Coastguard searches for missing after British-flagged yacht capsizes in tornado off Italy For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch said they were being deployed to Sicily’s waters for a...
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British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch among missing after yacht sinks off Sicily
Tech tycoon Mike Lynch is among four Britons missing after a superyacht capsized off the coast of Sicily. The sailboat sank by the fishing village of Porticello in the early hours of Monday morning after getting caught in bad weather, leaving one person dead. Fifteen people on board were rescued but a body – believed...
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UK tech tycoon Mike Lynch among missing after luxury yacht sinks
‘A big disaster’ says captain of rescue boat British tech tycoon Mike Lynch is among the six people missing after a luxury yacht sank off the coast of Sicily in the early hours of Monday morning. The 56m (183ft) vessel was carrying 22 people – 10 crew and 12 passengers – including British, American and...
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UK tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch among missing in Sicily yacht sinking
The tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch is among those missing after a superyacht with 22 people onboard sank off the coast of Sicily during a violent storm, the Guardian understands. Lynch, 59, known for being the founder of Autonomy Corporation, and his 18 year old daughter are understood to be among four Britons reported missing while...
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British tech magnate Mike Lynch among those missing after luxury superyacht sinks off Sicily
ROME — British tech magnate Mike Lynch and five other people were missing after their luxury superyacht sank during a freak storm off Sicily early Monday, Italy’s civil protection and authorities said. Lynch’s wife and 14 other people survived. Lynch, who was acquitted in June in a big U.S. fraud trial, was among six people...
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Inciting rioters in Britain was a test run for Elon Musk. Just see what he plans for America
Just over four years ago, an insurrectionist mob found each other online, descended on Washington, stormed the Capitol and threatened the vice-president with a noose. But that was the good old days. We’re living in a different reality now. One in which the billionaires have been unchained. Because back in the golden days of 2020,...
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Bluesky: Social media site reports surge in new UK users after Elon Musk’s riot comments
Social media platform Bluesky says it has seen a surge in signups in the United Kingdom in recent days. Since X owner Elon Musk made controversial comments about the riots in the UK, a number of influential figures said they would leave the platform or scale back their use, including home office minister Jess Philips....
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UK Government pledges £800M towards rural broadband upgrade
Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses across rural Britain, long plagued by sluggish internet speeds, are set for a major connectivity upgrade as the UK Government pledges up to £800 million to modernise broadband infrastructure. For the first time, Wales – currently lagging behind with the lowest percentage of gigabit coverage – will benefit...
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A week of unrest in the UK – and a week of silence from big tech
Getty Images Rotherham was the scene of some of the riots in England this week For days, similar scenes have played out across England and parts of Northern Ireland – unrest, communities in fear, a huge police presence, with the flames being fanned by social media. For days, journalists at BBC News have been contacting...
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Elon Musk ‘accountable to no one,’ UK tech minister says amid disinformation during riots
Harun Ozalp | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Elon Musk is “the one person who is accountable to no one” and his impact on public discourse should not be underestimated, the U.K.’s technology minister said in an interview with the Times newspaper, adding to recent criticisms of the technology billionaire from senior government officials. Peter...
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British Director, Writer & Actor Bodies Urge Big Tech Firms To Stop Using Their Work In Generative AI Training
Bodies representing the UK’s directors, writers and actors have written to big tech firms challenging them for using their work to train generative AI models. The Creators Rights Alliance (CRA) has today penned the letter, citing the need to “safeguard human creativity, truthful content and the rights of authors, creators, and performers.” The CRA represents...
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Elon Musk ‘accountable to no one,’ UK tech minister says amid disinformation during riots
In an interview with the Times newspaper, Peter Kyle, secretary of science, innovation and technology, said that Musk is “one person who is accountable to no one.” His comments add to other criticisms from U.K. government officials of Musk, who on Sunday made comments associating riots taking place in the U.K. with “civil war.” Kyle...