Surge in 18-year-olds applying for UK engineering degrees

$100,000 home equity loans: 5 things to know before applying

A $100K home equity loan could come in handy right now, but there are a few things to be aware of first.

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Taking AI to the playground: LinkedIn combines LLMs, LangChain and Jupyter Notebooks to improve prompt engineering

LinkedIn's collaborative prompt engineering playground helps bridge the gap between engineers and product managers.

VentureBeat - 6h

How fast is the UK's economy growing?

How the health of the UK economy is measured, and why the GDP calculation matters.

BBC News - 10h

Surgeons Transplant Engineered Pig Kidney Into Fourth Patient

A 66-year-old man from New Hampshire became the fourth person to receive a pig’s kidney.

The New York Times - 6d

Jeju Air Crash Probe Focuses On Engine Damage After Bird Strike

Pilots’ actions after that strike are an early focus of the investigation, according to people familiar with the probe.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 26

Novo Nordisk Shares Surge on New Obesity Drug Results

Novo Nordisk shares rose sharply after the Danish pharmaceutical giant said an experimental weight-loss shot helped patients lose 22% of their body weight in a clinical trial.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 24

This fund surged 40% last year. The manager now likes Netflix and these two stocks.

T. Rowe Price’s Anthony Wang talks about what he needs to keep his Science & Technology Fund outperforming.

MarketWatch - 6h

Unofficial TikTok downloads surge in the US

Many people are turning to so-called "sideloading" because the app is unavailable on official stores.

BBC News - 9h

Flu Cases Are Surging

At least 24 million cases have been reported so far this season — and the virus is still spreading widely.

The New York Times - 1d

Dept. of Ed: Title IX does not apply to athlete pay

Title IX does not apply to name, image and likeness deals, the U.S. Department of Education said Wednesday, rescinding the Biden administration's guidance that schools must equitably distribute ...

ESPN - 1d

Russian rouble surges after release of US teacher Marc Fogel

Currency jumps almost 3% against US dollar over growing hopes of end to Ukraine war

Financial Times - 1d

VC funding in European defence and security tech surges to record $5.2bn

Big funding rounds for software developer Helsing and drone maker Tekever defy broader downturn in venture investing

Financial Times - 1d

Is Intel now a Trump stock? Its shares surge after upbeat comments by J.D. Vance.

Shares of Intel Corp. were surging on Tuesday after Vice President J.D. Vance made bullish comments about semiconductor manufacturing in the U.S. at an artificial-intelligence summit in Paris.

MarketWatch - 1d

Eager beavers: rodents engineer Czech wetland project after years of human delay

Beavers accomplish long-stalled conservation plan on former army site, sparing crayfish and taxpayers alike. Beavers have saved Czech taxpayers $1.2m (£1m) by flooding a protected former army ...

The Guardian - 2d

As gold nears $3,000, here’s how its surge compares to bitcoin and the stock market

Gold has been on an impressive run toward the $3,000-an-ounce milestone, with a years-long buying spree by central banks and economic uncertainty tied to President Donald Trump’s policies leading ...

MarketWatch - 2d

UK interest rates are too restrictive

But uncertainty and a rise in near-term inflation warrants a cautious approach to cuts

Financial Times - 2d

Dominari Holdings shares surge 30% after Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump join advisory board

Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump participated in a recent private placement in the holding company.

CNBC - 2d

How Vanderbilt's 18 point guards are eschewing labels, surging past expectations under new coach Mark Byington

Mark Byington is orchestrating one of college basketball's top turnarounds in Year 1 at Vanderbilt

CBS Sports - 2d

Trump’s aid cuts will lead to a surge in propaganda and misinformation, say press freedom groups

From Ukraine to Afghanistan, independent media organisations across the world are being forced to lay off staff or shut down after losing USAid funding. Donald Trump’s foreign aid freeze will lead ...

The Guardian - 2d

Steel and aluminum stocks surge on Trump plan to impose 25% tariffs on imports to U.S.

The aluminum tariff would add nearly 30 cents per pound to prices not including transportation and other costs, according to JPMorgan.

CNBC - 2d

Women's college basketball rankings: Texas leapfrogs South Carolina, Kentucky surges into top 10

The Longhorns ended the Gamecocks' 57-game SEC winning streak on Sunday

CBS Sports - 3d

‘Engine of inequality’: delegates discuss AI’s global impact at Paris summit

Emmanuel Macron’s tech envoy warns attenders current trajectory of artificial intelligence is unsustainable. The impact of artificial intelligence on the environment and inequality have featured in ...

The Guardian - 3d

Here's what could be behind surging flu cases, plus symptoms to watch

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, doctor visits for flu illnesses have reached the highest level since 2009. At least 43 states, along with Washington, D.C., are showing ...

CBS News - 3d

UK banks to detail IT failures after Barclays outage

MPs on Treasury select committee request information from past two years

Financial Times - 3d

Reform Isas to boost UK economic growth

It is high time the tax system encouraged more economically productive behaviour than parking funds in a cash account

Financial Times - 3d

Trump’s latest tariff bid shows the old rules of trade no longer apply. Scraps of paper will not save us | Greg Jericho

A 25% tariff on all steel and aluminium imports, as flagged by the US president, is more evidence that Australia cannot rely on our ally to do good by us. News that the US president, Donald Trump, ...

The Guardian - 3d

Ministers claim success in crackdown on illegal working in the UK

Home secretary to release videos of people being deported as Labour tries to blunt attacks by Reform UK

Financial Times - 3d

The world isn't close to breaking free from coal — in some countries, demand for it is surging

"There can be no transition when the demand for oil, for natural gas, for coal, continues to hit record highs," says Eric Nuttal of Ninepoint Partners.

CNBC - 3d

Rohit Sharma hits century as India surge to ODI series victory over England

2nd ODI: India, 308-6, bt England, 304, by four wkts India captain clinches series with 49th international hundred England will enter the Champions Trophy this month after four consecutive ...

The Guardian - 4d

UK property yields little cheer for landlords

Latest-quarter data shows the first dip in rental prices outside London since the pre-pandemic era

Financial Times - 4d

Bloodied Chisora beats Wallin in UK finale

Heavyweight Derek Chisora proves too much for Otto Wallin, picking up a unanimous points victory in his final fight in the UK.

BBC News - 4d

'UK's most romantic village' prepares for Valentine's Day

The small village is famed across the world for its unique postal service.

BBC News - 5d

UK demands access to Apple users' encrypted data

The Home Office served the notice to the tech giant under the Investigatory Powers Act.

BBC News - 6d

Surgeons Transplant Engineered Pig Kidney Into Fourth Patient

A 66-year-old man from New Hampshire became the fourth person to receive a pig’s kidney.

The New York Times - 6d

Earthquake surge prompts state of emergency on Greek island of Santorini

Greece’s government has declared a state of emergency on Santorini after hundreds of undersea earthquakes shook the resort island for nearly a week

ABC News - Feb. 6

This DOGE Engineer Has Access to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Sources tell WIRED that NOAA employees were ordered to give an engineer from Elon Musk’s DOGE task force access to all of the agency’s Google sites by the end of business on Wednesday.

Wired - Feb. 5

Surge in 18-year-olds applying for UK engineering degrees

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