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The UK government has rejected the 25 billion ($34.39 billion) pound Morocco-UK Power Project, citing a preference for domestic renewable initiatives that offer greater economic and strategic benefits. The project aimed to supply solar and wind energy from the Sahara to power up to seven million UK homes. Reuters reports: "The government has concluded that it is not in the UK national interest at this time to continue further consideration of support for the Morocco-UK Power Project," energy department minister Michael Shanks said in a written statement to parliament. He also said the project did not clearly align strategically with the government's mission to build homegrown power in the UK. Xlinks' Morocco-UK power project would have tapped Moroccan renewable energy via what would have been the world's longest subsea power cable. The plan involved building 3,800 kilometers (2,361 miles) of high-voltage direct current subsea cables from Morocco to southwest England. The company had been seeking a guaranteed minimum price for the electricity supplied, known as contract for difference, from Britain's government.

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Police searching one of their homes found hundreds of CDs containing white supremacist lyrics, along with neo-Nazi banners

Reports of the Sony investigation into the actor come as Kove is in the headlines this week over a strange incident in which he admittedly bit costar Alicia Hannah-Kim at a fan event.

Wikipedia describes the (very old) English children's game. I wonder if there's a similar game in Germany. In any case, the Worcester News is definitely confused about how this game is played.

Martin I. explains "This is a cookie acceptance dialog. It seems to struggle with labeling the buttons when the user's browser is not set to English ..."

 

In Dutch, Robert R. is playing a different game. "Duolingo is teaching users more than just languages - apparently web development fundamentals are included when HTML entities leak into the user interface. That's one way to make " " part of your vocabulary!" We wonder why the webdev would want to use a nbsp in this location.

 

Ninja Squirrel shares a flubstitution nugget. "Since I've been waiting a long time for a good deal on a new gaming keyboard and the Logitech Play Days started today, I thought I'd treat myself. I wasn't prepared for what Logitech then treated me to - free gifts and wonderful localization errors in the productive WebShop. What started with a simple “Failed to load resource [Logitech.checkout.Total]” in the order overview ended with this wonderful total failure after the order was placed. What a sight to behold - I love it! XD"

 

David P. imagines that Tesla's web devs are allowed near embedded systems. "If Tesla can't even do dates correctly, imagine how much fun Full Self Driving is." Given how often FSD has been promised imminently, I conclude that date confusion is simply central to the corporate culture. Embrace it.

 

But it's not only Tesla that bungles whens. Neil T. nails another big name. "Has Google's Gemini AI hallucinated a whole new calendar? I'm pretty sure the Gregorian calendar only has 30 days in June."

 

And that's it for this week. Next Friday is definitely not June

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But like cloud computing and digital transformation, this may be a buzzword they can't ignore forever

HPE Discover 2025  HPE envisions a future where customer systems are filled with its agentic AI products, but reactions from the HPE Discover show floor in Las Vegas this week suggest the company has a way to go to convince folks to buy in.…

The bike’s pillion passenger, a boy, sustained a head injury before the rider rode away from the scene

Amid rampant speculation that the matriarch of the iconic animated series was killed off amid the show's 36th season finale, a producer on the long-running animated series clarified her status.

Patrick Whitesell's gorgeous Aussie wife Pia was all smiles on Friday as she stepped out for a stroll in LA, flaunting her natural beauty and slim physique.

The Prince and Princess of Wales were branded 'staggeringly out of touch' for breeding their cocker spaniels in a provocative statement from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta).

The group in charge of IP addresses for 54 countries hasn't had a board since 2022

Updated  The Internet Corporation for Assigned Numbers (ICANN) has demanded the African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) explain why the nomination committee overseeing its board elections suspended voting, or face disciplinary action.…

It has just scooped an award at a prestigious event

Lauren Sanchez is set to wed Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos on Friday in Venice, in what's being dubbed the wedding of the year, with the couple set to exchange vows in front of a crowd of 200 A-listers.

Multiple law enforcement agencies are Interstate 45 trying to negotiate with the woman, who pulled a folding chair out of her car and has been sitting in the middle of the road.

Brazil debuts, Japan bounces back, and tiny Tuvalu soars on Elon's broadband birds

Eight more nations have passed at least 50 percent IPv6 deployment, according to the Internet Society (ISOC).…

The council officer's report states twenty-six new full time employee positions would be created

The six largest UK accounting firms do not formally monitor how automated tools and AI impact the quality of their audits, the regulator has found, even as the technology becomes embedded across the sector. From a report: The Financial Reporting Council on Thursday published its first AI guide alongside a review of the way firms were using automated tools and technology, which found "no formal monitoring performed by the firms to quantify the audit quality impact of using" them. The watchdog found that audit teams in the Big Four firms -- Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC -- as well as BDO and Forvis Mazars were increasingly using this technology to perform risk assessments and obtain evidence. But it said that the firms primarily monitored the tools to understand how many teams were using them for audits, "typically for licensing purposes," rather than to assess their impact on audit quality.

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Some closures from June 27 to 29 on the M25, A12 and Dartford Crossing may affect some Essex drivers this weekend.

An Essex bar has issued a public apology after an alleged abuse at an inclusive cabaret night.

Plans to transform a former pub site into a development of six two-bed dwellings have been submitted to the council.

Some closures from June 27 to 29 on the M25, A12 and Dartford Crossing may affect some Essex drivers this weekend.