• UK sets out £1.1 billion AI hardware plan with supercomputer, chip funding

    £120 million will be set aside to help British companies to design, develop and test novel chipsPublished Mon, Jun 8, 2026 · 10:15 PM[LONDON] Britain set out a new £1.1 billion (S$1.9 billion) plan on Monday (Jun 8) to build domestic AI computing capacity, including a new national supercomputer and funding to back homegrown chip firms.The strategy builds on a £400 million commitment announced by Prime Minister Keir Starmer at London Tech Week earlier on Monday for specialist AI chip purchases, part of a wider effort to strengthen the country’s sovereign computing capability.A £750 million national AI supercomputer will deploy…

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    It’s not the food dye in Froot Loops that Americans should fear; it’s the more than 66 pounds of sugar they consume a year ARE there “toxic chemicals” in food killing Americans? That fear is getting lots of attention thanks to Robert F Kennedy Jr, president-elect Donald Trump’s pick to…

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  • Upset Taylor Swift says she was told Ticketmaster could handle demand

    POP superstar Taylor Swift said on Friday it was “excruciating” for her to watch fans struggle to secure tickets for her upcoming U.S. tour after she had been assured that Ticketmaster could handle large demand. The New York Times reported that the US Justice Department was investigating whether Ticketmaster parent…

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