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Nvidia-backed video generation startup Luma AI is joining a growing wave of U.S. tech companies launching operations in the U.K., with major plans for a London expansion revealed on Tuesday.The Palo Alto-headquartered startup will look to hire around 200 employees — making up around 40% of its workforce — at its new London base by early 2027, across research, engineering, partnerships and strategic development. The expansion comes two weeks on from Luma announcing a $900 million funding round led by Saudi Public Investment Fund-owned AI company Humain, which saw it hit a valuation upwards of $4 billion. The startup previously received…

The United States is struggling to create an international stabilisation force for Gaza, as stipulated by the UN Security Council, due to disagreements with Israel over Turkey’s participation, two people familiar with the issue told Middle East Eye. The Security Council last month approved a resolution to create the force, securing official support from Turkey, Qatar, Egypt, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Pakistan and Jordan. However, little progress has been made since then, the sources said. Turkish officials have repeatedly stated that Ankara is ready to contribute to the force, but Israel has consistently indicated that it will not tolerate…

Beata Zawrzel | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesA YouTube tool that uses creators’ biometrics to help them remove AI-generated videos that exploit their likeness also allows Google to train its artificial intelligence models on that sensitive data, experts told CNBC.In response to concern from intellectual property experts, YouTube told CNBC that Google has never used creators’ biometric data to train AI models and it is reviewing the language used in the tool’s sign-up form to avoid confusion. But YouTube told CNBC it will not be changing its underlying policy. The discrepancy highlights a broader divide inside Alphabet, where Google is aggressively…

Since it first began reporting across the 2020-21 season, the club’s official charity has generated more than £170 million in healthcare savings, contributed more than £36 million into the local economy, and supported a total of 529,000 people.Focused on tackling social inequalities and raising aspirations in the Liverpool City Region and beyond, LFC Foundation has garnered a combined social value of £364.79 million since 2020.Last season alone it supported 145,617 people, an increase of more than 18,000 on the previous year and almost three times the number reached in 2020-21. This vital support includes delivering 11,040 sessions and 693 community…

Head coach Danny Röhl wants to add players who “understand what it means to play for Rangers” when the January transfer window opens. The German coach is already in discussions with Ibrox chairman Andrew Cavenagh about bolstering his ailing squad. He took over from Russell Martin in October following a disastrous start to the season for the club, which also saw sporting director Kevin Thelwell and chief executive Patrick Stewart depart last week. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Highlights from the Scottish Premiership match between Rangers and Falkirk. Sunday’s uninspiring goalless draw against Falkirk left…

Vincent Kompany shrugged off talk linking him with Manchester City ahead of Bayern Munich’s DFB Pokal clash with Union Berlin.The Bayern boss was asked about comments from former president Uli Hoeness saying Pep Guardiola has informed Kompany he will be his successor as City manager.Speaking at a news conference, former City defender Kompany said: “I’ve often said, I’m not here to comment on Uli Hoeness’ statements.”I have huge respect for him. But in football I can’t think that far ahead, my focus is on Bayern and what we can achieve now. I like to just live in the world I…

In every Palestinian home, there is a distinctive pouch atop a cupboard, in a hidden drawer, or under a bed in a locked room.  It holds papers and photographs, brown and white envelopes, passports, academic certificates, inheritance and marriage documents. It archives important events in the family’s history, while preserving a path towards the future. In the modern era, many of these documents have been preserved digitally, enabling quick access and retrieval. Yet this transition has not stopped their destruction amid one of the harshest wars of the 21st century.  Israel’s systematic destruction of Gaza has decimated Palestinians’ personal and…

On how tough an opposition Sunderland will be…Yeah, a big compliment for their manager because they brought in a lot of new players and they started off so well. I saw the game Chelsea against Arsenal on our way back home [from West Ham]. It was a very high standard game, two teams that were fighting each other and working so hard [with] all the players on the pitch. Then I was aware of the fact that Sunderland was the team that beat Chelsea in their stadium and had a draw against Arsenal. You can look at the league table…

Kadena Air Base, the US’s largest airpower hub in Japan, has intensified preparations against potential Chinese missile strikes by conducting rapid airfield damage repair drills amid rising tensions over Taiwan. Located on Okinawa, roughly 595 kilometers from Taiwan, Kadena is considered a likely target if China attempts to forcibly seize the self-governing island, given its role hosting rotational fighter jets and operating  US Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy drone fleets. The US Department of Defense (DoD) estimates that China possesses more than 2,000 ballistic missiles capable of reaching Japan, underscoring Kadena’s vulnerability despite its Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) defenses.…

A Christmas market in Cottbus, Germany. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesEuro zone inflation stood at 2.2% in November, marking a slight rise from the previous month, flash data from data agency Eurostat showed Tuesday.The latest consumer price index reading is just a shade above the European Central Bank’s 2% target. Economists polled by Reuters expected a reading of 2.1% for the twelve months to November.Looking at the main components of euro area inflation, services is expected to have the highest annual rate in November, at 3.5% compared with 3.4% in October, Eurostat said. Core inflation, which excludes more volatile energy,…