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Solar energy is now the world's cheapest source of power, study finds


Sree VijaykumarSolar energy is now so cost-effective that, in the sunniest countries, it costs as little as £0.02 to produce one unit of power, making it cheaper than electricity generated from coal, gas or wind, according to a new study from the University of Surrey.

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Is A.I. Investment Getting Too Circular?
Is A.I. Investment Getting Too Circular?
Skeptics of a recent investment spree involving OpenAI and others say deals raise questions about the robustness of the artificial intelligence boom.


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Scientists used ants to make yogurt. Diners in a Michelin-starred restaurant ate it | CNN
Scientists used ants to make yogurt. Diners in a Michelin-starred restaurant ate it | CNN
Ice cream, mascarpone and milk-washed cocktails may sound like simple pleasures -- but the ones served at a two-Michelin-starred restaurant in Denmark contained a little extra something: ants.


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Australian teachers are some of the highest users of AI in classrooms around the world - new survey
Australian teachers are some of the highest users of AI in classrooms around the world - new survey
Australian teachers are also reporting high rates of AI use in their work, according to the OECD's latest Teaching and Learning International Survey.


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A bold doctor sent her kids away and helped beat one of the world's deadliest viruses
A year ago, Rwanda faced its first outbreak of Marburg virus. Dr. Tsion Firew remembers how scared she was -- and how that didn't stop her from playing a key role in the remarkably effective response.


 
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CDC adds consultation before COVID vaccination : NPR
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention accepted a controversial recommendation from outside vaccine advisers to tighten guidelines for the COVID vaccine.


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The judge tasked with deciding Google's fate would rather not
The judge tasked with deciding Google's fate would rather not
Judge Leonie Brinkema encouraged a settlement as Google and the Justice Department ended two weeks of arguments in the ad tech remedies trial.


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Here's How Much Barron Trump Is Worth
Here's How Much Barron Trump Is Worth
Trump's youngest son taught his dad a thing or two about crypto. Now the NYU sophomore is making a fortune before he even turns 20.


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US and China provoke sharp fall in global outlook for renewable power
US and China provoke sharp fall in global outlook for renewable power
Lowered support means capacity now expected to grow to no more than 4,600GW by 2030, 900GW lower than 2024 estimate.


 
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U.S. soccer 'monitoring the situation' involving North African protests ahead of Women's World Cup
U.S. soccer 'monitoring the situation' involving North African protests ahead of Women's World Cup
The demonstrations have been fueled by growing anger over heavy spending on preparations for FIFA's 2030 men's World Cup.


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Released hostage says he no longer has faith in peace as he reflects on Hamas torment | The Times of Israel
Released hostage says he no longer has faith in peace as he reflects on Hamas torment | The Times of Israel
Tal Shoham describes deeply embedded anti-Israel sentiment he witnessed during his captivity in Gaza, fears for remaining captives who are 'in the hands of those animals'


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Trekker uses cooking pots to dig her way out of freak blizzard on Everest | CNN
Trekker uses cooking pots to dig her way out of freak blizzard on Everest | CNN
What began as a hiking trip with friends on the breathtaking slopes of on the Tibetan side of Mount Everest turned into a frightening ordeal for 30-year-old Feng Holiday, after a rare October blizzard left her and hundreds of hikers stranded in treacherous conditions.


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Why France's political, economic mess is a global warning
Why France's political, economic mess is a global warning
The surprising resignation rattled financial markets.


 
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The Case for Gradual Population Decline
The Case for Gradual Population Decline
Adair Turner explains how smaller families can support stronger communities, fairer markets, and a healthier planet.


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Contrary to what you might have heard, Europe is a 21st-century success story - Monocle
Contrary to what you might have heard, Europe is a 21st-century success story - Monocle
Listen to the critics and you would think Europe was finished. Too bureaucratic, they say. Cannot agree on migration. Moving...


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The Lost Art Of Thinking Historically | NOEMA
The Lost Art Of Thinking Historically | NOEMA
To understand the world today, we must see it as actors of the past did: through a foggy windshield, not a rearview mirror, facing a future of radical uncertainty.


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'It Pays Like .6:' Ford CEO Says There Aren't Enough Mechanics. Then a Mechanic Responds
'It Pays Like .6:' Ford CEO Says There Aren't Enough Mechanics. Then a Mechanic Responds
After Ford's CEO talked about a mechanic shortage, a mechanic offered a reason why no one wants to work in the industry.


 
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Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 - NobelPrize.org
Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 - NobelPrize.org
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 was awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis "for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit."


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How to make your AI twin.
How to make your AI twin.
One of my favourite technology books is The Practice of Enterprise Architecture by Svyatoslav Kotusev. In the introduction, he says: "This book offers a source of knowledge, not inspiration. ...


