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UK air passengers are being reminded to keep power banks, vapes and spare lithium batteries out of checked luggage as airports prepare for the busy summer holiday period. The warning…

Xlinks has proposed a large AI data centre and battery storage campus near Great Torrington in North Devon, promising hundreds of permanent jobs and an annual economic contribution of up…

South Korea has announced more than $576 billion in planned semiconductor and artificial intelligence investments as it seeks to increase production capacity and spread advanced industries beyond the Seoul metropolitan…

A German court case could determine whether hundreds of thousands of disabled people working in sheltered workshops should receive the country’s legal minimum wage. The action was brought on behalf…

A blue plaque has been unveiled in Cambridge to commemorate EDSAC, an early computer that helped establish principles still used in modern computing. The Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator was…

A proposed cap on essential food prices in Scotland has intensified debate over how to make healthy diets affordable without weakening farmers and small producers. The SNP pledged during the…

Families across the UK can access free tennis, cricket, running and disability-inclusive sports programmes as the cost of organised activity becomes a growing concern. While football is often considered inexpensive…

Polymarket has confirmed that hackers stole cryptocurrency from some users after compromising a third-party service connected to its prediction market platform. The company said the attackers used the vendor breach…

Microsoft will increase Xbox Series X and Series S prices worldwide on August 1 as rising memory and storage costs place further pressure on console manufacturing. The company is adding…

Notion will shut down its standalone Notion Mail inbox on September 22, 2026, as the productivity software company redirects its email strategy toward AI agents. The closure will affect Notion…

Base Power has expanded into Illinois, marking the home battery startup’s first entry into the territory managed by PJM Interconnection. The company is offering residents in Commonwealth Edison’s service area…

General Intuition has raised $320 million at a $2.3 billion valuation to develop AI agents that can act across video games, simulations, and physical environments. Khosla Ventures led the round,…

Market intelligence provider Klue says it remains in contact with the hacking group responsible for stealing data from several customers and has received assurances that the group is deleting the…

Rippling has launched Data Cloud, a business intelligence platform that combines company data with information about employees, reporting structures, permissions, and organisational changes. The product expands Rippling beyond human resources,…

Polestar will stop selling new model year 2027 vehicles in the United States after the Department of Commerce denied the electric vehicle manufacturer authorisation under federal connected-car regulations. The Swedish…

Apple has raised prices across its Mac, iPad, smart home, and Vision Pro product ranges as the expansion of AI data centres increases demand for memory and storage components. The…

The US Department of Transportation has proposed removing the federal requirement for manual brake pedals in vehicles designed to operate exclusively through automated driving systems. The change could make it…

Adobe has agreed to acquire Topaz Labs, a developer of AI-powered image and video enhancement tools, as it expands the capabilities available across Firefly and Creative Cloud. The financial terms…

Amazon plans to invest an additional $13 billion in India through 2030 to expand its artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure. The announcement followed a meeting between Amazon chief executive Andy…

Netris has raised $15 million in a Series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz to expand its network automation platform for GPU data centres and AI cloud operators. The company…