could recommend a decent sand wedge to use on the golf course. Or perhaps they were there to plead for a sympathetic tariff arrangement. Such abject grovelling reminds us of the arrangement at Diary Towers, where every morning our gang of craven reporters crawls on hands and knees into the Editor's office to have their orders for the day barked at them from across the Supreme Leader's desk. This can be a tad humiliating, as you can imagine, though it suits the Diary's 106-year-old copyboy, Junior, who can't walk upright any more, ever since that last operation when he got his knees replaced, his hips replaced, his ankle bones replaced and all of his spine. (We hear rumours that the surgeon who undertook the procedure gave the spine to his son as a birthday present, telling him it was a xylophone.) Gone are the days when Junior was a mere stripling of a lad, aged 105, and would scoot into the office on his skateboard. Still, there are many pleasures remaining to him, such as helping to compile the following classic tales from our archives… The Graduate We recall a prison English teacher who once asked if the class knew what a sentence was. Another teacher in East Ayrshire asked a pupil what his big brother, who she had previously taught, was doing. 'Six months,' came the replay. Spend, spend, spend A Hamilton T-shirt printers had a customer who requested a shirt made for his wife who had recently returned from New York, and a hefty credit card bill had ensued. He asked for a shirt with the usual "I Love NY" on the front, and on the back "Veni, Vidi, Visa", roughly translated as 'I came, I saw, I spent'. Petals and petting A reader was in an Edinburgh florist shop and spotted a chap ordering a large bouquet. The florist wrote down the message he wanted on the card, then thinking of a final flourish to add, asked: 'Will you want kisses?' 'I'll be expecting a lot more than that,' the chap replied. Brought to book We always assumed that an author signing a book added to its value for the reader. Not so in Glasgow's Waterstone's in Sauchiehall Street, where one of our correspondents watched as an elderly woman picked up a signed novel, only for her helpful friend to tell her: 'Don't get that one. Someone's written on it.' Cutting comment 'He must be great at his job,' said a young lad staring in the window of a key- cutting shop in Glasgow. 'Look at all the trophies he's got.'
Forbes
28-07-2025
- General
- Forbes
The Pacesetter Playbook: An Executive's Guide To Advancing Enterprise AI
CREDITS Writer: Poornima Apte Editor: Nick Clunn Designer: Martine Ehrhart Editorial Standards Reprints & Permissions
Wall Street Journal
22-07-2025
- Politics
- Wall Street Journal
Who Is Proud to Be American Anymore?
Editor's note: In this Future View, students discuss American exceptionalism. This column will appear every other week throughout the summer. Next we'll ask: 'What stands out to you about the ICE policies under the Trump administration? Is the White House headed in the right direction?' Students should click here to submit opinions of fewer than 250 words by Aug. 4. The best responses will be published Tuesday night.
Express Tribune
13-06-2025
- Express Tribune
Snapchat update: New tools for creators, including Timeline editor
Snapchat is stepping up its competition against Instagram and TikTok with the introduction of a suite of new tools aimed at enhancing content creation for users. On June 12, the company revealed a new Timeline Editor feature, alongside updates that will simplify video editing and improve content sharing. The Timeline Editor is a major new addition, designed to offer creators a more intuitive way to edit videos directly on Snapchat. With a chronological layout, the feature allows users to easily trim, move, and rearrange clips within their video. Once the sequence is set, creators can add effects, music from Snapchat's Sounds library, and apply other creative tools, making it simpler than ever to produce professional-looking videos without the need for third-party editing apps like CapCut. For creators seeking an easier way to compile their content, Snapchat is also introducing a new 'Create a Video' template. This feature allows users to select a few Memories, choose a song from the Sounds library, and pick a template to generate a custom compilation video. This new feature is being rolled out globally on iOS, bringing more options to Snapchat's growing content creation tools. Additionally, Snapchat is enhancing the platform's functionality by allowing creators to automatically save their public Stories to their profiles. This feature is designed to help users preserve their best moments, creating a lasting collection of memories. While this move goes against the app's traditional ephemeral nature, it offers a way for users to revisit or showcase their top Stories over time. Snapchat is also giving creators access to more detailed insights into the performance of their content. Snapseed just got an update after over a year!! It has a super fresh look, along with new tools and filters! This has been my favorite photo editing app for years. Thanks, team! — Soroush (@gabrimatic) June 12, 2025 New analytics will show creators the number of viewers who watched their public content over the last 12 days, offering a better understanding of returning viewers. Users will also be able to track the success of their Spotlight posts and public Stories, with data on total view time and which posts received the most engagement. Furthermore, Snapchat is offering insights into traffic sources, so creators can see where their views are coming from—whether it's from the Discover For You page, Following, Spotlight, Search, Chat, or Profile. Finally, Snapchat will provide creators with data on how long users are watching their Spotlight posts, as well as the average percentage of the post that users watched to completion. These new features are part of Snapchat's ongoing effort to support creators and compete with other social platforms, positioning itself as a key player in the social media space.
