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      22 June 2026
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    The story of AI and two brilliant Englishmen

    By David Gibb18 July 2023

    With the move out of academia into industry, the AI genie is out of the bottle, writes Anchor Capital’s David Gibb.

    Webb captures evidence of mysterious ‘dark stars’

    By Agency Staff18 July 2023

    Thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, the first good candidates to be “dark stars” have been identified.

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    By Agency Staff18 July 2023

    Foxconn Technology Group founder Terry Gou called for Taiwan and China to resume direct talks.

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    By Learning Curve18 July 2023

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    Organisations turn to ‘zero trust’ to modernise their cybersecurity

    By Dell Technologies18 July 2023

    Promoted | Companies are turning to “zero trust” to modernise their cybersecurity and keep pace with an evolving attack landscape.

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    By Duncan McLeod17 July 2023

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    Forget Siri and Alexa, here come the AI helpers

    By Agency Staff17 July 2023

    Around a decade after Siri and Alexa burst onto the scene, a new wave of AI helpers with greater autonomy is raising the stakes.

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