Microsoft’s heavy bet on AI pays off as it beats expectations in latest quarter

25/04/2024 22:15 The Guardian

World’s largest public company reports $61.86bn revenue after investing billions into artificial intelligenceProfits at Microsoft beat Wall Street’s expectations as its heavy bet on artificial intelligence continued to bear fruit in the latest quarter.The technology giant has invested billions of dollars into AI in a bid to turbocharge its growth, particularly of its cloud computing services. Its cloud computing revenue surged by more than 20%. Continue reading...

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Hungary is tired of the ruling elite, challenger to Viktor Orbán tells rally in rural heartland

Péter Magyar, who is running in European elections, has shot to prominence by pledging to end corruptionA rising challenger to Viktor Orbán, the Hungarian prime minister, has held what he has called the largest countryside political demonstration in the country’s recent history on the latest sto...

05/05/2024 16:36 The Guardian

Democrats rally to Biden’s defense over response to pro-Palestinian student protests

Republicans accuse president of weak response, but prominent Democrats claim he ‘has been very strong from the beginning’Some Democrats rallied to the defense of Joe Biden on Sunday as the president came under increased criticism over his response to pro-Palestinian student protests and his hand...

05/05/2024 16:08 The Guardian

Gaza war surgeon feels ‘criminalised’ after being denied entry to France

Prof Ghassan Abu-Sitta says Schengen-wide ban imposed by Germany appears to be attempt to silence witness testimonyA London surgeon who provided testimony on Israel’s war in Gaza after operating during the conflict has said he feels criminalised after being denied entry to France over the weekend....

05/05/2024 15:55 The Guardian

Israel tells Hamas to accept ceasefire terms or risk new onslaught ‘in near future’

Netanyahu refuses demands of permanent ceasefire and also moves to shut down Al Jazeera networkSenior Israeli officials ramped up pressure on Hamas on Sunday, saying Israel would refuse any permanent end to hostilities and threatening a new onslaught “in the very near future” if the militant org...

05/05/2024 15:30 The Guardian

Third-party providers a customer data ‘weak spot’, Australian privacy commissioner says

Carly Kind’s comments come after major leak of customer data collected by IT provider for NSW and ACT clubsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian privacy commissioner has warned third party suppliers are “a real weak spot” for protecting custome...

05/05/2024 15:00 The Guardian

Scottish artist receives hundreds of copies of Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four in the post

People around the world have sent the book, with their personal stories, to Edinburgh for an installation to mark its publication 75 years agoCopies of George Orwell’s dystopian masterpiece Nineteen Eighty-Four have been arriving at an artist’s studio in Edinburgh for months. Every shape and siz...

05/05/2024 15:00 The Guardian

Artist hopes rare signed portrait of Churchill will fetch £1m at auction

Wartime PM was so taken with Paul Trevillion’s work he arranged to pay his compliments in person, artist revealsAt the age of 90, and with a successful career as a sports artist under his belt, there is one work of which Paul Trevillion is particularly proud. Perhaps surprisingly, it isn’t among...

05/05/2024 13:37 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: Netanyahu says he cannot accept ending war in Gaza now as that would keep Hamas in power

Hopes for ceasefire fade as Israeli PM hardens stance against Hamas demands for end to war in GazaA local official in southern Lebanon said an Israeli strike on a village on Sunday killed a couple and their child, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported.“The dad, the mother and their little son were m...

05/05/2024 13:27 The Guardian

Shadow of war hangs over Orthodox Easter as Zelenskiy and Putin mark holiday

Russian president attends service led by one of his staunchest backers while Zelenskiy asserts God is on Kyiv’s sideOrthodox Easter services in Ukraine and Russia have taken on a political tone, as Volodymyr Zelenskiy asserted that God had a “Ukrainian flag on his shoulder” and Vladimir Putin...

05/05/2024 10:30 The Guardian

‘I was happy they still stand beside us’: Palestinians in Rafah on US campus protests

Word of the demonstrations that have spread across the west has cheered some in Gaza’s southernmost cityMiddle East crisis – live updatesIn the tented camps and crowded streets of Rafah, the pro-Palestinian campus protests in the US have been followed closely.“We hear a lot of news about stude...

05/05/2024 10:04 The Guardian

UK university courses on race and colonialism facing axe due to cuts

Academics warn loss of higher education arts and humanities courses will harm understanding of racism and imperial historyCuts to arts and humanities subjects within higher education will have damaging implications for our understanding of race and colonialism, academics have warned.Petitions have b...

05/05/2024 09:00 The Guardian

Cop29 summit to call for peace between warring states, says host Azerbaijan

Organisers of this year’s environmental conference hope cooperation on green issues could help ease global tensions This year’s Cop29 UN climate summit will be the first “Cop of peace”, focusing on the prevention of future climate-fuelled conflicts and using international cooperation on gree...

05/05/2024 06:00 The Guardian

EU at risk of ‘implosion’ as far-right seeks scapegoats, minister warns

Centre-right politicians must resist urge to copy or work with far right, Spain’s environment minister saysThe future of the EU is being jeopardised by people stirring up social tensions for short-term political gain, Spain’s environment minister has said ahead of next month’s European parliam...

05/05/2024 06:00 The Guardian

Unite warns it will hold back funds if Labour weakens plan on workers’ rights

Union leader Sharon Graham says Keir Starmer risks ‘limping into Downing Street’Labour’s biggest union backer has warned it may divert election funding earmarked for the party, amid claims that Keir Starmer is diluting plans to overhaul workers’ rights.In an interview with the Observer, Unit...

05/05/2024 05:00 The Guardian

Sydney on track to receive month’s worth of rain in first week of May, bureau warns

By Sunday morning the city had recorded 92.8mm of rain this month – fast approaching May average of 117.4mm, BoM saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe wet start to May for much of New South Wales is li...

