63 h. ago Kyren Wilson becomes shocking new victim of Crucible Curse as he fails to live up to vow

The reigning world champion and top seed in Sheffield became the seventh first-time champion to lose in the first round after being KO'd in a dramatic loss to Chinese giant-killer Lei Peifan

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5 d. ago Georgia Toffolo shares her top 3 Medik8 skincare products to shrink pores and firm skin

Former Made in Chelsea star Georgia Toffolo has shared her Medik8 skincare superhero products which help plump and firm her skin, reduce pores and help with hyperpigmentation

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6 d. ago Nvidia expects to take $5.5bn hit as US tightens AI chip export rules to China

Shares plunge as firm says H20 chip, designed for Chinese market to comply with controls, will now need special licenceNvidia has said it expects a $5.5bn (£4.1bn) hit after Donald Trump’s administration barred the chip designer from selling crucial artificial intelligence chips in China, sending shares in one of the US’s most valuable companies plunging in after-hours trading.The company said in an official filing late on Tuesday that its H20 AI chip, which was designed specifically for the Chinese market to comply with export controls, would now require a special licence to sell there for the “indefinite future”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘It never happened – but the picture says it did’: 28 fake images that fooled the world

From the pope in a puffer to the Princess of Wales and family, baby Hitler to Mussolini on horseback, people have always manipulated photographs, whether for political power, image control – or just for fun “Pictures or it didn’t happen.” So runs the immediate social media retort to any claim deemed too extraordinary to be true. Carried within it is an assumption shared across the globe which has held firm almost since the invention of the camera: that the ultimate form of proof is the photograph. The idea is so strongly fixed in the human mind, it has acquired the status of a law of nature, one obvious even to a child: the camera never lies.Except it does, as the images collected here vividly attest. We may think of AI deepfakes, and their Photoshop predecessors, as thoroughly modern menaces, corrupting a previously innocent, reliable medium, but we would be wrong. It turns out people have been doctoring photos, manipulating and meddling, from the start. “Honest” Abe Lincoln was no...

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1 week ago Should you invest in Africa's mobile boom? FTSE 250 tower firm Helios eyes first shareholder payouts

African mobile penetration will break the 50 per cent mark this year, propelled by the liberalisation of the telecoms sector and competition to drive prices lower.

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3 w. ago Despite tough words, these Democrats continue to invest in Tesla

Vandalism and arson attacks against Tesla vehicles are on the rise, in the U.S. and across the globe.

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3 w. ago Center Parcs share detailed plans for Scotland's first £400m holiday park

The holiday firm has shared the proposed layout for the site in the Scottish Borders and say it will create hundreds of jobs.

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4 w. ago Rise of the 'Tesla killer': Chinese firm sees shares soar as Elon Musk's stock sinks. This is what it could mean for your finances...

Its electric cars have driven in from China - and now this company is being dubbed 'the Tesla killer'. Shares in BYD have accelerated to a record high and are up 52 per cent this year.

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