London Tech Week 2026 concluded with £6 billion in AI pledges, including AMD’s £2bn five-year commitment and a UK government £1.1bn AI Hardware Plan anchored by a £750m national supercomputer.
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Ethereum surges 10% on June 16 as Iran deal calm and G7 optimism lift crypto
Ethereum jumped 10% to $1,841 on June 16 as Iran deal calm and G7 optimism sparked a broad risk-on session in crypto and equities, with the Nasdaq rising 3%.
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UK economy slips 0.1% in April as Iran war hits services and energy output
UK monthly GDP fell 0.1% in April, the first contraction since August 2025, as energy output dropped and businesses cited the Middle East conflict as a drag on turnover.
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North Korea opens a new road bridge to Russia as sanctions evasion deepens
A new road bridge between North Korea and Russia opens June 19 as Pyongyang’s trade with China hits an eight-year high and sanctions evasion deepens.
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Colombia’s ELN declares ceasefire for Sunday’s presidential runoff
Colombia’s ELN declared a four-day ceasefire around Sunday’s presidential runoff, with voter coercion claims casting a shadow over the polarized contest between De la Espriella and Cepeda.
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German court declares Google liable for false AI Overview claims
Munich’s Regional Court found Google directly liable for false AI Overview statements, ruling the summaries are Google’s own speech and not protected search-result listings.
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Coinbase lays out the next phase of its Everything Exchange vision
Coinbase detailed plans on June 16 for a unified account spanning crypto, stocks, ETFs, perpetual futures, lending and AI trading agents, as COIN shares gained 2.6%.
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Bank of Japan lifts rates to 1%, highest since the mid-1990s
The Bank of Japan raised its benchmark rate to 1% in a 7-1 vote on Monday, the highest since September 1995, as Iran war energy costs push Japan’s inflation above target.
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Britain, France and Germany push Trump on Ukraine peacekeeping at G7 Évian
European heavyweights are pressing Trump at the G7 Évian summit to back a ceasefire along current front lines and authorise a NATO peacekeeping force on Ukrainian soil.
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Swiss voters reject ten-million population cap
Switzerland voted 54.8% against capping its population at ten million on June 14, preserving free movement agreements with the EU and averting a damaging bilateral rupture.