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Thierno Barry double fires Everton to comeback win against Coventry

The wildly optimistic Evertonian – if such a being exists – could not have envisaged David Moyes’ side fifth in the Premier League with Thierno Barry just behind Erling Haaland in the goalscoring chart when their transfer window closed in calamitous fashion. Yet there they sit, team and striker defying all expectations, following a stirring comeback against luckless Coventry. Frank Lampard endured a torturous night against his old club as Coventry impressed but were refused two strong penalty claims. The Coventry manager felt his team were denied a third time by the video assistant referee for

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International

Global stocks fall amid ‘big worries over AI’ after Democrats’ midterms triumph

Asian and European markets follow US tech rout with many analysts predicting more waves of selling to come European and Asian stock markets fell sharply on Friday after the Democrats’ decisive victory in the midterms triggered a rout in US tech stocks a day earlier. A sell-off on Wall Street on Thursday was followed by sharp falls in Asian stock markets on Friday. The investor sentiment then reached London, where the market was, at one stage, poised for its worst day since March. Continue reading...

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Military

Three men charged in US with using AI to impersonate CEOs and steal millions

Men allegedly impersonated voices and images of executives to convince employees to send large payments Three foreign nationals were arrested and charged with using AI to allegedly impersonate corporate CEOs and attorneys to steal over $100m, according to an indictment that was newly unsealed by the US Department of Justice. According to a press release from the United States attorney’s office for the southern district of New York, three men – Jacob Soall, Sharon Hazan, and Guy Sheetrit – were arrested for using AI to alter and impersonate the voices and images of executives and attorneys at v

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Military

Several Democrats renew calls for datacenter pauses after blue wave

Tech industry fears delays to its multi-trillion dollar infrastructure buildout meant to power artificial intelligence Several newly elected Democrats and Senator Bernie Sanders have renewed calls for datacenter moratoriums in the days after the US midterm elections. The sweeping Democratic victory, which was buoyed in part by backlash to the tech industry, has added momentum to efforts to slow down the multi-trillion-dollar buildout of the controversial facilities. On the social media platform X, Sanders posted a call for an immediate national datacenter moratorium this week. “Americans don’t

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