Top cloud providers to outspend Ireland's GDP on AI in 2026
TrendForce says eight hyperscalers are set to pour $710B into servers and infrastructure
The big cloud operators are ramping up investment in AI servers and infrastructure to meet demand for AI development and deployment, exacerbating the memory shortage caused by their insatiable growth.…
Afghan 'migrant smuggler' laughs and relaxes in his jail cell while watching Deal Or No Deal in brazen TikTok videos
Samiullah Ahmadzai, 26, has racked up thousands of views on his page, where he shows off his cell at Wormwood Scrubs prison in Hammersmith, west London.
I've drunk too much for half my life and humiliated myself. My self-delusion was so powerful. Now at 73 I'm finally sober and it only took a month. Here's how I did it... and how to escape the cycle, by MARGARET DUNNE
Waking, thirsty and groggy, the morning after a friend's leaving do, I saw my diamond ring was missing. I messaged her to ask if she'd picked it up. Even now her response makes me cringe.
Man who has visited 98 countries reveals why Poland is his all time favourite destination
After exploring 98 countries over three decades, one passionate traveller has named a 'pretty' port city in Poland as his favourite.
Brit, 57, is killed with a single karate chop to the neck after moped road rage row with Swedish tourist in Thailand
The 57-year-old had been riding the rented scooter along Prachanukhro Road in Phuket, when he clashed with the Swede on Wednesday evening.
Face of predatory man who attacked 13-year-old Essex girl
He told the girl not to report him to police or tell anyone what had happened
Jet-setting executive was beaten to death by alcoholic boyfriend who kept her prisoner in their home for 10 days and fed her vodka-laced ice lollies
Tony Devenport, 57, waged a campaign of terror against Stephanie Blundell, 41, which was likened to the horror movie The Shining.
POLL OF THE DAY: Has Prince Harry and Meghan's tour of Jordan been a success?
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex travelled to the World Central Kitchen's regional headquarters and met patients at the National Centre for Rehabilitation of Addicts in Amman, Jordan.
Oasis fan who plunged to his death at Wembley concert fell over one-metre tall barrier, inquest told
Lee Claydon, 45, a landscape gardener from Bournemouth, suffered 'multiple body injures' after plunging to his death from Level 5 at the end of the show on August 2.
Clarifications and Corrections
An article published on 9 December about guests who had appeared on online show Chicken Shop Date before committing criminal offences wrongly featured rapper Leon Brice, aka Suspect.
Mark Zuckerberg makes an awkward appearance on the front row with his wife Priscilla Chan at the Prada show during Milan Fashion Week
Mark Zuckerberg made an unlikely appearance with his wife Priscilla Chan on the front row at the Prada show during Milan Fashion Week on Thursday.
Police still hunting Essex man a week after search began
Police believe he is still in the Jaywick area
Travellers leave behind 'war zone': Litter, dirty nappies and burn-out caravan left behind after council evicted them from illegal site
Pictures show litter, dirty nappies, filthy mattresses and even an out-of-use caravan abandoned at the site near the A44 in Leominster, Herefordshire.
Microsoft to auto-launch Copilot in Edge whenever you click a link from Outlook
Whac-A-Mole season continues as Redmond finds yet another corner to stuff its 21st century Clippy
Microsoft has announced that its Edge browser will automatically open the Copilot side pane when users open links from Outlook.…
'Psychopath' handyman was reported to police for murdering his new girlfriend while he was on bail for killing another partner - only for the call to be marked as a hoax, probe finds
Carl Cooper, 66, was jailed for 35 years in 2024 for violently stabbing Naomi Hunte, 41, and murdering Fiona Holm, 48, whose body has never been found.
Meghan wears Zara! Duchess ditches designer gear for £109 high street jacket in Jordan - and takes off her usual stack of bangles and diamonds
Prince Harry and his wife, 44, are currently on a two-day quasi-royal tour of Jordan at the invitation of the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Goalkeeper 'forced to fake injury' to let Muslim team-mates break Ramadan fast after clubs refused to follow the Premier League's lead
A goalkeeper in France's top football league appeared to fake an injury to allow his Muslim team-mates to break their Ramadan fast, with such intervals currently banned by the sport's bosses.
A single 'stray' police bullet struck two worshippers during IS supporter's deadly terror attack on Heaton Park synagogue, killing one and injuring the other, inquest is told
Adrian Daulby, 53, who was bravely helping to barricade the doors of Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester on October 2, 2025, died from a single gunshot wound.
'Wonderful' girl, 13, who browsed pro-suicide websites after struggling with Covid lockdown took her own life without leaving note for her family, inquest hears
Helena Kastner-Moss, who was described as 'incredibly beautiful', passed away two days after she wrote 'I'm dead' in the notes of her phone on January 13, 2024.
After my divorce I transformed my middle-aged body and was in the best shape of my life... so I was stunned when a doctor revealed I was 'secretly obese'. Here's all the signs you are too - and five ways to fix it: SIMON MILLS
If I've ever been able to boast about anything, it's that I've never been fat. Admittedly, I've also never had a particularly defined or 'hench' physique.