OpenAI Bought Company That Offered A.I. Tools for Cloning Voices
The acquisition, Weights.gg, was a sort of social network for creating and sharing artificial intelligence algorithms.
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Spring warmth set to return with 26C forecast next week
After feeling pretty cold with heavy showers and hail, the weather is picking up with a return to some spring warmth next week, as Simon King explains
Will problem solvers continue to flourish at testing US PGA?
Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy drags himself back into contention as Aronimink continues to punish the world’s best golfers at the US PGA Championship.
I tried the UK’s ‘saltiest’ sandwich – here’s what I learned
Health correspondent James Gallagher absorbs more than the recommended daily limit in just one meal to find out how salt affects our bodies.
‘They took £20,000 I didn’t owe’: Parents hit by child maintenance errors
John Hammond is one of 30 parents who told BBC Your Voice they’d experienced problems with the CMS.
The Papers: ‘Burnham will push to be next PM’ and ‘Dosh and Becks’
Andy Burnham entering the race to become the next prime minister is the focus of today’s papers.
In better form than Kane – why Watkins is no longer being ‘written off’
Two months on from being out of form and not selected for England’s March international friendlies, Ollie Watkins has bounced back in style.
Palestinian leaders hold rare party meeting as polls show rising discontent
The Fatah faction elects top decision makers, but ordinary Palestinians feel the party and its leader are out of touch.
Switzerland to open secret files on Auschwitz ‘Angel of Death’ Mengele
Mengele fled Europe after the war but for years there were rumours he spent time in Switzerland.
What is a ‘safe death’? Mentally ill woman asks for assisted dying in Canada
Canada has twice delayed access to medically assisted dying for those with mental illness. Claire Brosseau says she cannot wait any longer and wants the courts to decide.
Eurovision final: Sex, violins and seven other things to look out for
A guide to the stand-out moments of Eurovision 2026, ahead of Saturday night’s final in Vienna.
Kioxia and Dell Cram Nearly 10PB Into a Single 2U Server
BrianFagioli writes: Kioxia and Dell Technologies say they have built a 2U server configuration capable of scaling to 9.8PB of flash storage, which is the sort of density that would have sounded impossible just a few years ago. The setup combines a Dell PowerEdge R7725xd Server with 40 Kioxia LC9 Series 245.76TB NVMe SSDs and AMD EPYC processors. According to Kioxia, matching the same capacity...
‘We crumbled’ – another loss, another unwanted record for leaky Liverpool
Arne Slot says his Liverpool side “crumbled” during their thumping defeat by Aston Villa, as the pressure on him continues to mount.
Villa defeat ‘frustrating’ for everyone – Slot
Liverpool manager Arne Slot acknowledges his side’s 4-2 defeat at Aston Villa is frustrating for himself, the players and the fans as they now need to win against Brentford on the final day of the season to guarantee Champions League qualification.
‘Fantastic’ achievement to reach Champions League – Emery
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery says his side can now play the Europa League final without the added pressure of needing to secure Champions League qualification after a 4-2 win over Liverpool ensures they will finish in the top five of the Premier League.
Murphy ‘bitterly disappointed’ but focusing on final
Ulster head coach Richie Murphy says his side are “bitterly disappointed” at missing out on the opportunity to secure a top-eight finish in the United Rugby Championship.
Newcastle hold out on Gordon – Saturday’s gossip
Newcastle hold on Anthony Gordon valuation, Liverpool consider four players and Brentford’s Michael Kayode resists Juventus interest, plus more.
Iran has been confiscating property from critics of the regime
Iran’s government has been confiscating property from people it deems traitors or critics of the regime.
AMD Is Bringing Improved FSR 4 Upscaling To Its Older GPUs
AMD says FSR 4.1 will finally bring its newer hardware-accelerated upscaling technology to older Radeon GPUs. “The rollout will begin in July with RDNA3- and 3.5-based GPUs, which include the Radeon RX 7000 series, as well as integrated GPUs like the Radeon 890M and Radeon 8060S,” reports Ars Technica. “In ‘early 2027,’ support will also be extended to the RDNA2 architecture, which includes the...
Man sought by police after making antisemitic threats
The Met Police says it is was aware of a video in which the suspect threatens the Jewish community.
[Watch] KB does it again with another beautiful national anthem
KB Motsilanyane brought the feels with another amazing rendition of the national anthem a month before the FIFA World Cup begins.