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Weverse deploys Google Cloud AI for global fan support
Weverse expands Google Cloud AI support to handle fan enquiries in 245 countries and regions, backing multilingual service during peak artist events.

Regulation Minister ordering review of solar panel installation
David Seymour said less than four percent of households used solar, despite power savings of about $1000 a year.

Waldorf Astoria Rabat Salé opens in Morocco’s tallest building

Drones crash in Latvia near Russian border

Looksmaxxing influencer Clavicular charged over alleged alligator shooting
The looksmaxxing influencer allegedly livestreamed himself firing gunshots from an airboat at an alligator.

Pit launches with USD $16 million seed round from a16z
Pit launches publicly with a USD $16 million seed round as the Stockholm startup uses AI to build software for internal business operations.

The AI fitness instructors selling unreal gains
A BBC Sport investigation finds misleading adverts for fitness apps that use AI-generated instructors to make exaggerated claims.

Traveller site construction 'in breach of law'
A council orders all work on the land, which began on bank holiday weekend, to cease immediately.

What photo ID will you need to vote in the May elections?
Everyone voting in person in the local elections in England on 7 May will have to show valid photo ID.

German tourist wins payout after losing sun lounger race
The man sued his tour operator for allowing people to reserve sun loungers with towels despite a hotel ban on the practice.

Serving Met officer and four ex-officers investigated for handling of Al Fayed allegations
A serving officer and four former officers are being investigated over the handling of reports against the businessman.

Gus calls for scrums to be abolished
Phil Gould says rugby league should do away with scrums given what they have become in recent years.

AI inference becomes core operational workload in firms
AI inference is now a core business workload as F5 finds 78% of firms run their own infrastructure and 93% operate across multiple clouds.

New Zealand faces ‘massive negative energy shock’, OECD warns
The report also raised concerns about superannuation and proposed a capital gains tax.

Israeli attack on Gaza kills one person, wounds son of Hamas’s al-Hayya

Upwind expands runtime protection to Windows Server VMs
Upwind widens cloud runtime protection to Windows Server virtual machines, adding visibility into host activity, detections and vulnerability checks.

Villa's nearly men entering their defining moment
Aston Villa face their defining moment under Unai Emery in Thursday's Europa League semi-final second leg against Nottingham Forest.

In 'Musk v Altman', this judge will make the final call
The feud has fuelled a costly showdown between two tech titans.

How loan shark threats keep victims like me silent
A meat cleaver and samurai sword are among items seized from suspects, shown exclusively to the BBC.

How does the BBC report polling day?
The BBC cannot report on campaigning or election issues while polls are open on Thursday 7 May.

Woman covertly filmed for 'humiliating' social media content - then told to pay
Alice says the video was posted on social media and viewed about 40,000 times.

Shell profits rise as Iran war pushes oil prices higher
The energy giant reports profits of $6.92bn for the first three months of the year.

Ukraine is a global surrogacy hub - but that could be about to end
Ukraine is considering a law that would effectively ban foreigners from accessing surrogacy in the country.

Iran considering US proposal as Trump says war will be 'over quickly'
Mediator Pakistan says it is "endeavouring to convert this ceasefire into a permanent end to this war".