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Zoe Kleinman & Krystina ShvedaTechnology editor & BBC reporter•@zskGetty ImagesData centres, like this one Google is building in Hertfordshire, are becoming a more familiar sight across the UKThe number of data centres in the UK is set to increase by almost a fifth, according to figures shared with BBC News. Data centres are giant warehouses full of powerful computers used to run digital services from movie streaming to online banking – there are currently an estimated 477 of them in the UK.Construction researchers Barbour have analysed planning documents and say that number is set to jump by almost 100, as…

United States President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are set to meet in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday to discuss how to end the war in Ukraine.On Wednesday, following a virtual meeting with European leaders including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trump warned of “severe consequences” if Putin refuses to accept a ceasefire after more than three years of war.The venue for the high-profile meeting is Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, a US military installation on the northern edge of Alaska’s most populous city.Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson is Alaska’s largest military base. The 64,000-acre outfit is a key US site for Arctic military drills…

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – When four Chinese vessels joined with Russian ships earlier this month in joint naval drills in the Sea of Japan, few eyebrows were raised.Moscow and Beijing have been reinforcing their military partnership in recent years as they seek to counterbalance what they see as the United States-led global order.But what did raise eyebrows among defence analysts and regional governments had occurred several weeks earlier when China sent its aircraft carriers into the Pacific together for the first time.Maritime expert and former United States Air Force Colonel Ray Powell described the “simultaneous deployment” of China’s two aircraft…

Yango Ghana has officially been recognised as a Great Place to Work, following an independent assessment based on anonymous employee feedback. The certification highlights the company’s strong local culture and its commitment to creating an inclusive, safe, and purpose-driven workplace. Great Place to Work is the global authority on high-trust, high-performance workplace cultures. Through proprietary assessment tools, advisory services, and certification programs, Great Place to Work® recognises the Best Workplaces across the world in a series of national lists including those published by Fortune magazine (USA) and in leading media across the Middle East. Great Place to Work provides the…

Protests started last year after deadly collapse of rail station roof, with President Vucic accused of corruption.Thousands of protesters took to the streets across Serbia, smashing windows of the governing party’s headquarters in the northern city of Novi Sad, where the country’s antigovernment revolt started more than nine months ago.The protesters came out in force for a third night on Thursday, following major clashes earlier in the week that saw dozens detained or injured, demanding that President Aleksandar Vucic call an early election.In Novi Sad, where a train station canopy collapsed last year, killing 16 people and creating public anger…

Guardian writers’ predicted position: 15th (NB: this is not necessarily Jacob Steinberg’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips)Last season’s position: 14thProspectsWest Ham United kitsThe danger for West Ham is that this is the season when their dysfunction catches up with them. They have regressed since winning the Uefa Conference League two years ago, too many misguided moves preventing them from kicking on, and rebuilding has not been simple. Funds are tight after a series of costly errors in the transfer market and Graham Potter is yet to demonstrate he is capable of silencing the familiar sound of grumbling…

Big tech company hype sells generative artificial intelligence (AI) as intelligent, creative, desirable, inevitable and about to radically reshape the future in many ways.Published by Oxford University Press, our new research on how generative AI depicts Australian themes directly challenges this perception.We found when generative AIs produce images of Australia and Australians, these outputs are riddled with bias. They reproduce sexist and racist caricatures more at home in the country’s imagined monocultural past.Basic prompts, tired tropesIn May 2024, we asked: what do Australians and Australia look like according to generative AI?To answer this question, we entered 55 different text prompts…

Investment in new wind and solar falls short of 2030 target pacePetra StockFor the second consecutive quarter in 2025, investment in new wind and solar has fallen well short of the pace required to hit Australia’s 2030 renewable energy target.Only four projects – totalling 615MW capacity – reached financial close between April and June, according to data released today by the Clean Energy Council.That brought total new investment in 2025 to 1.17GW – about a third of the rate required (6-7 GW per year) for Australia to replace its ageing coal power and stay on track for 82% renewables by…

[This story contains major spoilers from the series finale of And Just Like That, “Party of One.”] Going into the series finale of And Just Like That, we couldn’t help but wonder how Carrie Bradshaw’s story would end. Would Manhattan’s most fabulous single girl be on her own after breaking up with Aidan Shaw (John Corbett)? Or would she lean into the intoxicating possibility of a new romance with her neighbor and perhaps find love elsewhere? Michael Patrick King wasn’t going to repeat history. This time, Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) makes a decision that should satisfy fans of both the…

Kennedy GondweBBC News in LusakaGetty Images”It’s coming home!” – a phrase indelibly linked to English football fans – has now gained currency among some Zambians in the battle over what to do with the body of former President Edgar Lungu.The 68-year-old died two months ago in South Africa where he was being treated for an undisclosed illness.In the latest episode of what is now a full-blown saga, a Pretoria court ruled in the Zambian government’s favour, saying that in the public interest, Lungu’s remains can be repatriated and given a state funeral, against the wishes of the family.The decision triggered…