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From Wimbledon towels to Scotch: What India-UK trade deal could mean for shoppers - Published In the offices of Welspun Living, the Indian company that makes championship towels for Wimbledon, preparations have been gathering pace to take full benefit of the India-UK free trade a

The Trump administration on Monday barred US citizens in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from returning home amid an Ebola outbreak that continues to outpace response efforts. Reuters first reported late Monday that Americans currently in the DRC or those who have recently t

OpenAI pushed back Tuesday against allegations made by Apple in a trade secret lawsuit, suggesting the complaint lacks merit. “While we take these allegations seriously, we’re not aware of any evidence that this complaint has merit,” OpenAI said in a statement, first shared by Bl

World Cup final half-time to last up to 25 minutes - Published The half-time break in Sunday's World Cup final is expected to last between 20 and 25 minutes. An 11-minute Super Bowl-style show, co-headlined by Madonna, Shakira and K-pop boy band BTS, will take place during the in

Users of OpenAI’s latest coding and cybersecurity-oriented flagship model, GPT-5.6 Sol, are posting horrifying accounts on social media, claiming the model just up and deleted their files, data, even entire databases on its own, without asking first. “GPT-5.6-Sol just accidentall

Spain into World Cup final with victory over France This content is not available in your location. There was an error Spain are into the 2026 World Cup final after goals from Mikel Oyarzabal and Pedro Porro see them convincingly beat France 2-0 in their semi-final in Dallas. REA

Review of MP security needed after Widdecombe death, Burnham says - Published A serious review of MPs' security is needed following the death of Ann Widdecombe, Andy Burnham has said. The former Greater Manchester mayor, who is expected to become prime minister next Monday, said

OpenAI’s first device is set to be a smart speaker that lets you talk with ChatGPT, according to a report from Bloomberg. The device apparently won’t have a screen, but will use a camera and additional sensors to “understand” your environment. OpenAI may announce a ChatGPT smart

Cybersecurity stocks jumped on Tuesday after IBM CEO Arvind Krishna flagged cyber fears as a top priority for customers in the company's preliminary second-quarter results. During the period, Krishna said customers shifted spending to servers and memory and that "rapidly-evolving

Cybersecurity stocks jumped on Tuesday after IBM CEO Arvind Krishna flagged cyber fears as a top priority for customers in the company's preliminary second-quarter results. During the period, Krishna said customers shifted spending to servers and memory and that "rapidly-evolving

A coalition of current and former Meta employees have sued the social media giant, alleging that the company used artificial intelligence in its latest round of layoffs in a way that was discriminatory. In a lawsuit filed Monday, plaintiffs allege that Meta violated various prote

A coalition of current and former Meta employees have sued the social media giant, alleging that the company used artificial intelligence in its latest round of layoffs in a way that was discriminatory. In a lawsuit filed Monday, plaintiffs allege that Meta violated various prote

South San Francisco startup Zipline is adding former Tesla and Waymo execs to its C-suite, and bringing on a former Uber executive to lead its commercial expansion, as the company scales its drone delivery service into new U.S. and international markets. Since Zipline started up

South San Francisco startup Zipline is adding former Tesla and Waymo execs to its C-suite, and bringing on a former Uber executive to lead its commercial expansion, as the company scales its drone delivery service into new U.S. and international markets. Since Zipline started up

Consumer prices pulled back in June on the heels of lower energy and gasoline prices, a reversal after moving sharply upward in recent months due to the Iran war. However, inflation risks re-igniting in coming months amid renewed hostilities between the U.S. and Iran, economists

International Business Machines shares plummeted 25% on Tuesday after the hardware, software and consulting provider released preliminary second-quarter results that fell short of expectations. The stock logged its worst day on record, sinking further than its previous worst day

The News As a sprawling cyclospora outbreak spreads across the United States, critics of the Trump administration’s response have placed the blame on cuts to a single program. But public health experts say that misses the deeper problems the outbreak has exposed. FoodNet, a feder

