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The UK government has dropped its demands to create a backdoor into Apple’s encryption, according to the US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard. In a post on X in the early hours of Tuesday, Ms Gabbard said the UK had withdrawn its demand to access global Apple users’ data if required. She wrote: “The UK has…
With the rise of artificial intelligence, advocates say it can be a helpful tool for kids and teachers β but others say it discourages students from critical thinking. Many educators have been teaching themselves how to use AI. For Jerome Ong, a 5th grade teacher in Ridgewood, New Jersey, AI has changed the way he…
Eighth in a series of stories profiling top high school football players by position. Today, Jalen Flowers, Palos Verdes defensive back. Jalen Flowers made a spectacular one-handed interception in a one-on-one drill during the spring. He didnβt run off the field waving his arms wildly or proclaim heβs the greatest lock-down cornerback since Deion Sanders….
The putative owners of The Daily Telegraph will take another step towards gaining control of the right-wing newspaper in the coming days when they formally notify Whitehall of their plans. Sky News has learnt that lawyers acting for RedBird Capital Partners, the US-based investor which will own a majority stake in the publisher if the…
Each Monday, we speak to someone from a different profession to discover what it’s really like. This week we chat to foster carer from the National Fostering Group, Susan Williams… Foster carers receive an allowance of around Β£24,500 per year [this is usually tax-free] for each child… which is a combination of a professional fee…
Feedback is the seasoning that flavors the success of our favorite TV shows. Whether itβs from an executive, a trusted colleague or the actors, advice can shape tone, pacing, plotlines and character arcs β all of which can make or break a series. We asked some of this yearβs Emmy contenders how creative collaborations provided…
Soho House, the global network of private members’ clubs, is being bought by a group led by hotel owners MCR – valuing the business at $2.7bn (Β£1.99bn). The deal will take the London-based hospitality group back into private ownership, meaning it will no longer be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Actor-turned-investor Ashton Kutcher…
MSNBC is being renamed after parent company Comcast spins the cable news channel off into a separate corporate entity later this year. The left-leaning channel will be known as MS NOW once it becomes part of Versant, a new company, and is no longer associated with NBC News, staffers were told Monday. βMorning Joeβ co-host…
Party leaders in the UK’s devolved nations have called on Sir Keir Starmer to impose immediate sanctions on Israel and said waiting until September to recognise a Palestinian state is “far too late”. The leaders and senior politicians from parties in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales said they are “united in our deep concern and…
BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset manager, is backing a controversial bid by the metals tycoon Sanjeev Gupta to retain control of his faltering UK steel empire. Sky News has learnt that executives at BlackRock have authorised the issuance of a financing support letter which could enable Mr Gupta to continue to exert a grip on…
