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  • Andy Jassy, chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc., speaks during an unveiling event in New York, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. Amazon has rebooted Alexa with artificial intelligence, marking the biggest overhaul of the voice-activated assistant since its introduction over a decade ago. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesEconomy

    Amazon to create thousands of new U.K. jobs as part of $54 billion investment—PM Starmer calls the deal ‘another major win’

    By James Pheby and AFP
  • Steve Brierley, CEO and Founder of Riverlane, poses inside their office in Cambridge, eastern England, on July 25, 2024. Promising society-changing breakthroughs in drug development and tackling climate change, quantum computing has long been talked of as a potentially revolutionary technology. "Quantum computing is not going to be just slightly better than the previous computer, it's going to be a huge step forward. And that has wide implications," said Riverlane founder Steve Brierley, at the company's headquarters in Cambridge, eastern England. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY James PHEBY (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images)Tech

    After AI, quantum computing will have its ‘Sputnik’ moment says U.K.’s Riverlane founder, after securing $75 million

    By James Pheby and AFP