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‘A small snippet’: what pubs make of Burnham’s £100m rates giveaway
Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced a 20% business rates reduction for pubs and music venues, costing £100m. Industry figures say the measure provides modest relief amid broader cost pressures facing hospitality operators.
Water bosses’ pay rises despite bonus ban and public fury over bills and pollution
Water company executives’ pay rose to £25.3 million despite a government bonus ban and widespread public criticism over pollution and soaring bills, analysis reveals.
French Polynesia objects to an American seabed mining plan made without its input
French Polynesia’s government plans to challenge an American startup’s seabed mining proposal in international waters adjacent to its maritime territory, citing lack of meaningful consultation.
How war in Myanmar is driving a deadly rare earth mining boom
Myanmar’s rare earth mining boom, driven by global demand for renewable energy and military technologies, is fueling conflict and causing environmental devastation and worker exploitation in the war-torn Southeast Asian nation.
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DeepMind CEO calls for an independent standards body to regulate frontier AI
In an X post on Tuesday morning, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis called for the creation of a new regulatory body to oversee frontier model releases. Titled “A Framework for Frontier AI and the Dawning of a New Age,” the post makes the case for a “standards body”...
Reflection inks $1B compute deal with Nebius
Reflection AI, a U.S. startup vying to develop open models, has signed a $1 billion compute deal with European AI infrastructure company Nebius. Nebius, formerly the international arm of Russian tech giant Yandex, will provide Reflection access to Nvidia’s latest...
Reflection inks $1B compute deal with Nebius
Reflection AI, a U.S. startup vying to develop open models, has signed a $1 billion compute deal with European AI infrastructure company Nebius. Nebius, formerly the international arm of Russian tech giant Yandex, will provide Reflection access to Nvidia’s latest...
Melbourne council votes to scrap Lime ebikes for failing to meet ‘bare minimum standards’
Melbourne’s City of Yarra council voted to end its six-year agreement with Lime ebikes, citing the operator’s failure to meet minimum standards for preventing footpath obstruction and unsafe riding practices.
Melbourne council votes to scrap Lime ebikes for failing to meet ‘bare minimum standards’
Melbourne’s City of Yarra council voted to end its six-year agreement with Lime ebikes, citing the operator’s failure to meet minimum standards for preventing footpath obstruction and unsafe riding practices.
Melbourne council votes to scrap Lime ebikes for failing to meet ‘bare minimum standards’
Melbourne’s City of Yarra voted to terminate its agreement with Lime ebikes after nearly six years, citing the operator’s failure to prevent footpath obstruction, dumping, and unsafe riding behavior.
Study shows a blood test can help identify healthy people at high risk for Alzheimer’s disease
WASHINGTON (AP) — A blood test may predict if apparently healthy older adults are likely to develop Alzheimer's symptoms in the next five or 10 years, researchers reported Wednesday.That information could be reassuring or terrifying, but for now it's a potential tool...
Heat Dome Broils the Western U.S.
It’s still relatively early in the summer season in the Northern Hemisphere, but several parts of North America were sweltering in mid-July. The latest purveyor of heat was a strong ridge of high pressure that lingered in the upper atmosphere over the northern Rockies...
Heat Dome Broils the Western U.S.
It’s still relatively early in the summer season in the Northern Hemisphere, but several parts of North America were sweltering in mid-July. The latest purveyor of heat was a strong ridge of high pressure that lingered in the upper atmosphere over the northern Rockies...
Heat Dome Broils the Western U.S.
It’s still relatively early in the summer season in the Northern Hemisphere, but several parts of North America were sweltering in mid-July. The latest purveyor of heat was a strong ridge of high pressure that lingered in the upper atmosphere over the northern Rockies...
Governments Knew the Risks of Global Warming as They Chose Fossil-Fueled Growth in the 1950s and ’60s – Inside Climate News
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Heat Dome Broils the Western U.S.
It’s still relatively early in the summer season in the Northern Hemisphere, but several parts of North America were sweltering in mid-July. The latest purveyor of heat was a strong ridge of high pressure that lingered in the upper atmosphere over the northern Rockies...