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McLaren to build SUVs geared towards Formula One fans with children
McLaren is preparing to build its first SUV in the company’s 63-year history, aiming to attract wealthy Formula One fans and families who have never bought one of its two-seater supercars. The vehicle, which is yet to be named, forms part of a £500m UK investment programme funded by McLaren’s new owner, Abu Dhabi’s CYVN…
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Wednesday briefing: Why tech companies might be only too happy for us to believe AI will ‘kill us all’
The Guardian’s Wednesday briefing examines a wave of warnings from AI industry figures about the technology’s dangers, questioning whether these alarms are genuine concern or self-serving hype. Anthropic founder Dario Amodei published an essay urging companies to slow the development of advanced AI models, with Elon Musk and OpenAI’s Sam Altman voicing support, while Donald…
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The Boox Palma 3 gets stylus support and a sleek redesign
Boox has unveiled the Palma 3, an update to its pocket-sized black-and-white e-reader that combines a smarter design with stylus support, nearly two years after the previous model. The refreshed look and added functionality come with a notable price increase, which may or may not be justified depending on how buyers intend to use the…
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‘Sickening’: After the ESB announces massive profits while hundreds of thousands of Irish households are in arrears on their bills… now a salary deal is discovered that puts its boss in line for this eye-watering figure
A newly discovered pay deal will see ESB chief executive Paddy Hayes’s salary rise to €480,000 by 2028 if performance targets are met, far exceeding the increase to €410,000 announced by the company last month. The revelation comes just as the ESB reported profits of €377 million for the first half of 2026, up 20%…
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Anthropic’s CEO calls for AI slowdown as Nvidia’s urges acceleration
At a San Francisco technology conference on Tuesday, Anthropic’s chief executive, Dario Amodei, renewed his call for AI development to slow down, while Nvidia’s chief executive, Jensen Huang, argued the industry should accelerate. Speaking at Salesforce’s Dreamforce event, Amodei used a car-safety analogy to urge firms to scrutinise their own practices rather than attack rivals…
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AI networking startups race to replace Nvidia’s NVLink
Networking startups Cornelis Networks and Delos Data have unveiled rival technologies aimed at breaking Nvidia’s dominance in “scale-up” interconnects, the fabric that lets clusters of GPUs act as a single giant accelerator. Announced at the AI Infra Summit, the moves reflect a wider industry push, alongside efforts from AMD and others backing protocols such as…
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Microsoft announces Windows and Surface event for October 7th
Microsoft has announced a Windows and Surface event for 7 October in San Francisco, its first major Windows event in more than two years. The company says it will focus on “how local AI will shape the next chapter of the PC”, with the presence of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang alongside Microsoft’s Satya Nadella and…
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Carney says Canada will pursue ‘unique economic alliance’ with EU amid US trade spat
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney has said Canada will pursue a “unique security and economic alliance” with the European Union, as he seeks to reduce the country’s reliance on trade with the United States. Speaking at the inaugural Canada Investment Summit, Carney described Canada as a “safe harbour” for investment amid a fractured relationship with…
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The AI graveyard: a running list of projects and startups that didn’t make it
TechCrunch has launched a running feature tracking notable AI products, startups and corporate initiatives that have shut down, pivoted or fallen short of expectations, framing it as a record of lessons for the industry rather than a simple flop list. The piece opens with Relay, a five-year-old AI workflow automation tool built as a Zapier…
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Meta expands subscription push with new AI-focused plans
Meta has launched Meta One, a new subscription tier offering expanded access to its AI tools across Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, alongside separate plans aimed at businesses and creators. The move is designed to help Meta monetise its Muse AI models, following its $14.3 billion investment in Scale AI in 2025, which brought in Scale’s…