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China’s critical mineral export ban gets pushback from global auto industry
Alarm over China’s stranglehold on critical minerals grew on Tuesday as global automakers joined their U.S. counterparts to complain that…
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‘Cuts have consequences’: A South Florida meteorologist explains Trump’s NOAA cuts are degrading weather forecasts
For more than 30 years, meteorologist John Morales has broadcast weather forecasts to South Floridians, warning the hurricane-prone region…
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Music giants begin negotiating AI licensing rights for labels and artists
As artificial intelligence’s influence continues to spread deeper into pop culture, major record labels are starting negotiations with AI…
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Powering AI: Here’s what to know about Meta’s new nuclear deal with Constellation Energy
Meta has signed a 20-year deal with Constellation Energy to keep open its Clinton Clean Energy Center nuclear facility in Illinois, a move…
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Elon Musk steps up criticism of Trump budget bill, calling it a ‘disgusting abomination’ – US politics live
'A disgusting abomination': Musk tears into Trump budget bill days after leaving White House Elon Musk has significantly upped the ante in…
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Trump pushes Senate to pass his big tax bill by July 4
President Donald Trump wants his “big, beautiful” bill of tax breaks and spending cuts on his desk to be signed into law by the Fourth of…
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Government accused of blaming record crossings on the weather
Tom Edgington and Rob England BBC Verify Good weather and the willingness of people smugglers to cram more people onto small boats have…
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South Korea presidential election: Conservative candidate Kim Moon Soo concedes defeat
South Korea’s main conservative candidate Kim Moon Soo has conceded defeat in the presidential election. Kim, the candidate of the People…
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Intruder arrested for breaking into Windsor Castle ground
An intruder has been arrested for breaking into restricted grounds at Windsor Castle, police have said. Thames Valley Police said the man…
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AI code-gen startup valuations surge as Big Tech circles
Two years after the launch of ChatGPT, return on investment in generative AI has been elusive, but one area stands out: software…
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How a Colorado initiative is helping support workers in recovery
At Odie B’s, a sandwich shop in Denver, recovery from drug and alcohol use is part of daily operations. “Seventy percent of our staff is…
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At least 27 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire near aid centre, Gaza authorities say
At least 27 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire as they attempted to collect aid near a distribution site in Gaza, local…
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Madeleine McCann: Police begin new search near Portugal's Praia da Luz
Daniel Sandford Home affairs correspondent in the Algarve, Portugal Hafsa Khalil & Aleks Phillips BBC News Watch: The BBC's Daniel…
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FEMA staff baffled: agency chief didn’t know ‘what or when hurricane season is’
Staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were left baffled on Monday after the head of the U.S. disaster agency said he had not…
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Startups need ‘clear pathway’ into UK’s new defence plan, experts warn
Britain’s new military tech strategy will fail unless startups are given clear pathways to adoption, experts have warned. Their concerns…
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This new AI tool at the Food and Drug Administration promises to speed up scientific reviews
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Monday that it had launched a generative AI tool, Elsa, aimed at improving efficiency across…
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Lower energy costs make retirement less expensive
Lower energy prices mean the amount of money needed to meet a basic standard of living in retirement has fallen, a major report has found.…
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North Face and Cartier hit by cyber attacks
Imran Rahman-Jones Technology reporter Fashion brand The North Face and luxury jeweller Cartier have become the latest retailers to report…
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Disney announces hundreds of global layoffs. Here are the teams that will be affected
Media company Walt Disney is laying off several hundred employees in film, television and corporate finance, a source familiar with the…
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French Open quarter-finals: Sabalenka beats Zheng, Svitolina v Swiatek next – live
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature That was Sabalenka’s toughest test yet – and she passed it…
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Thames Water's future in doubt after investor pulls out
Thames Water has suffered a major setback in its attempt to secure its future after US private equity giant KKR pulled out of plans to buy…
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The summer’s biggest trend is a tariff-proof indulgence
The color of the summer is here, and it started with a chocolate bar. Pistachio (both the food and the color) is all the rage right now.…
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Donald Trump's tariffs will hurt global growth, OECD warns
Global economic growth is set to be slower this year largely because of Donald Trump's US tariffs, according to a leading international…
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Using AI at work requires confidence. Here’s how to build it
The Little Engine That Could wasn’t the most powerful train, but she believed in herself. The story goes that, as she set off to climb a…