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Intel shares jump as Softbank to buy $2bn stake in chip giant

Intel shares jump as Softbank to buy $2bn stake in chip giant Intel shares have jumped after Japanese technology investment giant Softbank said it is buying a $2bn (£1.5bn) stake in the US computer chip maker. The announcement came just hours after new reports that the Trump administration is in talks to take a stake… Continue reading Intel shares jump as Softbank to buy $2bn stake in chip giant

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First group of Gaza children to be brought to UK ‘in coming weeks’

First group of Gaza children to be brought to UK ‘in coming weeks’ A group of between 30 and 50 critically ill and injured Palestinian children will be evacuated from Gaza to the UK for medical treatment in the coming weeks, the BBC understands. They would be the first children brought to the UK for… Continue reading First group of Gaza children to be brought to UK ‘in coming weeks’

Healey says Putin-Trump talks may be first step to peace

Healey says Putin-Trump talks may be first step to peace The meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin “could be the first step” towards peace in the Ukraine conflict, Defence Secretary John Healey has said. He added that the UK were ready to “put boots on the ground” in Ukraine to… Continue reading Healey says Putin-Trump talks may be first step to peace

Data centres to be expanded across UK as concerns mount

Data centres to be expanded across UK as concerns mount 11 minutes ago Zoe Kleinman & Krystina Shveda Technology editor & BBC reporter•@zsk Getty Images The number of data centres in the UK is set to increase by almost a fifth, according to figures shared with BBC News. Data centres are giant warehouses full of… Continue reading Data centres to be expanded across UK as concerns mount

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Government expands police use of facial recognition vans

Government expands police use of facial recognition vans More live facial recognition (LFR) vans will be rolled out across seven police forces in England to locate suspects for crimes including sexual offences, violent assaults and homicides, the Home Office has announced. The forces will get access to 10 new vans equipped with cameras which scan… Continue reading Government expands police use of facial recognition vans

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Staff fear UK’s Turing AI Institute at risk of collapse

Staff fear UK’s Turing AI Institute at risk of collapse 3 hours ago Zoe Kleinman Technology editor Joshua Nevett Political reporter EPA Staff at the UK’s national institute for artificial intelligence (AI) have warned the charity is at risk of collapse, after Technology Secretary Peter Kyle threatened to withdraw its funding. Workers at the Alan… Continue reading Staff fear UK’s Turing AI Institute at risk of collapse

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Musk’s Tesla applies to supply power to British homes

Musk’s Tesla applies to supply power to British homes Elon Musk’s electric car and energy company Tesla has applied for a licence to supply electricity to British homes. If approved by the energy watchdog Ofgem, it would allow Tesla to take on the big firms that dominate the UK energy market to provide electricity to… Continue reading Musk’s Tesla applies to supply power to British homes

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JD Vance questions UK’s Palestinian statehood plan

JD Vance questions UK’s Palestinian statehood plan US Vice-President JD Vance has raised questions about the UK’s plans to recognise a Palestinian state, in a meeting with Foreign Secretary David Lammy. The UK has said it will formally recognise a Palestinian state in September if Israel does not meet certain conditions. But US President Donald… Continue reading JD Vance questions UK’s Palestinian statehood plan