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• Chelsea has reportedly made a €75 million bid to sign midfielder Alex Scott from Bournemouth. • Bournemouth has turned down the offer, while Arsenal has also emerged as a potential suitor for the player. • This activity follows Chelsea's recent record signing of Morgan Rogers as the club looks to strengthen its squad.

The new prime minister plans to make Sarwar, the first Labour figure to call for Keir Starmer’s resignation, a peerScottish Labour’s rivals in Holyrood have slammed Anas Sarwar’s shock decision to resign as leader to sit in Andy Burnham’s new government, calling him a “chancer” and accusing him of lying to voters.The prime minister plans to make Sarwar, who was the first senior Labour figure to call for Starmer to resign, a peer and give him a ministerial post at the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade. Continue reading...

Bloomsbury has 14,087 titles listed within settlement between AI startup and authors over use of protected workThe publisher of Harry Potter has received a multimillion-pound payout as a beneficiary of a $1.5bn copyright settlement between AI startup Anthropic and thousands of authors over the use of their protected work to power chatbots.Bloomsbury, which is home to bestselling novelists Sarah J Maas and Susanna Clarke as well as JK Rowling, said it had 14,087 titles listed within the settlement, with a proposed compensation of about $3,000 each. Continue reading...

Police open investigation into Nottinghamshire service that treated Valdo Calocane, who killed three people in 2023The NHS trust which treated the triple killer Valdo Calocane in the years before the Nottingham attacks is being investigated by police for corporate manslaughter.Calocane, who has paranoid schizophrenia, was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order after he fatally stabbed the 19-year-old students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley Kumar, and the 65-year-old caretaker Ian Coates, on 13 June 2023. Continue reading...

• Microsoft has announced an expansion of its strategic partnership with Mistral, a leading AI firm based in France. • The collaboration aims to strengthen and expand AI infrastructure across Europe to support regional technological growth. • This move is significant as it leverages Mistral's specialized models to enhance Microsoft's AI offerings within the European market.

• The KOSPI index rebounded following a global technology selloff that previously impacted AI-linked chipmakers. • The recovery comes after investors questioned the sustainability of high valuations, despite strong earnings reports from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. • Morgan Stanley analysts suggest the recent correction was deep but did not reach bear market levels, indicating the KOSPI may be nearing its bottom.

• Streaming platforms including Netflix, Prime Video, and JioHotstar are launching a variety of new content during the final week of July. • The upcoming lineup features eight top films and web series, including titles such as "Musafir Cafe" and "Disclosure Day." • The releases span multiple genres, offering viewers a diverse selection of heartfelt romance, gripping action, comedy, documentaries, and anime.