For nearly four decades, the artist Kermit Oswald lived with some of the most intimate works Haring ever made. Now the pieces are going up for auction The story of how Keith Haring came to paint a crib began on a quiet, ordinary afternoon in 1986. His best friend’s wife ...
Month: May 2026
Starmer under pressure as Labour suffers heavy election losses including historic Wales defeatStarmer under pressure as Labour suffers heavy election losses including historic Wales defeat
Reform makes huge gains in England, as Labour loses power in Wales and the SNP wins fifth term in Scotland. ...
Plaid Cymru ready to run Wales, leader says, after party wins Senedd votePlaid Cymru ready to run Wales, leader says, after party wins Senedd vote
Plaid Cymru becomes the biggest party in the Welsh Parliament, ending Labour’s century long election winning streak in Wales. ...
Analysis: Many Labour MPs are blaming the boss for elections body blowAnalysis: Many Labour MPs are blaming the boss for elections body blow
Sir Keir Starmer is facing what looks like a coordinated attempt to get him to set a timetable for his departure. ...
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 ...