05/05/2024 04:20 The Guardian

‘I’m in awe of our young people’: How Georgia’s Gen Z are taking on teargas, rubber bullets and the threat of arrest

The Georgian government’s bid to pass Russia-style law has met spirited opposition, mostly from young people keen to lean towards EuropeThe finale of Beethoven’s “revolutionary” fifth symphony was met with deafening applause at the National Opera and Ballet Theatre in Tbilisi last Thursday n...

05/05/2024 04:00 The Guardian

Dick Rutan, co-pilot of historic round-the-world flight, dies aged 85

Rutan, known for smooth flying style, survived having to eject twice from planes and being stranded at north poleBurt Rutan was alarmed to see that the plane he had designed was so loaded with fuel that the wingtips dragged along the ground as it taxied down the runway. He grabbed the radio to warn...

04/05/2024 23:38 The Guardian

Sadiq Khan’s win ‘bucks trend’ of Muslim voters rejecting Labour over Gaza, say party figures

Resounding victory in London mayoral race came despite media reports suggesting it would be a close contestSadiq Khan’s election victory as London mayor has “bucked the trend” of Muslim voters turning away from Labour over the party’s stance on the war in Gaza, party figures said.The 53-year...

04/05/2024 20:40 The Guardian

Local elections drubbing shows time is nearly up for the Conservatives

Rob Ford was part of the BBC team analysing the local election results as they poured in over the past 48 hours. Here he tells how a dramatic set of results for the government unfoldedThe nervous wait for the first result was longer than usual, as counting centres wrestled with multiple ballots for...

04/05/2024 20:11 The Guardian

Ukrainian village of Ocheretyne left in ruins after Russian barrage

Kyiv says Moscow forces have gained ‘foothold’ in area north of Donetsk city after pounding depleted defendersPutin on our doorstep: Ukrainians watch as the frontline edges closerThe Ukrainian village of Ocheretyne has been battered by fighting, drone footage obtained by the Associated Press sho...

04/05/2024 17:01 The Guardian

Middle East crisis: Hamas delegation arrives in Cairo for Gaza ceasefire talks – as it happened

This live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereIsraeli warplanes have attacked targets in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, after a rocket was launched towards the Ein Hashlosha kibbutz in Israel on Friday, the IDF has said.The Israeli army said in a statement on X, formerly Twitter, th...

04/05/2024 15:07 The Guardian

UK surgeon who described Gaza ‘massacre’ denied entry to France

Ghassan Abu-Sitta, who was due to speak in French senate, is told Germany has enforced Schengen-wide entry banMiddle East crisis – live updatesA London surgeon who has provided testimony over the current war in Gaza after operating during the conflict has been denied entry to France, where he was...

04/05/2024 14:44 The Guardian

Hopes of Gaza ceasefire rise as Hamas delegation arrives in Cairo

Egyptian and US mediators report signs of compromise, but many analysts remain pessimisticSee all our Israel-Gaza war coverageHopes of a ceasefire in Gaza rose on Saturday as a Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo to continue indirect talks, with what is believed to be a response to a new proposal, rep...

04/05/2024 13:27 The Guardian

Officials in Houston warn of ‘catastrophic’ flooding as heavy storms slam region

Flood watch in effect through Sunday with evacuations in some areas as more rain forecast for already soaked regionThe Houston area was under threat of worsening flood conditions on Saturday, a day after heavy storms slammed the region – and authorities warned those in low-lying areas to evacuate...

04/05/2024 13:18 The Guardian

Inquiry into Nazi camps on Alderney to examine if there was British cover-up

Government investigation into wartime atrocities on Channel Island will ask why Nazi perpetrators never stood trial in BritainThe government inquiry into Nazi wartime atrocities on the Channel Island of Alderney has been extended to investigate why none of the Nazi perpetrators responsible for the c...

04/05/2024 13:00 The Guardian

Hawaii: families complain of sickness two years after Pearl Harbor fuel leak

Court hears effects of 2021 leak, in which thousand of gallons of fuel seeped into drinking water supply from US navy storage tankMilitary and civilian families told a federal judge this week they continue to be sickened, more than two years after a US navy underground fuel storage facility leaked t...

04/05/2024 13:00 The Guardian

Warning over asthma drug after 500 neuropsychiatric reactions reported in young children

UK medicines regulator says information on boxes of montelukast will alert users to risk of mood and behaviour changesMore than 500 adverse neuropsychiatric reactions have been reported in children under the age of nine involving an asthma drug which is to get new warnings over its risks.The Medicin...

04/05/2024 12:24 The Guardian

University of Mississippi: ‘abhorrent’ counter-protesters condemned

Largely white, male group taunts pro-Palestinian protesters on campus and one man makes racist gesture towards Black womanDozens of students at the University of Mississippi gathered this week to protest against Israel’s war in Gaza and to call for the state’s flagship university to be transpare...

04/05/2024 10:00 The Guardian

School leaders warn of ‘full-blown’ special needs crisis in England

Survey by NAHT union finds funding shortages mean pupils are losing out on vital supportShortages and funding cuts are causing a “full-blown crisis” in special needs education for children and young people in England, according to school leaders who say they are struggling to give pupils the sup...

04/05/2024 05:00 The Guardian

Xi Jinping to visit France, Hungary and Serbia amid EU trade tariff row

China’s president arrives as EU anti-subsidy investigations and tensions over espionage, Ukraine and Taiwan continueChina’s president, Xi Jinping, is to visit Europe next week for the first time in five years, in a tour that will take in the unlikely trifecta of France, Hungary and Serbia.The vi...

04/05/2024 04:00 The Guardian

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