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China’s AI Ambitions Curbed as US Cracks Down on Military-Linked Tech Firms
Eleven entities in China and one in Taiwan face trade restrictions over the development of AI chips and supercomputers for military-affiliated end users.
Computer History Museum Releases Original AlexNet Code: Why It Matters
Google and the Computer History Museum release AlexNet’s original 2012 source code on GitHub, offering a rare look at a pivotal moment in AI history.
Bank payday outages ‘will absolutely happen again’
Payday banking outages will happen again but are unlikely to occur tomorrow, according to a banking technology expert.
‘Absolutely horrific’ if Labour scrap tax paid by tech giants while slashing benefits
Labour MPs have expressed concern about potential plans to cut or scrap a tax paid by tech giants to stave off the threat of Donald Trump’s tariffs.
‘Disgraceful’ amount of sewage still being dumped in English rivers
The amount of sewage being dumped into English rivers remains “disgraceful”, despite improved monitoring, supposed investment by water companies and threats of penalties from government, the latest data reveals.
US gives initial approval for Qatar to purchase MQ-9 armed drones for nearly $2 billion
The United States has given an initial approval for the energy-rich Mideast nation of Qatar to buy eight armed MQ-9B Predator drones for its military, an estimated purchase worth nearly $2 billion
Surgeons carry out world’s first pig-to-human liver transplant
Surgeons have carried out the world’s first liver transplant from a pig into a human recipient.
HIV deaths and infections will rise as a result of foreign aid cuts, study warns
HIV deaths and infections will rise as a result of cuts to foreign aid, a study has warned.
Thousands of jobs at risk as British Steel consults unions over closure
Britain’s second-biggest steel producer is kicking off a consultation that could lead to the closure of its two blast furnaces and more than half of its workforce losing their jobs – a move that will pile pressure on the government to improve an offer of taxpayer aid to the company.
UK does not want to ‘escalate’ Trump’s trade wars, says Reeves
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said the UK does not want to “escalate” Donald Trump’s trade wars after the US president slapped a new 25% tariff on all imported cars.