Getty Images The announcement was made in Stockholm, Sweden The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to two scientists, Geoffrey Hinton and John Hopfield, for their work on machine learning. British-Canadian Professor Hinton is sometimes referred to as the “Godfather of AI” and said he was flabbergasted. He resigned from Google in 2023, and…
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This weekend saw almost 1,000 economic migrants arrive on British shores — a record-breaking number that should alarm anyone concerned about our country’s borders. This surge confirms what many have feared: Keir Starmer’s immigration policy is not working. The promise to “smash the gangs” was a soundbite that never stood a chance of success, and…
By This Is Money Updated: 10:09 BST, 8 October 2024 Retail sales increased by 2 per cent year-on-year in the UK last month, according to the British Retail Consortium, as the cold and wet weather encouraged consumers to purchase warm clothing. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Imperial Brands, Vodafone, Vistry…
Getty Images Four candidates remain in the contest to take over from Rishi Sunak as leader of the Conservative party. Each was given the chance to make their pitch at the party’s conference, in Birmingham. In a series of further ballots, MPs will select the final two contenders, with party members choosing the ultimate winner…
Getty Images Shares had jumped by more than 10% as trading restarted after the Golden Week holiday A stock market rally in China has fizzled out as a highly-anticipated announcement on plans to boost the country’s ailing economy disappointed investors. Shares had jumped by over 10% as trading restarted after the Golden Week holiday but…
Getty Images The four remaining candidates competing to become the next Conservative Party leader are Kemi Badenoch, Robert Jenrick, James Cleverly and Tom Tugendhat. Rishi Sunak formally stood down after leading the Tories to their worst performance at a general election in July, but is staying on as acting leader until his replacement is chosen….
Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, will this week hold further talks with bank bosses amid industry anxiety that she will raise the tax burden on it at this month’s Budget. Sky News has learnt that Ms Reeves will meet the chief executives of Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, NatWest Group and Santander UK on Wednesday. It…
Diego Garcia is the largest of 60 small islands belonging to the Chagos Archipelago, and is a disputed overseas territory of the UK, part of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), also claimed by Mauritius. Negotiations have ramped up in recent weeks. The atoll is found at least 1,000 miles from the nearest landmass: 2,197…
Israeli military operations in Gaza have killed almost 42,000 people since Oct. 7, 2023, according to the Ministry of Health in the Hamas-run Palestinian territory, the majority of them women and children. Israel launched the war in immediate response to Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 terrorist attacks, when the group fired hundreds of rockets and militants…
