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UK invests £36m in AI supercomputer to boost research and startup innovation

The UK Government has announced a £36 million investment to expand access to advanced artificial intelligence computing, backing a major upgrade of the University of Cambridge’s DAWN supercomputer. Ministers say the move will give British researchers and startups free access to high-performance AI computing power that is typically dominated by global technology giants, helping to level the playing field for smaller teams working on public-interest innovation. The funding will increase DAWN’s capacity sixfold within months,...

£80m student skills investment to strengthen UK defence workforce

The UK Government has announced an £80 million investment to help students gain the specialist skills needed to support the long-term growth and resilience of the UK defence industry. The funding forms part of a wider £182 million Defence Industrial Strategy skills package and is designed to address persistent shortages in high-demand areas such as engineering, cyber security and advanced manufacturing, all of which are considered critical to national security. Ministers say the investment will...

American Express launches flexible payment feature to ease small business cashflow pressure

American Express has launched a new Flexible Payment Option designed to give UK small businesses greater control over cashflow, allowing eligible cardholders to unlock an instant line of credit directly through their business charge card. The new feature is available to new Business Platinum and Business Gold Cardmembers and enables them to choose how they repay their monthly statement balance. Cardholders can either pay in full, pay the minimum amount due, or repay any amount...

Maduro ally Alex Saab arrested in joint US-Venezuelan operation, official says

Venezuelan official Alex Saab, a former businessman and close ally of captured former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, was arrested in the Latin American country on Wednesday as part of a joint operation between the U.S. and Venezuela, according to a U.S. law enforcement official. Saab, 54, who had previously been held in the U.S., is expected to be extradited to the U.S. in the coming days, the U.S. official told Reuters. A lawyer for Saab, Luigi...

Nicki Minaj accuses California Gov Newsom of ‘trying to be Trump’ in scathing interview

Nicki Minaj, who has recently been a vocal critic of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, accused him in a new interview of trying to be like President Donald Trump, referring to recent social media posts of the governor’s that emulate the president’s frank style. ‘With Newscum, it’s the fact that with everything you said, but then having the audacity to be playing on Twitter, obsessed with Trump, trying to be Trump, trying to be funny when...

Bernie Sanders spent over $550K in 2025 campaign funds on private jets, filings show

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who criss-crossed the country last year on a ‘Fight Oligarchy’ tour with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., spent over $550,000 in 2025 on private jet travel for himself using campaign funds, a Fox News Digital review of Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings found. The majority of the spending came in the first two quarters, which cover up until July. That is also when Sanders and AOC had the majority of their tour...

Republicans, Trump run into Senate roadblock on voter ID bill

Congressional Republicans, President Donald Trump and their shared base of support want to see voter ID legislation become law, but the last barrier is the Senate, where political reality has turned the notion into a pipe dream.  The GOP’s legislative push to codify more requirements and restrictions surrounding voter registration nearly derailed Congress’ attempt to end the latest partial government shutdown on Tuesday.  In an unlikely turn of events, like Senate Democrats’ push to save...

World enters uncharted era as US-Russia nuclear treaty expires, opening door to fastest arms race in decades

A historic nuclear arms reduction treaty is set to expire Thursday, which will thrust the world into a nuclear situation it has not faced in more than five decades, one in which there are no longer any binding limits on the size of Russia’s or America’s nuclear arsenals and no inspection regime to verify what Moscow does next. Matt Korda, associate director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists, said the...

Childcare expert exposes key roadblock to uncovering potential fraud schemes in Minnesota: ‘Really difficult’

Alleged fraud schemes plaguing Minnesota’s social services systems have elevated scrutiny surrounding childcare centers.  But fraud can be challenging to identify for states – especially when agencies are using outdated systems that make it difficult to spot trends and red flags that could point to potential fraud, according to Chris Bennett, the CEO and founder of a Wonderschool, a platform that provides technology support to child care providers and states.  ‘When you have all this...

Frank Elsner Builds Big Ideas Through Steady Action

Big ideas often get credit for changing careers and industries. But ideas alone do nothing without follow-through. Frank Elsner’s career shows how steady action, applied over time, can turn practical ideas into real results. His path is not built on sudden wins. It is built on discipline, learning, and showing up prepared. Today, Elsner serves as Chief of Safety and Security for the Natural Factors Group of Companies. His work reflects decades of experience across...