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Java was a three-day hotfix away from dying horribly on stage
Java was a three-day hotfix away from dying horribly on stage, The Register's account of The Java Story — a programming language documentary that…
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The AI Compute Bottleneck Is Becoming a Power Problem
The AI compute bottleneck is shifting from model architecture into power, cooling, capital, and grid politics.
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The Cost of Certainty: How Robot Guesswork Meets Energy Scarcity
Yen-Ling Kuo's robot training method meets AI data center power demand at a critical grid constraint.
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The Mundane Automation of Collapse at SXSW London
A talk at SXSW London reveals how generative AI tools mask the rising costs of AI infrastructure energy use within a fracturing global economy.
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UK Borrowing and Water Shares Expose a Narrow Resource-Market Fault
UK borrowing ran above forecast in May as water utility shares fell, showing how bond markets react when public finance and essential infrastructure politics meet.
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The Hidden Climate Tax on American Households
Extreme weather drives up US household costs, linking climate chaos to crop failure and food prices as families face a new economic reality.
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Michigan Program Helps New Farmers Amidst Rising Crop Failure Food Prices
Michigan farm program addresses climate and land access challenges contributing to crop failure food prices
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Cyclone Alfred's Impact: A Reflection of Global Systemic Vulnerabilities
Cyclone Alfred hit southeast Queensland and northern NSW as more than weather—it's a window onto how a single storm now ripples through fragile systems.
- Australia news live: Marles says US relationship ‘transcends governments of the day’; Sydney to get new ferry stop
<p>Meanwhile investors fret that soaring oil prices will reignite inflationary pressures. Follow the day’s news live.</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a…
- Teenager charged after ‘near-complete amputation’ of boy’s hand in Sydney
<p>NSW police called to Redfern on Wednesday night found a 17-year-old with a partially severed hand</p><ul><li><p><a…
- Iran war live: Trump says renewed US-Iran clashes will not last ‘too long’
The US president says that renewed fighting with Iran will not last “too long” while claiming control over Hormuz.
- Dutch central bank moves 86 tonnes of gold to UK from US and Canada, citing ‘geopolitical unrest’
<p>Bank says gold reserves held in London could be traded more easily and the move will allow it to respond more rapidly in a ‘crisis situation’</p><p>The Dutch central bank says it has moved 86 tonnes of its gold reserves out of the US…
- Thousands protest in Spain as Ceuta’s migration crisis festers a month on
Spain faces unrest as residents protest, while migrants and asylum seekers search for shelter and resources in Ceuta.
- Trump doubles down on Canada trade war as talks remain stalled – US politics live
<p>Trump has imposed 50% tariffs on $20bn in Canadian goods and Canada threatened retaliatory tariffs starting 8 September</p><ul><li><p><a…
theguardian.com · · claims · us-politics
- Vance to give White House’s first press briefing in more than 40 days
Vice President Vance will host the first White House press briefing since July on Thursday, the White House Press Office announced. “Vice President @JDVance will take the podium tomorrow at 1:00 PM,” the press office wrote on social media…
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- Federal judge blocks Trump’s new birthright citizenship order
A federal judge in Maryland on Wednesday blocked an executive order from President Trump that again seeks to restrict birthright citizenship. U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman granted a preliminary injunction in a case brought by two…
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- Mullin’s airplane made emergency landing after engine failure
A plane carrying Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin had to make an emergency landing on Wednesday after an engine failure. “We just lost our right engine, would like to declare an emergency,” the pilot of the…
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- Bessent rallies support for Trump agenda at G20
Welcome to The Hill’s Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Bessent rallies support for Trump agenda at G20 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted economic officials from around the…
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- Uber launches UK's first robotaxis with a driver - here's what it's like to ride in one
The ride-hailing app has launched 15 self-driving taxis, but they will have safety drivers inside.
- Almost half of households do not see benefits of economic growth, report says
Analysis has found a "stark" gap in the spending power of households in the north and south of England on average.
- 'I don't even like them': How much should you give to office gift collections?
Office whip-rounds are a staple of working life but they can raise a lot of awkward questions.
- How Victoria Beckham turned her fashion firm around and made it profitable
The pop star formerly known as Posh Spice has taken nearly two decades to turn a profit.
- Why wait? Business grads buying firms to install themselves as CEO
Impatient to be the boss of an established company they are borrowing money to fund their purchases.
- Anthropic Admits Security Failures Behind Claude Hacking Incidents
After Claude models accessed real systems during cyber tests, Anthropic tightened its safeguards and warned that flawed training can encourage dangerous behavior.
- An AI Training Data Startup Just Became Y Combinator's Fastest-Ever Unicorn
Afterquery's valuation jumped more than tenfold in five months, making it Y Combinator's fastest unicorn ever.
