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El Capitan Is Now the Fastest Supercomputer on the Planet

The world’s most powerful supercomputer, El Capitan, has been officially launched at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in California. Built at a cost...

Politics

Keir Starmer has declared war on £100m HS2 bat shed – but has he got a solution?

Has Sir Keir Starmer picked a fight with a bat tunnel that – in time – he will eventually discover he just can’t win?...

Pilot killed as Motley Crue frontman’s jet crashes at Arizona airport

A pilot has died after a private jet owned by Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil crashed into another plane at an airport in Arizona....

Sports

Sources: Yanks add Matzek with minor league deal

Jorge CastilloFeb 10, 2025, 09:46 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from...

Sports

CC to have Yanks logo in HOF; Astros for Wagner

Associated Press Feb 10, 2025, 02:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — CC Sabathia will have a Inductees could make the pick...

Trump imposes 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports

Donald Trump has signed two proclamations imposing 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports to the US. A proclamation is a form of...

Business

Trump imposes 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports

Donald Trump has signed two proclamations imposing 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports to the US. A proclamation is a form of...

Politics

How Margaret Thatcher’s legacy lives on 50 years after she became Tory leader

Even after half a century, she’s still adored and revered by Tories, grudgingly respected by present and former Labour prime ministers and yet despised...

Politics

Assisted dying: High Court would not need to approve cases under change to bill

Assisted dying cases would not need to be signed off by a High Court judge, the MP behind a new bill has proposed. Labour...

Business

Elon Musk launches $97bn bid to buy ChatGPT-maker OpenAI

A group led by Elon Musk has made a $97.4bn (£78.7bn) bid to buy OpenAI just months after the X owner sued the artificial...

Elon Musk launches bn bid to buy ChatGPT-maker OpenAI

Trump says Palestinians couldn’t return to Gaza under his redevelopment plan

Donald Trump has said Palestinians would have no right to return to Gaza under his proposal to relocate its population and rebuild the Strip....

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Trump says Palestinians couldn’t return to Gaza under his redevelopment plan

Donald Trump has said Palestinians would have no right to return to Gaza under his proposal to relocate its population and rebuild the Strip....

Politics

Keir Starmer has declared war on £100m HS2 bat shed – but has he got a solution?

Has Sir Keir Starmer picked a fight with a bat tunnel that – in time – he will eventually discover he just can’t win?...

Sports

Baseball is back! The stars, teams and themes we can’t wait to see in spring training

Feb 10, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After a wild baseball winter, The 2025 fantasy baseball season is here! Get the group...

Technology

Google Calendar no longer includes start of Black History Month, Pride Month

The Google Calendar logo is displayed on a tablet. Igor Golovniov | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Google‘s popular online and mobile...

Business

Trump’s steel and aluminium tariffs target a deeper issue – but risk job losses and higher prices

Few materials matter quite as much as steel and aluminium. Steel, an alloy of iron and carbon, is the main metallic ingredient in the...

Business

Gas prices at a two-year high, putting pressure on already expensive energy bills

British wholesale gas prices have reached a more than two-year high, risking yet more expensive energy bills. Low rates of gas storage in Britain...

Politics

Starmer will hope he can draw a line under damage of WhatsApp scandal after second MP’s suspension

Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party has a ruthless streak when it comes to suspending MPs who’ve brought the party into disrepute or failed to...

Sports

How Beanpot final could impact NCAA men’s hockey bubble watch

Feb 10, 2025, 08:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions While the biggest prize in college hockey clearly is the national championship trophy, in one...

Science

NASA, General Atomics Test Nuclear Fuel for Faster Mars Missions

Efforts to develop nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) for future space missions have taken a significant step forward. General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS), in collaboration...