Off the Wire Press Releases July 14, 2026 — As part of its 36th large-scale call, the Gauss Centre for Supercomputing (GCS) is now accepting applications for GCS Large-Scale Projects covering the period from November 1, 2026, to October 31, 2027. The three centers that comprise t

What we know about fatal ICE shooting in Maine US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have been told to immediately halt most vehicle stops nationwide, following two fatal shootings involving ICE. The latest happened in Maine when an ICE agent shot and killed a 26-ye

Meta’s AI-fueled layoffs of 8,000 employees targeted workers with disabilities and those who took protected medical or family leaves, alleged a lawsuit filed by 26 employees who were selected for termination. Meta used internal AI tools to select employees for layoffs, according

Lucid Motor stock fell more than 40% at one point and trading was halted for volatility multiple times Tuesday amid speculation that the company is considering new options. The stock recovered some of its intraday losses and closed the day 16% lower, trading for $4.62 a share. A

American megabanks on Tuesday gave evidence that the global artificial intelligence boom isn't just benefiting tech giants and chip makers. Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase each posted record quarterly revenue hauls, fueled by massive gains in equities trading and investment bank

US gov't allows Chinese telecom giant ZTE to purchase Nvidia H200 AI chips — firm joins Alibaba, Tencent, and ByteDance in access to Hopper tech Still no Blackwell, though, and Beijing gets the final say. The Sino-American chip wars have resulted in many back-and-forth salvos and

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Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett told a House subcommittee on Tuesday that "the threat level" against her and other federal judges "is really high" as she testified about the high court's 2027 budget request. "Those statistics sound abstract, but being on the receiving end

Apple is opening up its biggest-ever Siri overhaul to a broader audience with the release of the iOS 27 public beta, giving everyday users the chance to try out the new AI assistant ahead of its broader launch later this fall. The public beta marks the first time Apple has made i

Anthropic is known for its creative marketing, but the AI company may have been a little bit too creative when it conjured up its most recent advertisement. Titled “There’s hope in hard questions,” the company’s latest ad has been unsettling viewers with its weird imagery and doo

Hinge founder Justin McLeod announced an $18 million fundraise for his new dating company, Overtone. McLeod stepped down from his CEO role at Hinge just last year, and Hinge owner Match Group — which also owns apps like Tinder and OkCupid — is helping to fund his new company, alo

AWS Compute Blog Introducing modularized kernel cryptography in Amazon Linux We are introducing modularized kernel cryptography in Amazon Linux 2023, an approach that separates Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-3 cryptographic components into an independent kerne

A bipartisan group of senators is introducing a bill to initiate action on Social Security reform. The PROMISE Act — which stands for Protecting Retirement Opportunities and Maintaining Income Security for Everyone — would establish a process for enacting changes to Social Securi

Off the Wire Press Releases July 14, 2026 — The Fast Machine Learning (FastML) Foundation will hold the Fast Machine Learning for Science Conference 2026 through the University of California San Diego from Aug. 31 to Sept. 4. FastML will take place at the Halıcıoğlu School of Dat

SpaceXAI’s Grok Build AI coding tool was spotted uploading users’ entire codebases to Google Cloud before it was reported, and the company turned it off. The Register reports that Cereblab published findings on Monday showing how the Grok Build CLI was packaging and uploading ent

Writer E. Jean Carroll has been paid more than $5.6 million that she was owed as part of a federal civil jury verdict holding President Donald Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation, a court filing showed Tuesday. "The Eagle has landed," Carroll wrote later Tuesday in a soc

US Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh on Tuesday committed to tackling stubborn inflation in hawkish comments that investors took as a signal borrowing costs are likely to stay higher for longer. Warsh sidestepped questions about whether the Fed would raise rates, even though lawm

SK Hynix options debuted Tuesday to less fanfare than one might have expected given the year-long rally in the stock and a 20%-plus surge on Tuesday alone. About 150,000 options traded in SK by midday Tuesday and while more calls traded than puts, the most popular directional tra