Bbc.co.uk
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Ex-White House teleprompter operator ordered to pay $172,000 for Trump speech bets
The staffer was found to have used his prior knowledge of the president's speeches to place lucrative bets.
Bbc.co.uk
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US strikes deal to control 65 billion barrels of Venezuela's oil reserves, Trump says
Trump has long been candid about his desire for the US to secure Venezuelan oil and has urged oil companies to invest in the South American nation.
Euronews
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Guinea-Bissau junta puts new constitution to referendum as opposition urges boycott
A commentator and a human rights activist, speaking to Euronews, stress that the law has already been published and call for stronger EU action.
Euronews
1 day ago
Households could save up to £173 a year by switching to fixed energy deal
Moving tariffs will cushion the blow from the October price cap rise and the increase widely predicted for JanuaryWith higher energy bills looming and warnings of worse to come in the new year, many households could save up to £173 a year by switching to a fixed deal.Millions of households in Great Britain will face the highest energy charges in three years after it was announced that the government’s price cap will rise again in October. This will be the second increase in three months. Continue reading...
The Guardian
1 day ago
Sharp rise in incidents of AI escaping users’ control, research finds
Exclusive: Number of times AI lies, ignores instructions and pursues goals in harmful ways almost doubles in JulyIncidents of AIs escaping users’ control to lie, ignore instructions and pursue goals in harmful ways have hit a new high, according to research that also suggests the severity of deception and misalignment is worsening.Analysis of real-world loss of control incidents involving AI models flagged by businesses and individuals almost doubled in July compared with June, with more than 300 cases in the month, according to the Loss of Control Observatory, which monitors reports made by AI users on the social media platform X. Continue reading...
The Guardian
1 day ago
UK risks falling behind in AI race without faster telecoms upgrades, say executives
Planning delays and slow 5G upgrades could leave the UK unable to cope with a surge in AI-related traffic The UK risks becoming a laggard in the global AI race as crucial telecoms upgrades to harness the technology fall behind rival nations, according to senior industry executives.The infrastructure AI race has centred on the need to build datacentres, and to ensure they have access to the huge water and energy supplies required to cool and supply the computational power to train and run AI models. Continue reading...
The Guardian
1 day ago
Sovereignty, farming and fishing: Iceland votes on its future with the EU
Country holds a knife-edge referendum that cuts across political divides on taking step closer to Brussels after Trump threats towards GreenlandFor a long time, the prospect of becoming the third generation to run his family farm was an exciting one, says Davíð Clausen Pétursson.Icelandic farmers were starting to get higher prices for their meat and milk, debt was no longer an occupational prerequisite and innovation was on the rise. Continue reading...
The Guardian
1 day ago
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Euronews
1 day ago
‘Winter panic’: EU gas stores at their lowest level in 13 years
As one of Europe’s biggest consumers of gas the UK may be particularly exposed to heightened price volatilityEurope is on course to enter the cooler months with gas stores at their lowest level in 13 years, which has triggered “winter panic” among energy traders, experts have warned.The EU’s gas stocks were 63% full in the last week of August, well below the 80% average for late August over recent years and among the lowest levels ever recorded for this time of year. Continue reading...
The Guardian
1 day ago
Faster, higher, funnier: what we learned from China’s robot games
Five-day showcase reveals leaps Beijing has made in humanoid tech, but also its limitations as US rivals come up from the rearWith exploding pelvises, enough comic pratfalls for a Buster Keaton show reel and the odd moment of ruthless violence, the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing gripped the world this week with an unsettling mixture of hilarity, trepidation and relief.The five-day showcase staked out China’s claim to undisputed leadership in humanoid robotics as android martial artists landed knockout roundhouse kicks and robot teams marched into the arena heralded by flag-waving captains astride giant robotic dogs. The games’ blue-riband event, the 100m, did not disappoint when the robot-sprinters ran quicker than Usain Bolt before slamming mindlessly into a padded wall in a blaze of sparks, flames and flying mechanical limbs. Continue reading...
