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NewsFeb 27, 2026

Jack Dorsey to cut 4,000 jobs due to AI advances at Square parent Block

Shares in company increased over 20% as investors were encouraged by CEO’s assertion that cuts will drive profits

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NewsFeb 26, 2026

Riaz Hasan obituary

Other lives: Water resources engineer who designed life-saving solutions for the most vulnerable populations across the world

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NewsFeb 26, 2026

Met police to pilot facial recognition identity checks, mayor confirms

Sadiq Khan reveals 100 officers will use roaming technology for six months but opponents call its use ‘alarming’

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NewsFeb 26, 2026

Tell us: how will the UK’s landline switch-off affect you or your family?

The UK will phase out traditional home phones by 2027, but the switchover has been stressful for some. How do you feel about the change?

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NewsFeb 26, 2026

Leave big tech behind! How to replace Amazon, Google, X, Meta, Apple – and more

A handful of companies monopolise the web, with unprecedented access to our data. But there are many more ethical – and often distinctively European – alternatives

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NewsFeb 26, 2026

Keen bosses, strange mistakes and a looming threat: workers on training AI to do their jobs

Some say the technology is devaluing their work, while others reckon it is not yet – and might never be – good enough to replace them entirely

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NewsFeb 25, 2026

Nvidia quarterly earnings show immunity to AI bubble fears as it cashes in on datacenter boom

Chipmaker’s quarterly earnings surpassed Wall Street’s expectations every quarter for multiple years

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NewsFeb 25, 2026

Meta’s AI sending ‘junk’ tips to DoJ, US child abuse investigators say

Officers say flood of low-quality reports is draining resources and slowing cases amid New Mexico lawsuit

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