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Location : The A1 southbound exit slip to the A696 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 21:00 and 21:15 on 2 June 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. Source link

AI is getting expensive, and some companies are cutting back on usage in an attempt to moderate costs. That cohort includes Uber, which recently instituted internal usage caps as a way to cut down on its exorbitant AI spend. Bloomberg reports that the company has instituted a new rule that places a monthly $1,500 cap per employee and per agentic coding tool, including Anthropic’s Claude Code or Cursor. The usage is trackable via an internal dashboard that each employee has access to, although — in certain cases — the caps can be exceeded with permission, the company says. The news…

Tuesday 02 June 2026 7:03 pm  |  Updated:  Tuesday 02 June 2026 8:03 pm XFolio AI (xfolio.ai), a Paris-based treasury and cash management technology group, has acquired Absolute Payment Solutions (APS) (https://www.absolutepayments.com/), one of a select number of Pay.UK-accredited Bacs service providers in the UK. This acquisition creates an integrated platform spanning Bacs and all payment types, open banking, risk management, and treasury—giving UK corporates of all sizes the tools to manage cash and execute payments in one place. APS’s Bacs accreditation underpins payment services relied upon daily by organisations across both the public and private sectors, from SMEs running payroll…

Anderson’s will open on King Street on July 10 inspired by classic Glasgow pubs, combining contemporary design, elevated pub fare, and a dedicated cultural space under one roof. Upstairs, the pub offers a bright, comfortable atmosphere designed to suit everything from a quick pint to a leisurely lunch or a night out with friends , whilst downstairs, ‘The Institute’ offers a dedicated cultural space for live music, podcast recordings, and creative events. Courtney Flynn, head of sales, PR, and communications for Merchant Pubs & Bars, said: “Glasgow has always had incredible pubs, places with real soul, personality, and a sense…

Parties trade insults in competition to see who is most pro-workerStock image of the grounds of Belfast City Hall(Image: Belfast Live)Belfast City Hall was the scene of an extended slanging match during a debate on Sunday trading hours as the DUP accused other parties of “anti-worker policies”.The chamber during the monthly full Belfast City Council meeting on Monday evening agreed Sunday trading hours in Belfast will be extended for two days this summer during the Fleadh in August. Larger shops across Belfast will be allowed to open at 11am on August 2 and 9 – the normal hours are from…

Martin Scorsese has signed on as a partner and adviser to an AI image-generation startup Black Forest Labs, the New York Times reported on Tuesday. The caveat is that one of the world’s most famous living directors is using the tech solely for storyboarding. “For 70 years, I’ve been creating my own storyboards,” he said in a statement to the Times. The tool, he said, helps him communicate his vision to cinematographers and production designers far faster and more efficiently. Black Forest Labs is a 70-person outfit headquartered not in San Francisco, but in Freiburg, Germany, the closest major city…

ESA/Sophie Adenot Astronauts Sophie Adenot of ESA (European Space Agency) and Jack Hathaway of NASA, both Expedition 74 flight engineers, look out a window in the cupola, monitoring the automated approach and docking of the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station on May 17, 2026. The orbital outpost was soaring 259 miles above the Indian Ocean just west of the Maldives at the time of this photograph. See the cupola and other parts of the space station in our guided tour. Image credit: ESA/Sophie Adenot Source link

The B2133 Harbolets Road is blocked both ways due to an incident involving a rolled over truck. Source link [Featured] [Just In]

Gillingham have ended their six-week search for a new assistant manager.Steven Craig has been unveiled as boss Gareth Ainsworth’s new number two.New Gillingham assistant manager Steven Craig. Picture: GFCThe 45-year-old joins after more than four years as part of the management team at Gala Fairydean Rovers in Scotland.Craig’s playing career featured spells at Falkirk, Motherwell, Aberdeen, Livingston, Dundee, Ross County and Partick Thistle.He also played under Ainsworth at Wycombe between 2013 and 2015, the striker scoring eight times in 70 appearances.“I am delighted to get it done,” said Craig. “It came out of the blue. I got the call two…

Focused Energy recently raised an oversubscribed $240 million Series A round, one of the largest early-stage rounds for a fusion power startup.  The new round, announced last week, brings the company’s total private capital raised to $300 million, the company told TechCrunch. The startup has also received $200 million in grants, collectively making it one of the most heavily funded fusion startups. Germany-based Focused Energy is developing a reactor that will use lasers to compress fusion fuel, an approach known as inertial confinement. The lasers fire on a fuel target, which compresses under the onslaught to create conditions ripe for…