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World’s top 20 private equity firms produce more greenhouse gases a year than most countries, report finds
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World’s top 20 private equity firms produce more greenhouse gases a year than most countries, report finds

Firms manage $7.3tn in assets and could afford to transition away from fossil fuels yet invest in natural gas and coal-fired plants to power datacentersThe energy portfolios of 20 private equity firms produce 1.5bn tons of greenhouse gases a year, more than the annual emissions of any country except China, the US, India and Russia, according to a new report.Together, these firms manage $7.3tn in a...

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Top 20 private equity firms’s energy assets emit $1.5bn tons of greenhouse gas a year, analysis finds
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Top 20 private equity firms’s energy assets emit $1.5bn tons of greenhouse gas a year, analysis finds

Companies are boosting datacenters and fossil fuels and together manage $7.3tn in investments including fossil fuelsThe energy portfolios of 20 private equity firms produce 1.5bn tons of greenhouse gases a year, more than the annual emissions of any country except China, the US, India and Russia, according to a new report.Together, these firms manage $7.3tn in assets of all kinds, affording them t...

Researchers warn social media driving harmful misuse of Alzheimer’s blood tests
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Researchers warn social media driving harmful misuse of Alzheimer’s blood tests

Exclusive: Screening if used alone risks leading people to believe they are inevitably going to develop dementiaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastResearchers have warned that social media may be misleading healthy people into taking Alzheimer’s blood tests, causing severe anxiety over biological markers that may never a...

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DeepSeek AI engineer slams Anthropic, OpenAI over ‘pacing’ calls, invokes Nazi Germany

DeepSeek AI engineer slams Anthropic, OpenAI over ‘pacing’ calls, invokes Nazi Germany

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A DeepSeek engineer has issued a stark warning about the potential concentration of advanced artificial intelligence and resources in proprietary US developers Anthropic and OpenAI, intensifying a growing debate in China over calls by US industry leaders to “pace” AI development amid safety concerns. The comments preceded an expected meeting between President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Tru...

The world is not so much embracing China as recoiling from Trump’s US

The world is not so much embracing China as recoiling from Trump’s US

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Global surveys show China is now more popular than the United States in most countries. The reality is China hasn’t become more popular, only that Uncle Sam has become odious. Two recent major summits demonstrate precisely why this erosion has occurred. At the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, and the Group of 20 (G20) gathering in the US, the Trump administrat...

Why don't birds fall out of trees while sleeping? The unusual science behind the phenomenon

Why don't birds fall out of trees while sleeping? The unusual science behind the phenomenon

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Birds have evolved unique adaptations that allow them to sleep safely on tree branches. Special tendon and leg structures automatically secure their feet when their legs bend, which maintains balance even in slightly moving branches. Some birds also utilize their foot shape and balance for perching, while others may choose to rest on one leg to conserve heat during colder weather.

Thirlwall report: what did it say about Lucy Letby case and what does it recommend?

Thirlwall report: what did it say about Lucy Letby case and what does it recommend?

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Lady Justice Thirlwall’s wide-ranging inquiry calls on NHS England to implement 14 changes by March next yearLady Justice Thirlwall has published the report on the findings of her inquiry into events at the Countess of Chester hospital involving the actions of former neonatal nurse Lucy Letby, who was convicted over the murder and attempted murder of multiple babies.Here we take a look at the repo...

Pensioners just above threshold shouldn’t pay income tax, says No 10 – UK politics live

Pensioners just above threshold shouldn’t pay income tax, says No 10 – UK politics live

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PM’s spokesperson says those whose only income is the state pension should not pay income tax in this parliament despite the expected rise to £13,000The Liberal Democrats have said that they will try to introduce a cap on the amount people donate to political parties by amending the representation of the people bill as it goes through the Lords.Lisa Smart, the Lib Dem Cabinet Office spokesperson, ...

US confirms for first time it has deployed weapons into space

US confirms for first time it has deployed weapons into space

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Analysts warn of an acceleration in high-risk arms race with Russia and China in Earth’s orbitThe US has deployed weapons in space, the US military has confirmed, in an extraordinary public announcement that analysts warn will accelerate a high-risk arms race with Russia and China in Earth’s orbit.US secretary of the air force, Troy Meink, announced that Washington had active “on-orbit” weapons, m...

US surgeon general nominee made $270,000 from supplement company

US surgeon general nominee made $270,000 from supplement company

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Tobacco investments raise new concerns about Dr Nicole Saphier ahead of confirmation hearingDonald Trump’s nominee for US surgeon general reported more than $200,000 in business income from a company she owns that sells dietary supplements, a loosely regulated industry that health and consumer advocates say raises concerns about her record and which some critics allege are akin to “snake oil”.Dr N...

China mulls building nuclear-powered tank with 450km-range railgun in 2 decades

China mulls building nuclear-powered tank with 450km-range railgun in 2 decades

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Chinese military researchers have outlined an ambitious plan to develop a nuclear-powered main battle tank armed with an electromagnetic railgun capable of hitting targets up to 450km (280 miles) away, possibly debuting after 2045. Detailed in a peer-reviewed paper published in June in the Chinese journal Acta Armamentarii, the concept envisions a 60-tonne armoured vehicle driven by a 10-megawatt-...

China bets on chips and AI in new 5-year road map to challenge US tech dominance

China bets on chips and AI in new 5-year road map to challenge US tech dominance

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An intensifying tech race with the United States, along with Beijing’s drive for technological self-reliance, has led China’s leaders to place greater significance and urgency on breakthroughs in sectors ranging from artificial intelligence to integrated circuits and chips in its latest five-year plan for electronics and information technology. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology a...

Lucy Letby inquiry finds some babies could have been saved as judge describes ‘complete failure’ in safeguarding – latest updates

Lucy Letby inquiry finds some babies could have been saved as judge describes ‘complete failure’ in safeguarding – latest updates

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Long-awaited Thrilwall inquiry finds three babies may have survived if hospital had acted over concerns raisedThree babies may have survived if hospital had acted over Lucy Letby concerns, inquiry findsLady Justice Thirlwall said that senior nurses at the hospital refused to accept the consultant’s concerns could be justified, and criticised the “prolonged delay by senior managers in calling the p...

UK sanctions on Israel ‘fall far short’ of its obligations, legal experts say

UK sanctions on Israel ‘fall far short’ of its obligations, legal experts say

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More than 130 sign letter to PM saying international law requires further measures to stop illegal settlementsMore than 130 legal experts, including 18 king’s counsel (KCs), have written to Andy Burnham saying that sanctions on Israeli settlements “fall far short” of Britain’s obligations under the international court of justice’s (ICJ’s) finding that the occupation is unlawful.The foreign secreta...

Leading legal experts say sanctions on Israel ‘fall far short’ of UK obligations

Leading legal experts say sanctions on Israel ‘fall far short’ of UK obligations

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More than 130 counsels and KCs sign letter to PM saying international law requires further measures to stop illegal settlementsMore than 130 legal experts, including 18 king’s counsel (KCs), have written to Andy Burnham saying that sanctions on Israeli settlements “fall far short” of Britain’s obligations under the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ’s) finding that the occupation is unlawful.Th...