Google announced earlier this week that it was building a new data center in Minnesota that would be powered by a mix of wind, solar, and a very unique battery built by startup Form Energy that’s capable of discharging for days on end. Now we know the price tag for …
SourcePayPal may not be pursuing an acquisition, Semafor reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Earlier this week, Bloomberg reported that Stripe expressed interest in buying some or all of PayPal Holdings, which includes the flagship product PayPal and its services, as well as other companies like Venmo. Stripe declined …
SourceAnthropic CEO Dario Amodei said Thursday that he “cannot in good conscience accede to [the Pentagon’s] request” to give the military unrestricted access to its AI systems. “Anthropic understands that the Department of War, not private companies, makes military decisions,” Amodei wrote in a statement. “However, in a narrow set …
SourceJack Dorsey has long been an open admirer of Elon Musk. Now, it seems, he may have been taking notes. On Thursday, Dorsey announced that Block, the payments company he founded that operates Square, Cash App, and Tidal, is cutting more than 4,000 employees, nearly half its global workforce, taking …
SourceIn a flurry of deal offers in the high tens of billions of dollars, the bidding war for Warner Bros. David Ellison-owned Paramount will acquire Warner Bros. On Thursday, Warner Bros. Discovery announced that Paramount Skydance’s newest offer of $31 a share was a “superior proposal,” giving Netflix four business …
SourceChina has removed 19 officials, including nine from the military, from its list of lawmakers ahead of its biggest annual political meeting next week. No official reason for the removal has been given, but it comes just weeks after President Xi Jinping removed Zhang Youxia, his highest-ranking general and also …
SourceChristian groups 'outraged' at Reform conference held in Church House 30 minutes ago Catherine WyattBBC religious affairs A number of Christian groups have spoken of their "shock and disappointment" that Reform UK was allowed to use the Church of England's headquarters for a press conference. They said the party's immigration …
SourceEnergy Secretary Ed Miliband has said the impact of the rapid expansion of data centres on the UK's efforts to lower carbon emissions to net zero is "inherently uncertain". Miliband made the comment in a letter to MPs who had expressed concerns about data centres not being mentioned in the …
Source19 hours ago Star McFarlaneBusiness reporter The UK unemployment rate among 16 to 24-year-olds is at the highest it's been in more than a decade. And the number of young people who are not in education, employment or training (Neet) is edging closer to one million. Careers experts say there …
SourceJersey passes assisted dying law - but what stage has proposal reached in UK's parliaments? 18 hours ago Fergus WalshMedical editor A law to allow terminally ill adults the right to choose to end their own lives has been approved in Jersey. The votes in Jersey and Cardiff mean there …
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