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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
Man admits sending menacing email to Rachel Reeves
A man has admitting sending "menacing" emails to Chancellor Rachel Reeves. Callum Brundle, 32, pleaded guilty to sending by public communication network an offensive, indecent, obscene or menacing message or matter at Leeds Magistrates' Court earlier. The emails were sent to the office of Reeves, who is also the MP for Leeds West and Pudsey. He was remanded in custody until his next court appearance at the same court on 18 August. His address was given to the court as Whingate, Armley. Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. Related internet links HM Courts and Tribunals Service
BBC News
2 days ago
- BBC News
Leeds man admits sending menacing email to Rachel Reeves MP
A man has admitting sending "menacing" emails to Chancellor Rachel Brundle, 32, pleaded guilty to sending by public communication network an offensive, indecent, obscene or menacing message or matter at Leeds Magistrates' Court emails were sent to the office of Reeves, who is also the MP for Leeds West and was remanded in custody until his next court appearance at the same court on 18 August. His address was given to the court as Whingate, Armley. Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Yahoo
Four ways to avoid the ‘triple-peak trap' of modern work
If your first task of the day is triaging a bulging inbox at 6am, you are not alone. A recent Microsoft report headlined 'Breaking down the infinite workday' found that 40% of Microsoft 365 users online at this hour are already scanning their emails – and that an average worker will receive 117 emails before the clock rolls around to midnight. But that's not all. By 8am, Microsoft Teams notifications outstrip email for most workers, and the typical employee is hit with 153 chat messages during the day. The report states that, while meetings swallow the prime 9am–11am focus window, interruptions arrive every two minutes throughout the day. This perpetual work overload means a third of professionals reopen their inbox to answer more emails at 10pm. In short, Microsoft's telemetry of this 'triple-peak' day (first thing, mid-morning and late at night) paints a vivid picture of a work rhythm that never stops. From an occupational psychology perspective, these statistics are more than curious trivia. They signal a cluster of psychosocial hazards. Boundary Theory holds that recovery depends on clear and solid boundaries – both psychologically and in terms of time – between work and the rest of life. Microsoft's findings show those limits dissolving. This includes 29% of users checking email after 10pm. Similarly, a four-day diary study of Dutch professionals found that heavier after-hours smartphone use predicted poorer psychological detachment and exhaustion the next day. This can have wider consequences. When people are busy, rushed or harried, one of the first things to suffer is their regulation of online behaviour. Large-scale survey research shows that ambiguous or curt digital messages occur when we are depleted. These can obviously sap wellbeing in recipients. In a 2024 study of workers in the UK and Italy, incivility in emails between colleagues predicted work-life conflict and exhaustion via 'techno-invasion', as workers reported being exposed to an ongoing torrent of unpleasant messaging. My ongoing doctoral research examines how workers respond to messages they receive, and exposes the nuance on different communication platforms. Among the 300 UK workers involved, identical messages were rated as more uncivil on email than on Teams, particularly when they were informal. Frustration on the part of a recipient (in terms of how they interpret a message) accounted for nearly 50% of perceived incivility on email, but only 30% on Teams. These findings suggest that the choice of platform significantly influences how messages are received and interpreted. Using these insights, organisations can make informed decisions about communication channels, and potentially reduce workplace stress and improve employee wellbeing in the process. Microsoft suggests that AI 'agent bosses' will rescue workers. These tools could summarise inboxes, draft replies and free up humans for higher-order work. The data, however, exposes a cultural contradiction. Managers tell staff to switch off, yet their appraisal spreadsheets tell a different story. In one set of experiments, the same bosses who praised weekend digital detoxing also ranked the detoxers as less promotable than colleagues who were glued to their inboxes. Little wonder Microsoft's own data shows the same late-night peak, despite widespread wellbeing guidance to switch off after hours. Without changing how commitment is signalled and rewarded, faster tools risk accelerating the treadmill rather than dismantling it. What organisations can do: 1. Individual level – let people feel they have control Encourage 'quiet hours' and teach employees to disable non-urgent notifications. Boundary-control research shows that when workers feel they have control over connectivity, it creates a buffer against fatigue caused by after-hours email. 2. Team level – communication charters Teams should agree on explicit norms for communication. This could include capping the numbers invited to meetings and insisting on agendas. Simple charters along these lines restore predictability for workers and cut 'decision fatigue'. 3. Organisational level – redesign metrics Organisations could shift from visibility (green dots and instant replies) to outcome-based metrics for productivity. This removes the incentive for workers to stay online and aligns with evidence that autonomy is a key resource. 4. Technological level – AI for elimination, not acceleration Workplaces should deploy AI assistants to remove low-value tasks (for example, sorting email or drafting minutes), not just speed them up. Then they should conduct workload audits to ensure the time saved is reinvested in deep work, not simply swallowed up by extra meetings. The Microsoft dataset is enormous, but there are two important points to note. First, European jurisdictions with 'right to disconnect' laws may be missing from the figures. Second, some metrics (for example, interruptions) are calculated on the most active fifth of users, potentially overstating a typical experience. But if the numbers in Microsoft's report feel familiar, that is precisely the point. The technology designed to liberate workers is now scripting their day minute-by-minute. Occupational psychology researchers warn that without deliberate boundary setting, rising digital job demands will continue to tax wellbeing and dull performance. AI can be a circuit breaker, but only if it is accompanied by cultural and structural change that gives employees permission to disconnect. The infinite workday is not a law of nature, it is a design flaw. Fixing it will take more than faster software – it will demand a collective decision to prize focus, recovery and civility as fiercely as workers currently prize availability. Marc Fullman is a Doctoral Researcher in Organisational Behaviour at the University of Sussex Business School. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.
