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Sir Keir Starmer has said his government “will look at” scrapping the two-child benefits limit.In his strongest hint yet that he will perform a U-turn – when asked if he would scrap the two-child benefit cap, Sir Keir said: “We’ll look at all options of driving down child poverty.” The cap means families can only claim child tax credit and universal credit for their first two children, if they were born after April 2017.It was introduced in 2017 by the Conservative government, and in 2023, Sir Keir ruled out scrapping it. However, as Labour came to power last year, he…
NEW YORK — A former Goldman Sachs banker was sentenced Thursday to two years in federal prison for his role in a $4.5 billion scheme to ransack a Malaysian state investment fund.Tim Leissner, at his sentencing in Brooklyn federal court, apologized to the people of Malaysia, who he called the “real victims” of the scheme. “The funds raised more than a decade ago could have profoundly benefited the nation and its citizens,” he said in a statement read in court and provided by his lawyers. “Instead, due to my greed — and the greed of those involved alongside me —…
Indonesia has shown interest to acquire additional Rafales from Dassault Aviation. Credit: PHILIPPE MONTIGNY/Shutterstock. France and Indonesia have signed a letter of intent (LOI) that could see new large-scale arms deliveries, France Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu revealed. The LOI relates to the potential procurement of French military equipment by Indonesia. It could lead to Indonesia planning to purchase additional Rafale fighter jets from Dassault Aviation, light frigates and Scorpène submarines from Naval Group, and Caesar artillery systems and ammunition from KNDS. “Indonesia confirms its confidence in the excellence of the French defence industry!” said Lecornu and added the trust…
If you want the top-of-the-line tablet, the maxed-out M4 iPad Pro is the one to get, but it’ll cost you. Today’s deal helps: Amazon is selling the M4 iPad Pro with 2TB of storage and 16GB of RAM for $1,599, an amazing $400 off for the very first time. This 11-inch iPad Pro has everything you could wish for from a tablet and more. It’s just about perfect for design work and image editing, and can easily replace your laptop if you attach a keyboard and bring along an Apple Pencil Pro (also on sale for $99). It’s so good,…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission voluntarily dismissed its lawsuit against Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, a Thursday court filing shows.A joint stipulation of dismissal signed by lawyers for the SEC, Binance and Binance founder Changpeng Zhao was filed in the Washington, D.C., federal court.The SEC had accused the defendants in 2023 of artificially inflating trading volumes, diverting customer funds, failing to restrict U.S. customers from Binance’s platform, and misleading investors about its market surveillance controls.It also accused Binance of unlawfully facilitating trading of several tokens that prior SEC leadership deemed unregistered securities.
Meta is teaming with defense industry startup Anduril Industries to develop military products that use artificial intelligence and augmented reality, the companies announced on Thursday.Anduril said in a statement that the new products will provide “real-time battlefield intelligence” to soldiers in the field, allowing them to make decisions based on data. “This integration will transform how warfighters see, sense and integrate battlefield information,” the company said.Palmer Luckey, the 32-year-old billionaire behind Anduril, said on social media that tapping into Meta’s expertise in virtual and augmented reality technology will “save countless lives and dollars.”Since launching in 2017, Anduril has sought to distinguish itself…
Just a heads up, if you buy something through our links, we may get a small share of the sale. It’s one of the ways we keep the lights on here. Click here for more. Stellantis, the car company behind brands like Jeep, Dodge, and Chrysler, announced a big partnership with Amazon three years ago. The goal was to create advanced in-car software by 2024. This would include things like voice assistants, shopping features, personalized settings, and even self-driving capabilities. All this was part of Stellantis’ larger plan to make $22.5 billion per year from software alone. But that plan…
NCAA President Charlie Baker said Thursday he sees value in expanding the NCAA Tournament by a handful of teams and wants to reach a decision on the matter in the next few months.Baker spoke during Big 12 spring meetings, where conference leaders are discussing everything from the multibillion-dollar revenue-sharing House settlement to complexities brought on by the transfer portal and name, image and likeness compensation.Baker discussed the idea of expanding from 68 teams to 72 or 76.”We’ve had good conversations with CBS and WBD,” Baker said, referring to Warner Bros. Discovery, whose holdings include the Turner networks that air NCAA…
The foreign secretary has said the UK will do more to help injured children in Gaza if it can, following Sky News’ reporting on their plight. David Lammy was on a whistlestop tour of the Arctic when we asked him about our story on a charity calling for the UK to offer children in Gaza life-saving treatment. Israel-Gaza latest: Netanyahu reportedly accepts US ceasefire planHe said: “The scale of the medical catastrophe for children and the population of Gaza is horrendous, and that’s why we increased our aid.”What will end this suffering is a ceasefire but if there is more…
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