Forbes
31-05-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Overwhelmed At Work? 5 Steps To A More Sustainable Workload
I find myself working before 9am and after 5pm on my own stuff because when I'm at work it's too hard to concentrate. I'm frequently interrupted by my colleagues, and a big part of my job is being available to others -- I oversee a bunch of things -- so I need to be available. How do I make a more sustainable routine? - Editor Working overtime should be an exception and not the default if you're going to have any semblance of personal and professional balance. While many jobs entail managing or collaborating with others, if you find that it's a full-time job to attend to your colleagues, you need to assert stronger boundaries or you're just working on their schedule, not yours. Finally, if you're fitting in your own work at the margins of your day, you're probably not giving your best energy to it. Improving balance, setting boundaries, and assigning the most energetic part of your day to your most important work will help you make your workload more sustainable. Here are five steps to take now: Pick one good habit at a time to adopt for better sleep, exercise, diet and stress management (e.g., sticking to a bedtime routine, hitting X steps each week, eating at least one fruit per day, meditating in the morning). Starting with self-care allows you to flex your change muscle and introduce something new to your routine without disrupting your work. At the same time, you're building a stronger foundation that will make it easier to disrupt your work for the better. You have to be your biggest advocate against burnout. Experiment with reducing your availability to interruptions by following specific practices that signal to others you shouldn't be disturbed. This can be as simple as hanging a sign on your door (or cubicle) that says, 'Do not disturb', 'Please don't interrupt' or 'Working on deadline'. If you're worried that's not friendly enough, you can add a specific time for people to come back (e.g., 'Check back in 30 minutes'). If you have an office with multiple spaces, make it a habit to leave your regular workspace and go somewhere away from your colleagues. Block your online calendar so meetings can't be scheduled at all times of day. Whatever you decide to carve out uninterrupted time, start with 30 minutes three times a week and work up to dedicated blocks of focused time every day. Interruptions from colleagues might be the key reason this editor's other work is spilling into overtime. However, they also might have a To Do list that is unrealistic and could be pared down. To pare down your task list and still protect your job, get clear on what your manager prioritizes from you. Some projects or clients are more important than others, and some ongoing tasks count more than others. For this editor, it might be publishing a certain number of stories on a set cadence, submitting a status report on audience analytics or moving forward on a long-term research assignment. These tasks should get the dedicated blocks of focused times, and other tasks (e.g., filing more than the minimum of stories) fall off. At some point, you can take on more because ad hoc projects finish or you get more efficient with your output, but don't work overtime until you know it's on something that matters. You may prefer some aspects of your job more than others, or it may be easier to do some tasks more than others. Unfortunately, if you default to what you like or what's comfortable, you might neglect what matters most. That includes your manager's top priorities, as well as your own. Your manager's top priorities may not 100% line up with yours. You may be interested in a promotion and need to take on tasks outside your current job or focus on work that gives you more visibility beyond your manager. You may be developing a skill (e.g., AI) that is currently a small part of your job. You may have a personal interest in exploring other departments or areas of the company outside your current role. To keep your own career moving, use some of your focused time for your top priorities, not just your manager's. If your best efforts to bring routine to your workday are still met with interruptions, you'll need to schedule your interactions more deliberately. This could be a 15-minute weekly check-in with your manager, when before they used to drop by for an update. It could be you proactively walking around to check on colleagues and offer your help at set times you choose. Or block off specific 'office hours' each day for questions and requests. It may take time for people to realize you're on a new work cadence, but if you stick to it, they'll realize this is how you work and will jump on the new routine. Improve your time management, and you improve your career.
