Brutal past experience has taught us that a cost of living crisis doesn’t affect us all the same, because we don’t all go into it with the same income or wealth Perhaps the most celebrated writer on oil markets is Daniel Yergin. His work has won a Pulitzer and his ...
Day: April 1, 2026
Lunar prospectors: the businesses looking to mine the moonLunar prospectors: the businesses looking to mine the moon
Within the lunar dirt is a type of helium so rare on Earth that a palm-sized container is estimated to be worth millions In the silent vacuum of space, five autonomous robots churn through the lunar surface, digging up a loose layer of rock and dust and leaving rows of ...
‘He’s phenomenal’: American teen fast becoming athletics’ next big thing‘He’s phenomenal’: American teen fast becoming athletics’ next big thing
At 17, Cooper Lutkenhaus is the youngest world champion in track and field history – and potentially USA’s poster boy for LA28 Fire on the boards. Slack jaws off it. Last week, I was fortunate enough to be yards away from the 17-year-old American high school student Cooper Lutkenhaus when ...
Scientists Create Plant That Produces Ayahuasca, Shrooms, and Toad Psychedelics All At OnceScientists Create Plant That Produces Ayahuasca, Shrooms, and Toad Psychedelics All At Once
🌘 Subscribe to 404 Media to get The Abstract, our newsletter about the most exciting and mind-boggling science news and studies of the week. Scientists have engineered tobacco plants to produce five psychedelic compounds that are normally found in a wide range of natural sources, including psilocybin mushrooms, ayahuasca, and ...
I Tried to Find the ‘Arousal Intelligence’ In An Animated, Augmented Reality Porn StarI Tried to Find the ‘Arousal Intelligence’ In An Animated, Augmented Reality Porn Star
Sometimes people—especially those in the field of public relations doing a pray-and-spray campaign, but also small-time developers, the occasional delusional vibe-coder, and local dipshits—deliver messages to my inbox like a cat dropping a dead mouse on my doorstep. For the most part, I resist the bait: often, bad press is ...
Podcast: Inside the AI Slop Propaganda WarsPodcast: Inside the AI Slop Propaganda Wars
This week Matthew Gault joins us to discuss his article about Iran’s AI slop and LEGO-focused propaganda, and why the creators chose LEGO. After the break, Jason tells us all about the new automated system in baseball and the drama it’s causing. In the subscribers-only section, Sam walks us through ...
‘BLOCKADE’: The Right Is Using AI Content Scanners to Try to Supercharge Book Banning‘BLOCKADE’: The Right Is Using AI Content Scanners to Try to Supercharge Book Banning
This story was reported with support from the MuckRock foundation. Conservative parents’ advocacy groups have been experimenting with using commercially available artificial intelligence tools to help them flag more books they’ve deemed pornographic to be removed from public schools and libraries. Even though LLMs are notoriously error-prone, and the books in ...
What do Trump’s latest comments on leaving Nato mean for the alliance?What do Trump’s latest comments on leaving Nato mean for the alliance?
Trump has criticised Nato members for showing a lack of support for US objectives in Iran. ...
Israel intensifies Lebanon attacks and hits areas not in Hezbollah’s controlIsrael intensifies Lebanon attacks and hits areas not in Hezbollah’s control
Attacks have continued as Israel has announced its intention to control swathes of south Lebanon. ...
Families cram into Greek court for trial into deadliest train crashFamilies cram into Greek court for trial into deadliest train crash
Fifty-seven people were killed when two trains collided in 2023 in the worst rail accident in Greek history, with 36 accused in a trial expected to last years. ...