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• Tech companies call for collective action against AI-enabled cyber attacks

  More than 100 companies have written an open letter calling for collective action to strengthen cyber defences amid a rise in AI-enabled cyber attacks.

• More than 22,000 tonnes of rubbish cleared from illegal dump site

  A major government-backed operation has cleared more than 22,000 tonnes of illegally dumped waste from a site in Oxfordshire, the Environment Agency (EA) has said.

• British man first in the world to have brain tumour removed with help of AI

  A British man has become the first person in the world to have a brain tumour removed via AI-assisted surgery.

• World's most valuable company beats expectations

  The world's most valuable company has again defied eye-watering forecasts, delivering a bumper set of financial results.

• Meta to pay billions to settle 'tobacco moment' trial

  Meta has agreed to pay up to $18bn (£13.2bn) to dozens of US states to settle claims that its social media platforms harmed children.

• Shingles vaccine could slash risk of stroke and heart disease, study finds

  The shingles vaccine could slash the risk of heart disease, heart failure and stroke, a study has found.

• Pennsylvania reports first US measles deaths this year amid outbreak

  Two Americans have died from measles, the first such deaths this year in the US, as the country grapples with the highest number of cases in more than three decades.

• Robots could harvest lava from volcanic eruptions to make 'concrete' of the future

  After repeated volcanic eruptions near a fishing town in Iceland, two architects are pushing a novel, futuristic way to harness vast lava fields - by turning molten rock into a construction material.