6 d. ago Meta to announce $15bn investment in bid to achieve computerised ‘superintelligence’

Mark Zuckerberg expected to announce Meta will buy 49% stake in Scale AI as race to dominate AI market speeds upMeta is to announce a $15bn (£11bn) bid to achieve computerised “superintelligence”, according to multiple reports.The Silicon Valley race to dominate artificial intelligence is speeding up despite the patchy performance of many existing AI systems. Continue reading...

Economics

7 d. ago Luxury UK car makers hit by ‘multiple geopolitical headwinds’ – report

The total revenue of the UK’s high-value, small-volume manufacturers in 2024 was more than £5.5 billion.

Politics

8 d. ago At least 4 missing after multiple explosions and fires reported on cargo ship off India’s Kerala coast

At least four crew members were missing and five others injured after fires broke out and explosions heard aboard a Singapore‑flagged container ship off the coast of India’s southern state of Kerala.

Events

1 week ago Aaron Rodgers reportedly ending time in wilderness by signing with Pittsburgh Steelers

41-year-old has been without team since leaving JetsSteelers in sore need of starting quarterbackThe NFL’s most nagging storylines appears to be at an end with multiple sources reporting that Aaron Rodgers is ready to sign a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers.ESPN and the NFL Network reported the news on Thursday afternoon, appearing to end a months-long saga. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Knicks reportedly fire Tom Thibodeau days after Eastern Conference finals defeat

Coach led team to verge of NBA finalsKnicks lost to Pacers 4-2 in conference finalsThe New York Knicks have fired coach Tom Thibodeau days after their loss in the Eastern Conference finals, according to multiple reports.The Knicks beat the defending champions, the Boston Celtics, during their run to the Conference finals but fell short of the NBA finals after a 4-2 series loss to the Indiana Pacers. Thibodeau’s in-game decisions were questioned by some during the series, but the conference finals run was the team’s first since 2000. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago ‘Multiple casualties’ reported after attack on UN aid convoy in Darfur

Trucks carrying food for 2m people in famine-threatened El Fasher targeted in RSF-controlled Al Koma, western SudanA UN aid convoy carrying critical food supplies to a famine-threatened city in western Sudan has been targeted in a brutal attack that appeared to have caused “multiple casualties”.A number of trucks belonging to the UN’s food and children’s agencies were attacked as they headed towards El Fasher, capital of North Darfur, which has been besieged by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for more than a year. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago How ‘a man with a blow torch’ turned a rally in Colorado into a scene of horror

The attack by a man hurling molotov cocktails struck at the heart of one of Colorado’s largest Jewish communitiesThe first 911 calls reporting the Colorado flamethrower attack were as horrific as they were unbelievable.“There is a male with a blow torch setting people on fire,” a dispatcher advised the city’s police department, passing on the account of an eyewitness. Another official reported: “Multiple burns, potential terror attack.” Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Olympic champion Gabby Thomas followed and heckled by gambler at Grand Slam Track meet

Sprinter has reported multiple incidents of verbal abuseGrowth of betting has been linked to abuse of athletesThree-times Olympic champion Gabby Thomas said she was verbally abused at the Grand Slam Track meet in Philadelphia last weekend, the latest incident of harassment she has reported this year.Thomas, who won gold in the 200m, and 4x100m and 4x400m relays in Paris, said in a post on X that a man followed her around the track shouting insults while she was taking photographs with fans and signing autographs. Continue reading...

Sport

2 w. ago FBI treats Molotov cocktail attack on Israel demo in Colorado as 'targeted terror incident'

A suspect is in custody after multiple Molotov cocktails were reportedly thrown at a crowd at the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder, Colorado, according to the FBI

Events

2 w. ago Haribo urgently recalls popular family sweets found to contain cannabis

Multiple members of a family, alongside several other people, reportedly felt unwell after eating the sweets.

Politics

3 w. ago Man, 57, arrested over vile racist graffiti after police investigate 'multiple reports'

Police have issued an update

Events

4 w. ago Trump officials reportedly reach $5m settlement in January 6 wrongful death suit

Family sought $30m in damages after Ashli Babbitt was fatally shot by police during 2021 US Capitol breachThe Trump administration has reportedly reached an agreement to pay nearly $5m to the family of the woman who was fatally shot by police while participating in the 6 January 2021 attack on the US Capitol carried out by the president’s supporters.Citing multiple sources, the Washington Post reported on Monday that the Trump administration had agreed to pay the family of Ashli Babbitt to settle the wrongful death lawsuit they filed after the attack. Continue reading...

Politics