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Three CNN reporters on three continents wore chemical-tracking wristbands. The results were alarming | CNN
Three CNN reporters on three continents wore chemical-tracking wristbands. The results were alarming | CNN
Plastic is woven into our lives and its chemical pollution is in the air we breathe, the dust we inhale, the food we eat. We did an experiment to see what we're exposed to every day.


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Chinese officials boast a god's-eye view of towns from above - The Economist
Chinese officials boast a god's-eye view of towns from above - The Economist
Digital surveillance grids are meant to help solve local problems quickly. But they also track potential troublemakers


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A Gordian knot threatens the Gaza peace talks - The Economist
A Gordian knot threatens the Gaza peace talks - The Economist
A delicate negotiation of ambiguity is needed as both sides arrive in Egypt


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Opendoor Could Help Thaw the Frozen Housing Market, Eric Jackson Says - Business Insider
Opendoor Could Help Thaw the Frozen Housing Market, Eric Jackson Says - Business Insider
The hedge fund managers sparked a rally in Opendoor in July and boosted Better stock in September.


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Government Shutdown Sees Air Traffic Control Tower Unstaffed for Hours in LA - Business Insider
Government Shutdown Sees Air Traffic Control Tower Unstaffed for Hours in LA - Business Insider
Travellers across the country faced delays due to air traffic controller staffing shortages


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Planning a Vacation Was Already a Nightmare. Then Came AI. - Business Insider
Planning a Vacation Was Already a Nightmare. Then Came AI. - Business Insider
Plane tickets, Airbnbs, rental cars: AI has taken over the travel industry


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CEOs Are More Confident That Their AI Investments Will Pay Off - Business Insider
CEOs Are More Confident That Their AI Investments Will Pay Off - Business Insider
Nearly 70% of CEOs expect AI returns within one to three years, compared with 21% of CEOs in 2024.


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David Ellison Shakes up Media With Bari Weiss, Rumored WBD Bid - Business Insider
David Ellison Shakes up Media With Bari Weiss, Rumored WBD Bid - Business Insider
Big changes are happening in media -- and one last name is at the center of it all: Ellison.


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Corporate anxiety is fueling a multimillion-dollar industry of Gen Z translators - WSJ
Corporate anxiety is fueling a multimillion-dollar industry of Gen Z translators - WSJ
Brands are terrified of messing up their relationships with the youngest adult consumers. A new kind of company is here to help.


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Polish scientists' startup Pathway announces AI reasoning breakthrough
Polish scientists' startup Pathway announces AI reasoning breakthrough
Solving the "generalization over time" problem is among the "holy grails" of the AI world - a goal numerous top scientists around the world have unsuccessfully strived to reach for some time now. The new, groundbreaking AI architecture created by Poland's Pathway startup seems to have done just that - creating a digital structure similar to the neural network functioning in the brain, and allowing AI to learn and reason like a human.


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Taking Too Much Tylenol Has Proven Risks. Trump Didn't Talk About Those.
Taking Too Much Tylenol Has Proven Risks. Trump Didn't Talk About Those.
Acetaminophen’s link to autism is unproven. But hundreds of Americans accidentally overdose on the drug each year, suffering liver damage that can require a transplant or even be fatal.


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US delegation led by Steve Witkoff due to arrive in Egypt for Gaza talks
US delegation led by Steve Witkoff due to arrive in Egypt for Gaza talks
“The machinery is cranked up and ready to go as soon as we get the green light. There are many thousands of metric tonnes in the pipeline of goods ready to enter from Jordan, the Israeli port of Ashdod and elsewhere,” Dujarric said.


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Diplomacy's lowest point: how the Israel-Gaza conflict was mishandled
Diplomacy's lowest point: how the Israel-Gaza conflict was mishandled
"And so for us Americans to come in and say, 'well, let's just paper over these differences, forget about the right of return, forget about Israeli historic grievances and Palestinian historic grievances, put a bow around it and call this peace' - that was never going to fly with the parties."


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Pope Leo to visit Turkey and Lebanon on first overseas trip
Pope Leo to visit Turkey and Lebanon on first overseas trip
Soon after he was elected, Pope Leo received an invitation to the White House from the US president, Donald Trump. The invitation was delivered by the US vice-president, JD Vance, during his visit to the Vatican. In a video of the meeting, the Chicago-born pope, previously Cardinal Robert Prevost, puts the invitation on his desk and can be heard saying “at some point”.


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'Kardashian of Cheshire' paedophile jailed for luxury handbag fraud
'Kardashian of Cheshire' paedophile jailed for luxury handbag fraud
DC Gareth Yates of Cheshire police's economic crime unit said: "Not only did Watkin deceive his victims by befriending them and taking thousands from them, but he was also hiding a depraved secret habit, sickening his victims further after his hideous secret was uncovered when his mobile phones were downloaded by specialist officers.


