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AI start-up Anthropic closes in on $60bn valuation
Maker of the Claude AI chatbot nears fresh $2bn investment in the latest sign of how much money is pouring into the sectorFinancial Times - Jan. 7 -
Cockney influences found in Scotland, Australia and New Zealand, says expert
Linguistics professor says London dialect is most likely to be spoken in Essex, but aspects have traversed the globe. The cockney dialect, as associated with the late EastEnders icon Dame Barbara ...The Guardian - Jan. 7 -
Consumers could face price rises of 20% in 2025, trade experts warn
Global instability and possibility of Trump administration imposing tariffs may disrupt flow of goods . The price of household staples including food and drink could climb by as much as 20% in 2025 ...The Guardian - Jan. 7 -
New snow and ice warning for Scotland issued
The alert will run for 24 hours from midday, covering Grampian, the Highlands, Orkney & Shetland, Dumfries & Galloway and across Ayrshire.BBC News - Jan. 7 -
Online holiday spending rises nearly 9%, as deals and AI-powered chatbots fuel purchases, data shows
Online spending rose 8.7% during the holiday season from last year, according to data from Adobe Analytics, as deals and the use of AI-powered chatbots helped inspire purchases.NBC News - Jan. 7 -
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Just Reminded the World Who’s King of AI
The CEO shared an upbeat outlook for the AI industry and Blackwell chips at CES.Inc. - Jan. 7 -
New grooming gangs inquiry would delay action on child abuse, inquiry chair tells BBC
Victims want change now, Prof Alexis Jay says, and people need to "step up to the mark" and implement her recommendations.BBC News - Jan. 7 -
Agentic AI can help you to get a new software engineering job in 2025
Thanks to a widening skills shortage, software engineers don’t generally have to look too far for a new role on better money.VentureBeat - Jan. 7 -
Online holiday spending rises nearly 9%, as deep discounts and AI-powered chatbots fuel purchases, Adobe data says
The holiday e-commerce results from Adobe are a promising sign for the retail industry, which will begin reporting holiday results in February.CNBC - Jan. 7 -
Apple urged to withdraw 'out of control' AI news alerts
Apple has pledged improvements to its news summarising tool, but critics say it is dangerous and needs to be withdrawn.BBC News - Jan. 7 -
Apple says it will update AI feature after inaccurate news alerts
One alert claimed BBC story said Luigi Mangione, alleged murderer of US healthcare CEO, had killed himself. Apple has said it will update an artificial intelligence feature that has issued ...The Guardian - Jan. 7 -
Nvidia’s AI agent play is here with new models, orchestration blueprints
Nvidia enters the AI agent space with a family of language models for agentic instruction and orchestrarion frameworks it calls Blueprints.VentureBeat - Jan. 7 -
Online Holiday Shopping Got an AI Boost, Says Salesforce
Online sales climbed 4 percent in the year-end buying period, as AI-powered chatbots facilitated sales and returns.Inc. - Jan. 6 -
LG rolls out new AI services to help consumers with daily tasks
LG kicked off the AI bandwagon today with a new set of AI services to help consumers in their daily tasks at home, in the car and in the office.VentureBeat - Jan. 6 -
The Memecoin Shenanigans Are Just Getting Started
The market for absurdist cryptocurrencies mutated into a hundred-billion-dollar phenomenon in 2024. Yes, things can get even more deranged.Wired - Jan. 6 -
Washington Wizards vs. New Orleans Pelicans: How to watch NBA online, TV channel, live stream info, start time
How to watch Wizards vs. Pelicans basketball gameCBS Sports - Jan. 6 -
Mayorkas and McCaul warn of ISIS-inspired threats after New Orleans attack
In an interview on ABC's "This Week," Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas warned of a "very difficult threat landscape" after the New Orleans truck attack.ABC News - Jan. 5 -
Week 18 NFL betting guide, odds, props: AI, model, expert, parlay, DFS, season-long fantasy picks revealed
SportsLine's team of Vegas experts and its proven model and AI PickBot get you ready for Week 18 NFL betting sitesCBS Sports - Jan. 5 -
Curb extremism now or face new terrorist threats, Labour warned
Experts say measures announced so far are not enough to turn the tide. Labour must reverse years of political failure on extremism to stop it fuelling more disorder, violence and terrorism in ...The Guardian - Jan. 5 -
New Hamp. Wildcats vs. Vermont Catamounts: How to watch NCAA Basketball online, TV channel, live stream info, start time
How to watch New Hamp. vs. Vermont basketball gameCBS Sports - Jan. 4 -
