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Google Gemini was a deadly ‘AI wife’ for this 36-year-old who resisted its call for a ‘mass casualty’ event before his death, lawsuit says thumbnail
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Google Gemini was a deadly ‘AI wife’ for this 36-year-old who resisted its call for a ‘mass casualty’ event before his death, lawsuit says

A new lawsuit against Google alleges that the company’s artificial intelligence chatbot Gemini guided 36-year-old Jonathan Gavalas on a mission to stage a...

Mark Zuckerberg, Adam Mosseri’s words used against them in never-before-seen videos airing in addiction trial thumbnail
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Mark Zuckerberg, Adam Mosseri’s words used against them in never-before-seen videos airing in addiction trial

Prosecutors began presenting never-before-seen video depositions of Meta executives at a trial in New Mexico on Tuesday to bolster accusations that the social...

Time on his side: Michael Dell the real business icon as Icahn the activist recedes from view thumbnail
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Time on his side: Michael Dell the real business icon as Icahn the activist recedes from view

“Time will tell.” The vacuous cliché is a common if pointlessly used idiom of journalists and business executives, traced back to the Greek...

Asia faces an energy shock from the Iran war and a closed Strait of Hormuz, as governments halt exports and draw down stockpiles thumbnail
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Asia faces an energy shock from the Iran war and a closed Strait of Hormuz, as governments halt exports and draw down stockpiles

Asia’s biggest economies are bracing for fuel shortages and higher prices after Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz, a key artery for oil...

The world’s largest tech gathering is talking about “accountability laundering”—here’s why we should christen them Words of the Year thumbnail
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The world’s largest tech gathering is talking about “accountability laundering”—here’s why we should christen them Words of the Year

Summer Yue isn’t the most famous employee at Meta. The director of “superintelligence alignment and safety research” posts pictures of her walking her dog on the beach and messages about testing the honesty of AI assistants. She has...

CMA investigates Hilton, IHG and Marriott over alleged hotel data sharing via STR thumbnail
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CMA investigates Hilton, IHG and Marriott over alleged hotel data sharing via STR

The UK’s competition watchdog has launched a formal investigation into three of the world’s largest hotel groups, Hilton, InterContinental Hotels Group and Marriott...

UK shop price inflation slows to 1.1% in February as retailers cut prices thumbnail
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UK shop price inflation slows to 1.1% in February as retailers cut prices

Shop price inflation slowed more than expected in February, offering households tentative relief from cost-of-living pressures as retailers stepped up discounting and global...

Bank of England rate cuts at risk in 2026 as Middle East conflict sparks inflation fears thumbnail
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Bank of England rate cuts at risk in 2026 as Middle East conflict sparks inflation fears

Expectations of further Bank of England base rate cuts this year have been thrown into doubt after escalating conflict in the Middle East...

RIT Capital Partners’ SpaceX stake tops £100m as Elon Musk valuation soars thumbnail
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RIT Capital Partners’ SpaceX stake tops £100m as Elon Musk valuation soars

A bold bet on SpaceX has paid off handsomely for RIT Capital Partners, after the value of its stake in Elon Musk’s rocket...

Spring Statement 2026: Reeves downgraded growth as business leaders demand urgent action thumbnail
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Spring Statement 2026: Reeves downgraded growth as business leaders demand urgent action

Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her Spring Statement to the House of Commons under the shadow of escalating conflict in the Middle East and...