The US pounded Iran with fresh strikes after two American soldiers were killed in an attack on an air base in Jordan on Friday, pushing the two sides closer to all-out war. The casualties, which bring the American military death toll from the conflict to 16, were the first since ...
Rise in overseas surrogates ‘increases risk of stateless babies’Rise in overseas surrogates ‘increases risk of stateless babies’
Calls grow for global regulation as rising numbers of westerners use surrogates in countries with different laws Why Mexico is at the heart of ethical debate over global surrogacy The rise in the use of surrogates abroad is leaving more babies at risk of becoming stateless, experts have said, amid ...
AI job worries grow. But some human skills can’t be replaced by machines | Gaynor Parkin and Dave WinsboroughAI job worries grow. But some human skills can’t be replaced by machines | Gaynor Parkin and Dave Winsborough
The fear of becoming obsolete is a rising source of anxiety as artificial intelligence emerges in the workplace. Staying strongly connected with others will help The modern mind is a column where experts discuss mental health issues they are seeing in their work Earlier this year Paul* discovered via a ...
The women running death salons for people of color to process grief: ‘It allows for freedom’The women running death salons for people of color to process grief: ‘It allows for freedom’
Death salons are spaces that allow free-flowing conversations about mortality and are becoming more popular around the country In a small cream-colored room at a cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Nefertiti Moor sat at the head of a semicircle. Dressed in black with her long hair in locs, she delivered instructions ...
One week, two killings: Trump’s immigration crackdown turns deadly – againOne week, two killings: Trump’s immigration crackdown turns deadly – again
The fatal shootings of two men, both killed in their vehicles by ICE agents, have rekindled anger over the US’s militarized deportation push Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, 52, was driving to work with his brother and two other passengers in Houston, Texas, when immigration agents began tailing his car. They pulled ...
Could AI be conscious?Could AI be conscious?
Experts believe it’s at least possible. We urgently need a plan to navigate the ethical implications In January, the AI company Anthropic published a new constitution for Claude, its most advanced large language model (LLM), which contained the comment: “We are caught in a difficult position where we neither want to overstate ...
Burnham to promise ‘more breathing room’ as he takes over as PMBurnham to promise ‘more breathing room’ as he takes over as PM
The Labour leader will set out his domestic priorities in his first speech from Downing Street as he becomes the seventh prime minister in 10 years on Monday. ...
Burnham will be bolder but stick to Labour manifesto, deputy leader saysBurnham will be bolder but stick to Labour manifesto, deputy leader says
Meanwhile Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says Burnham is a “people pleaser”, ahead of him becoming prime minister on Monday. ...
Digital ID plan to be scrapped in Burnham’s first major policy pledgeDigital ID plan to be scrapped in Burnham’s first major policy pledge
A spokesperson for the incoming prime minister says his government would “put its focus where people need it right now”. ...
Messi on the brink of history – will it be his last World Cup game?Messi on the brink of history – will it be his last World Cup game?
Argentina captain Lionel Messi will play his 34th World Cup match in Sunday’s final, but will it be his last appearance? ...