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Droughts Leave Cargo Riverboats High And Dry

Falling river levels are affecting the use of cargo riverboats around the world. Read more

Google's Bard AI Bot Mistake Wipes $100bn Off Shares

An advert to promote the new Bard software shows it answering a query incorrectly. Read more

Biden Attacks Big Tech's Data Addiction, Wants More Protection For Kids

Old man yells at cloud, literally President Joe Biden in his State of the Union Speech on Tuesday evening called for th... Read more

Biden Economic Agenda Confronts A Divided Congress

President Joe Biden may not be out of ideas. But he might be out of time. Read more

Used EV Car Batteries Find New Life Storing Solar Power In California

Putting theory into practice, hopefully without a lithium fire As researchers continue to debate the merits of turning ... Read more

NFT Images Of Furry Birkin Bags Violated Trademark Rules

Hermes, which owns the brand, has won a landmark case against an artist who created NFTs of the famous bag. Read more

Microsoft-Activision Deal Will Hurt UK Gamers, Says Watchdog

Competition and Markets Authority isn't buying promises of equal access to Call of Duty The UK's competition watchdog i... Read more

First Rule Of Critical Minerals Club: US, EU Looking To Make A Deal

Euro players are not happy about US green tech subsidies... and everybody's worried about China The US and Europe could... Read more

Microsoft Deal To Buy Activision Opposed By UK Regulator

The Competition and Markets Authority says it would lead to higher prices and fewer choices for gamers. Read more

5% Of The Cloud Now Runs On Arm As Chip Designer Plans 2023 IPO

Growing indication power-sipping CPUs are catching on in crowded datacenters Three major hyperscalers – AWS, Microsof... Read more

Hundreds Face Job Cuts At Nationwide Building Society

Nationwide Building Society, which has its headquarters in Swindon, is due to cut 450 staff. Read more

Could RISC-V Become A Force In High Performance Computing?

Meanwhile, Euro supercomputer project makes a call for developing an HPC ecosystem based on the architecture Analysis ... Read more

McDonald's Manager 'exposed Himself In Front Of Me'

The allegations by a former McDonald's worker come after the chain signed an agreement to protect staff. Read more

China's Yangtze Memory Reportedly Lays Off Staff, Evicts Them From Company Housing

So much for the workers' paradise: Big Tech gives its discards months of severance pay Adding insult to injury, staff l... Read more

US-China Trade Hits Record High Despite Rising Tensions

Imports and exports between the world's two biggest economies totalled more than $690bn last year. Read more