AI is killing low cost smartphones
Except for the second user/refurbished smartphone markets, AI means the days of cheap phones are over, with huge price pressures putting low-end vendors out of business. Omdia
Meta pulls Instagram AI feature amid privacy concerns
Meta pulled a new AI feature on Instagram just days after its launch because of criticism about how the tool handled publicly posted photos. The feature
5 ‘extremely rare’ iron shackles discovered in France highlight Celtic slave trade 2,300 years ago
Archaeologists have found five pairs of iron shackles at a 2,300-year-old Celtic site in France — a discovery that suggests the small settlement was frequented
Sweet! Sugar found in raspberries was discovered near the Milky Way’s center, hinting that life’s ingredients are common in space
Interstellar space just got a little sweeter: A type of sugar called erythrulose has been found near the center of the Milky Way, according to
ICE involved in killing of young person in Maine, according to reports
A person was reportedly killed in the US state of Maine during an encounter with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Nadella says you pay for AI twice, and Microsoft helped build the trap
Microsoft’s Satya Nadella says every firm using AI is paying for it twice, once in cash, and once in the secrets it hands over to
AI is ending older workers’ careers early, and it is coming for the well-paid ones first
The debate about AI and jobs has focused on graduates. New research suggests it should also be looking at people in their late fifties, CNBC reports.
Spanish PM visits site of deadly wildfire
Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez met with firefighters and emergency crews who battled a wildfire in Almeria.
US judge voids Trump’s IRS settlement, alleges self-dealing
Judge rules that US president, Department of Justice misused courts in settlement that led to ‘anti-weaponization’ fund.
UK designates IRGC as terrorist organisation
The UK government has designated Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation under new powers.
How much exercise do you need to do in a week?
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Trump reinstating naval blockade of Iranian ports
The US president also says Washington will charge a 20% toll on all cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz.
Briton tells of surviving Spain wildfire in car as wife and friends died trying to run to safety
Malcolm Timbrell’s wife and their friends are thought to have died when a devastating wildfire tore through their village in Spain.
Watch: Horses evacuated as fire approaches riding centre near Paris
The Fontainebleau forest blaze, described by officials as of ‘exceptional scale’, continues to rage for the second day.