The new Labour government has shelved £1.3bn of funding promised by the Conservatives for tech and Artificial Intelligence (AI) projects, the BBC has learned. It includes £800m for the creation of an exascale supercomputer at Edinburgh University and a further £500m for AI Research Resource, which funds computing power for AI. Both funds were unveiled […]
Supplied Inga Rublite (right), 39, died at the Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham, two days after being found unconscious in the A&E department The twin sister of a woman who died after being found under a coat while waiting for hours at an overcrowded A&E department says she cannot accept what happened to her. Mother […]
The US government has filed a new lawsuit against TikTok, accusing the social media company of unlawfully collecting children’s data and failing to respond when parents tried to delete their children’s accounts. The Department of Justice said the firm’s practices amounted to a “massive-scale” invasion of child privacy, in defiance of laws that require online […]
BBC It had been the NHS’s longest-running and bitterest pay dispute – responsible for hundreds of thousands of cancelled operations and appointments. And then, suddenly, word came on Monday that the British Medical Association was recommending that its 50,000 junior doctor members accept a fresh offer from the new government. It sounded almost too good […]
An Australian government review has found that “serious failures” by the Israeli military led to drone strikes on an aid convoy that killed seven workers in Gaza. The strike on 1 April killed charity workers from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) from Australia, Canada, Poland, the UK and the US, as well as their Palestinian […]
Palestinian group calls for ‘day of furious rage’ to coincide with funeral of Haniyeh who was assassinated in Iran. Funeral ceremonies for Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh are to be held in Qatar after his assassination in Iran deepened fears of a widening regional conflict. Haniyeh, the Palestinian armed group’s political chief, will be buried on […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. The cryptocurrency exchange OKX has launched pre-market futures, which allow users to trade futures contracts with two-times leverage for upcoming tokens before they are sold to the public. Participating in Upcoming Token Launches […]
On Thursday, the biggest exchange of prisoners since the height of the Cold War took place. The quiet negotiations took months between the U.S., Russia and several European nations. Among the at least two dozen people freed was Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, detained in Russia on charges of espionage in 2023. Also, Paul […]
BBC The Olympic Games are well under way – and this time the world’s foremost sports competition is taking place only hours away from the UK. Millions are journeying to Paris and other French cities to watch competitions from skateboarding to swimming and revel in the heroism and heartbreak of world-class sport at dozens of […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has started a review to improve its rules that govern financial services. The authority aims to reduce the regulatory burdens on businesses. It took this step after unveiling […]