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ElevenLabs Raises $500M, Reaches $11B Valuation with AI Voice Tech

ElevenLabs Raises $500M, Reaches $11B Valuation with AI Voice Tech

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ElevenLabs, a London-based artificial intelligence company specialising in ultra-realistic human-like voices, has raised $500 million in a funding round that values the business at $11 billion, more than triple its valuation from a year ago. The latest round was led by Sequoia Capital, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz and […]

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Karl Lagerfeld’s Will Faces Legal Challenge Seven Years After Death

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Seven years after Karl Lagerfeld’s death, the designer’s will is facing a legal challenge that could benefit his nieces and nephews, who are his only living relatives. The fashion icon, who passed away from cancer in 2019 at the age of 85, left his €200 million fortune to his “real family” long-time assistant Sébastien Jondeau,

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Autism Diagnosis Gap Narrows: Girls Catch Up With Boys in Adolescence, Study Finds

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New research suggests that autism may be more evenly distributed between girls and boys than previously believed, challenging the long-held assumption that boys are far more likely to be diagnosed. The study, published in the British Medical Journal, analysed national registers covering 2.7 million people born in Sweden between 1985 and 2022. Over a follow-up

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NHS to Extend RSV Vaccination to Over-80s and Care Home Residents from April 2026

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NHS England (NHSE) and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) have announced that adults aged 80 and over, as well as all residents in care homes for older adults, will become eligible for the NHS respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine from 1 April 2026. The decision follows advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and

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Alphabet to Spend Up to $185 Billion in 2026, Doubling Down on AI Investments

Alphabet to Spend Up to $185 Billion in 2026, Doubling Down on AI Investments

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Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has announced plans to invest between $175 billion and $185 billion in capital expenditure in 2026, significantly exceeding analysts’ expectations of $115.26 billion. The increase underscores the company’s aggressive push to strengthen its position in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector. The announcement coincided with Alphabet’s report of fourth-quarter revenue

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MPs Warn Probation Service ‘On the Brink’ Amid Rising Offender Risk

MPs Warn Probation Service ‘On the Brink’ Amid Rising Offender Risk

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The Probation Service is reportedly struggling to manage offenders safely, with staff underestimating the risk posed by criminals in more than two-thirds of cases, according to a damning report by the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC). The inquiry revealed that probation officers adequately assessed the risk of harm in only 28 per cent

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Ex-Husband of Former First Lady Jill Biden Charged With Wife’s Murder in Delaware

Ex-Husband of Former First Lady Jill Biden Charged With Wife’s Murder in Delaware

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The ex-husband of former US First Lady Jill Biden has been charged in connection with the death of his wife following a weeks-long investigation by authorities in Delaware. A Delaware grand jury has indicted William Stevenson, 77, on one count of second-degree murder over the death of his wife, Linda Stevenson, 64, according to police

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UK Sets Ambitious Cancer Survival Target Amid Major NHS Investment

UK Sets Ambitious Cancer Survival Target Amid Major NHS Investment

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The UK government has pledged that three in four cancer patients will survive the disease within the next decade, citing a “revolution” in medical treatment and diagnostics under a new National Cancer Plan. Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the plan aims to save 320,000 lives by 2035, address long NHS waiting times and close the

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Former Bracknell Mayor Accused of Helping Son Hide Evidence in Rape Case

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A former town mayor in Bracknell Forest, Berkshire, has been accused of helping her son conceal evidence following his arrest for the alleged rape of a 15-year-old girl, a court heard. Naheed Ejaz, 61, who recently completed her one-year term as mayor, allegedly refused police entry into her home on the morning of September 12,

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