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- US inflation eases as food costs cool August 12, 2026Annual US inflation dipped to 3.4% in July, with food costs slowing and housing keeping prices slightly higher.
- Spotify to add label for AI-generated artists and remove them from recommendations August 12, 2026The new feature, starting from mid-September, will tell listeners if an artist is AI-generated.
- Jaguar Land Rover owner Tata Group's chairman to step down August 12, 2026Chandrasekaran said he would not seek reappointment when his term ends due to a lack of support from the Tata Sons board.
- Homes near pylons to get £250 a year off energy bills – first sites revealed August 12, 2026Households living within 1,600ft of upgraded pylons will get £250 a year off their electricity bills.
- Young islanders concerned about their future August 12, 2026The Medical Officer Health Report shows 36% of young people are certain they will leave the island.
- How affordable are Edinburgh's festivals? August 12, 2026The city is no stranger to complaints about soaring prices during August - but are costs on the rise?
- PM admits cost of living help is not enough and hints at further support August 12, 2026The PM has announced a rake of measures to help people since taking office three weeks ago.
- Tokenomics: Why making AI pay is tricky August 11, 2026Buyers of AI services are struggling to control costs and sellers are not sure how much to charge.
- Sun-tanned cauliflowers and knobbly spuds - the heatwave veg that's good to eat August 11, 2026British shoppers should expect to see more wonky vegetables due to repeated heatwaves.
- Tributes to co-founder of John Pye auction house August 11, 2026A statement issued by the firm said "John lived a fantastic life full of laughter and hard work".
- Eclipse chasers scramble for glasses as stocks run low August 11, 2026Specialist glasses are all but sold out online ahead of the UK's most significant eclipse since 1999.
- Watch: U's fans told house prices put players off August 11, 2026At a fans' forum, the director of football reveals high property costs are a "big challenge".
- Councils to get more powers to stop vape and betting shops, PM announces August 11, 2026Prime Minister Andy Burnham says town centres have been "hollowed out" by decades of decline.
- France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls August 11, 2026Cold calling is coming to an end in France, with one consumer group calling the ban a "small revolution".
- AI agent hacks gym to get its user a spot in pilates class August 11, 2026The incident is being seen as the latest example of the AI tools going to any lengths to complete their tasks.
- Mars Bar from 1991 found – and it's 56% bigger than today's August 11, 2026The woman who found the chocolate bar during a house clearance compares it with today's Mars Bars.
- The Global Story August 11, 2026Are we entering the Chinese Century, or is the Chinese Dream already fading for some?
- 'I paid £400 for a Prada bag on Vinted - only to find it was fake' August 11, 2026A woman who paid £400 for a Prada handbag on Vinted later discovered it was a fake.
- Wall Street giants hand Nvidia $500bn to fund boom in AI projects August 11, 2026The money will be used to develop new data centres to house, operate, and cool miles of stacked computer chips that process AI data and actions.
- More than 10 firms pay up to $100,000 a month for fast access to Truth Social posts August 11, 2026Trump Media expects the controversial service, which launched this month, to provide a new revenue stream, as it posts a quarterly loss.