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Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesLONDON — Britain’s financial services watchdog on Monday announced a new tie-up with U.S. chipmaker Nvidia to let banks safely experiment with artificial intelligence.The Financial Conduct Authority said it will launch a so-called Supercharged Sandbox that will “give firms access to better data, technical expertise and regulatory support to speed up innovation.”Starting from October, financial services institutions in the U.K. will be allowed to experiment with AI using Nvidia’s accelerated computing and AI Enterprise Software products, the watchdog said in a press release.The initiative is designed for firms in the “discovery and experiment phase”…

Workers assemble cars on the assembly line at the Volkswagen automobile factory on March 07, 2025 in Wolfsburg, Germany.Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesChina appears to have offered U.S. and European auto giants something of a reprieve after industry groups warned of increasing production threats over a rare earth shortage.China’s Ministry of Commerce on Saturday said it was willing to establish a so-called “green channel” for eligible export license applications to expedite the approval process to European Union firms. A Ministry of Commerce spokesperson said Wang expressed hope that the EU would take “reciprocal steps” and adopt…

Former Premier League referee Uriah Rennie has died aged 65. Peter Byrne – PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images)Uriah Rennie, the first Black referee in the Premier League, has died aged 65, the Sheffield and Hallamshire County Football Association said on Sunday.Jamaican-born Rennie, who grew up in Sheffield, made history in 1997 when he refereed a Premier League match between Derby County and Wimbledon.He went on to officiate over 300 matches — including 175 games in England’s top flight.”We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of our former Chair and trailblazing referee, Uriah Rennie,” the association said on social…

Facebook Tweet Email Link Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. Sign up for CNN’s Life, But Better newsletter for information and tools designed to improve your well-being. When Ayva Peña got a phone at age 10, her interest in skin care skyrocketed. At first, she bonded over it with her mother, Giselle Peña. Together, they would have spa days with face masks and take occasional shopping trips to try out new products. But when the Rhode Island mother found a $300 anti-aging face cream in Ayva’s medicine drawer, it gave her pause. “I got very…

On Friday, President Donald Trump said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and two other Trump administration officials will meet with their Chinese counterparts in London on Monday for renewed trade talks.Bessent, who has been leading the administration’s efforts to craft a deal with Beijing, will be joined by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, Trump said.Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng will hold the first round of trade and economic talks with the U.S. during his trip to the U.K. from Sunday to Friday, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Saturday. He represented Beijing during bilateral talks with Washington in Switzerland last month and is China’s…

Pablo Alvarado, co-executive director of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, has condemned the presence of ICE agents in Pasadena, California, and called for peaceful protests to protect vulnerable immigrant communities. Activist who called for protests over ICE raid reacts to violent escalation Activist who called for protests over ICE raid reacts to violent escalation 03:41 “I happen to live in Pasadena, nearby the area that was impacted by the Eaton fires, and this morning, we were notified that there were ICE agents lodging at AC Hotel, a local hotel,” Alvarado told CNN’s Rosemary Church on Sunday night. “The community…

Long Tieng, Laos CNN  —  Deep in the sweltering jungles of central Laos, a 4,500-foot stretch of cracked concrete cuts through the trees — an airstrip without an airport, in a village where many have never been on a plane. But behind its crumbling control tower and bomb-cratered runway lies a hidden chapter of America’s Cold War history — a site once known as “the most secret place on Earth.” The village of Long Tieng sits in central Laos, about 80 miles northeast of the capital, Vientiane. Today, it’s a sleepy settlement of a few thousand people who mostly rely…

CNN  —  World heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk pleaded with US President Donald Trump in an interview with CNN Sports, asking the president to help Ukraine as it continues its fight against a full-scale Russian invasion. “(President) Donald Trump, please open (your) eyes, help my people,” Usyk – arguably the biggest Ukrainian sports star – told CNN. The WBC, WBA and WBO heavyweight champion went on to say he believes Trump needs to live up to his campaign promise of ending the war, after he promised to put an end to the conflict within 24 hours during the US presidential…

CNN  —  We’ve seen plenty of sports stars make movie cameos throughout the years, from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in “Airplane!” to Dan Marino in “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective” and finally Michael Jordan and a plethora of NBA stars in the iconic “Space Jam.” And we could see another one soon thanks to a bet between Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry and actor Adam Sandler. Henry, who is a self-professed superfan of Sandler’s work, agreed to a wager during an appearance on “The Dan Patrick Show” where if he reaches 2,000 rushing yards in the 2025 season, Patrick would get the…

THG shares hit an all-time low. Will it ever rebound?Myprotein maker THG’s share price tumbled to an all-time low on Monday, yet Jefferies says investors can double their money with the stock.The cosmetics and dietary company’s shares have lost nearly 96% of their value since the company went public on September 16, 2020, according to FactSet.Top-line growth has gone into reverse for the company and has fallen by around 20% since reaching a high of 2.5 billion euros ($2.9 billion) for the year ending December 2021.However, analysts at investment bank Jefferies suggest the company is battling macro-economic factors — such…