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Supersonic prototype jet breaks sound barrier on US test flight
A US-made prototype jet has broken the sound barrier, in the first commercial venture to achieve supersonic speeds since Concorde.
Boom Supersonic, a startup that seeks to build the world’s fastest airliner, flew a test flight of its fighter jet-sized XB-1 demonstrator over the Mojave desert in California on Tuesday.
…Lloyds Banking Group to shut another 136 UK high street branches
Lloyds Banking Group has revealed plans to shut another 136 branches, weeks after a policy allowing customers to do their in-person banking
across any of its three brands
sparked fears that bosses could close up to a quarter of its high street sites.The move will cut …
Inflation data isn’t all sunshine and rainbows for Labor – as Biden and Democrats will attest
What International AI Safety report says on jobs, climate, cyberwar and more
The International AI Safety report is a wide-ranging document that acknowledges an array of challenges posed by a technology that is advancing at dizzying speed.
The document, commissioned after the 2023 global AI safety summit, covers numerous threats from deepfakes to aiding cyberattacks and the use of biological weapons, as …
Chinese firms ‘distilling’ US AI models to create rival products, warns OpenAI
OpenAI has warned that Chinese startups are “constantly” using its technology to develop competing products, amid reports that DeepSeek used the ChatGPT maker’s AI models to create a rival chatbot.
OpenAI and its partner Microsoft – which has invested $13bn in the San Francisco-based AI developer – have been investigating …
Europe ‘must not be bullied’ by Trump and Musk on tech laws, NGOs say
A coalition of NGOs has urged the president of the European Commission not to be bullied by Donald Trump and Elon Musk into weakening the enforcement of the EU’s tech regulations.
The letter to Ursula von der Leyen comes after the EU executive played down reports that it was reassessing …
DeepSeek advances could heighten safety risk, says ‘godfather’ of AI
The potential for artificial intelligence systems to be used for malicious acts is increasing, according to a landmark report by AI experts, with one of the study’s authors warning that DeepSeek and other disruptors could heighten the safety risk.
Yoshua Bengio, regarded as one of the godfathers of modern AI, …
WH Smith UK high street sales fall as stores put on the market
WH Smith has reported falling sales in its UK high street stores, while revenues rose at its more successful travel arm, as the retail group attempts to
offload its ailing town centres division
.The retailer’s up-for-sale high street division – where it sells newspapers, books, stationery, cards …
United Utilities and Pennon to increase dividend payments as water bills rise
Two of England’s privatised water monopolies, the South West Water owner Pennon and United Utilities, have said they will increase dividend payments to investors, as they prepare to raise household bills.
The companies said they had accepted the regulator Ofwat’s final determination of what they may charge customers – removing …
Rachel Reeves confirms government backing for Heathrow third runway
Rachel Reeves has confirmed that the government will throw its weight behind a third runway at Heathrow, claiming it will make the UK “the world’s best-connected place to do business”.
In a speech in Oxfordshire on her plans for national growth, the chancellor said: “We cannot duck the decision any …