Can UK banks stay the course on their climate pledges?

Lenders warn that slow government action may force a rethink

Source: Financial Times

Court ruling lets White House ban on the Associated Press continue, for now

The Trump administration may continue — for now — to keep the AP from covering key events. A federal judge declined to issue a temporary restraining order on Monday.

Source: NPR

Perplexity AI teases a new browser 'for agentic search'

The company is offering scant details about this browser called Comet, so I asked Perplexity AI for more information.

Source: ZDNet

The staggering cost of Russia’s war in Ukraine, by the numbers

Nearly $300 billion spent, more than 150,000 lives lost and over 10 million displaced. Here’s what three years of war in Ukraine adds up to.

Source: Washington Post

Why Gmail is replacing SMS codes with QR codes - and what it means for you

With SMS an unsecure method of authentication, Google is eyeing a more robust solution with QR codes.

Source: ZDNet

Neo-Nazi group plots rebuild as Trump’s FBI chief takes helm, audio reveals

Exclusive: Terrorist group the Base appears defiant as new administration aims to deprioritize threat from far right

An international neo-Nazi terrorist group with origins in the US appears to be …

Source: The Guardian

Center-right opposition wins German election, with the far right coming in 2nd

Conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, while the far-right Alternative for Germany doubled its support, projections showed.

Source: NPR

German election results and voter demographics explained in graphics

Voters turned out in record numbers for the German election. Here’s a look in charts at the wins and losses, seats in parliament, possible coalition outcomes and voter demographics.

Source: Deutsche Welle

Why Chinese warships near Australia and New Zealand have prompted alarm

Leaders in Australia and New Zealand say China should have given them more warning before its navy conducted an unusual series of live fire exercises in the seas between the …

Source: France 24

Beeban Kidron joins calls against PM’s AI tsar over tech-firm interests

Director and peer decries government’s ‘shameful’ copyright rules policy and role of tech investor Matt Clifford

Beeban Kidron, the film director who is campaigning against government plans to overhaul copyright …

Source: The Guardian

Apple commits to $500bn US investment

The iPhone giant's $500bn investment plan includes a new factory in Texas, as well as money spent on suppliers.

Source: BBC

Far-right German party sees best election results in years

AfD, the far-right German political party, saw its best election results since forming 12 years ago. Holly Williams has the latest.

Source: CBS News