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Economy and business
Oracle has cancelled a reported $7 billion AI deal with Tencent amid pressure from the Trump administration, against a backdrop of rising tensions over US AI infrastructure companies working with Chinese tech firms.
Big Tech and the digital economy
A large-scale genetic analysis identified 46 Arthrobacter strains in Antarctic soil. Of those, 42 were absent from the study’s samples from elsewhere in the world, pointing to a distinctive microbial community shaped by the continent’s isolation.
Education and edtech
Schools minister Georgia Gould apologised to Ukrainian child refugees who were encouraged to take Russian GCSE because no Ukrainian qualification was available. A new Ukrainian GCSE, funded with a £340,000 grant, is being developed for England and is expected to be ready in 2028.
Football
Alerrandro scored a stoppage-time penalty at Beira-Rio as Internacional claimed a hard-fought win and moved to 38 points, with the team hoping to finish the round outside the relegation zone.