BBC Business·
Stifling heat and broken toilets: TUI River Cruise passengers tell of their holiday hell
Holidaymakers tell the BBC they paid for luxury breaks but faulty air conditioning left them in sweltering heat.
OpenAI is gaining on Anthropic with business users, new data indicates
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Businesses are willing to flop back and forth as each lab releases new models, volatility that should give both companies' investors pause about how "sticky" enterprise AI spending really is.
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The Guardian World·
Democrat Aisha Wahab wins California special election to fill Eric Swalwell’s US House seat
Progressive wins bitter fight for seat formerly held by congressman who quit amid sexual misconduct claims Progressive Aisha Wahab was elected to Congress in a special election on Tuesday following a…
Al Jazeera English·
New York mayor Mamdani sues to block $10,000 teaching aide bonuses
New York mayor challenges $10,000 bonus law, citing conflict with collective bargaining rules.
France 24·
El Niño: Panama Canal will reduce the number of crossings
As of September, the Panama Canal will reduce the number of vessels authorized to transit there, due to a decrease in rainfall due to the El Niño phenomenon, which affects water reserves..
TechCrunch·
ChatGPT can now send texts for you with new Apple Messages plugin
Ever wanted someone else to do your texting for you? ChatGPT is being offered up as an automated text scribe via a new Apple Messages integration.
RFI·
COP17 against desertification: indigenous peoples protest against US blockade
The COP17 against desertification, currently held in Mongolia, was marked on Thursday 20 August 2026 by a demonstration in Ulaanbaatar. About fifty representatives of the people..