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Bishop of Lincoln resigns amid sex assault inquiry - Published The Bishop of Lincoln, the Right Reverend Stephen Conway, has resigned amid an ongoing investigation into an allegation of sexual assault. It follows his arrest in February. Conway's resignation, which will formally c

Rogers calls for end to war in Iran: ‘Michigan families can’t afford to wait’ Former Rep. Mike Rogers (Mich.), the Republican Senate candidate in Michigan, on Monday said “Michigan families can’t afford to wait” for the Iran war to reach its conclusion, calling for an end to the

In the world’s first clash of the drone boats, a Ukrainian naval drone destroyed a Russian explosive drone boat using a remote-controlled machine gun turret. This comes as the war in Ukraine has already seen widespread deployment of such uncrewed surface vessels in combat, along

When you ship an AI agent, the key question is whether it can execute a chain of work across dozens of sequential tool calls against a live environment, and recover when a step fails. Scoring whether the model sounds right tells you almost nothing about whether the work finished.

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The White House press pool covers and travels with the U.S. president every day, providing news outlets and the public with a near-constant stream of information on the leader's activities. With the television pool suspending coverage of President Donald Trump after he banned CNN

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Austin officials condemn ICE shooting of Venezuelan man, call for independent investigation AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin officials issued statements against Immigration and Customs Enforcement after an agent shot a Venezuelan man Sunday afternoon. Neither local law enforcement agencies

KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY, Saudi Arabia—It may come as a surprise to some, but Saudi Arabia has never had a domestic automaker. That changes with Ceer. A joint venture between the country’s Public Investment Fund and Foxconn, it’s the Kingdom’s first home-grown automaker and a

Arrests as migrant boat reaches UK unintercepted - Published Five people have been detained and sent to border security command after a migrant boat reached Kent without being intercepted. The dinghy made it to shore at Folkestone on Monday morning. The Home Office says an invest

OpenAI on Monday posted a set of proposals for safety and security in the development of frontier artificial intelligence with a heavy focus on alignment research and a computing technique known as recursive self-improvement, or RSI. "Navigating this transition safely requires al

OpenAI on Monday posted a set of proposals for safety and security in the development of frontier artificial intelligence with a heavy focus on alignment research and a computing technique known as recursive self-improvement, or RSI. "Navigating this transition safely requires al

(Updates to close) By Darshan Kumar R and Avinash P Sept 21 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index gained on Monday, led by technology and financial stocks, as investors digested the Bank of Canada's comments on inflation and growth. The S&P/TSX Composite Index was up 0.57% at 36,

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is again confronting the White House on National Institutes of Health grant decision-making, calling on Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought to drop his push to assert greater control over the NIH’s grant process. “Imposing a politi

President Donald Trump's flagship super PAC grew its $400 million-plus war chest again in August, even as Republican candidates press him to put more of it to work with six weeks to go before the 2026 midterm election. MAGA Inc. ended August with about $415.8 million in cash afte

What we found in Earl Spencer's controversial Diana memoir - Published A slanging match doesn't usually do either side much good. Unless you're selling books, when a controversy can be extremely helpful. Earl Spencer's book about his sister, Diana, has had six days of public accu

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed seven bills designed to prevent AI data centers from passing utility costs onto residents, as reported earlier by the Los Angeles Times. The package of laws requires the California Public Utilities Commission to introduce a new rate classif

Peak season logistics: A SmartKargo perspective on preparing for the surge Every peak season tests the same thing: whether a brand’s logistics network can absorb a sudden spike in demand without breaking its promises to customers. Order volumes climb fast, delivery windows shrink

Watch: Police raid organised crime targets in Teesside Cleveland Police have carried out one of their biggest raids on organised crime targets in years. About 130 officers were involved in the operation which saw 17 people arrested in the Middlesbrough area. The raids are part of

Airlines criticise air traffic control as second glitch causes more disruption - Published Airlines have criticised the UK's air traffic control system after a second technical problem in two weeks caused major disruption to UK flights. EasyJet said Monday's incident "once again

On Monday, OpenAI announced a new independent advisory group hosted at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. Called the Advisory Group on Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence, the group is meant to give mathematicians more input into the company’s math-ori

Chip stocks rallied, with Intel and Arm Holdings both surging. Advanced Micro Devices reached a market capitalization of $1 trillion for the first time. Investors pointed to signs that suggest spending on AI is still expanding, despite recent safety warnings from leaders of AI gi

Options traders are treating Meta like it's the next big thing for the consumer artificial intelligence trade. Trading volume was about 4.5 times the 30-day average in Meta options Monday, with almost $3.9 billion in total premium exchanged according to Cboe LiveVol and SpotGamma

Paramount Skydance's $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery will move forward as the company settled Monday with a group of state attorneys general that sought to block the deal on antitrust grounds. The lawsuit, brought by a group led by California's Rob Bonta, was prev

Advanced Micro Devices stock surged 10% on Monday, pushing shares to a record high and topping a $1 trillion market cap benchmark for the first time. The chip giant's shares hit an intraday high of $615.52, which boosted the company's value just above $1 trillion. AMD is riding a

(Recasts with preliminary close of trading) * AMD becomes latest chipmaker to reach $1 trillion valuation * Oil prices ease and Treasury yields dip * Traders see 50% chance of another Fed rate hike next month, CME FedWatch shows By Noel Randewich and Johann M Cherian Sept 21 (Reu

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Infantino says he is open to talks over Fifa reform - Published Fifa president Gianni Infantino has proposed an external review of how world football's governing body operates, and says he is open to reform. In a letter sent to members of the Fifa Council and all of its national

Retailer Revolve announced on Monday a partnership with design icon Donatella Versace to create a new beauty and fashion business aimed at young consumers, according to a press release. Versace, 71, will serve as the new venture's chief creative officer, bringing expertise from h

*Updated to clarify funding is global. African economies risk being left behind by an AI revolution built on data that does not adequately represent the continent, according to the Gates Foundation’s 2026 Goalkeepers report. More than 90% of the data used to train early large lan

Eli Lilly CEO Dave Ricks told CNBC on Monday that 700,000 new seniors have started GLP-1 treatments since Medicare coverage of obesity drugs launched in July, and 70% of those patients are on Lilly medicines. In an exclusive interview with CNBC, Ricks called the rollout of covera

As per the bank's licensing agreement with the Reserve Bank of India, the promoter must reduce the stake to 26% by 2030. "There is sufficient time. We have no plans for a bulk offloading in one go," chairman Chandra Shekhar Ghosh told ET. The promoter brought down its holdings in

The Centre has budgeted ₹2,000 crore for incentives on UPI and RuPay transactions in FY27, but no fresh subsidy has been paid for transactions undertaken since April 2025, the people said. "The idea behind introducing MDR on larger-value UPI payments was to move the ecosystem awa

With five days left to save up to $200 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass, each day we will list a reason why you should join 10,000+ founders, investors, and operators at San Francisco’s Moscone West on October 13-15. Grab your ticket savings before prices go up on September 2

Accelerated Server Sales Are Themselves Accelerating Do you know what the difference is between an F-18A taking off from the deck of an aircraft carrier to attack long range bombers at 50,000 feet and the revenue trend in the server market? Me neither. Either way, you get a stiff