Jeff Bezos has cautioned that the technology industry’s aggressive push to build company-owned data centres for artificial intelligence is unsustainable, warning that the strategy repeats a historical miscalculation made during the early days of industrialisation. Speaking at the 2026 New York Times DealBook Summit, the Amazon founder said today’s AI infrastructure race resembles how factories

U.S. Vice President JD Vance (L) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio join President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron in the Oval Office at the White House on February 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News | Getty Images The Trump administration is poised for crunch talks with Greenlandic

China announced record export numbers for 2025, a year when US President Donald Trump’s tariffs and trade policy caused turmoil in the global economy. Beijing on Wednesday reported the world’s largest-ever trade surplus – the value of goods and services sold overseas compared to its imports – at $1.19tn (£890bn). It’s the first time China’s

Iranian protester expected to be executed today, relative tells BBCpublished at 06:59 GMT 06:59 GMT Image source, The Hengaw Organization for Human Rights A relative of Iranian protester Erfan Soltani, who was detained by Iranian authorities last week, says he is expected be executed today. Reports indicate that a death sentence has been handed down

HONG KONG, Jan 14 (Reuters Breakingviews) – The anti-government protests in Iran could cost China a key ally. Donald Trump’s pledge on Monday to slap an immediate 25% tariff on exports to the United States from any of Iran’s business partners further complicates efforts to de-escalate tensions between the world’s two biggest economies. And after

The president of the Royal Society has reignited a row over Elon Musk’s association with the body by arguing that fellows should only be ejected for fraud or other defects in their research. In an interview with the Guardian, Paul Nurse defended the academy’s decision not to take action against Musk – who was elected

President Donald Trump flipped the middle finger Tuesday to a person who could be heard calling him a “pedophile protector” while he toured a Ford truck factory in Michigan. In video shared by TMZ, Trump points to a person who is not seen in the frame and mouths some words. He then flashes his middle

President Trump blasted Jerome Powell as a “lousy” Federal Reserve chair for failing to more aggressively lower interest rates, while also taking him to task for an ongoing construction project at the central bank.  “He’s been a lousy Fed chairman,” Mr. Trump told “CBS Evening News” anchor Tony Dokoupil in an exclusive network interview Tuesday

The decision is expected to affect about 1,100 people and is likely to face legal challenges. Published On 13 Jan 202613 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The administration of United States President Donald Trump will end temporary deportation protections and work permits for some Somali nationals in the US,

President Donald Trump appeared to flip off a person heard calling him a “pedophile protector” during his visit to Michigan on Tuesday. Video obtained by TMZ shows the president at the Ford plant. He appears to point at the accuser as he says, “f*** you,” then gives the person the middle finger as he walks

Just weeks after appearing on Joe Rogan’s podcast and making bizarre claims about the Tesla Roadster, Elon Musk is at it again. This time he’s telling podcast listeners, and potential Tesla Roadster customers, not to buy the Roadster if they care about safety first. “Safety is not the prime … is not the main goal,”

The Golden Globes are supposed to be about trophies, speeches, and who wore what on the red carpet. But in 2026, the show delivered moments that captured the internet’s attention for reasons totally unrelated to wins or losses. Between candid reactions, unexpected interactions, and clips that went viral, these celebrities made headlines for moments fans

AI generated influencers are sharing fake images on Instagram that appear to show them having sex with celebrities like LeBron James, iShowSpeed, and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. One AI influencer even shared an image of her in bed with Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro. The images are AI generated but are not disclosed as such, and

Has Donald Trump made up his mind?published at 15:49 GMT 15:49 GMT Paul AdamsWorld Affairs correspondent President Trump’s typically all-caps social media post on Tuesday has raised the stakes dramatically. Spurring on Iranian protestors, urging them to take over Iranian institutions and log the names of their “killers and abusers”, sounded like the words of

Since ChatGPT’s explosive debut in November 2022, fears of robots replacing humans at work have been rampant. And according to Elon Musk, these fears are about to become very real, very soon. The Tesla, SpaceX, and X app (formerly known as Twitter) boss just put doctors and surgeons on a three-year deadline before robots can

US President Donald Trump on Monday announced a 25% tariff on any country that does business with Iran “effectively immediately.” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform that “any Country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran will pay a Tariff of 25% on any and all business being done with the United States of America,” while

I was recently reminded of something Amazon chairman and founder Jeff Bezos said at a talk a few years ago, and given the direction artificial intelligence is taking, it seems increasingly relevant today. Microsoft has made no secret of its plans to create an “AI first” Windows, with tensions between users and shareholders essentially reaching