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The experts have offered their best tips and tricks for keeping gardens flourishing in August, including what to prune and water, as well as how to attract birds and pollinators.

Experts have flagged a mysterious doubling in cases of a devastating lethal condition that's been dubbed a combination of dementia, Parkinson's and motor neurone disease.

The sports star, who now works as a broadcaster, retired from field hockey in late 2016, just months after helping Team GB make history by winning gold at the Rio Olympics.

The White House on Friday signaled that Trump is weighing carrying out new strikes on Iran as the US presses for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Pub chef Mark Dixie, then 45, repeatedly stabbed the hairdresser and model, before raping her as she lay dead or dying outside her home in Croydon, south London.

Vincent Pastore, best known for his iconic portrayal of mobster Salvatore 'Big Pu**y' Bonpensiero on HBO's The Sopranos, has died at age 80.

It has been designed to support pupils with complex needs

Colleen Gwynne, the chief investigator into the outback murder of Peter Falconio, reveals the agonising search for his body and recalls her heartbreaking meeting with Peter's grieving family.

The 84-year-old disappeared from her home just outside Tucson, Arizona , on February 1. No suspects have been arrested in her disappearance.

Furlong, who will turn 49 on Sunday, had no acting credits when he was cast as the wayward teenager John Connor in Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

Wheelchair user Phoebe Smith shared some of the awful messages she regularly receives

CNN tells the unfortunate tale of hedge fund Situational Awareness, "founded in 2024 by German-born Leopold Aschenbrenner when he was in his early 20s." Aschenbrenner, a former OpenAI employee, founded the hedge fund on the premise that "AI will be the dominant driver of global market returns over the next decade," according to the firm's site... Aschenbrenner managed to turn hundreds of millions of dollars into tens of billions of dollars over the course of roughly two years... That streak ended on Thursday, though, when the fund was forced to sell the bulk of its public holdings to a bigger rival after many of its investments went south. But that's only part of the story. The fund employed a risky strategy of borrowing money to purchase stocks. When the investments appreciate, the payoff can be massive. But when the investments sour, the losses can be catastrophic. The downturn in AI stocks over the course of this month, like chip makers and cloud computing providers, hit the hedge fund extra hard. It was forced to sell off many investments at a steep discount to rival hedge fund Citadel in what Aschenbrenner reportedly compared to a "bank run" in a letter to investors. "Critics pointed out that Aschenbrenner had no experience running money prior to launching his fund in July 2024, calling him more lucky than smart," writes CNBC: Some noted that his early work experience was at the doomed crypto firm FTX, where he helped now-disgraced founder Sam Bankman-Fried run a charity out of a Bahamas penthouse. Others on Wall Street, including former traders at global investment banks, noted that in light of reports Situational Awareness used as much as 400% leverage, the collapse wasn't shocking. The Wall Street Journal reports that Situational Awareness "also used options to amplify its returns. That meant that even small declines in individual names could have big impacts on Situational's portfolio." And so, as the New York Post put it, "The celebrated crystal ball of the 'Nostradamus of AI' hasn't merely gone cloudy — it has rolled off the table and shattered on the parlor floor." Wall Street breathed a huge sigh of relief last week as an AI-focused hedge fund called Situational Awareness reportedly sold most of its portfolio — reportedly down 67% last month on the backfiring of debt-fueled bets on chipmakers and assorted artificial-intelligence firms — to billionaire Ken Griffin's Citadel... The prevailing sentiment was best summed up by a veteran Wall Street sage who has seen a lot of flameouts in his day. Let's just say he wasn't impressed by Leopold Aschenbrenner, the 25-year-old German-born "Nostradamus" figure who is the founder of Situational Awareness... "Just your typical leveraged idiot who was right until he was wrong," the source said, adding that the implosion is a "one-off...." [Another trusted source] felt there was room for conversation: "A significant issue. Not viewed as systemic right now. I wonder if that changes as more problems arise." Indeed, the fact is that most of Wall Street is closely monitoring the Situational Awareness situation because they were holding many of the same positions as Aschenbrenner. Another top hedge fund manager I won't name tells me he has been getting crushed on similar investments in chipmakers essential to the AI supply chain, as well as other companies feeding off this technology. Thanks to Slashdot reader joshuark for sharing the news.

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There are reportedly fears within Shane Richie's circle over his 'gruelling schedule' and 'nineties drinking buddies' amid claims that his wife has walked away from their business together.

When news broke last week that Robert Downey Jr has pocketed a staggering $100 million (£75 million) for his next two films, it stunned Hollywood.

Maggie May singer being one of the world's biggest music stars - having sold more than 100 million records - help was not immediately at hand.

Sid Wilson has been 'kicked out' of Slipknot after almost 30 years as one of the longest serving members of the heavy metal band, a new report has revealed.

She was one of the biggest stars of the '80s thanks to her chart-topping hit I Think We're Alone Now. 

Nestled in the Essex countryside and full of "chocolate box" charm, Castle Hedingham is a picturesque spot that is every bit as pretty as it sounds.

A new era for Girlguiding has begun with the launch of its latest uniform at one of its Essex stores.