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Why the new rulings on AI copyright might actually be good news for publishers
The AI copyright courtroom is heating up. In back-to-back rulings last week, the ongoing legal war between AI companies and content…
Susan Darwin
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UK housebuilders agree to pay £100m to avoid legal decision
Britain's biggest housebuilders have agreed to pay £100m towards affordable homes to avoid a regulator's decision on whether they broke…
Business
Funding focus: Biotech dominates Netherlands’ top 10 rounds in H1 2025
Funding focus is a new series analysing cash flow into the European tech ecosystem. After debuting with a look at the biggest rounds so…
Business
Greg Wallace: 'Don't say women made it up,' watchdog warns
Noor Nanji & Felicity Baker Culture reporters Watch: Women share stories of alleged inappropriate behaviour from Greg Wallace Gregg…
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School meals smaller and have less meat due to cost, caterers say
Hayley Clarke & Nathan Standley Education reporter School children are getting less meat, cheaper ingredients and smaller portions in…
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At least 161 people missing in Kerr County in Texas
Watch: Texas resident survived floods by standing on electrical box for three hours At least 161 people are still missing in a single…
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Watch: Moment house swept down river in New Mexico flash flooding
The National Weather Service (NWS) has declared a flash flood emergency in Ruidoso, New Mexico, on Tuesday, 8 July, urging residents to…
Business
Instagram wrongly says some users breached child sex abuse rules
Graham Fraser Technology Reporter Instagram users have told the BBC of the "extreme stress" of having their accounts banned after being…
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One of your most valuable assets is the leaders you create
I work in the data center industry, where we’re known for our digital-ready, adaptive infrastructure. Yet one of our most valuable…
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Trump meets with Netanyahu amid Gaza ceasefire talks
US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Tuesday evening for the second time in as many days to…
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Jury-free trials recommended to save courts from 'collapse'
Sima Kotecha Society correspondent Thousands of cases that would normally be heard in front of a jury should be decided by judges alone,…
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Open, transparent AI models will create more innovation and trust
Today, most AI is being built on blind faith inside of black boxes. It requires users to have on unquestioning belief in something neither…
Business
Online interactions are become less genuine
In a prescient tweet, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman noted that AI will become persuasive long before it becomes intelligent. A scintillating study…
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Why education isn’t keeping up with the creative industry
Creativity’s value to business success can’t be overstated. Not only do 70% of employers say that creative thinking is the most in-demand…
Business
Apple Design now reports to Tim Cook. Will it make a difference?
There’s a power shift underfoot at Apple. And for the first time since 2023, the Apple design team will report directly to the company’s…
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Emmanuel Macron's day with the British Royal Family
The French president met the Prince and Princess of Wales, the King and Queen and dignitaries on the first day of his state visit. Source…
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Supreme Court greenlights Trump’s mass federal layoffs
The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce despite warnings that…
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US will raise tariffs on copper to 50%, Trump says
Natalie Sherman Business reporter, BBC News Copper entering the US from other countries is set to face a new tax of 50%, President Donald…
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‘No Tax on Tips’ is now the law: What workers should know about timeline, how paychecks will be impacted
The “No Tax on Tips” provision, passed and signed into law on July 4 as part of President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act,…
Business
What is vibe-based budgeting? Over half of Gen Z and millennials are doing it
To say Americans are grappling with economic uncertainty is an understatement. From boomerang tariff policies to the high cost of living,…
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UK's pension triple lock to cost three times more
Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent, BBC News The cost of the state pension triple lock is forecast to be three times higher by the…
Business
‘The /r/overemployed king’: A serial moonlighter was exposed for holding 19 jobs at Silicon Valley startups
A software engineer became X’s main character last week after being outed as a serial moonlighter at multiple Silicon Valley startups.…
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Scientists are holding a ‘science fair’ in the lobby of a Congressional building to show what the US stands to lose with cuts
All’s fair on Capitol Hill. In response to the Trump administration’s wide-ranging science cuts and grant cancellations, researchers and…