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Oracle issued layoff notices for more than 300 people in Washington State and California this week, according to state Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filings in those states.…

Marlon Henriques, 30, of Tidworth, Wiltshire, drove at speeds of over 85mph on 30mph roads while dangerously weaving in and out his lane while overtaking.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from CleanTechnica: In a sharp rebuke to the anti-electrification agenda in the US, global EV sales are up 27% over last year, with some legacy automakers -- but not all -- indicating the potential for a successful transition to electric mobility. CleanTechnica has spilled much ink on the pace of plug-in hybrid and full EV adoption, and the latest report from the UK firm Rho Motion (a branch of the price reporting agency Benchmark Mineral Intelligence) adds some fresh insights. Covering the first seven months of 2025, earlier today Rho Motion totaled up more than 10.7 million EVs sold for a "robust" 27% increase over the same period last year, with China leading the pack by a wide margin. Europe also contributed to the overall robustness. Germany and the UK racked up impressive gains and Italy also turning in a mentionable performance. "The European EV market has grown by 30% year-to-date, with strong momentum in both battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), up 30% and 32% respectively," Rho Motion summarized. "In contrast, North America's growth has been muted so far in 2025, with the US facing policy headwinds and Canada seeing a slowdown," Rho Motion Data Manager Charles Lester observed. "We expect a short-term lift in US demand ahead of the IRA consumer tax credit deadline in September, followed by a likely dip," Lester added. That short-term lift won't help North America catch up to Europe [...] Rho Motion's EV sales snapshot shows the recent gains: Global: 10.7 million, +27% China: 6.5 million, +29% Europe: 2.3 million, +30% North America: 1.0 million, +2% Rest of World: 0.9 million, +42%

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Is that a JuicyPotato on your network?

A suspected Chinese-government-backed cyber crew recently broke into a Taiwanese web hosting provider to steal credentials and plant backdoors for long-term access, using a mix of open-source and custom software tools, Cisco Talos reports.…

Katie Price has responded to Peter Andre's bombshell statement with a bizarre Instagram post about 'fake Sinners who play the victim' on Friday.

The former presenter - who is now 58 - was spotted enjoying a stroll through leafy West London as he enjoyed the summer heat.

The 27-year-old is the face of a new PETA campaign - and in an interview with Daily Mail, revealed how the megastar can make a stand for the animal kingdom.

WIRED identified 120 YouTube channels creating AI-generated celebrity confrontation/rage-baiting videos using still images and artificial voiceovers (rather than deepfake technology). One channel, Talk Show Gold, accumulated 88,000 subscribers with a fake Mark Wahlberg and Joy Behar confrontation that drew 460,000 views. YouTube removed 37 flagged channels following WIRED's inquiry, including Celebrity Central and United News. The platform updated its policies on July 15 requiring disclosure when content shows real people doing things they didn't do. University of Bristol cognitive psychologist Simon Clark characterized the videos as "cheapfakes" that exploit emotional triggers despite their unsophisticated production. Most channels operate from outside the United States and display signs of coordinated content farming operations.

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The reaction came just moments after Putin shook Donald Trump's hand in their first face-to-face meeting since 2018.

Witnesses told the Daily Mail they heard a loud boom 'like a bomb' going off as the fire broke out inside the Upper East Side apartment building.

Or, more? Eventually, AI companies will stop selling their services as a loss leader, and then the AI "cost-savings" will disappear like dew on a hot summer morning

Bosses throughout the world love the idea of using AI to replace employees. They can talk all they want about how much more efficient everyone will be with AI, but the truth is if they can fire staffers, their bottom line looks better, their stock price goes up, and the CEO makes a ton more money.…

Hull-based Vivergo said the choice not to support a 'key national asset' was 'deeply regrettable'.

Yields on benchmark ten-year UK bonds - which rise as prices fall - climbed sharply for a second day, peaking at above 4.7 per cent, a two-month high.

Its cheaply priced clothes have helped entice young shoppers in the face of competition from the likes of Asos and Boohoo.

It topped the rankings with an 'impressively low' claim rate of just 3.06 per cent - with an average repair price of £300.10.

About six in ten adults also report that costs have risen in the last month - that's more people citing price rises than in July last year when Labour took office.

The FTSE 100 index - regarded as the bellwether of our economy - has soared by 11 per cent this year to reach a record high of 9222.

Stunned Las Vegas partiers went viral after sharing the extortionate drinks prices vendors are charging in Sin City amid its tanking tourism industry.

Hollywood's latest 'it' girl wore a farm-girl style white cotton crop top that flashed her toned tummy as she added oversized blue denim jeans and white sneakers. She was surrounded by pals.

New Zealand citizens leaving the country have hit the highest levels in 13 years, with more than a third of those emigrating aged under 30 years as unemployment rises and economic growth remains soft. From a report: Data released by Statistics New Zealand on Friday showed 71,800 New Zealand citizens departed New Zealand in the year ended June 2025, up from 67,500 in the previous 12-month period and below the record 72,400 in the year ended February 2012. New Zealand's net migration, which is the number of those arriving minus those leaving, also fell with foreign nationals moving to the country of 5.3 million nearly halving from 2024.

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