Softbank snaps up Graphcore in AI push

By Charlie Conchie British chipmaker Graphcore has been snapped up by Softbank as the Japanese investment firm accelerates its push into artificial intelligence. Once talked up as a potential rival to Nvidia, Graphcore has struggled to secure the inves…

Heavy rain traps 16 tourists in Slovakia

A landslide hit a tourist shelter trapping 16 people inside after a thunderstorm packing heavy rains moved through Slovakia’s High Tatras, the country’s rescue service said on Thursday. The incident took place in the Monkova Valley in the country’s hig…