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Stock market turmoil sheds stark light on the opaque AI economy
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The Guardian · World

Stock market turmoil sheds stark light on the opaque AI economy

Investors scramble to make sense of a shock Chinese challenge to the dominance of western chipmakersEven for the rollercoaster world of AI, last week was particularly volatile as investors scrambled to keep up with developments that threatened the dominance of the largest western chipmakers.It began...

Aisha Down, Dan Milmo and Graeme Wearden
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Hitting the right note: apolitical animals or European heroes for new euro designs?
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The Guardian · World

Hitting the right note: apolitical animals or European heroes for new euro designs?

The EU is using a currency redesign as an opportunity to be less neutral and try some finely balanced identity-buildingIs Europe best represented by the bold intellect of Marie Curie, the sprawling imagination of Miguel de Cervantes and the intense musical genius of Ludwig van Beethoven? Or by a mig...

Philip Oltermann European culture editor
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UK’s state investments agency hit by data breach
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The Guardian · World

UK’s state investments agency hit by data breach

Security lapse leaves sensitive information and contact details of 51 government officials exposed for 40 hoursThe public body in charge of the UK’s state investments has been pushed to improve its internal security after a data breach left “high-level management information” publicly accessible for...

Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent
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‘This is where democracy beats totalitarianism’: Ukraine’s drone strike force takes the fight to Russia
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‘This is where democracy beats totalitarianism’: Ukraine’s drone strike force takes the fight to Russia

Exclusive: At a launch site in the Ukrainian countryside, members of the elite ‘Magyar’s Birds’ brigade are turning Russia’s vast size into a weaknessSparrows were cheeping as the sun set over a field of tall yellow sunflowers when a moped-like growl suddenly disturbed the evening calm. The noise ro...

Luke Harding in Ukraine; photographs and video by Alessio Mamo
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Trump climbs down on Iran strikes after Saudi alarm and threats from Tehran
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The Guardian · World

Trump climbs down on Iran strikes after Saudi alarm and threats from Tehran

President claims delay is ‘subject to being able to rapidly make a deal’ as intervention by Saudi crown prince is revealed and Iran warns neighboursDonald Trump said on Saturday night that the US would hold off on any new strikes on Iran provided a deal to end the months-long conflict is quickly rea...

Guardian staff and agencies
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Anti-LGBTQ+ laws are on the rise across west Africa, campaigners warn
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The Guardian · World

Anti-LGBTQ+ laws are on the rise across west Africa, campaigners warn

Activists in the region say politicians regard LGBTQ+ people as ‘the easiest scapegoats to maintain their power’A growing number of west African countries are implementing or strengthening anti-LGBTQ+ laws, amid local political pressures and a global pushback against LGBTQ+ rights.In March, Senegal...

Rachel Savage in Johannesburg
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