New Orleans Privateers vs. UT-Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros: How to watch NCAA Basketball online, TV channel, live stream info, start time
How to watch New Orleans vs. UTRGV basketball gameCBS Sports - Jan. 4 -
AI revolution will create 10 winners in 2025 — and software is finally joining the party
Nvidia, Microsoft and Palantir lead Wedbush’s list of AI winners for next yearMarketWatch - Jan. 4 -
‘A perfect storm’: Extremism online and political polarization are increasing risk of attacks, experts say
The New Orleans attack underscores how extremism online and political division have created a “perfect storm” for radicalization in America, experts say.NBC News - Jan. 4 -
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. New York Knicks: How to watch NBA online, TV channel, live stream info, start time
How to watch Thunder vs. Knicks basketball gameCBS Sports - Jan. 4 -
How New Orleans' security measures failed to prevent a vehicle attack, experts say
New Orleans has 700-pound steel barriers but did not put them on Bourbon Street until a day after the attack, which the lieutenant governor called “a complete failure of responsibility.”NBC News - Jan. 4 -
Authorities warn of potential copycat incidents after New Orleans truck attack
Federal authorities are warning of the potential for copycat incidents after the deadly New Year's Day truck attack in New Orleans. CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd has more ...CBS News - Jan. 3 -
Carter funeral may be attractive target for extremists, new security assessment warns
There are no known threats to the state funeral for Carter, but it is an attractive target "for violent extremists to attack," according to a new security assessment.ABC News - Jan. 3 -
New Orleans officials were warned Bourbon Street was vulnerable to car-ramming
New Orleans city leaders were warned in a 2019 confidential physical security assessment that Bourbon Street was vulnerable to a vehicle-ramming attack.ABC News - Jan. 3 -
New Mexico Lobos vs. Nevada Wolf Pack: How to watch online, live stream info, start time, TV channel
How to watch New Mexico vs. Nevada basketball gameCBS Sports - Jan. 3 -
Online traders warned to check tax return status
Deadline looms as Airbnb, eBay and other platforms report individuals’ incomeFinancial Times - Jan. 3 -
New Mexico States parts with AD Moccia in wake of report on sex-abuse in hoops program
New Mexico State is moving on from athletic director Mario Moccia in the wake of an investigation that criticized the school’s handling of the sexual-abuse scandal that temporarily shut down the ...ABC News - Jan. 2 -
Taco Bell using AI voice to take orders at drive-thru
Fast food chain Taco Bell is turning to artificial intelligence to meet the demand of its drive-thru customers. The technology is said to cut the wait for an order by 29 seconds and improve ...CBS News - Jan. 2 -
As New Cybersecurity Threats Loom, AI Defenses Get Popular
New defenses are increasingly popular and saving companies money.Inc. - Jan. 2 -
Weather warnings remain as flooding clean-up starts
Hundreds of people cannot return home, roads are closed and train services cancelled due to flooding.BBC News - Jan. 2 -
Texas man kills 15 on New Orleans’ Bourbon Street after driving truck with ISIS flag through crowd
A Texas man plowed a pickup truck flying an ISIS flag through New Year’s Day revelers on Bourbon Street in New Orleans on Wednesday, killing 15 and injuring more than 30 in an attack the FBI said ...NBC News - Jan. 1 -
‘I heard the pops and I just ran’: New Orleans in shock after vehicle attack
Residents and tourists recall scrambling for cover as scenes unimaginable unfolded in the French Quarter. The silence on Bourbon Street told much of the story.. At the intersection that marks the ...The Guardian - Jan. 1 -
Officials provide update after car drives into crowd in New Orleans
Watch live coverage as law enforcement officials provide an update after a man drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Bourbon Street killing and wounding multiple people.NBC News - Jan. 1 -
10 dead, dozens injured after vehicle drives into crowd in New Orleans
At least 10 people are dead and 30 more injured after a vehicle struck a crowd on a popular nightlife street in New Orleans overnight, according to local officials. The vehicle plowed into New ...The Hill - Jan. 1 -
At Least 10 Killed After Vehicle Drives Into Crowd in New Orleans
At least 30 more were injured after a vehicle drove into a large crowd on Bourbon Street early Wednesday, the city said.The New York Times - Jan. 1 -
Fresno State Bulldogs vs. New Mexico Lobos: How to watch NCAA Basketball online, TV channel, live stream info, start time
How to watch Fresno State vs. New Mexico basketball gameCBS Sports - Jan. 1