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Ed Davey calls for immediate 10p cut to fuel duty
Sir Ed blamed Donald Trump's war with Iran for damaging the UK economy and pushing fuel prices up.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC Business
Fortune
As AI companies get closer to ‘recursive self-improvement,’ this physics professor calls full autonomy ‘the worst idea in the history of humanity’
WorldPingThe prospect of artificial intelligence models teaching themselves autonomously to be more efficient and capable appears ever closer to reality.
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‘It's awful’: How tariffs, soaring fuel costs and higher interest rates are squeezing American companies
Tariffs, fuel prices and interest rates are squeezing American companies, particularly manufacturers, auto suppliers, retailers and transportation businesses.
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WorldPingThe Guardian
AI slowdown calls justified but collapse of bubble may be more immediate threat | Heather Stewart
Scale of debt issuance being used to fund the hectic pace of the datacentre rollout by tech firms is a worry Warnings about powerful and uncontrolled AI have dominated the headlines this past week.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Guardian
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Meet a 71-year-old who retired as a radiologist and professor, and now runs a banana-skewer business: ‘I never want to retire. Why would you do that?’
Richard Brown’s career has taken him from the exam room to the classroom and boardroom. At 71, he’s still working—and is now focused on entrepreneurship.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Fortune
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‘History Of Concrete’ Rocks IFC Center As ‘Daniel And The Fiery Furnace’ Brings Biblical Heat To Top 10 — Specialty Box Office
John Wilson’s The History Of Concrete had a record-breaking IFC Center debut, grossing $90k in three days for the top doc opening and the second-highest weekend gross in the NYC theater’s 21-year history after only Parasite ($119k in 2019).
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Deadline
The Verge
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No Dogs in Space is back to feed your need for obsessive music history
In August, I wrote about my love of the music history podcast No Dogs in Space, but mourned the fact that there hadn't been a new episode in over two years.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Verge