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Promises to build ‘IBM Z Atlas’ tool that will tidy up messy big iron and enable AIOps

Hitting back at Barack Obama's weekend gibe comparing the refurbished White House to a chain restaurant, President Donald Trump insisted Monday that Obama was a lousy president.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: The U.S. designated helium as a critical material on Friday because it's indispensable for making semiconductors that are essential to energy generation, and the global supply is at risk of disruption, according to the Energy Department. The designation by the Energy Department means that more federal financing will be available for helium producers and that the government will monitor it more closely. Helium is primarily produced as a byproduct of natural gas processing. The United States is the world's largest producer of natural gas and of helium. Qatar and Russia are the other top helium producers. [...] Helium makes balloons rise, but that's not why the DOE is interested in it. Helium plays an important role in wind, solar and nuclear energy production, space exploration, medical imaging and research. Assistant Secretary of Energy Audrey Robertson said helium's unique properties make it irreplaceable, such as the fact that it's non-combustible and has the lowest boiling point of any gas. The nation needs an ample supply for semiconductors, quantum and super computing, and superconducting magnets, added Robertson, who oversees the Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation. [...] Despite environmental concerns with recovering helium from natural gas, there are also opportunities, said Greeshma Gadikota, director of the Lenfast Center for Sustainable Energy at Columbia University. "If we burn the natural gas, there are a lot of CO2 emissions associated with that," Gadikota said. "But if you just extract the helium and use it, the uses of it don't contribute necessarily to greenhouse gas emissions. "So from a climate standpoint, if we are going to continue down the line of extracting natural gas and recovering helium," she added, "I would prefer to see natural gas being used in a form where we directly produce hydrogen and we produce solid carbon." Hydrogen is a clean burning fuel, and solid carbon can provide permanent carbon sequestration and can be used widely in industrial applications, including rubber and pigments.

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The Anti-Hero hitmaker, 36, became the youngest artist ever to be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame at the organization's 56th anniversary gala.

Daniesha Charles has won more than £13,000 in compensation after she was screamed and sworn at for dropping an apple crumble.

The Reform leader said he was 'optimistic' despite a slew of controversies in recent months, which has coincided with a slide in his party's poll ratings.

The former Wimbledon champion, 39, has allowed cameras into his five-star luxury Scottish Cromlix Hotel for a new three-part series titled Our Scottish Hotel on Channel 4.

Fifth-grade teacher Hannah Jorgensen ran in after her student, Ahmed Osman, 10, after he fell into a lake on September 22 in Iowa and told the other 13 children to call for help.

Cat Deeley looked incredible in a strapless bikini as she shared stunning photos from her holiday with her sons following her split from ex-husband Patrick Kielty.

Nicole Kidman has been slammed for her striking new photoshoot for Vogue Australia, with critics accusing the superstar of using AI to turn back the clock. 

ISAAN KHAN: There's a good reason why Arsenal are especially keen for their academy star Ceadach O'Neill to be a success story.

SNP MP Lara Bird, Green MSP Kate Nevens and Labour MP Clive Lewis were held by Israeli authorities after trying to enter the West Bank to meet olive farmers.

Researchers at the University of Bristol recently reported that they were able to convert the high-risk Alzheimer's gene, APOE4, into the lower-risk APOE3 gene.

Jonathan D Miller, the Libertarian Party candidate for a state Senate seat, was taken into custody at around 3pm following an hours-long standoff with police in Cary.

Dr Karin Elliott's allegations were branded 'ridiculous' by a neighbour who was accused of gender-based violence because of the way he drove his vehicle.

Two years ago, voters of all parties were more likely to favour spending on public services over taxes.

The AI company is poised to have the biggest ever initial public offering on Wall Street after filing to go public on Monday, with a valuation tipped to reach up to $2 trillion.

CEO admits service used for foreign exchange trading had holes company was slow to fix

Even Andy Burnham must realise that a £2 cap on bus fares is hardly the foundation stone for political immortality