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Challenger, Gray & Christmas: out of ~398K US jobs cuts in 2026 through May, employers cited AI as the reason for ~88K of them, up from ~54K in all of 2025 — Employers cited AI for nearly 40% of May’…
Samsung Plans Floating AI Data Centres On Ships To Meet Growing Demand
The idea is to help meet the growing need for data centres, which require large amounts of space, electricity and cooling.
Trial of 12mph bike lane speed limit grinds gears of Dutch cyclists
Increase in road deaths amid rise of e-bikes prompts Houten to test willingness of freedom-loving cyclists to slow downAs road deaths increase and cycle lanes overflow with e-bikes, the Netherlands is considering a cycling speed limit of 12mph (20km/h)…
Make platforms that promote violent content pay towards riot costs, Streeting says
Exclusive: Former minister calls for urgent action against companies such as X that allow incitement to violenceWes Streeting has called for Keir Starmer to take urgent action against X and other online platforms that have helped whip up social tension…
Illegal dump becomes ‘symbol of north-south divide’ at heart of Makerfield byelection
Failure to clear up rotting, rat-infested site is a key issue for local people as they weigh up politicians’ promisesA mountain of rubbish sits behind a metal fence in the village of Bickershaw, where it has remained for more than 20 months. For many r…
Minister defends changes to UK workers’ rights against costs backlash
Kate Dearden says reforms such as enhanced sick pay simply bring UK into line with other big economiesLabour’s radical workers’ rights reforms have simply put the UK on a “level playing field” with other big economies, the employment minister, Kate Dea…
Downtown Geneva boards up as drastic security tightens ahead of anti-G7 protests
Shops and businesses in downtown Geneva have boarded up their storefronts ahead of planned anti-G7 protests on Sunday
The spell of Jeffrey Epstein haunts the White House
After a week bristling with lurid revelations, it’s clear that no matter how much the US president wishes him away, Jeffrey Epstein is haunting Trump and is persisting as a national obsession.
Ukrainian Extradited from Ireland Pleads Guilty Over Role in Conti Ransomware Scheme
Ukrainian national Oleksii Lytvynenko pleaded guilty in the U.S. for his role in Conti ransomware attacks targeting victims worldwide. Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko (44), a Ukrainian national extradited from Ireland to the U.S., has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for his involvement in the Conti ransomware operation. Prosecutors said he helped conduct attacks […]
History’s first influencer? Marie Antoinette still receives letters
Two hundred and forty years after their last stay at the Château de Fontainebleau south of Paris, France’s King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette are again taking centre stage there. Some 4,000 letters have been sent to the late queen under the cha…