- FBI Seizes $560K in Crypto Bound for Hamas, Takes Over Fundraising Sites
Agents seized digital assets, domains, and servers allegedly used by Hamas’ military wing to collect donations and recruit supporters.
- Japan’s Remixpoint Dumps Ethereum, XRP in Shift to Bitcoin-Only Treasury
The Japanese company booked a ¥117.8 million profit after selling its ETH, SOL, XRP and DOGE, leaving roughly 1,506 BTC as its only cryptocurrency holding.
- US officials work with CrowdStrike to fight malware behind crypto theft
Federal authorities and private-sector partners were part of an operation to disrupt malware that redirected about $150,000 in crypto over the last eight years.
- Zuck's Muse to Spark joy with open weights release 'soon'
Meta will release an open weights version of its flagship AI model Muse Spark "soon," CEO Mark Zuckerberg promised in an X post on Wednesday. In the meantime, Muse Spark 1.3 — the smarter, less yappy, and more efficient version of the…
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- VMware swings its focus back to low-end server virt, promises vSphere Standard upgrade
EXCLUSIVE What's old is new again as VMware will soon release an updated version of vSphere Standard, the low-end server virtualization bundle that it hasn’t significantly changed for years and has scarcely promoted since its 2023…
theregister.com · · claims · technology
- Uber beats Waymo as first to launch robotaxis in London
Uber beat out Waymo in launching a commercial robotaxi service in London, the city's first. The vehicles use autonomous driving tech developed by Wayve , a UK-based startup, and will initially feature safety drivers behind the wheel. The…
theverge.com · · claims · technology
- Claude Mythos only model to complete full cyber kill chain, experts say
Despite what we saw with OpenAI’s models going rogue, creating message boards, and breaking into Hugging Face, only one advanced AI model - Anthropic’s Claude Mythos - completed the full cyber kill chain autonomously in Booz Allen’s…
theregister.com · · claims · technology
- Spending deal comes with a bonus: Blocking political control of grants
On Tuesday, the House of Representatives passed a stopgap measure that would continue funding the US government through early December. While the measure still requires the signature of President Trump, it's widely expected that he will…
arstechnica.com · · claims · technology
- China’s falling emissions amid Iran war spark hope of decarbonisation watershed
<p>Oil consumption plummets and EV sales soar as analysts say demand may not fully return even if crude price falls</p><p>China’s carbon dioxide emissions fell by 1% after the outbreak of the US-Israeli war on Iran, thanks to a sharp…
theguardian.com · · claims · environment · world
- China’s Carbon Pollution Fell in Recent Months as Oil Demand Plummeted
The world’s second-largest oil consumer cut its use by 9 percent as the Iran war crimped supply. The drop could accelerate China’s pivot away from the fossil fuel. By Nicholas Kusnetz China’s carbon pollution fell modestly in recent…
insideclimatenews.org · · claims · environment
- Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions fall in Q2 2026 due to plummeting oil use
China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell by 1% in the second quarter of 2026, as oil consumption plummeted amid the strait of Hormuz crisis . The country’s use of oil fell by 9% overall and by 16% for transport, after the disruptions…
carbonbrief.org · · claims · environment
- Widow whose husband died after falling into slurry pit warns of pressure on farmers
Margaret Owen says "things are getting worse" after a rise in deaths of workers on British farms.
- Scientists may have found first hint of dark matter
The mysterious material has eluded scientists for nearly a century.
- STAT+: Ultragenyx drug to treat Angelman syndrome, a rare disease, fails late-stage trial
The biotech company Ultragenyx said Wednesday that its experimental therapy for Angelman syndrome, a rare disease that causes severe intellectual disabilities and developmental delays, showed no benefit compared to a sham treatment in a…
- An autism or ADHD diagnosis without access to treatment is a hollow outcome | Letter
<p><strong>Helen Macdonald</strong> responds to a report by the parliamentary and health service ombudsman</p><p>The parliamentary and health service ombudsman’s findings are stark and sadly familiar (<a…
- Banning nuts from the skies would not keep people with allergies safe | Letters
<p><strong>Alison Smith </strong>says food bans do not improve compliance, they create a false sense of security in patients</p><p>As the mother of a child with anaphylactic allergies, I am sympathetic to the terror that Lucy…
- US medical groups urge people to get flu and Covid shots in counter to Trump guidance
<p>Top medical groups band together to ease confusion from Trump administration’s changing immunization advice</p><p>Leading US medical groups are urging people to get updated flu and Covid-19 vaccinations this fall, banding together on…
- Doctors groups release vaccination guidelines ahead of respiratory illness season
Professional organizations representing pediatricians, family physicians, obstetricians, and other medical professionals jointly released guidelines Wednesday for who should get vaccines aimed at staving off influenza, Covid-19, and…
- Carla Jeffery, Disney’s ‘Zombies’ Actress, Dies at 33
Jeffery also had recurring roles in shows such as 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' and 'Southland.'