Entrepreneur
6 days ago
- Business
- Entrepreneur
Billionaire Mark Cuban Spends a Lot of Time on His Emails
Here's how the tech billionaire gets his inbox from 1,000 emails to 20 in one day (with barely any AI). Despite all the advancements in technology, billionaire investor Mark Cuban, 66, spends most of his day reading and responding to emails. In a Wednesday interview with Business Insider, Cuban said that he receives "700 to 1,000 emails" a day through his Gmail account, and he uses three phones, two Android and one iPhone, "to manage everything." Related: Mark Cuban Says 60 Is the New 40. He Follows 3 Habits to Stay Youthful. "I spend most of my day trying to get my unreads under 20," Cuban told BI. He praised email for being "asynchronous," meaning that he can respond at any time from wherever he is in the world, and ubiquitous because "everyone" has an email address. Responding to a message is also "fast," especially with Google's auto-reply suggestions, Cuban said. Cuban says he keeps his inbox organized with folders and has "never" considered hiring someone to help manage his emails. He is only away from his inbox for a full day or longer for "extraordinary situations, like a special event for a family member," he told BI. Cuban says he uses his unread emails as reminders of what he needs to get done that day. He only uses AI to write the autoreply messages, preferring instead to personalize longer emails and noted that he would rather process emails than sit through "long, boring meetings," or send a Slack message or text because he can quickly search through emails years later. "I have emails going back to the 90s," Cuban told BI. Mark Cuban. Photo by Julia Beverly/WireImage Still, using Gmail could pose a cybersecurity risk. Cuban's Google account was hacked in June 2024 after he received a call from a fake Google employee. The bad actor said that Cuban's Gmail had an intruder and faked Google's recovery methods to receive the credentials for the account. The hacker got access to Cuban's email and locked him out. The hacking hasn't stopped Cuban's love of email, however. Cuban rose to fame as an investor on ABC's "Shark Tank" for the last 15 seasons, appearing in his final episode in May. He told CNBC that same month that he invested about $33 million in businesses during his time on the show and received $35 million in cash returns. He holds equity in those businesses that are now worth at least $250 million, he disclosed. Related: Mark Cuban Compares AI Taking Jobs to When There Were 'Millions of Secretaries' Cuban's first entrepreneurial venture was MicroSolutions, a software reseller that sold PCs, software, and training to businesses. He grew the company to nearly $36 million in annual sales and 80 employees before selling it to CompuServe, a subsidiary of H&R Block, for $6 million in 1990. Cuban then founded AudioNet, the first video streaming company in the world. The startup, which became was sold to Yahoo for $5.7 billion in 1999, making Cuban a billionaire. In 2022, Cuban co-founded Cost Plus Drug Company, an online discount pharmacy that delivers more than 2,300 prescription medications. Cuban is now worth $8.6 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Join top CEOs, founders, and operators at the Level Up conference to unlock strategies for scaling your business, boosting revenue, and building sustainable success.
The Independent
15-07-2025
- Business
- The Independent
Texas Governor refuses to release ‘intimate' emails between him and Musk
Texas Governor Greg Abbott is refusing to release emails exchanged with billionaire Elon Musk, citing their "intimate and embarrassing" nature and lack of public interest. The Texas Newsroom, in collaboration with ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, requested the emails to investigate Musk's influence in the state. Abbott's office initially charged a fee for collating the emails but later declared them confidential after the payment was processed. Elon Musk's lawyer, representing SpaceX, also argued against their release, claiming they contain commercially sensitive information that could harm the company. The decision on whether to release the emails now rests with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has yet to issue a ruling.
