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Google is updating search to refine its AI experience by adding additional context to links, like excerpts from web forums and blogs, as well as a feature that highlights links from a user’s news subscriptions. While citing web forums and discussion boards can help users find answers to more niche queries, this design choice could also prove chaotic. Image Credits:Google (opens in a new window) Two years ago, Google overhauled its search experience to put AI front and center — when you search for something, Google will often summon an “AI Overview,” which has spurred mixed reception from users. People…

DeepSeek is in talks to raise its first round of venture capital, and in just a few weeks, its potential valuation has soared from $20 billion to $45 billion, the Financial Times and Bloomberg reported. The Chinese AI lab came to prominence in early 2025 after launching a large language model that trained on a fraction of the compute power and at a fraction of the cost of the big U.S. models like those from OpenAI and Anthropic. It has since kept reasonable pace with the top models in the world in areas like reasoning and coding while remaining open…

Ryan Cohen’s unsolicited $55.5 billion unsolicited bid to absorb eBay into GameStop has the corporate world doing a double-take. Cohen’s pitch sounds seductive on paper: he promises to slash $2 billion in bloated overhead and instantly rocket eBay’s diluted GAAP earnings per share from $4.26 to $7.79 in year one. But behind the flashy presentation lies a massive hurdle: a highly speculative cash-and-stock structure that requires taking on $20 billion in new debt from TD Securities and drastically diluting GameStop’s own stock to buy a company four times its size. Analysts and investors are deeply skeptical, which is why eBay’s…

Last Friday, May 1, Brighton Open Air Theatre (Boat) kicked off its 2026 season, which will run until September. This year, the outdoor venue is offering a range of live performances, comedy, music and family entertainment. Speaking to The Argus ahead of the launch night, general manager Will Mytum said: “We are feeling really great. “The weather’s beautiful, we’ve made some fantastic on sight improvements and we have a fantastic programme planned. “As usual, we’ve got all sorts going on. There’s really something for everybody.” The theatre’s 2026 season began on May 1 (Image: Marc Brennan) The season comes amid an…

There is something particularly cruel about a large corporation ghosting a family-run firm. For a multinational, £31,000 is a rounding error on a spreadsheet.For a small, family-run business, it couldn’t be more different. It’s the mortgage, the payroll, and many sleepless nights.I recently looked into a case where a family firm was left in exactly this nightmare. They had delivered the goods, sent the invoice, and then… nothing. There were no discussions, disputes or feedback to trawl through. Instead, all they got was silence.They did what most of us would do in this situation, including sending polite reminders, then firmer…

Earlier this week, five people who touch every layer of the AI supply chain sat down at the Milken Global Conference in Beverly Hills, where they talked with this editor about everything from chip shortages to orbital data centers to the possibility that the whole architecture that undergirds the tech is wrong. On stage with TechCrunch: Christophe Fouquet, CEO of ASML, the Dutch company that holds a monopoly on the extreme ultraviolet lithography machines without which modern chips would not exist; Francis deSouza, COO of Google Cloud, who is overseeing one of the biggest infrastructure bets in corporate history; Qasar…

When we hear about automation and artificial intelligence replacing jobs, it may seem like a tsunami of technology is going to wipe out workers broadly, in the name of greater efficiency. But a study co-authored by an MIT economist shows markedly different dynamics in the U.S. since 1980. Rather than implement automation in pursuit of maximal productivity, firms have often used automation to replace employees who specifically receive a “wage premium,” earning higher salaries than other comparable workers. In practice, that means automation has frequently reduced the earnings of non-college-educated workers who had obtained better salaries than most employees with similar…

Location : The M20 westbound between junctions J11 and J10A . Lane Closures : The hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 are closed. Reason : Road traffic collision. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 07:00 and 07:15 on 7 May 2026. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:30 and 07:45 on 7 May 2026. Lanes Closed : There are two of three lanes closed. Source link

Thursday 07 May 2026 5:16 am  |  Updated:  Wednesday 06 May 2026 12:36 pm The CEO of Polymarket has compared prediction markets to a “super crystal ball” Prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi are more accurate than Wall Street analysts in forecasting corporate earnings. But it’s not for the reason you think, writes Dr Roberto Gomez-Cram Who will be the next UK prime minister? Will Arsenal win the Premier League? Will the UK win Eurovision? What will be the highest temperature in London today?These are questions people debate every day. On prediction markets, they are also questions on which people stake…

Matt Milnes has highlighted the importance of making good starts to County Championship matches after Kent’s first red-ball victory of the summer.Kent got on the board at the fourth attempt in County Championship Division 2 as they beat Derbyshire by 225 runs at Canterbury.Kent’s Matt Milnes – has highlighted the importance of good starts to County Championship Division 2 games. Picture: Cadan Boynton (@cadanboyntonphotography)It was a first red-ball victory for Kent since back-to-back wins at the start of head coach Adam Hollioake’s tenure – and they will have a good opportunity to back it up, too.Their next fixture will be…