Mapping the Iran war’s trade disruption
Petrol prices are rising. So are those of plastics and pistachios Source link
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Dividend payments from UK companies up ‘over a fifth’ on last year
Total payouts were £16.4bn during the first quarter of 2026 Source link
It’s not just Black voters: A weakened Voting Rights Act endangers US democracy
Reducing the power of voters of color hurts Democrats and helps Republicans. Source link
Dyna Software’s AI assistant promises to massage your toughest ServiceNow configs
devops The tool is meant to take the place of 80% of the work that requires ServiceNow dev teams If you’re a ServiceNow customer, you can stop waiting for developers to help you on a project. Dyna Software, an eight-year-old ServiceNow Elite Build Partner based in Calgary, Alberta, has launched Platform Copilot, the first agentic…
AI will hurt elections and relationships • The Register
Artificial intelligence has achieved mass adoption faster than the personal computer or the internet, reaching 53 percent of the population in just three years. The number of harmful AI incidents has increased correspondingly. And both experts and laypeople believe the impact will be felt in two areas: Elections and relationships. According to the 2026 AI…
‘SNL U.K.’ Weekend Update Takes Aim at Katy Perry’s ‘Stupid Moron’ Mask
“SNL U.K.‘s” Weekend Update took aim at Met Gala attendees this week for Episode 7, with co-host Ania Magliano saying that this year’s theme “was people you’d like to see exploded.” “Beyonce looked amazing,” she said, adding of the singer’s elaborate silver headpiece: “Someone’s made the most of the Claire’s closing down sale” (a reference…
Microsoft’s GitHub shifts to metered AI billing • The Register
Microsoft is closing the AI buffet offered to GitHub Copilot customers, acknowledging that it can’t sell AI like Red Lobster’s Endless Shrimp. The US seafood restaurant’s all-you-can-eat shrimp promotion led the company to bankruptcy in 2024 and while Microsoft is nowhere near so financially overextended, the software giant’s code hosting biz has decided it no…
Bethany England: Tottenham captain to leave club in summer
When England arrived at Spurs for a then-British record fee of £250,000, she was a huge name who had achieved great success with Chelsea. An England international, the striker quickly transformed the team, helping them survive relegation and scored 21 goals in 35 appearances in her first two seasons. That quickly cemented her position as…
Trump blasts Fox News's Heinrich over Ro Khanna interview
President Trump went after Fox News’s Jacqui Heinrich over a recent interview she did with Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), a prominent progressive whose star has risen in the last year amid his push for the release of files linked to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “You could listen to FoxNews all day long, absolutely……
Murkowski spearheads GOP showdown over Iran
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is leading a push within the Senate Republican Conference for a vote on a resolution to authorize the use of military force against Iran beyond the 60-day window set by the 1973 War Powers Act. But Senate Republican Leader John Thune (S.D.) doesn’t appear eager to schedule a vote that would……