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Barclays has scaled back its return-to-office requirements for UK staff after criticism from employees and trade unions, including Unite. The bank had faced pushback over plans to force more workers back to its offices, part of a wider debate in British banking over flexible and hybrid working arrangements.

Donald Trump is considering Jay Clayton for a newly created White House 'AI czar' role, with reports saying he hopes to fill the position within days. The appointment would put a single official in charge of coordinating the administration's artificial intelligence policy across federal agencies, a domain currently spread among multiple bodies. Clayton, a former SEC chairman, is the latest name floated for a job drawing keen interest across the tech and policy worlds.