Rising fuel costs hitting businesses and customers in Hayle
Businesses are also seeing wider knock-on effects. Hairdresser Emma Crossley said customers were waiting longer between appointments than they had previously.She said: "Since the fuel prices went up I have…
Kent ‘commuter students’ are swapping residential halls for home
Rise in 'commuter students' due to living costsImage source, Oliver Whitfield-Miocic/BBCImage caption, Bethany Fearne, a law student, said she was still involved in university activities such as the Colour Run…
OpenAI agent ‘infiltrated’ Australian government website, PM says
An artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI "infiltrated" an Australian government website in June, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said.The agent hacked a statistics portal containing "non-sensitive" data from Australia's…
They were labelled ‘pervert glasses’. Will a camera-free version transform their image?
When Meta first launched its AI-powered smart glasses in 2023, in collaboration with the trendy sunglasses brand Ray-Ban, it unleashed a storm of controversy.There have been multiple reports of the…
How the oil capital of the US welcomed a solar power boom
Steve Cargil's family has farmed the flat, dry land around Uvalde, a small city in southwest Texas, since 1953.Cargil, 67, had always assumed that one of his three children would…
‘Proteinflation’: Meet the people paying up to £100 for a bag of protein
There are, however, early signs that the market is starting to adjust.Wholesale prices for high-protein whey have begun to level off over the past couple of months, although they remain…
US rejects pleas from OpenAI, Anthropic for global AI standards
The heads of OpenAI, Anthropic, and Hugging Face have told the UN that the current pace of artificial intelligence (AI) development, and the risks it poses to society, demands international…
Trump and Xi meet as AI rivalry reshapes global power dynamics
AI superpower ambitions take centre stage as Trump and Xi meetImage source, ReutersImage caption, The US and China are locked in a race to develop AIByJoe TidyCyber correspondent and Osmond ChiaBusiness reporter"Whoever…
Lidl banned from selling copycat Birkenstock sandals, Dutch court rules
Lidl must stop selling copycat versions of Birkenstock's famous sandals in the Netherlands, a Dutch court has ruled.The discount supermarket chain faces a fine of €5,000 (£4,200) per day if…
Tories would prevent long-term jobless spending benefits on alcohol and cigarettes
The Conservatives have promised to prevent long-term jobless benefit claimants from spending their welfare payments on alcohol, cigarettes and gambling.Under the party's proposals, claimants who have been unemployed for more…