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Speaking in the House of Commons, Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed that the plan would be published before the Nato summit in Turkey, on 7 July, and said it would “involve more money, spent more effectively and meet the scale of the challenges we face”.Under Sir Keir’s leadership, defence spending has increased, however on resigning as defence secretary John Healey said a planned rise to 2.68% of GDP by 2020 fell “well short” of the 3% target he argued was necessary. There have been reports that the Ministry of Defence is asking for an extra £28bn between now and the end…

A cooling tower is seen at the nuclear-powered Vogtle Electric Generating Plant in Waynesboro, Georgia, U.S. August 13, 2024. Megan Varner | ReutersThe Energy Department announced Tuesday that it will provide $17.5 billion in loans to speed the deployment of 10 big nuclear reactors across the U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the loans will lower construction costs and accelerate the deployment of the reactors by up to three years.The loans will support the construction of five projects that each host two big nuclear reactors. The money will help finance complex, big-ticket components that typically take a long time to…

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wears the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses, as he delivers a speech presenting the new line of smart glasses, during the Meta Connect event at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, U.S., Sept. 17, 2025. Carlos Barria | ReutersMeta on Tuesday announced a new set of $299 smart glasses, at least $80 less than the price tag for the company’s entry-level second-generation Meta Ray-Ban glasses, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg continues his push into wearables. The Meta Glasses come with new designs and are built in partnership with Ray-Ban parent EssilorLuxottica, but they don’t come with Ray-Ban…

Nigel Farage has said “it’s not the public’s business” to know details of how he spends a £5m gift from a billionaire Reform UK donor.Speaking to the BBC, the Reform leader said the money from British cryptocurrency investor Christopher Harborne was an “unconditional gift, I can spend it on cars if I want to”.He went on to say the money was for his personal security and he will need protection “until the day that I die”, but declined to confirm how much he has spent.Farage has argued he did not need to declare the gift because he received it before…

The Club’s top 10 things to watch Tuesday, June 23 — Today’s newsletter was written by Jeff Marks, the Club’s director of portfolio analysis. 1. Nasdaq futures are down about 2.5 % this morning. Semiconductors and AI related-stocks are down the most, as a 10% plunge in South Korea’s stock market bleeds into U.S. markets. The pullback comes after the Nasdaq fell 1.3% yesterday, led lower by hyperscaler stocks amid growing concerns about the returns being generated from AI spending. 2. Bank of America raised its price targets across the chips space, taking hold-rated Club name Arm to $460 from…

UK tribunal gives go ahead for $4 billion lawsuit against Apple over iCloud services Source link

Last year we featured a lengthy interview with tech journalist/science fiction author Cory Doctorow about his book, Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What To Do About It. The prolific Doctorow is back with a provocative new book that serves as a follow-up of sorts, focusing on AI and related issues: The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI. Doctorow doesn’t actually enjoy talking about AI, but he’s constantly being asked to comment on it. “I made the tactical error of being sick of talking about AI,” Doctorow told Ars. “So I wrote a book about why I think…

Sen. Elizabeth Warren D-Mass., and Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz.Michael M. Santiago | Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. |Getty ImagesDespite President Donald Trump’s promises of a manufacturing boom in his second administration, two Democratic senators are arguing in a letter to the administration — and shared first with CNBC — that the president’s policies have created more hardship for U.S. workers.Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., wrote on Monday to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, questioning Trump’s trade policy and asking all three to explain the country’s growing trade…

Stocks Slide, Tech Hit, Greenback Trades Higher, But Market Turns More Cautious On Yen Source link