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Meta expands Nvidia deal to use millions of AI chips in data center build-out, including standalone CPUs

Meta will use millions of Nvidia chips in its artificial intelligence data centers, including Nvidia’s new standalone CPUs and next-generation Vera Rubin systems, in...

Police assess information around private flights to and from Stansted Airport after Epstein files released

Essex Police are assessing information around private flights to and from Stansted Airport following the release of the Epstein files. Former prime minister Gordon...

World

Middle East seemingly moving closer to war as Donald Trump moves warships – and Iran drops any subtlety in response

Iran is not being subtle. In exercises in one of the world’s most strategic waterways, it left little doubt of its capabilities with missile...

Calls for US congressman Randy Fine to quit for suggesting he would choose dogs over Muslims

US Democrats and an Islamic civil rights group have called for the resignation of a Republican congressman after he suggested he would choose dogs...

Business

Online retailer Beauty Bay on brink of administration | Mark Kleinman blog

Science

New Study Predicts Cosmic ‘Big Crunch’ Could End Everything in 20 Billion Years

New research suggests the Universe’s expansion could eventually reverse, leading to a dramatic “Big Crunch.” By analyzing dark energy survey data, scientists propose expansion...

Politics

Prime minister urges parents to check vaccines are up to date after measles outbreak

Sir Keir Starmer has urged parents to check their children are up to date with vaccinations after a measles outbreak in north London. The...

Sports

Best college football transfer portal addition for top 25 teams

Max OlsonFeb 17, 2026, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska Open Extended...

Sports

2026 college football Way-Too-Early All-America team

Mark SchlabachFeb 13, 2026, 07:30 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of...

Environment

Oil prices fall as Iran sees progress in nuclear talks with U.S.

Dado Ruvic | Reuters Oil prices fell Tuesday after Iran’s foreign minister said progress was made during nuclear talks with the U.S., fueling hopes...

Politics

Who is in Nigel Farage’s new Reform top team?

Reform UK has announced its new top team as Nigel Farage seeks to prove his party is not a “one-man band”. As Reform is...

Environment

Iran partially closes Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil choke point, as Tehran holds talks with U.S.

Iranian Navy soldiers at an armed speed boat in Persian Gulf near the strait of Hormuz about 1320km (820 miles) south of Tehran, April...

Irishman held in ‘filthy’ ICE facility in Texas given 10-day reprieve from deportation

An Irishman who has been held in a US immigration facility for five months has received a 10-day reprieve on his potential deportation. Seamus...

Starmer warns ‘public health isn’t a culture war’ after measles outbreak

Sir Keir Starmer has warned “public health isn’t a culture war” and urged parents to check their children are up to date with vaccinations...

Jesse Jackson obituary: The civil rights activist who sowed the seeds of possibility

“Keep hope alive”. This was Jesse Jackson’s message, delivered at the end of his famous 1988 speech at the Democratic National Convention in Atlanta,...

Sports

Buster Olney’s 2026 top 10 at every MLB position: Relievers

Buster OlneyFeb 17, 2026, 07:00 AM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty”...

World

Trump warns Iran of ‘consequences’ of failing to reach nuclear deal

Donald Trump has warned Iran of “consequences” if a new phase of talks on Tehran’s nuclear facilities does not produce an agreement. Washington has...