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'Britain's Pompeii': UK's largest Bronze Age find
An exhibition showcasing many of its finds is opening in Peterborough, close to where it was found.
3-min read - BusinessReuters
Alphabet, Microsoft shares jump as investors cheer AI investment
Microsoft and Google showed investors that heavy artificial intelligence investment can pay off with rising revenue, allaying concerns raised a day earlier by Meta, which said its expensive foray into AI was not immediately paying off. Shares in Google-parent Alphabet were up over 11% in Frankfurt on Friday, while Microsoft shares rose nearly 5%. Microsoft beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter revenue and profit on Thursday, driven by gains from adoption of artificial intelligence acros
1-min read - BusinessReuters
Explainer-What is so special about TikTok's technology
The content recommendation algorithm that powers the online short video platform TikTok has once again come under the spotlight after the U.S. ordered its Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the app's U.S. assets or face a nationwide ban. The algorithms are deemed core to ByteDance's overall operations, and ByteDance would rather shut down the app than sell it, Reuters reported citing sources. China made changes to its export laws in 2020 that give it approval rights over any export of algorithm
5-min read - NewsBBC
Station volunteers awarded for biodiversity boost
Railway station volunteers are recognised for their work supporting nature at the site.
1-min read - NewsBBC
Public asked to choose name for silvery gibbon
People are asked to help choose a Manx name for the primate born at the Curraghs Wildlife Park.
1-min read - NewsBBC
'Status symbol' alligators scaring owners - refuge
The Exotic Pet Refuge says people get "too frightened" to handle their pets when they grow.
3-min read - OpinionThe Telegraph
Australia’s 36-foot ‘Ghost Shark’ is just the first of the new, huge robot war submarines
Struggling to build and maintain its existing manned submarines, the US Navy is rushing to build a bunch of unmanned submarines. But the Australian navy might get there first – with its own robotic sub.
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