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Competition watchdog launches inquiry into Amazon’s partnership with Anthropic
The UK’s competition watchdog has confirmed it is launching a merger inquiry into Amazon’s partnership with AI firm Anthropic. The tech giant has invested four billion US dollars (£3.1 billion) into the US AI firm. On Thursday, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it has “sufficient information” to beginContinue Reading
Piers Morgan vs Andrew Tate was toxic and fruitless – but that was the point
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails How does one describe Piers Morgan’s interview with Andrew Tate? The former News of the World editor welcomed the popular right-wing influencer andContinue Reading
Labour councillor suspended after video emerges of man urging crowd to cut people’s throats
Labour has suspended a councillor over a speech at a counter demonstration calling for the throats of anti-immigration protesters to be cut. Dartford councillor Ricky Jones has been suspended by the party over the video, which shows him in the middle of a cheering crowd at a protest in Walthamstow,Continue Reading
Octopus extends winter fuel payments after Government narrows state support
Octopus Energy is to extend an energy bills support scheme for pensioners, after the Government removed winter fuel payments for millions of elderly people. The energy supplier said it will continue its £30 million assistance fund into this winter, and that pensioners who do not meet the new criteria forContinue Reading
Man Utd signing completes medical as £52m transfer ‘expected’
Newcastle United have announced the signing of Sheffield United striker William Osula. The 21-year-old Dane featured 21 times in the Premier League last season and has represented his country at U21 level. Osula lands at St. James’ Park for a reported £15m fee. He said: “I’m very happy to beContinue Reading
Elon Musk lashes out at the UK again as Sunak holidays in California
Billionaire social media boss Elon Musk has launched another attack on the British authorities attempting to tackle far right hate riots in the UK. The owner of X (formerly Twitter) posted “woke stasi” this morning in response to the director of public prosecutions Stephen Parkinson promising to prosecute people whoContinue Reading
Deliveroo celebrates major milestone for delivery app
Deliveroo has revealed it made a profit of £1 million over the first half of this year in a “major milestone” for the previously loss-making delivery platform. The company said it had seen encouraging signs in terms of consumer behaviour as food price rises continued to ease. It posted a profitContinue Reading
Armando Iannucci reacts to Elon Musk’s ‘civil war’ remarks
Armando Iannucci has hit out at tech billionaire Elon Musk, after the X/Twitter owner was accused of stoking the flames of unrest as violent race riots spread across the UK. Critics have called for a travel ban against the Tesla owner for a series of tweets and reposts, including oneContinue Reading
Cahokia abandonment: Archaeologists reveal mystery behind disappearance of sprawling ancient American city
Cahokia, one of the world’s largest ancient cities in present-day St Louis, did not suddenly disappear due to climate change at the end of the 13th century as previously thought. The pre-Columbian settlement, which housed over 50,000 people with complex roads, public plazas, and even an astronomical observatory, was graduallyContinue Reading
First ever space archaeology study reveals secret habits of ISS astronauts
A world-first archaeological survey of the International Space Station has revealed how astronauts adapt to its living space, an advance that could help design future versions of the orbiting outpost. The ISS, a crowning achievement of global cooperation in space research, has been home to a changing crew of astronautsContinue Reading