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Britain’s biggest automaker plans to cut almost one in 10 jobs worldwide over the next two years. Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is to cut around 4,000 jobs globally as part of a plan to reduce costs and strengthen its finances, the company said on Monday. The company, which employs around 43,000 people worldwide, said the voluntary redundancy programme would focus on salaried and management roles rather than direct manufacturing jobs. “The automotive industry faces significant challenges, with technological change amidst intense competition and ongoing geopolitical uncertainty,” chief executive PB Balaji said in a statement. JLR said the savings would help…
Waving flags, “chanting” slogans and marching in circles, around 30 robots took to the streets of Warsaw on Monday to campaign for AI regulation in front of Poland’s digital affairs ministry. The protest was organised by Democratism, an initiative that, according to its website, aims to launch debate on how AI and robotisation affect the labour market. In a scene that blurred the line between protest and product demonstration, one of the machines fielded questions directly from journalists. “The robots present here are meant to show that this technology is already a reality,” Agibot A3, one of the AI-powered humanoid…
Another day, another AI slop rampage from Donald Trump, whose latest Truth Social posting spree has left the internet saying one thing in unison: Enough. Trump is no stranger to bulk posting AI-generated imagery as part of what has been referred to as “memetic warfare” – a tactic which sees him and his administration flood the zone when it comes to AI-generated imagery in order to appeal to his base and beyond. But the increasing frequency and quantity of the posts (as well as the very bizarre content) is leading people to seriously wonder about the mental health of the…
Both Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin had ordered a pause on attacks on Moscow and Kyiv as Witkoff and Kushner traveled to both capitals for talks over the weekend. “Please come more often, so that our people have the chance to live normally,” the Ukrainian leader joked at a press conference with the U.S. envoys in Kyiv on Sunday. “As soon as the U.S. presidential peace envoys left the city, Putin launched another massive and horrific attack on Kyiv,” Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha said on Tuesday. “[Putin’s] ballistic missiles speak louder than his words on…
A fake story on X has claimed that former French prime minister and current Le Havre Mayor Édouard Philippe bought a luxury villa in Sicily, and linked it to a real but unrelated investigation into his alleged misuse of public funds. A video shared online said Philippe acquired the estate from Le Havre local councillor Stéphanie de Bazelaire, and raised questions about how the alleged purchase was financed. It was initially shared by a mock-up Italian online newspaper called “Repupplica.com”, which has now been taken down. The domain, however, sounded very similar to the genuine news outlet Repubblica.it. In other…
Published on 08/09/2026 – 10:07 GMT+2 US President Donald Trump’s name-changing spree found an unlikely new target earlier this week when he suggested the state of New Mexico could be renamed “New America.” His proposal, which was immediately dismissed by the state’s governor, comes days after he signed an order to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America” in the middle of a trade war with neighbouring Canada. “Many people suggested changing the name of New Mexico…to NEW AMERICA,” the Republican president posted on social media. “So much more prestigious and beautiful for the people of that potentially incredible State. Wow,…
Artificial intelligence is transforming our entire world, from street billboards to brain surgery. Art is no exception. An ever-growing number of creators use AI models, while a lively debate is under way over whether works created in this way can even be regarded as artistic creations. Enter Nóra Bereczki, an AI artist working under the alias Digital Umami who’s attracting increasing attention. Her video series that bring Hungarian poets and writers to life has appeared widely on social media, and this summer she won an image-generation software contest from among 52,000 entrants, taking home the $100,000 grand prize. Her winning…
Britain is about to take its toughest stance yet against Israel – but will it make a difference, or will it leave the UK isolated on the international stage? Andy Burnham and Ed Miliband will unveil a package of sanctions targeting Israeli settlements in the West Bank, putting Britain at the forefront of the G7’s effort to pressure Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy examine what the move means in practice – and why the government has chosen to act now. But with tensions rising, will the move impact the UK’s relationship with the United States and Israel?…
Published on 08/09/2026 – 9:05 GMT+2 Fourteen defendants go on trial in France on Tuesday over a 2021 Channel crossing that killed 31 people, including a seven-year-old, in the worst small-boat disaster involving migrants in those waters. Prosecutors allege the accused, said to have ties to smuggling operations, bear responsibility for the sinking that claimed 27 confirmed lives — most of them Iraqi Kurds — when an overloaded dinghy went down in the early hours of 24 November, 2021. Four victims have never been found, and just two men made it out alive. That morning, a French fishing boat spotted…
Published on 08/09/2026 – 8:17 GMT+2 Indonesia had planes flying again on Tuesday after a volcanic eruption forced the country’s major airports to close for two days, with authorities saying that flights would gradually resume. The disruption, caused by the eruption of Anak Krakatau, halted nearly 3,000 flights and stranded more than 340,000 passengers. The country’s main airport serving the capital Jakarta and four other airports reopened early on Tuesday after authorities cleared volcanic ash from critical infrastructure. Transport minister Dudy Purwagandhi told reporters it would take time for flight schedules to return to normal. Dudy said there were around…