Urgent call for funding as record 617 child protection investigations carried out a day
More than 600 child protection investigations a day are now carried out by social care services - a record high,...
Kia just converted the Pride into a true EV ‘socket rocket’ as a birthday gift to itself
As an 80th-anniversary gift to itself, Kia UK unveiled the Pride EV. Calling it a true ‘socket rocket,” the electric...
Tesla Robotaxi unveiling: expectations are low, could Tesla overdeliver?
Expectations appear to be quite low for Tesla’s Robotaxi unveiling on Thursday. Could Tesla surprise us? On Thursday, Tesla is...
Tom Tugendhat knocked out of Tory leadership race – as James Cleverly tops latest vote
Tom Tugendhat has been knocked out of the Tory leadership race after receiving the least votes from MPs.It narrows the...
Adobe wants to make it easier for artists to blacklist their work from AI scraping
Content credentials are based on C2PA, an internet protocol that uses cryptography to securely label images, video, and audio with...
The Download: Geoffrey Hinton’s Nobel Prize, and multimodal AI
Geoffrey Hinton, a computer scientist whose pioneering work on deep learning in the 1980s and 90s underpins all of the...
Geoffrey Hinton, AI pioneer and figurehead of doomerism, wins Nobel Prize
Hinton shares the award with fellow computer scientist John Hopfield, who invented a type of pattern-matching neural network that could...
Crude oil futures sell off after surging on Middle East war risk
Crude oil futures fell more than 4% on Tuesday as the rally spurred by heightened geopolitical risk paused while the...
Biden pulls out of Starmer meeting in Germany as Hurricane Milton approaches US
US President Joe Biden has postponed a meeting with Sir Keir Starmer and the French and German leaders in Berlin...
Nandy to meet Premier League clubs amid ‘threat of civil war’
The culture secretary will hold talks with a group of Premier League clubs on Wednesday about the government's plans for...
Nell Smith: Flaming Lips protege, 17, killed in car crash
Canadian musician Nell Smith, known for her collaborations with US rock band The Flaming Lips, has died aged 17.Her death...
Why artificial intelligence and clean energy need each other
AI’s power density requirements similarly necessitate a new set of electricity infrastructure enhancements—like advanced conductors for transmission lines that can...
Labour lead over Tories falls to just one point, poll shows
The Labour Party is leading the Conservatives by just one point, a new poll has shown, after weeks of rows...
Forget chat. AI that can hear, see, and click is already here.
Exhibit A: Google’s NotebookLM. NotebookLM is a research tool the company launched with little fanfare a year ago. A few...
Own an electric bike and prepping for a hurricane? Do this right away
As Hurricane Milton heads towards Florida’s Gulf Coast threatening a lethal combination of high winds, storm surge, and heavy downpouring...
S&P’s Dan Yergin warns of ‘dangerous time’ for global economy as Middle East tensions fester
The global economy is entering a "dangerous time" like never before as Middle East tensions remain elevated, said S&P Global's...
Why oil and gas markets are dreading the risk of supply disruption in the Strait of Hormuz
Basij paramilitary force speed boats are sailing along the Persian Gulf near the Bushehr nuclear power plant during the IRGC...
CNBC Daily Open: Fear is the stock killer
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on October 03, 2024 in New...
First product from new Fortescue Detroit factory: marine batteries [Quick Charge]
Earlier today, global mining giant Fortescue announced plans to begin operations at its new Detroit factory with the production of...
Here’s what to know if you drive an EV and live in Hurricane Milton’s path
Photo: Tesla Owners Florida If you drive an EV and live on Florida’s Gulf Coast, you have two choices before...