
China builds world’s fastest programmable quantum computers that outperform ‘classical’ computers - The Independent
One of the quantum systems is million times more powerful than Google’s Sycamore

Man who used commemorative coin to pay for petrol wins payout - The Independent
Richard Chamberlain, 54, awarded £5,000 in compensation following dispute over £60 diesel bill he tried to cover with Royal Mint’s special edition Trafalgar Square memento

Spotify expects to have over 400M users by the end of the year - The Verge
Spotify’s latest earnings report shows how its premium subscribers and monthly active users continue to grow. It comes at the end of a quiet quarter not marked by any major acquisitions or launches.

Wetherspoons slashes some drinks to 99p despite rising pub costs - Evening Standard
The company said its 671 pubs across England will sell three alcoholic drinks for 99p each.

'Loan shark' arrested after Liverpool house raided - Liverpool Echo
A man has been held on suspicion of illegal money lending and money laundering offences

US revokes China Telecom licence over national security concerns - The Times
One of China’s biggest telecoms companies has been banned from operating in the United States after regulators said it was spying on America.China Telecom, one

BT Group Boosts its UK Defences Against Possible Takeover - ISPreview.co.uk
Broadband giant BT has reportedly hired advisory firm Robey Warshaw LLP to work alongside Goldman Sachs, which was appointed for a similar reason last year (her

Jaguar Land Rover unveil new fifth generation Range Rover - Birmingham Live
The new vehicle is being built in Solihull, at the Lode Lane plant, with JLR also operating sites in Halewood, Wolverhampton and Castle Bromwich, as well as Coventry.

China carries out first successful test of underwater explosives to destroy a port - Daily Mail
The state-owned Global Times said sneak attacks to destroy ports would make large vessels such as US aircraft carriers vulnerable by destroying the logistics networks they need to stay afloat.

Barclays outage: Bank experiences UK-wide shortage leaving Londoners 'fuming' - My London
Thousands of Barclays customers struggled to get into their online bank accounts this morning