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Some 11% of job tasks in the UK are currently at risk of AI replacement, a new report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has found. In the worst case scenario, this translates to a loss of 1.5 million jobs — without any GDP gains. IPPR’s analysis showed that the impact is mostly evident on routine cognitive tasks, such as database management, as well as organisational and strategic

Google and Mandiant looked into the zero-day bugs revealed in 2023 and found that dozens were connected to cyberespionage groups.

Disney has been hinting at some big changes in the Disney Plus branding. In recent days, lots of users checked their TV, tablet, or phone to find the streaming app had a new logo — the iconic Disney blue replaced by a glowing green background. The new logo has been controversial: some people see it as a needless simplification of

As of today, Hulu is part of Disney Plus. Hulu still exists — it still even has its own app — but it’s also being bundled into Disney’s primary streaming service alongside all the company’s other content. Even the Disney Plus logo changed to integrate that iconic green Hulu hue.

From a product perspective, the Hulu integration is

At the heart of our Milky Way galaxy lies a giant.

It's a massive black hole, dubbed Sagittarius A* (pronounced "Sagittarius a star"), weighing as much as 4.3 million suns. After taking an unprecedented image of the object in 2022, astronomers have now captured a remarkable new view of the black hole, revealing its powerful, twisting magnetic fields. The scientists captured the black hole in

• Experts say a major Baltimore bridge collapsed because the Dali container ship was so huge.
• Shipping vessels have grown from a capacity of 3,000 to 20,000 containers over the years.
• An expert in shipping finance told BI the tragedy highlights trade's "sensitivity to unpredictable events."

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• Elon Musk was granted special favors to set up Tesla plants in China, a report said.
• But it leaves him exposed to leverage from Beijing, critics told The New York Times. 
• Musk has pushed pro-China views on issues such as Taiwan. 

China handed Elon Musk special privileges to set up a Tesla plant in the country, but it may leave him

An unreleased version of the Google Search app for tablets contains references to Gemini, and the Pixel Tablet will probably be the first device to receive the AI assistant.

• Donald Trump's net worth has jumped $4 billion this year to $7.2 billion, per Bloomberg's rich list.
• The former president is richer than George Soros and set to surpass Mark Cuban and George Lucas.
• Trump will welcome the wealth gain as he prepares to hand over a $175 million bond.

Donald Trump is now richer than George Soros — and is set to

It never blocked competitors' apps and services, and it doesn't employ anticompetitive tactics preventing users from breaking out of its "walled garden," Apple said in response to the antitrust lawsuit filed against it by the Department of Justice. The company refuted the agency's claims in statements shared with Apple Insider, expanding upon its earlier response that the lawsuit would hinder its

Do you remember Facebook Watch? Me neither. Mark Zuckerberg’s short-lived streaming service never really got off the ground, but court filings unsealed in Meta’s antitrust lawsuit claim “Watch” was kneecapped starting in 2018 to protect Zuckerberg’s advertising relationship with Netflix CEO Reed Hastings.

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• Californian fast-food restaurants are cutting workers to prepare for the $20 minimum wage.
• Pizza Hut franchisees plan to lay off around 1,200 workers, for example.
• Restaurants are also raising prices to offset wages; some are worried about spooking diners.

Fast-food restaurants in California