The Guardian
1 day ago
Meta’s $18 billion settlement puts TikTok and YouTube on notice. Who's next on the firing line?
"Meta is seeking to ensure its competitors will face the same rules," one business professor told CNBC after Meta called on rivals to protect children online.
CNBC
1 day ago
Forget Starbucks coffee - Gen Z like their drinks ice cold
Young consumers are choosing cold, customisable drinks and coffee chains are racing to catch up.
Bbc.co.uk
1 day ago
Footage of Tibet floods isn't being shown in China - and we know little about victims there
Some of the most dramatic footage from the deadly flash flooding is hidden from public view in China.
Bbc.co.uk
1 day ago
Search continues as number missing in Nepal-Tibet floods rises to 2,478 – as it happened
This live blog is now closed‘The flood took everything I have’: survivors grieve for relatives and homes swept away in NepalVisual guide: how the deadly flooding unfoldedTell us: have you been affected by the flash floods?More now on the Nepali army’s rescue operation to save about 100 people trapped in a tunnel at a hydropower project swamped by Wednesday’s flooding.“Two helicopters have been dispatched but it is challenging because it is tough to even locate the entry points of the tunnel,” army spokesperson Raja Ram Basnet told AFP.Relief efforts are also under way to provide the rescued people what they need.The army is still working to safely evacuate more than 100 people trapped in the same tunnel. Continue reading...
The Guardian
1 day ago
Mark Walter's insurer Delaware Life sees two banks pause sale of its products amid probes
Walter's holding company earlier in the week said "there has been no fraud" at Delaware Life and its affiliated company, Clear Spring Life and Annuity.
CNBC
1 day ago
Somali piracy surges as the impact of the US-Iran war ripples outwards
Two ships were seized within four days last week raising to at least 13 the number attacked since January.
Bbc.co.uk
1 day ago
Dolly Parton's dad couldn't read - it inspired her to send books to millions of children
Families across the globe share how free books from Parton's Imagination Library helped their children.
Bbc.co.uk
1 day ago
What tariffs will really cost Canadians and Americans
Households and businesses have become used to tariffs impacting the cost of living for more than year now, so what will change now?
Bbc.co.uk
1 day ago
Trump announces new US oil agreement with Venezuela
US president says US will have ‘majority’ control of 65bn barrels of proven oil reservesDonald Trump announced Friday a new US oil agreement with Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez, saying the US will have “majority” control of 65bn barrels of proven oil reserves.The terms of the agreement remain to be seen, but the US president said on his social-media platform that it had been brokered “through a partnership with private business” by his secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and defense secretary, Pete Hegseth. Continue reading...
The Guardian
1 day ago
Berlin is being blackmailed by hackers, mayor says
Kai Wegner says the German capital and city-state would not cave in to a ransom demand for data stolen in a cyber-attack.
Bbc.co.uk
1 day ago
Chess.com launched a poker site and is planning even more classic games
Chess.com has done one thing, and one thing very well, for almost 20 years, but now it's going beyond its domain name. The biggest name in online chess quietly launched its first companion site in beta back in May: Gambit, a free online poker website where players can learn the game without risking any real […]
The Verge
1 day ago
97-year-old woman rescued after Nepali floods looked like 'a warrior'
A 97-year-old woman, Guna Maya Bohara, survived the flash floods and was rescued using an excavator.
Bbc.co.uk
1 day ago
I dug through hundreds of Labor Day sales to find real deals on high-quality products that last
Cut through the noise with our round up of worthy Labor Day deals at brands including Caraway, Kiehl’s, Monos and SonyCollege grads share the room essentials that weathered the dormSign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better thingsLabor Day offers one last hurrah for summer, a chance to reset for fall, and if you’re shopping, some choice end-of-season discounts.No matter your plans for the long weekend, we found sales on products to make the most of it while helping you prepare for the colder months ahead. Continue reading...
The Guardian
1 day ago
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