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Dolly Parton’s sister criticises 'AI and endless garbage' shared following country icon’s death

Stella Parton has shared her family had been subjected to “incredible pressure and insensitivity from strangers” after the Queen of Country’s death.

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Digital agriculture: The 5 ways AI is transforming how we farm

Artificial intelligence is increasingly helping farmers in things like precision irrigation, yield forecasting and monitoring.

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Could NVIDIA's purchase of Hugging Face boost the EU's AI sovereignty?

The deal, marking NVIDIA's increased focus on open-AI models, is likely to draw significant regulatory concern from the EU due to its size and implications for the bloc's digital and AI sovereignty.

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Meet the startup bringing the classroom into a virtual world

In partnership with Azpromo

Metatesk is bringing immersive technology into the classroom, using virtual environments and AI to make learning more interactive. Its founder and students explain how technology can help young people understand complex ideas in a more engaging way.

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Nvidia to buy open-source AI hub Hugging Face for $12.9bn

Nvidia is buying Hugging Face, the platform millions of developers use to build AI, for $12.9bn (€11.1bn) — its second-biggest deal ever.

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Before New York City, Norway had already banned AI in schools

This move follows New York City clamping down on smartphone usage in schools last year, and has been widely supported across social media platforms like X.

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Politicians are letting AI write speeches and laws without telling voters, study says

Researchers found AI-written text in up to 15% of parliamentary speeches in the UK and Sweden, with zero disclosure to voters.

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How Taiwan's AI stock boom has ordinary people borrowing to invest

People across Taiwan are taking out loans and even remortgaging their homes to chase gains in an AI-fuelled stock boom — and not everyone is coming out ahead.

Climate

The world is on track to overshoot 1.5°C – but there’s a pathway out

A major new UN report details the risks of overshooting 1.5°C of warming – and how we can limit them.

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EU needs European digital agency to close enforcement gap, experts say

The EU needs to set up a European digital agency to make its current digital rules work in practice and overcome the current enforcement gap, experts say in a new paper.

Business

New AI models pose growing threat to the global economy, Bailey warns

The Bank of England governor wrote that jurisdictions need to strengthen cybersecurity and enhance preventive measures to correct vulnerabilities that can have a dangerous impact on the global economy.

Lifestyle

‘Polyester’: Understanding Gen Z’s new favourite insult (and why it’s a good thing)

What does Gen Z’s latest viral insult mean and what does it reveal about their preoccupations?

Tech News

Who is the man set to lead Apple into the world of AI?

John Ternus takes over as Apple's chief executive on Tuesday, inheriting a company that towers over the smartphone market but trails its rivals in artificial intelligence.

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‘Disgusting’: Donald Trump faces backlash for posting AI image of him and Dolly Parton

In one of his latest AI slop posts, Trump took to Truth Social to share an AI-generated illustration of him arm in arm with Dolly Parton walking around the White House. This was a step too far for fans of the artist, who died this week and has left millions mourning her loss.

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No more doomscrolling till dawn: Meta sets new rules for teens

Meta's Instagram and Facebook will soon lock kids out at midnight and cap their scrolling at two hours a day, part of an $18bn (€15.4bn) settlement with 48 US states.

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Gamescom 2026 opens in Cologne with record exhibitors and visitors

Gamescom 2026 has opened in Cologne, bringing together developers, industry professionals and gamers for the world’s largest trade fair dedicated to computer and video games.

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Coffee for a Frenchman, police for an Algerian: Users accuse Gemini of bias

Google's AI search tool gave starkly different advice depending on the nationality named in questions posed to its chatbot, prompting accusations of racial bias that have swept French media.

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Gamescom: Germany is Europe’s largest video game market

Gamescom in Cologne is the world's biggest fair for computer and video games. In 2026, it set a record for exhibitors and was visited by the German president and leading politicians.

Markets

Nvidia bets on another blockbuster year, guiding for 70% growth into 2028

Nvidia's $96.2bn quarter and bullish 2028 guidance eased some fears about an AI bubble — but its reliance on a handful of big customers, and a cautious re-entry into China, suggest the picture is more complicated.

USA

Data centre trap: Trump's AI ambition puts Republicans on defensive

Less than three months before the midterm elections, Republicans are already facing tough headwinds – and now an unlikely issue has the potential to galvanise voters against them even further.