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First-time buyers without their
'Bank of Mum and Dad'
will get leg up in major new scheme
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham will announce plans to help people to buy their first home with a deposit of just 2.5% in his keynote speech to Labour Party conference.
The “Your First Home” scheme is designed to help young people who would struggle to afford a deposit to get on the housing ladder.

First-time buyers without 'bank of Mum and Dad' to get leg up in major new scheme
EXCLUSIVE: Andy Burnham will announce plans to help people to buy their first home with a deposit of just 2.5% in his keynote speech to Labour Party conference

Early Morning In The Ammergau Alps.
#MorningWalk #MountainMonday #LandscapePhotography

Google launches a pilot of double-blind AI evaluations, keeping external evaluations in a cryptographic "box" to stop benchmark contamination and protect IP (Google DeepMind)
https://deepmind.google/blog/piloting-the-worlds-first-double-blind-ai-…

Piloting the world's first double-blind AI evaluations
Building trust in proprietary model benchmarks using cryptographically secure environments

i-D appoints Michiel Steur as its first CEO, as the publication aims to evolve from an editorial outlet into a broader media business and culture platform (Mark Stenberg/Adweek)
https://www.adweek.com/media/id-michiel-steur-first-ceo-bedford-media/

i-D Names Michiel Steur as Its First CEO
The media executive will begin the newly created role Oct. 1, working under Karlie Kloss’ Bedford Media.

"Inside the Duchy of Cornwall’s people-first plan for net-zero"
#NetZero
https://www.edie.net/inside-the-duchy-of-cornwalls-people-first-plan-for-…

Inside the Duchy of Cornwall’s people-first plan for net-zero
For nearly 700 years, the Duchy of Cornwall has shaped landscapes, communities and livelihoods across England and Wales. With a 2032 net-zero target looming, edie sits down with the Duchy's executive director for purpose, David Cope, to discuss how the organisation approaching its next phase of resilient land management.

"First Generation Studierende als Bibliotheksnutzende": Masterarbeit von Lorenz Weinberg am @…
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NFL worst-to-first contenders for 2026: Saints could surprise, Cardinals have very slim hopes

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-worst-to-first-teams-ranked/

Today in history:
On June 27, 1967, Barclays Bank unveiled the first automated teller machine (ATM) in the town of Enfield, north London.
https://www.denverpost.com/2026/06/27/today-in-history-june-27…

Today in History: June 27, first ATM unveiled near London
Barclays Bank unveiled the first automated teller machine (ATM) in the town of Enfield, north London.

"Octopus and Santander launch ‘first-of-its-kind’ mortgage for Zero Bills homes"
#OctipusEnergy #Santander #Energy

Octopus and Santander launch ‘first-of-its-kind’ mortgage for Zero Bills homes
The new mortgage, designed specifically for Octopus Zero Bills homes, aims to make buying future-ready, lower-carbon houses more accessible.

This is the first genuinely operational #littleFedi instance
https://rpi0w.stefanomarinelli.it/@stefano/blog/2026/08/26/this-is-the…

This is the first genuinely operational littleFedi instance. - Stefano on littleFedi
It has been online since 1st July, is single-user (just me), and runs on a Raspberry Pi Zero W powered by NetBSD, directly on its SD card. It consumes just under 1W. Its database is this size: -rw------- 1 little wheel 109289472 Aug 26 15:14 littlefedi.db That is, just a little…