Hundreds of thousands of Grok chats exposed in Google results 11 minutes ago Liv McMahon Technology reporter Getty Images Hundreds of thousands of user conversations with Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok have been exposed in search engine results – seemingly without users’ knowledge. Unique links are created when Grok users press a button… Continue reading Hundreds of thousands of Grok chats exposed in Google results
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Badenoch encourages Tory councils to challenge asylum hotels
Badenoch encourages Tory councils to challenge asylum hotels Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is encouraging Tory-controlled councils to consider launching legal challenges against the use of hotels to house asylum seekers in their areas. Badenoch said Epping Forest District Council had achieved “a victory for local people”, after a High Court ruling blocked a hotel from… Continue reading Badenoch encourages Tory councils to challenge asylum hotels
Don’t put Epping migrants in hotels or flats, Tories say
Don’t put Epping migrants in hotels or flats, Tories say 1 hour ago Becky Morton Political reporter Getty Images Asylum seekers moved out of a hotel in Epping should not be put in other hotels, flats or house-shares, the Conservatives have said. It comes after the High Court granted a council a temporary injunction to… Continue reading Don’t put Epping migrants in hotels or flats, Tories say
Human rights regulator criticises Met’s use of facial recognition cameras
Human rights regulator criticises Met’s use of facial recognition cameras The UK’s equality regulator has criticised the Metropolitan Police’s use of live facial recognition technology (LFRT), saying the way it is being deployed is breaching human rights law. The tech works by scanning the faces of people recorded on CCTV and then comparing them against… Continue reading Human rights regulator criticises Met’s use of facial recognition cameras
Starmer hails breakthrough on Ukraine – but anxiety over its future remains
Starmer hails breakthrough on Ukraine – but anxiety over its future remains 51 minutes ago Joe Pike Political correspondent EPA Sir Keir Starmer has called US President Donald Trump’s commitment to security guarantees for Ukraine a breakthrough, as he hailed the movement towards a meeting between Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin. The prime minister joined… Continue reading Starmer hails breakthrough on Ukraine – but anxiety over its future remains
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
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
UK economic growth slows but beats forecasts
UK economic growth slows but beats forecasts 21 minutes ago Tom Espiner BBC business reporter Getty Images UK economic growth slowed between April and June, according to official figures, but was better than expected. The economy expanded by 0.3%, down from 0.7% in the first three months of the year, the Office for National Statistics… Continue reading UK economic growth slows but beats forecasts