OpenAI and Anthropic now out-lobby Nvidia in Washington
The AI industry is buying a bigger seat at the table. OpenAI and Anthropic set records for federal lobbying in the second quarter of 2026
Oracle says one AI data centre could cost it a $7bn power guarantee
Oracle is building a huge AI data centre in Port Washington, Wisconsin, with Vantage and OpenAI. The nearly one-gigawatt Lighthouse Campus is a roughly $15
10 cool things Copilot can do in PowerPoint
Building a presentation can take lots of time. There are design choices to figure out: the slide layouts, fonts, theme colors, and so on. You
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Zelenskyy sacks Syrskii: How many generals have Ukraine, Russia fired?
Several Ukrainian and Russian generals have been sacked from their militaries over the course of the war in Ukraine.
Nearly 1,000 people have died from Ebola in DR Congo
According to WHO figures, 999 people have died in DRC and two in Uganda due to the Bundibugyo strain of the virus.
Open AI says its AI model “went rogue”: What do we know?
The system hacked into another company without being prompted by a human.
Diagnostic dilemma: 6-year-old develops life-threatening allergic reaction after blood transfusion
The patient: A 6-year-old boy in the Netherlands The symptoms: The child was receiving a blood transfusion as a treatment for lymphoblastic leukemia , a
‘It’s a really poor quality of life’: Once a ‘miracle in the desert,’ California’s Salton Sea now spreads toxic dust on vulnerable communities
Fifty years after Southern California’s Salton Sea formed due to an engineering mishap in 1905, the giant salt lake became a booming vacation destination. Nicknamed
Science word of the day: Abiogenesis
Science word of the day: Abiogenesis Pronunciation: Ay-bye-oh-JEN’-ih-sis What it means: Abiogenesis is the emergence of life from nonliving matter through chemical processes. Scientists still
Sony releases one last trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day
The Odyssey might be cleaning up at the box office at the moment, but in two weeks another mega-blockbuster hits theaters: Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Confusion swirls on source of diarrhea outbreak, but it’s still Taylor Farms
Federal officials on Monday reaffirmed that iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms still appears to be the source of Cyclospora, the microscopic parasite behind a multi-state
US to announce deal allowing Saudi Arabia a nuclear programme, reports say
The agreement would fulfil a long-held Saudi ambition but could attract concern in Israel and from some US lawmakers.
Cocaine worth $370m seized in Liberia’s biggest-ever drugs bust
The seizure follows a long-running investigation into drug-trafficking networks, police say.