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Jess Carter: Man held over racist abuse sent to England footballer
A man has been arrested over "disgusting and appalling" racist abuse sent over social media to England footballer Jess Carter. Police…
Susan Darwin
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Five Below is opening 150 new stores this year as other retailers close. Here’s a list of locations coming soon
Retail store closures have been a common story in 2025. This month alone, the U.K.-based lifestyle and apparel chain FatFace announced…
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The Download: Google’s AI energy use, and the AI Hype Index
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology.…
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Epping hotel case could set precendent, court told
An injunction that would temporarily block asylum seekers from being housed at an Essex hotel creates a "risk of a precedent being set",…
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Emerging drone tech firms are powering the defense industry’s next chapter
An executive order unveiled by the White House in late July aims to “unleash” the U.S. drone industry. The initiative includes billions in…
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Creating a qubit fit for a quantum future
For the team at Nokia Bell Labs, the solution lies in better qubits rather than bigger machines. Specifically, rather than information…
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Electric cars eligible for £3,750 discount announced
Pritti MistryBusiness reporter, BBC News The first electric car (EV) models eligible for the £3,750 discount under the government's grant…
Business
Shopify just acquired its own ‘Navy SEAL’ design squad. It could set off a talent war for designers
“Design is the main differentiator in the age of AI,” Carl Rivera says. For months, Rivera, Shopify’s chief design officer, has been…
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From pilot to scale: Making agentic AI work in health care
Overcoming LLM limitations LLMs excel at understanding nuanced context, performing instinctive reasoning, and generating human-like…
Business
Google’s still not giving us the full picture on AI energy use
“We’re not comfortable revealing that for various reasons,” Dean told me on our call. The total number is an abstract measure that changes…
Business
Changes proposed to Wales holiday let tax rules
Controversial tax rules for owners of self-catering holiday accommodation in Wales look set to change following proposals put forward by…
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In Finland, this giant battery is helping heat apartments and offices—using sand
A small town in Finland is experimenting with a new type of infrastructure: the world’s largest sand battery. The battery—a 42-foot-tall,…
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Keir Starmer to replace third top aide in less than a year
Sir Keir Starmer is replacing the top civil servant in his Downing Street office. Principal private secretary Nin Pandit runs the prime…
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How to simplify fancy workflows and get real work done
Nelson Repenning is a professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management and director of MIT’s Leadership Center. Donald Kieffer is a senior…
Business
FBI investigates Minneapolis school shooting as anti-Catholic hate crime
Watch: How the Catholic school shooting unfolded in Minneapolis A shooting at a school in Minneapolis that left two children dead and 17…
Business
AI boom boosts Nvidia despite 'geopolitical issues'
Computer-chip designer Nvidia has been boosted by big tech firms keen to expand their AI capabilities, despite dealing with US and China…
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How to use failure to your advantage
We set out to push ourselves, improve, and grow. But when things get tough or don’t go to plan? It’s all too easy to pull the plug.…
Culture
US Open 2025: Daniil Medvedev receives huge fine after behaviour against Benjamin Bonzi
Former US Open champion Daniil Medvedev has been handed a substantial fine for his behaviour in a extraordinary first-round exit.…
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Apparently, banana bread is the male equivalent of flowers
It may be a cliché, but coming up with gift ideas for the men in your life can be a challenge. Whatever the occasion, or simply just…
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How Tokyo is using AI-generated video to prepare for a Mt Fuji eruption
Tokyo authorities have released an AI-generated video showing what could happen in a worst-case scenario if Mount Fuji erupted. The BBC's…
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Wildfires in Europe: record burning in Spain and Portugal
Erwan Rivault Data Designer, BBC Verify A record one million hectares - equivalent to about half the land area of Wales - have burned…
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North Korea's Kim Jong Un to attend China military parade
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un will attend a military parade in Beijing on 3 September, China's foreign ministry has said - in what is…
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Minneapolis school shooting: What we know
Watch: How the Catholic school shooting unfolded in Minneapolis Two children have been killed and 17 people injured after a shooting at a…
