Microsoft has unveiled a new chip called Majorana 1 that it says will enable the creation of quantum computers able to solve “meaningful, industrial-scale problems in years, not decades”. It…
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USA: Apple gambles on new iPhone with AI features at lower cost
3 houApple has announced a new iPhone which brings artificial intelligence (AI) features at a lower cost than its flagship handsets. The iPhone 16e has the same processor as the…
USA: Man pleads guilty in shooting of teen Ralph Yarl
An 86-year-old man in Kansas City, Missouri, has pleaded guilty to second-degree assault in the shooting of Ralph Yarl, a teen who accidentallyvisited the wrong address. Andrew Lester on Friday…
Canada: Passengers on crashed Toronto plane offered US$30,000 each
Delta Air Lines is offering US$30,000 (£23,792) to each person on board a plane that crash-landed in Toronto on Monday – all of whom survived. As it landed in the…
USA: Two Texas teenage girls arrested for ‘mass casualty attack’ plot
Two teenage girls in the US state of Texas have been arrested for plotting a “mass casualty attack” with pipe bombs and guns, police say. The girls, ages 15 and…
USA: Judge puts off decision on dropping charges against NY Mayor Adams
Kayla EpsteiJustice Department lawyers on Wednesday defended their decision to end a criminal case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, facing tough questions from a judge about their rationale…
USA: Trump has vowed to end birthright citizenship
In one of his first acts as the 47th president of the United States, Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at ending automatic citizenship rights for nearly anyone born…
Georgia: Country’s richest man said to be moving funds to avoid US sanctions
Last spring, when tens of thousands of Georgians were protesting against what they saw as a clear sign of Russian influence on the country’s politics, Georgia’s parliament rushed through amendments…
USA: Trump says Russia ‘has the cards’ in Ukraine peace negotiations
Donald Trump says he believes Russia has “the cards” in any peace talks to end the war in Ukraine because Russia has “taken a lot of territory”. The US president…
USA: I’m not happy with Boeing, Trump says over Air Force One
The US President Donald Trump has said he is not happy with Boeing over a contract to build two new Air Force One planes that is running behind schedule. Speaking…