Two children die in house fire in Wolverhampton
Two other children and a woman were already out of the house before emergency services arrived.
Palestinians in West Bank and some in Gaza vote in local elections
Local elections are held in the occupied West Bank and in one Gazan city, though Hamas and other groups are not taking part.
Palestinians in West Bank and some in Gaza vote in local elections
Local elections are held in the occupied West Bank and in one Gazan city, though Hamas and other groups are not taking part.
Underwhelming or underrated? DeepSeek V4 shows “impressive” gains
DeepSeek’s long-awaited flagship V4 model has fallen short of its domestic and US rivals, according to a new analysis, as the Chinese artificial intelligence firm struggles to replicate the market-shaking success of its earlier R1 release.
The company’s most advanced system, V4 Pro, ranked second among the world’s leading open-source models, behind Beijing-based Moonshot AI’s Kimi K2.6, benchmark firm Artificial Analysis said in a report on Friday.
While V4 Pro marked a clear improvement on its...
New Foreign Office alert over 'fatal' virus soaring in 42 countries - full list
A high number of cases were reported in the last 12 months - with a 5-fold increase in some areas - and 143 deaths
Pt 2: I Bet You Can't Guess The "Harry Potter" Film From These Tricky Close-Ups
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AI companions can give constant support — but distort ideas about what a relationship really is
When the movie “Her” debuted in 2013, its plot felt like science fiction. The protagonist, Theodore, is a jaded man with no vigor for life. He comes alive after talking daily with his artificial intelligence chatbot, Samantha, with whom he eventually falls in love. But today people actually report being in relationships with AI companions. […]
The real reason stock markets are still flying high despite grave risks
Financial markets, stock markets especially, appear able to defy gravity despite the global geopolitical and economic situation. A plethora of institutional and individual explanations have been offered as to why, but most seem to miss the point.
Which is, at least in part, that we have created a kind of monster in the asset management industry, which channels a glut of global savings into a limited number of investment areas and which, by virtue of these captive inflows, is able to maintain...
James leads Lakers to brink of play-off series win
LeBron James makes a three-pointer to force overtime before the Los Angeles Lakers move to the brink of series victory in the NBA play-offs.
James leads Lakers to brink of play-off series win
LeBron James makes a three-pointer to force overtime before the Los Angeles Lakers move to the brink of series victory in the NBA play-offs.
James leads Lakers to brink of play-off series win
LeBron James makes a three-pointer to force overtime before the Los Angeles Lakers move to the brink of series victory in the NBA play-offs.
James leads Lakers to brink of play-off series win
LeBron James makes a three-pointer to force overtime before the Los Angeles Lakers move to the brink of series victory in the NBA play-offs.