Business owners warn taxes may increase parts prices, making electronics repairs more costly than before Tariffs that took effect in the US at midnight on Wednesday are expected to make buying new smartphones more expensive. But opting to fix an old or damaged device as a way to save money may not avoid a higher …
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The second Trump administration was backed and is staffed by two major – and widely differing – ideological projects The start of the second Trump administration has been chaotic, to put it mildly. It is difficult for Americans to understand what exactly the administration is trying to do and how it will affect them. It …
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Just one antisocial fellow traveller can ruin a journey. Is it a giant two-fingered gesture to the rest of the world? Some time in the early years of the last decade, a friend and I travelled by train from London to Barcelona, where we would be covering a football match for work. We had a …
Up to five sites with power-hungry supercomputers and datacentres planned to drive AI ‘moonshots’ Europe live – latest updates The EU has revealed details of a €20bn (£17bn) plan to create new sites equipped with vast supercomputers in Europe to develop the next generation of artificial intelligence models, while opening the door to amending its …
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Amazon, Google and Microsoft are building datacentres in water-scarce parts of five continents Amazon, Microsoft and Google are operating datacentres that use vast amounts of water in some of the world’s driest areas and are building many more, an investigation by SourceMaterial and the Guardian has found. With Donald Trump pledging to support them, the …
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Astro Bot wins in five categories as the night’s most nominated Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II victorious in just one In a video game year dominated by dark, bloody fantasy adventures – and continued job losses and studio closures – it was a cute robot that stole the night at the 2025 Bafta video game awards. …
Exclusive: Algorithms allegedly being used to study data of thousands of people, in project critics say is ‘chilling and dystopian’ The UK government is developing a “murder prediction” programme which it hopes can use personal data of those known to the authorities to identify the people most likely to become killers. Researchers are alleged to …
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Ofcom’s first investigation to look into whether site took adequate measures to shield users from illegal content The UK communications regulator has announced its first investigation under the new digital safety laws with an inquiry into an online suicide forum. Ofcom is investigating whether the site breached the Online Safety Act by failing to put …
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In Western Australia, a team of artists and scientists have resurrected the US composer. It raises a storm of questions about AI and authorship – and it’s also incredibly beautiful In a darkened room, a fractured symphony of rattles, hums and warbles bounces off the walls – like an orchestra tuning up in some parallel …
Under-16s will be barred from using the app’s Live feature unless they have parental permission Meta is expanding its safety measures for teenagers on Instagram with a block on livestreaming, as the social media company extends its under-18 safeguards to the Facebook and Messenger platforms. Under-16s will be barred from using Instagram’s Live feature unless …
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