“A number of patients died at the scene”, ambulance officials say, after the collision near Middlesbrough. ...
Month: August 2026
Canada says it will match US tariffs ‘dollar for dollar’ as trade talks break downCanada says it will match US tariffs ‘dollar for dollar’ as trade talks break down
A new 50% levy on $20bn of Canadian imports comes into force after a last-minute breakdown in trade talks. ...
‘We have more work to do’, says Canada negotiator as US trade deadline looms‘We have more work to do’, says Canada negotiator as US trade deadline looms
Negotiations to finalise a deal between the US and Canada are going down to the wire ahead of a Friday night deadline. ...
TikTok to pay $400m to US in one of largest child privacy settlementsTikTok to pay $400m to US in one of largest child privacy settlements
The deal stems from a 2024 lawsuit alleging TikTok and its parent company ByteDance collected “vast amounts of data” on millions of users under the age of 13. ...
Trump heads to South Carolina as White House shifts to midtermsTrump heads to South Carolina as White House shifts to midterms
President Donald Trump is heading to South Carolina today as the White House looks to focus more on the looming election season. Trump’s visit to Myrtle Beach — where he hopes to provide a boost to Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C. — comes as Republicans face a difficult path to retaining ...
Girl, 6, dies days after Shoreham sea tragedy killed three family membersGirl, 6, dies days after Shoreham sea tragedy killed three family members
Saja El-Khawas is the fourth person to die after her family got into difficulty in water off West Sussex. ...
Waymo builds custom chip for robotaxi fleetWaymo builds custom chip for robotaxi fleet
Waymo is opening up for the first time about the brain that powers its driverless car tech. In a blog post Thursday, the Alphabet-owned company revealed that it designed its own custom computer chip that can quickly crunch raw data coming from a car’s cameras, lidar, and radar, allowing the ...
Stripe agrees to acquire OpenRouter for $8 billionStripe agrees to acquire OpenRouter for $8 billion
At a reported $8 billion, Stripe is planning to pay a hefty price for OpenRouter. The aggregator and distributor of AI models raised money just a few months ago at a $1.3 billion valuation. With a deal, OpenRouter’s business could be destined for commoditization, and that’s actually kind of the ...
China’s ‘robot games’ offer look at latest innovationsChina’s ‘robot games’ offer look at latest innovations
Come for the funny videos, stay for the insight into the future of automation. While it’s only in its second year, China’s World Humanoid Robot Games are quickly becoming one of my favorite global tech events. Sure, the clips of robots running into walls are incredible content, but the Olympics-style ...
UAE’s space industry expands with more private satellitesUAE’s space industry expands with more private satellites
Abu Dhabi’s Orbitworks sold capacity on its planned Altair satellite constellation to French space agency CNES, securing a useful endorsement for the UAE’s most significant commercial space venture to date. The first of Orbitworks’ AI-enabled, Earth observation satellites was flown to Los Angeles this month onboard an Emirates plane, ahead ...