This week, Sam is joined by Maddy Myers, editor-in-chief of Mothership. She’s also a co-host of the video games podcast Triple Click. Maddy launched Mothership with co-founder Zoë Hannah in January. It’s a queer and women-owned independent publication that focuses on gender and games. They discuss Maddy’s early days of ...
Month: April 2026
Officials deliberately withheld Mandelson vetting result from me, Starmer saysOfficials deliberately withheld Mandelson vetting result from me, Starmer says
The PM tells the Commons that if he had known the peer failed security vetting he would not have been appointed. ...
Key points from Starmer’s Mandelson statementKey points from Starmer’s Mandelson statement
The prime minister has been back in the Commons after it emerged the Labour peer failed vetting. ...
Attempted murder charge after car hits pedestriansAttempted murder charge after car hits pedestrians
A 29-year-old woman is charged with attempted murder, GBH, dangerous driving and drink driving. ...
Japan on high alert for ‘huge’ second quake after issuing tsunami warningJapan on high alert for ‘huge’ second quake after issuing tsunami warning
Japan’s meteorological agency warns another, stronger earthquake may hit in the next week, ...
The Gulf will not see Iran the same way againThe Gulf will not see Iran the same way again
Nawaf’s view Whatever becomes of the ceasefire, one fact is already fixed: Relations between the Gulf and Iran will not return to what they were before this war. That does not mean the Gulf is entering some permanent, dramatic rupture with Iran. Serious states do not have the luxury of ...
Blue Origin reuses launch booster in race with SpaceXBlue Origin reuses launch booster in race with SpaceX
Blue Origin reused a launch booster for the first time, although the mission it was used on was unsuccessful. Landing and reusing a rocket — something only SpaceX had done before — is a major milestone for the Jeff Bezos-backed space company, but an unspecified malfunction with the craft’s upper ...
Rising AI demand sees supplies dwindle and costs riseRising AI demand sees supplies dwindle and costs rise
Consumers are feeling the effects of the AI compute crunch, as supplies dwindle and prices rise. The Mac Mini computer, previously a niche product, is now all but out of stock, The Wall Street Journal reported, because the no-frills, high-powered machine is the most cost-effective way to run locally hosted ...
Algeria launches oil and gas licensing round amid energy crunchAlgeria launches oil and gas licensing round amid energy crunch
Algeria launched an oil and gas licensing round as it looks to boost output and attract investors amid the global energy crunch sparked by the war in the Middle East. The government said prospect sites are estimated to contain hundreds of millions of barrels of crude and vast amounts of ...
LatAm oil boom could exacerbate inequalityLatAm oil boom could exacerbate inequality
High oil prices sparked by the Iran war are accelerating Latin America’s oil boom, though the growth risks exacerbating economic inequality across the region, analysts said. Latin America is forecast to make up around 50% of global oil production growth through 2030, according to Rystad Energy, lifting the prospects of ...