hollywoodreporter.com · · claims · entertainment
- ‘The Sun Never Sets’ Review: Dakota Fanning and Jake Johnson Split, Maybe, in Joe Swanberg’s Unsatisfying Romcom
Long past his sexually explicit enfant terrible mumblecore origins, writer-director Joe Swanberg continues his ongoing experiments in honoring the romantic comedy’s conventional satisfactions while expanding its sexual parameters with…
variety.com · · claims · entertainment
- Espionage, true crime and war: Baillie Gifford longlist revealed
<p>Patrick Radden Keefe, Ben Macintyre and the Guardian’s Charlotte Higgins are among the 13 authors selected for the nonfiction award</p><p>The Guardian’s chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins joins American investigative journalist…
- Should Hollywood Embrace Religion? Young Audiences Crave Complex Spiritual Characters and Plotlines That Challenge Faith, New Study Shows
Could Hollywood entice younger audiences by having a little faith? A surprising new Future of Faith study from The Center for Scholars & Storytellers (CSS) at UCLA suggests that both Gen Z and Gen Alpha crave realistic and complex…
variety.com · · claims · entertainment
- Ryan Reynolds Praises ‘The Odyssey’ After Passing ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ to Become Biggest R-Rated Movie Ever: ‘Christopher Nolan Literally Breathes The Rarest Air on Earth’
Hollywood is living through “the friggin’ salad days,” as Ryan Reynolds puts it, after experiencing the biggest summer at the box office since COVID, thanks to blockbusters like “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” and “The Odyssey.” Last month,…
variety.com · · claims · entertainment
- Summer transfer window bargains: Karetsas, Yohanna, Mora and more
Some clubs around Europe have spent hundreds of millions to bring in new players, but what about the bargain deals?
- Worst transfers of the window, ranked: From Fernandez to Tielemans
We've ranked the 11 moves of this summer transfer window that are likely to fail. Did Man United, Tottenham and Chelsea mess up?
- US Open tennis 2026: Alcaraz faces Faria, Sabalenka cruises and more on day four – live
<ul><li><p>Tennis updates from Flushing Meadows, New York</p></li><li><p><a href="mailto:ella.brockway@theguardian.com">Email Ella</a> and follow us on <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@guardiansport">TikTok</a> and <a…
- Graziano's bold-but-realistic predictions for all 32 NFL teams: Don't be surprised if ...
Jameson Williams leading the Lions' receivers? Xavier Worthy breaking out? Travis Hunter almost entirely at CB? We have 32 outside-the-box things to watch.
- Clippers docked five first-round picks, fined $30M
As a result of the investigation into the team's signing of Kawhi Leonard, the NBA docked the Clippers 5 1st-round picks, fined them $30M and suspended owner Steve Ballmer for 1 year. The Clippers plan to challenge the findings "through…
- Washinton tribes, environmental groups sue over Endangered Species Act rule change
This story was originally published by Washington State Standard. Aspen Ford Washington State Standard Washington tribes and environmental organizations sued the federal government Tuesday, July 14, arguing that recent changes to…
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- New Mexico advocates back effort to expand federal radiation exposure compensation program
This story was originally published by Source New Mexico. Patrick Lohmann Source New Mexico A bipartisan group of congressional lawmakers announced Tuesday, July 14, they will soon seek to further expand the 2025 federal Radiation and…
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- Deaf And Native Hawaiian: ʻŌlelo Sign Language Offers A Cultural Connection
This story was produced by Honolulu Civil Beat , a nonprofit news organization covering Hawaiʻi that specializes in accountability and in-depth enterprise coverage. For more stories like this, subscribe to their newsletters . Tia Lewis…
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- Bridging Tradition and Technology: The 1st Meeting of Indigenous Youth Communicators of Bahia
<span>Bridging Tradition and Technology: The 1st Meeting of Indigenous Youth Communicators of Bahia</span> <div class="field field--name-taxonomy-vocabulary-8 field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div…
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- ICT NEWSCAST: America250, Sovereignty, History, Colonialism, Resilience and more
The ICT Newscast for Friday, July 17, 2026, covers a conversation about the United States’ 250th anniversary with Indigenous leaders: Philip J. Deloria, Se-ah-dom Edmo and Charitie Ropati. Check out the ICT Newscast on YouTube for this…
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