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Digital Realty chief executive Andrew Power has rejected fears that warnings of a slowdown in artificial intelligence development will undermine data centre demand, arguing that cloud computing and wider digital transformation continue to require substantial infrastructure. Shares in Digital Realty and Equinix, two of the largest data centre real estate investment trusts, fell on Monday after Anthropic, OpenAI and xAI issued pledges pointing to a slower pace of AI advances. But Mr Power said the warnings did not amount to a halt in investment by the companies and infrastructure providers supporting the technology. “There’s tremendous digital transformation happening that is…

An American Airlines passenger was taken into police custody after reportedly removing her clothes and engaging in lewd behaviour in view of other passengers during a flight from Baltimore to Miami. The woman was travelling from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport to Miami International Airport late on Friday when the disturbance allegedly took place, according to a report by Fox News. Flight crew alerted the captain, identifying the passenger as being seated in row nine. One flight attendant also used the Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System, known as ACARS, to report the incident and request that American Airlines and…

Richarlison could leave Tottenham Hotspur before the January transfer window, with Shabab Al-Ahli exploring a surprise move for the Brazilian forward in the UAE. The 29-year-old has been left out of Tottenham’s Premier League squad and his future in north London remains uncertain. A move to Dubai could offer him the opportunity to secure more regular first-team football. Intermediaries are understood to be discussing a possible agreement with Shabab Al-Ahli, while the UAE Pro League’s transfer window remains open until September 28. Richarlison could reunite with Andre Jardine in Dubai One potential attraction for Richarlison is the prospect of working…

Minneapolis Public Schools is preparing to unveil three “school transformation” options that could include closures and consolidations as the district confronts a budget gap of nearly $40 million. Superintendent Lisa Sayles-Adams is due to present the proposals to the Minneapolis school board at a 5pm work session on Tuesday, 15 September. The board has not published the full details of the plans ahead of the meeting. The proposals follow a resolution approved by the board on 9 June directing the superintendent and her team to develop alternative approaches to reshaping the district by September. Minneapolis school transformation plans The district…

A public inquiry has found a “complete failure at all levels” to protect babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital, where neonatal nurse Lucy Letby was convicted of murdering seven newborns. Justice Kathryn Thirlwall said dysfunctional management and delays in responding to babies’ collapses meant some infants could have been saved and attacks prevented. “Errors were made by nurses, doctors and managers,” she said. “There was also complete failure at all levels to invoke safeguarding procedures at any point.” The inquiry did not examine Letby’s convictions. Instead, it considered how institutional failures allowed babies to be repeatedly harmed, how hospital…

A hobbyist gold panner has been fined £1,900 and ordered to pay £2,800 in costs after being convicted of damaging a river in Snowdonia, despite having previously been prosecuted over the same activity. Brian Wright, 69, from Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, was found guilty of two environmental offences relating to the Afon Wen in Gwynedd. Natural Resources Wales brought the case after alleging that he had returned to the river to continue panning for gold. Llandudno Magistrates’ Court heard that Wright had dug up or removed soil, turf, leaf-mould, moss, peat, gravel, slag, sand or minerals from the river in October 2024.…

Millennial careers have reached a mid-point at which earnings have largely peaked and future growth is expected to track inflation, according to research from Glassdoor. The findings suggest the generation is facing an “is this it?” moment despite making up the largest share of the US workforce. Chris Martin, Glassdoor’s senior economist, said millennials had reached midcareer and were increasingly questioning whether the professional lives they had spent two decades building would deliver the security they expected. “We’ve made it,” Mr Martin said, adding that “the long and the short of it is, it doesn’t feel good”. He described the…

Perez Hilton has entered a residential treatment programme for his mental health, while his mother has been granted temporary custody of his three children. The blogger, whose real name is Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr, is receiving inpatient care after self-harming during a TikTok livestream from his home in Miami on 4 August. His family said in a statement that checking into the facility was “an important next step” in his recovery. He is expected to remain there for several weeks. Hilton’s children, Mario, 13, Mia, 11, and eight-year-old Mayte, are staying together with their grandmother, Teresita Lavandeira, while he receives…

Tottenham are ready to revive their interest in Nottingham Forest playmaker Morgan Gibbs-White next summer after coming close to signing the midfielder last year. Spurs continue to rate the 26-year-old highly and believe his creativity and goals could strengthen their attacking options. Gibbs-White is capable of playing as an attacking midfielder or on either flank. Tottenham’s interest in Morgan Gibbs-White Gibbs-White’s ability to create chances and contribute in front of goal is understood to be central to Tottenham’s interest. He scored 18 times in all competitions last season and provided seven assists. The prospect of joining Tottenham would represent another…

A Chicago man has been charged after a 12-year-old boy allegedly found a handgun in an unattended bag on a school bus and fired a shot during afternoon dismissal at Minnie Miñoso Academy. The incident happened at about 2.30pm on Monday, 14 September, in the Bridgeport area. Police said the boy removed the firearm from the bag and discharged it, striking a window on the bus. No one was injured. Steven Dixon Jr, 22, who worked as a school bus aide, is accused of leaving the bag unattended. Police said he took the weapon and the bag after the shot…