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Andy Burnham has said he has “concerns” about plans to reduce the number of jury trials in England and Wales and wants to look in detail at the proposals.The proposals were put forward under Sir Keir Starmer’s government by former justice secretary David Lammy, who has since been fired by Burnham.Lammy had said reducing the number of jury trials would help tackle the huge backlog in Crown Court cases, but critics – including most barristers and many Labour MPs – fear it will undermine the justice system.Speaking to reporters on a visit to Sheffield, the prime minister said: “My instincts…

Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Biomed, Insurance and Technology sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tel Aviv, the gained 1.32%. The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Tower Semiconductor Ltd (), which rose 4.48% or 2,900.00 points to trade at 67,700.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Newmed Energy LP () added 3.83% or 62.00 points to end at 1,680.00 and OPC Energy Ltd () was up 3.04% or 283.00 points to 9,593.00 in late trade. The worst performers of the session were Strauss Group (),…

The researchers note, however, that Anthropic’s 97 percent detection rate likely applies to full scam conversations including the appeal for a fake investment, not the relationship-building phase they focused on, which includes far less conspicuous language. Their findings about Claude’s willingness in many cases to impersonate a human, the researchers note, were carried out with the latest version of Anthropic’s chatbot. The efficiency of using AI for scam relationship-building contrasts with the researchers’ findings from their broad survey of scam workers, which found that they use LLMs only as a supplementary tool for refining their scams. The reason for that…

Chancellor John Healey has announced the date of his first Budget will be Wednesday, 28 October.In a video message,  he said: “This will be a Budget that moves money and power out of Westminster, and into every postcode around Britain.”It will be built on fiscal discipline. It will meet our fiscal rules. It’ll give businesses and families some of the stability they need to plan for the future. Now, let’s get on with the job.”Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said his government will stick to Labour’s fiscal rules on spending and borrowing as well as the party’s 2024 manifesto pledges not…

By Deborah Mary Sophia and Kanchana Chakravarty July 31 (Reuters) – shares surged nearly 14% on Friday after the tech giant’s solid cloud sales growth reinforced investor confidence in its massive AI bets and quashed any concerns about the company trailing its Big Tech rivals in the AI race. The e-commerce and cloud titan posted its strongest cloud growth in over four years, indicating a fresh wave of demand that justifies its 10% increase in planned capital spending for 2026 to $220 billion. Amazon’s results come as a resounding sign to Wall Street that some of Big Tech’s AI investments…

Almost four years into the artificial intelligence boom, the world’s biggest tech companies are still making grand promises about the future. The problem is, they’re burning through their cash in the process. AI spending among the megacaps is projected to reach $765 billion this year, before rising to nearly $1.2 trillion in 2027, according to Goldman Sachs. Amazon boosted its capital spending forecast for the year on Thursday to $220 billion, the highest among the four hyperscalers.Amazon also reported negative free cash flow for the trailing 12 months of $7.6 billion, a day after Meta disclosed a 91% drop in…

A High Court challenge against the construction of a Chinese mega embassy in London has failed.The decision to uphold planning permission for the site on the old Royal Mint, near the Tower of London, has dismayed campaigners from the Royal Mint Court Residents’ Association (RMCRA), which represents families and businesses in about 100 properties.The RMCRA fear the site poses an espionage threat and will be used to enforce “draconian” Chinese laws in the UK and to target dissidents.The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and the London Borough of Tower Hamlets defended the claim, saying they “conscientiously and…

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Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman speaks at the HumanX Conference in San Francisco on April 7, 2026.Big Event Media | Getty ImagesAmazon’s cloud segment grew faster than analysts had predicted in the second quarter, with revenue increasing almost 37%, marking the strongest expansion since 2021.The digital commerce company said in a Thursday statement that Amazon Web Services (AWS) generated $42.23 billion in revenue during the June quarter. Analysts surveyed by StreetAccount had been looking for $40.54 billion. The growth rate accelerated from 28% in the first quarter.AWS’ artificial intelligence business and the unit’s chips each brought in over $25…

While Uefa members are among the richest on the planet, many other nations rely on Fifa funding for basic infrastructure.While the AFC opposes Infantino’s plan, unlike Uefa it has not threatened to boycott Fifa competitions. AFC members would not be obliged to vote against the proposals. Rogers Byamukama, of the Ugandan Football Federation, argued any avenue that could lead to more resources for nations like his should be explored.”First and foremost, you need to understand that football is a very expensive venture, especially on the African continent where the resources are not easy to come by,” he told Newsday on…