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Federal Reserve lifts US interest ratesB2

Federal Reserve lifts US interest rates

Wednesday, 16 September 2026

The US Federal Reserve raised its key rate to 3.75%-4% from 3.5%-3.75%, the first increase in over three years. The unanimous vote came despite President Donald Trump calling for…

AI cancer cures slowed by chip shortage, says UK's biggest tech bossB2

AI cancer cures slowed by chip shortage, says UK's biggest tech boss

Tuesday, 8 September 2026

Rene Haas, chief executive of Cambridge-based Arm Holdings, says artificial intelligence will help cure cancer within our lifetimes. He argues that modelling how a DNA marker is…

Robots compete in boxing, football and sprinting at World Humanoid GamesB2

Robots compete in boxing, football and sprinting at World Humanoid Games

Sunday, 23 August 2026

The second edition of the World Humanoid Robot Games kicked off in Beijing, China, on Saturday. The five-day competition brings teams together to test balance, speed and skill.…

Sainsbury’s store pauses AI scanning after false shoplifting accusationB2

Sainsbury’s store pauses AI scanning after false shoplifting accusation

Tuesday, 18 August 2026

Sainsbury’s has paused AI face scanning at one of its London stores after a customer was wrongly identified as a shoplifter. The customer, Matt Arnold, was shopping in the East…