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UK supercomputer project begins with £750m investment

Construction gets underway Construction work has started on the UK's new £750m national supercomputer. Those behind the project say it will be the most powerful computer...

“Earthquake doublet”: The rare phenomenon that struck Venezuela

Venezuela has been hit by one of the strongest seismic events in more than a century after two powerful earthquakes struck within less than...

Elon Musk wealth falls below $1tn after tech sell-off

SpaceX share slump ends trillionaire status Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk lost his trillionaire status on Tuesday, less than two weeks after becoming the first person...

US to move forward with Turkey jet engine sales ahead of NATO summit

The Trump administration is preparing to proceed with the sale of dozens of jet engines to Turkey worth more than $700 million, according to...

White House requests nearly $88 billion from Congress for Iran war

The US presidency has asked Congress to approve a supplemental US budget of around $88 billion, with the majority allocated to what it describes...