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BBC Wales journalist Megan Davies explains how to pronounce Rhun ap Iorwerth and Plaid Cymru Source link
Britons are awaiting the final results of local elections across the U.K., with polls pointing to a backlash against the ruling Labour party as cost of living pressures have once again dominated political discourse.Early council election results show Reform UK have made significant gains at the expense of Labour and the Conservatives, as the major polls had predicted.The conflict in the Middle East has sent oil prices sharply higher and disrupted shipping routes, pushing up energy, transport and food costs.For households, rising inflation means pressure on mortgages, rents and food bills. Businesses will face higher energy and transport costs, which could…
A curious omission Google users were more willing to excuse AI in 2024, but the backlash is real in 2026. People are increasingly looking to avoid AI features, which makes this 4GB stealth download all the more questionable. Google’s obsession with AI has led to numerous stumbles, even when the company has ostensibly good intentions, because we are all (rightly!) hyper-focused on how this technology is impacting our lives. Some of those “good intentions” seem to have made the Chrome situation worse. As users sought ways to remove this AI model, many looked for the settings toggle. This happened to…
Labour has lost several long-held seats in London, transforming the political infrastructure. Source link
An Avride autonomous vehicle at the Nvidia booth during the Nvidia GTC (GPU Technology Conference) in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday it is opening an investigation into a series of crashes involving startup Avride’s autonomous vehicles that raised questions about their performance.NHTSA said the vehicles’ behavior may indicate excessive assertiveness and insufficient capability, which “may also constitute traffic safety violations.” Some of the crashes resulted in property damage and one reported minor injury.NHTSA said the vehicles had executed lane changes into other vehicles…
Chaos erupted at schools and colleges throughout the US on Thursday as a cyberattack disrupted online learning platform Canvas just as students were due to take final exams. Canvas parent company Instructure said that as of Friday morning, the platform was back online. Instructure said it temporarily took Canvas offline on Thursday after identifying unauthorized activity in its network. The threat actor was the same one responsible for a data breach that Instructure disclosed a week ago. Data accessed included user names, email addresses, student ID numbers, and messages exchanged on the platform. The company said it has no indication…
Campaigners have been fighting each other for votes, but there have also been heart-warming moments. Source link
The fastest-growing ETF in years is the latest AI play to go skyward – in more ways than one.Roundhill Investment’s Memory ETF (DRAM) tracking the red-hot memory sector has raised more than $5 billion since its April 2 launch, including $1.1 billion on Thursday alone. It started out of the gates red hot, garnering $1 billion its first 10 days of trading, a milestone that trails only the big bitcoin ETFs rollout three years go and the debuts of iShare’s popular ‘LQD’ bond fund, the staple GLD gold ETF from SPDR, and JP Morgan’s BBCA Canadian equity fund, according to…
Trump has made it clear that he is not happy about court-ordered refunds, which some businesses should start receiving next week, Reuters reported. Last month, he cheered news that Apple and Amazon had yet to request refunds, which CNBC reported was due to fears of “offending” Trump. Deeming that response a sign that those companies understood the way Trump operates, he said, “I’ll remember” any companies that “honor” him by letting the US keep the unlawfully collected IEEPA tariffs. Ars could not reach Apple or Amazon to clarify their positions on IEEPA tariff refunds. Most likely, Trump is relieved that…
John Swinney’s party finished comfortably ahead of its rivals, but short of an overall majority. Source link