Sir Keir Starmer is facing what looks like a coordinated attempt to get him to set a timetable for his departure. ...
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Sir John Curtice: Election results show politics in the UK has fragmentedSir John Curtice: Election results show politics in the UK has fragmented
Reform are the winners so far, with more results still to be declared. ...
Anthropic-SpaceX compute deal shows how tokens are taking over the economyAnthropic-SpaceX compute deal shows how tokens are taking over the economy
Reed’s view Elon Musk’s decision to sell compute power to Anthropic is an illustration of how the AI token is taking over the economy. When Elon Musk founded xAI (now owned by SpaceX) he rightly saw how AI compute power would become a scarce and valuable resource, and built his ...
Developers worry about job loss at Anthropic’s conferenceDevelopers worry about job loss at Anthropic’s conference
Hundreds of software engineers traveled to San Francisco this week for Anthropic’s annual developer conference to hear what the frontier AI lab is up to. Many of the most cutting-edge coders were also there to figure out how close their jobs were to disappearing. At the conference, Anthropic announced adding ...
These tomatoes thrive on crypto and ClaudeThese tomatoes thrive on crypto and Claude
Who needs venture capital? Martin DeVido, a developer who attended Anthropic’s recent developer day, says he funds his AI-fueled tomato-growing project with proceeds from a meme coin. The Idahoan spent several months building an autonomous system controlled by Claude that grows tomatoes in Boise. He plants the seedlings, but then ...
Democratic redistricting confidence sinks as Virginia maps thrown outDemocratic redistricting confidence sinks as Virginia maps thrown out
The News Democrats’ jubilation over the prospect of claiming four new Virginia House seats evaporated on Friday, cementing a new GOP advantage in the mid-decade congressional redistricting war. In a 4-3 decision, the Virginia Supreme Court tossed the state’s Democratic-led remapping that voters approved late last month after House Minority ...
US hiring beats expectations despite Iran warUS hiring beats expectations despite Iran war
The US economy added 115,000 jobs in April, blowing past expectations despite the economic fallout from the US-Israel war with Iran. Data published Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics also showed the unemployment rate holding steady at 4.3%. The figures come even as the war has upended oil and ...
US awaiting response from Iran over proposals for ceasefire deal, says RubioUS awaiting response from Iran over proposals for ceasefire deal, says Rubio
Diplomatic efforts continuing despite fighting in and around contested strait of Hormuz in recent days Middle East crisis – live updates The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has said that Washington is expecting a response from Iran on Friday to its proposals for an interim deal to end the ...
Several Venice Biennale pavilions shut in protest over inclusion of IsraelSeveral Venice Biennale pavilions shut in protest over inclusion of Israel
About a dozen pavilions affected, while some artists backed strike by adding Palestine references to their work A strike called in protest over the inclusion of Israel at the 2026 Venice Biennale meant several pavilions closed on the last day of the preview, some for a few hours while others ...
University Claims Withholding Water From Nuclear Weapons Data Center Is ‘Unlawfully Discriminatory’ to Data CentersUniversity Claims Withholding Water From Nuclear Weapons Data Center Is ‘Unlawfully Discriminatory’ to Data Centers
The University of Michigan has sent a legal threat over a yearlong pause that would prevent water hookup to a proposed nuclear weapons research and AI data center. Los Alamos National Laboratory and the University of Michigan are looking to build a $1.2 billion, 220,000 square foot data center in ...