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Glacier melt will lead to ice-free peaks in California for first time in human history
Glacier melt will lead to ice-free peaks in California for first time in human history
“We’ll be the first to see the ice-free peaks,” said Andrew Jones, the study’s lead author and a doctoral student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, told the San Francisco Chronicle. “This has ecological implications for plants and animals. And it’s a symbolic loss. Climate change is very abstract, but these glaciers are tangible. They’re iconic features of the American West.”


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Six former US surgeons general warn RFK Jr is 'endangering nation's health'
Six former US surgeons general warn RFK Jr is 'endangering nation's health'
Emily Hilliard, a spokesperson for the federal health department, said in a statement to NPR that "Secretary Kennedy remains firmly committed to delivering on President Trump's promise to Make America Healthy Again by dismantling the failed status quo, restoring public trust in health institutions, and ensuring the transparency, accountability, and decision-making power the American people voted for."


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Adobe predicts AI-assisted online shopping to grow 520% during the 2025 U.S. holiday season
Adobe predicts AI-assisted online shopping to grow 520% during the 2025 U.S. holiday season
AI-assisted online shopping is still booming, new U.S. holiday e-commerce forecast shows.


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The future for EVs in America looks grim. But the auto industry isn't giving up | CNN Business
The future for EVs in America looks grim. But the auto industry isn't giving up | CNN Business
Just a couple of years ago, America's auto industry had visions of an all-electric future. It has since abandoned that talk after the Trump administration eliminated the federal government's incentives for the technology.


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Everything Is Becoming a Bank
Everything Is Becoming a Bank
Most major corporations -- from airlines to social media platforms -- now aspire to become unregulated banks. Bankification today accounts for the highest profit margins in the US economy, crippling productive capacity and setting the stage for the next crash.


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Trilogy Metals is latest in Trump's U.S. investment spree, stocks soars
Trilogy Metals is latest in Trump's U.S. investment spree, stocks soars
A 10% stake in Trilogy Metals comes after the Trump administration took holdings in Intel, rare earth company MP Materials, and mining firm Lithium Americas


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EU steel tariff hike threatens 'biggest crisis' for UK industry
EU steel tariff hike threatens 'biggest crisis' for UK industry
"This government has shown its commitment to our steel industry by securing preferential access to the US market for our exporters, and we continue to explore stronger trade measures to protect UK steel producers from unfair behaviours."


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Tesla shares fall as lower-cost Model Y and Model 3 disappoint
Tesla shares fall as lower-cost Model Y and Model 3 disappoint
In the US, the lower-cost, stripped-down versions of its Model Y and Model 3 will be priced at $39,990 and $36,990 respectively, according to Tesla's website. They did not immediately appear on the UK version of Tesla's website.


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The surprising ways Parkinson's can now be spotted years early | BBC Science Focus Magazine
The surprising ways Parkinson's can now be spotted years early | BBC Science Focus Magazine
A wave of new breakthrough tech could detect the disease years - even decades - before major symptoms strike


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N.J. Attorney General Investigating Uber Over Handling of Sexual Assaults
N.J. Attorney General Investigating Uber Over Handling of Sexual Assaults
The investigation, according to people with knowledge of the inquiry, is focused on whether Uber committed consumer fraud in how it promoted consumer safeguards.


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Tesla Reveals Cheaper Versions of Model Y and Model 3
Tesla Reveals Cheaper Versions of Model Y and Model 3
Elon Musk’s electric car company said the new versions would start at around $37,000 and $40,000, prices that bring its cars closer to comparable gasoline vehicles.


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Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $966 Million in Latest Talc Lawsuit
Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $966 Million in Latest Talc Lawsuit
The case involves a California woman who died from mesothelioma, a rare cancer. Her family claimed Johnson and Johnson’s talc powder products were to blame.


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EU Proposes 50% Steel Tariffs, a Move to Counter Chinese Imports
EU Proposes 50% Steel Tariffs, a Move to Counter Chinese Imports
European officials want to sharply lower the bloc’s quota on tariff-free steel imports, while doubling levies to 50 percent, as President Trump’s tariffs create domino effects.


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Stock Exchange Parent to Take Big Stake in Polymarket
Stock Exchange Parent to Take Big Stake in Polymarket
The $2 billion deal values the crypto-powered betting site, where users can wager on politics, sports and more, at about $8 billion.


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Global Trade Growth to Slow Sharply Next Year, W.T.O. Says
Global Trade Growth to Slow Sharply Next Year, W.T.O. Says
The World Trade Organization said trade growth had proved more resilient in 2025 than expected, but would slow next year as result of President Trump’s tariffs.


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A Powerhouse Writer Found One Word to Change the Debate About Tech
A Powerhouse Writer Found One Word to Change the Debate About Tech
Cory Doctorow’s new book looks to offer comfort, and solutions, to the inescapable feeling that digital platforms have gotten worse.



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