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Ideal conditions to see peak of Lyrid meteor shower in UK The Lyrid meteor shower is the oldest recorded and Wednesday brings near perfect weather conditions to see them as they peak. Simon King explains.
Bird flu vaccine trial against potential pandemic strain begins The jab targets the H5N1 flu strain which has caused devastating infections in bird populations worldwide, but has yet to spread between humans.
SpaceX cuts a deal to maybe buy Cursor for $60 billion
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SpaceX cuts a deal to maybe buy Cursor for $60 billion With an IPO looming for Elon Musk's SpaceX / xAI / X combo platter of companies, SpaceX has announced an odd arrangement to either acquire the automated programming platform Cursor for $60 billion or pay a fee of $10 billion. ...
Why police are seeking to arrest billionaire K-pop mogul behind BTS Bang Si-hyuk, who created the supergroup, denies defrauding investors before his $7.3bn company went public.
We translated the Palantir manifesto for actual human beings
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We translated the Palantir manifesto for actual human beings Palantir CEO Alex Karp is a man in charge of one of the most important and frightening companies in the world. Karp's new book, cowritten with Nicholas Zamiska, is called The Technological Republic. After claiming "because we get asked a ...
Boy, 17, pleads guilty to synagogue arson attack Accelerant was thrown through the window of Kenton United Synagogue on Saturday night.
How Leicester went from Premier League champions to League One in a decade Ten years ago, Leicester were days away from winning the Premier League. Next season, they will play in League One. How?
Man arrested outside Israeli embassy describes dangerous boat crossings to UK Abdullah Albadri from Kuwait twice entered Britain on a small boat from France, the Old Bailey heard.
ISS astronauts are getting new laptops
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ISS astronauts are getting new laptops Astronaut Chris Williams and the rest of the Expedition 74 crew are getting new laptops. | Photo: NASA
Even astronauts need to level up their laptops once in a while - including the crew of Expedition 74 on board the ISS, ...
Tim Cook was an innovator — just not the Jobs kind
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Tim Cook was an innovator — just not the Jobs kind Under Steve Jobs, Apple released the groundbreaking products that defined the company. But the company wouldn't be what it is today without Tim Cook's reign of ruthless efficiency.
Jobs' legacy has long been written at this point. He was stubborn, unpleasant, ...
AI backlash is coming for elections
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AI backlash is coming for elections Ask Americans how they feel about AI and most say they have concerns. Communities have mounted resistance to data center projects, stalling them across the US. On social media, anger at AI companies and executives is unrestrained - sometimes to ...
OpenAI’s updated image generator can now pull information from the web
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OpenAI’s updated image generator can now pull information from the web An image generated by ChatGPT Images 2.0. | Image: OpenAI
OpenAI is rolling out the latest version of its AI-powered image generator with new "thinking capabilities," allowing it to search the web to help it create multiple images from a single ...
From Epstein to sock puppets: Key takeaways from confirmation hearing of Trump's Fed chair pick He denied making a deal with Donald Trump on interest rates and backed "policy regime change" at the central bank.
Two Palestinians killed during settler attack on West Bank village, officials say A 14-year-old boy was among those shot dead, according to the mayor of al-Mughayyir.
Economic collapse pushes highly educated Gazans into the ‘survival economy’
Economic collapse pushes highly educated Gazans into the ‘survival economy’ Young Palestinians in Gaza with university-level educations are setting aside dreams of putting their hard-won skills into practice and doing whatever they can to survive. 
Millions of desperate Sudanese return home amid dire conditions as war rages
Millions of desperate Sudanese return home amid dire conditions as war rages Three years into the devastating conflict in Sudan, nearly four million displaced people have returned to their places of origin across the country, only to face “another struggle for survival”, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday. ...
Guterres urges countries to ‘unleash the renewables revolution’
Guterres urges countries to ‘unleash the renewables revolution’ UN Secretary-General António Guterres has again urged governments to step up the transition from fossil fuels to clean energy as war and climate risks create unprecedented challenges. 
Nature’s last strongholds: Why UNESCO sites are a lifeline for a planet in peril
Nature’s last strongholds: Why UNESCO sites are a lifeline for a planet in peril In a world where the drumbeat of environmental loss is growing louder, a new landmark report from UNESCO has revealed a rare glimmer of hope. While global wildlife has plummeted by a staggering 73 per cent since the 1970s, life ...
What Boris Johnson and the tech titans have in common The Tories’ disruptive strategies would not be out of place in Silicon Valley

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