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White House unveils ‘Build the Wall,’ a Tetris knockoff video game, to ‘protect the border from the coming horde’
The Tetris Company said it “was not involved in the creation of ‘Build the Wall’ and did not authorize or license the Tetris brand or intellectual property for the game.”
Trump calls the Iran war — which has left 18 U.S. service members dead — ‘small potatoes’ and backs Vance’s view that it’s not a war
“I can understand what he’s saying,” said Trump. He added: “I call it a military conflict because it’s small potatoes for us. It's not a big thing."
Men are larp-ing as NFL players to score dates and cash—one made $1.3 million before the FBI arrested him
False professional sports stories have become a new scamming model in the age of larp-ing culture.
Federal regulators are investigating Musk’s new steering-wheel-free Cybercabs a day after launch, unconvinced by Tesla’s self-certification process
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it was looking into whether Tesla was in full compliance with federal rules when it deployed so-called Cybercabs in Austin.
‘The chancellor is in a bind’: is No 11 at odds with Burnham’s big vision?
MPs applaud PM’s ambition and optimism but John Healey has yet to show he can match leader’s radical perspectiveUntil now, Andy Burnham has been a lucky prime minister. In office …
Widow of airman killed in Mideast was told hazard pay and combat-related tax breaks wouldn’t apply because ‘we were not at war.’ A viral post fixed it
Vice President JD Vance rejected the use of the word “war” to characterize U.S. fighting in Iran, saying that “there is no active shooting.”
Deal or no deal? How to know if the retail price is right
As the government prepares to crack down on ‘phoney bargains’ we ask experts about what exactly constitutes a genuine price reductionWhen is a sale not a sale? Online and on the h…
John Healey warns of tough first budget as Middle East war puts pressure on economy
Chancellor says he wants to ensure country has ‘buffer’ against uncertainty as global bond yields hit 18-year highThe chancellor has indicated that the UK will face a tough budget…
Kardashian curves: M&S launches £28 bodysuit with exaggerated hip padding
The ‘hip boost’ aims to create hourglass silhouette, much like Kim Kardashian’s shapewear brand’s padded shortsFor decades shapewear has been used to compress and cinch. But now t…
U.S. tennis star Jessica Pegula’s dad is also heavily invested in sports—he owns the NFL’s Buffalo Bills and has a $9.3 billion net worth
Jessica Pegula is chasing tennis’s No. 1 ranking and her first Grand Slam title while building her own legacy coming from a billionaire family.
Job seekers are waiting for the ‘September Surge.’ Economists say there’s something behind the hype and explain why it’s a good time to apply
There are real seasonal patterns behind the September hiring hype, but more job postings don’t necessarily mean faster hiring.
Black-clad protesters in balaclavas block road at port of Dover in Kent
Traffic on A20 in and out of port grinds to halt as Kent police say they are in attendance and engaging with groupDozens of people dressed in black and wearing balaclavas have blo…
Tech CEOs want the world to embrace AI, but protestors outside their G20 gathering show the industry’s growing popularity problem
As tech CEOs championed AI inside a G20 gathering in Chapel Hill, N.C., hundreds gathered outside to protest data centers and other issues.
The overlooked Russia-Ukraine war grows its outsized impact on energy as U.S. diesel prices hit all-time high
Ukraine's increasingly successful attacks on Russian oil refineries are rippling through gasoline and diesel energy markets worldwide.
‘We’re plausibly close to crossing the line’: are warnings of uncontrollable AI coming true?
A spate of serious safety incidents have increased fears about the power and impenetrability of the most advanced modelsPicture humanity in a boat being swept down a raging river,…
Uefa legal case may be beginning of the end for Infantino as Trump’s support evaporates | Barney Ronay
The order of discovery related to Fifa’s failed plan to sell the World Cup will worry the American president, a situation that tends to end badly for the culprit“Tell Mike it was …
The two-year trail of financial controversy dogging Reform and Farage
Six claims the party has faced – from an undisclosed £5m gift to an alleged plot to bypass election lawsAs Reform UK’s annual conference unfolded in Birmingham, the party was once…
UK subsidence claims surge after hottest summer on record
Insurers in England and Wales tell of busy August with one reporting near-140% jump in claims UK insurers are experiencing a surge in the number of homeowners making claims for su…
A £500 gift or a free toothbrush: is it worth switching bank accounts?
As the battle for current account customers takes a new twist we look at how tempting the offers really areFancy up to £500 of “free” cash – or how about a complimentary eco-frien…
Food delivery riders call on platforms to open up AI ‘black box’ they say has cut pay
Workers who blame algorithms for lowering their earnings are getting help from academics to find out how the system worksGig economy workers are urging delivery platforms to open …
OpenAI quietly boosts some of Astra’s evaluation metrics, and continues to change others post-launch
The numbers on OpenAI's blog about Astra kept changing. In some cases, the changes made Astra look better and rival models look worse.
Bitcoin is trading more like an ‘amplified version of gold’ again, but the four-year cycle theory threatens further declines
Some analysts warn the four-year cycle set to complete later this year could bring another slide.
Denmark and four EU countries agree on migrant ‘return hubs’ outside the bloc, aim to start by 2027
Netherlands' minister of asylum and migration Bart van den Brink says "this is something new and it's groundbreaking."
‘Feeding the beast’: Meta faces allegations of using its ‘perv glasses’ to train AI in new lawsuit
The tech giant faces a new privacy lawsuit weeks after agreeing to the largest child-safety settlement of its kind.