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Accenture & Snowflake launch joint AI data unit
Accenture and Snowflake form a 5,000-strong AI data unit for enterprises, with Caterpillar among early clients and a new global CoE planned.

Grab a tiny 1TB Samsung microSD card for 25% off
Everyone needs a bit of extra storage, and a microSD card is a great way to add more space in a tiny, portable form factor. Better yet, the 1TB Samsung Evo Select microSD is only $70 at Amazon right now, thanks to a 25% discount. (It normally costs $93.) This high-capacity...

Tech Life
How AI is used in songwriting and fashion. Plus, a warning on how it’s used in toys.

'Architects of AI' named Time Magazine's Person of the Year
Nvidia boss Jensen Huang is among the influential tech figures that adorn one of the two covers.

Snowflake, Anthropic expand USD $200m Claude AI deal
Snowflake and Anthropic deepen Claude tie-up with a USD $200m deal to push compliant AI agents across Snowflake’s global data cloud.

Swiss yodelling joins world cultural heritage list

'Mine was for social change, this is not' - King on Battle of the Sexes
Billie Jean King says the 'Battle of the Sexes' match between Aryna Sabalenka and Nick Kyrgios is "not the same" as her era-defining meeting with Bobby Riggs in 1973.

Four decisions for England before third Ashes Test
England are at the point of no return in the Ashes - Stephan Shemilt looks at some of their key decisions for the crucial third Test against Australia.

Queen records special broadcast with John Hunt, whose wife and two daughters were murdered
The conversation will feature in a special edition of the Radio 4 Today programme on New Year's Eve.

New Archbishop of Canterbury faces complaint about abuse case handling
The Church says she was not told of a complaint about how she handled allegations against a priest.

Private flu vaccine stocks running low as cases rise in Scotland
Those eligible for a vaccine can access jabs from the NHS, but experts say that people have turned to pharmacies for convenience.

Can’t recognize a bad app on your PC? It’s not your fault
Recently, I refreshed an older PC—that is, I reset Windows using the existing installation files on the laptop. When everything came up new again, I spotted several apps on the PC I didn’t want. Games whose origin I didn’t even know. Helper apps that I didn’t need. Bloatware. I also set...

I’m a millennial tech nerd. Here are 15 geeky gifts and gadgets I’d buy for myself!
I don’t know about you, but I love the holidays. The decorations, the hot cocoa, the snuggling under a fuzzy blanket with my Kindle. Yes, the holidays are great—save for the absolute madness of shopping malls. So, what do I do? I go shopping online. (Surprise!) And this year, I’m...

Arab Cup 2025 / Palestine – Saudi Arabia: probable line-ups

Haredi IDF enlistment could save Israeli economy up to NIS 14 billion annually

GelreGroen consortium secures funding for Dutch ViA15 project

Ryanair cuts one million more seats to Europe over aviation tax row

Madueke scores twice in Arsenal victory over Club Brugge
Noni Madueke scores twice and Gabriel Martinelli scores a third for Arsenal to beat Club Brugge 3-0 and maintain their Champions League winning streak.

Messi to unveil 70ft statue of himself on 'GOAT' tour
Lionel Messi is heading to India to unveil a 70ft statue of himself as part of a three-day 'GOAT Tour'.

Man lost part of skull during ill-fated day out with friends
After a day paintballing, he fell and hit his head, which left him having to learn to walk again.

Sports Personality of the Year shortlist announced
Find out who is on the shortlist for the 2025 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.

Watch: Moment skydiver's parachute wraps around plane wing
Footage shows the skydiver stuck on the wing before cutting himself free and continuing with dive.