B2Verdant questions UK datacentre job claims
Wednesday, 9 September 2026
UK datacentres will create far fewer jobs than the tech sector promised, according to new research by the environmental thinktank Verdant. It says planned sites are likely to…
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B2UK sanctions target West Bank settlements
Tuesday, 8 September 2026
The UK announced sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, which Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said marked a new approach. He accused settlers of "ethnic…
B2AI 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…
B2Australians will be able to switch off social media algorithms under planned legislation
Monday, 7 September 2026
Australia plans new legislation that would let users switch off social media algorithms. Communications Minister Anika Wells says platforms like Meta, Google and TikTok should…
B2Food delivery riders call on platforms to open up AI ‘black box’ they say has cut pay
Sunday, 6 September 2026
Food delivery riders in Edinburgh say their pay has fallen as Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat increase automation. They want platforms to open the AI “black box” so riders can…
B2UN votes to adopt new world map to reflect Africa's true size
Saturday, 5 September 2026
The UN General Assembly has passed a resolution to replace the traditional world map with one that better reflects Africa's true size. The Togo-sponsored move won support from 164…
B2UN warns of 'supersized' El Niño as countries prepare for impact
Thursday, 3 September 2026
The UN warned the world has entered a danger zone of extreme weather as El Niño intensifies. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) says this natural phenomenon could be the…
B2Will self-flying planes transform the skies?
Wednesday, 2 September 2026
Over an alfalfa field in California's San Joaquin Valley, a small autonomous crop-spraying plane flies low, reducing spray drift and chemical use. The aircraft belongs to Pyka,…
B2New super flu vaccine rollout begins as NHS regroups from 'busiest summer'
Tuesday, 1 September 2026
The NHS has begun the rollout of an updated flu vaccine after what it calls its busiest summer. This year’s jab, adjusted to match the Super-K strain that circulated last winter,…