Negotiations due to continue for rest of week in Switzerland after tense start as Iranians protest against threat from Donald Trump Iran hails ‘progress’ as first day of talks with US conclude after shaky start According to reports in Iranian media, Iran’s delegation, led by the speaker of the country’s ...
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The Atlantic beefs up its video podcastsThe Atlantic beefs up its video podcasts
One of America’s oldest magazines is investing in video after seeing notable growth in its audience in recent months. On Monday, The Atlantic’s flagship podcast, , will expand to produce twice-weekly episodes. Adam Harris will host a new video episode on Mondays that promises to focus on “the stories that ...
David Droga on AI and the end of ‘mediocre’ human-made adsDavid Droga on AI and the end of ‘mediocre’ human-made ads
The News David Droga is unsentimental about how artificial intelligence is already reshaping the industry that made him advertising’s closest thing to a household name. Originality can’t be duplicated, he told Semafor in a recent conversation about the state of the advertising business, so the end result will be the ...
Conservatives make the case for right-wing ads at Cannes LionsConservatives make the case for right-wing ads at Cannes Lions
The Scoop The American right is arriving in force at this week’s Riviera advertising extravaganza to “force the conversation Cannes has spent decades avoiding.” On Wednesday, The Daily Wire, the conservative digital media site launched by Ben Shapiro, will make its debut during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, ...
Iran hails ‘progress’ as first day of talks with US conclude after shaky startIran hails ‘progress’ as first day of talks with US conclude after shaky start
Mediators Pakistan and Qatar issue statement saying talks will run for rest of the week, as fighting in Lebanon continues to threaten agreement Iran’s foreign minister has declared “progress” after the first day of talks between high-ranking officials from Washington and Tehran ended in Switzerland, despite a tense opening marked ...
Richer than Musk: Joyce Carol Oates on her 88 years of watching, writing, feeling and lovingRicher than Musk: Joyce Carol Oates on her 88 years of watching, writing, feeling and loving
The writer made headlines when she accused the world’s wealthiest man of lacking joy, culture, a sense of beauty … Meanwhile, her own life has been an attempt to understand and explain the world. She talks us through her latest book ‘Many people, including myself, spend a lot of time ...
Maybe this World Cup will bring the best out of the US, not the worst | Barney RonayMaybe this World Cup will bring the best out of the US, not the worst | Barney Ronay
Tournament could hold up a useful hand mirror to the isolationism and divisiveness of Trump’s joint-host nation One of the best parts of following football across the world is the way it drags you into special places, local shrines, objects of profound cultural connection. The US, of course, has these holy spaces ...
Chris Mason: All eyes on Downing Street – what does the PM say, and when?Chris Mason: All eyes on Downing Street – what does the PM say, and when?
For the third time in four years, we appear on the brink of a prime minister announcing their plan to leave office, the BBC’s political editor writes. ...
First round of US-Iran talks ends with ‘encouraging progress’, mediators sayFirst round of US-Iran talks ends with ‘encouraging progress’, mediators say
The US-Iran talks began on Sunday in Switzerland, after last week’s agreement, which includes a commitment to reach a final deal within 60 days. ...
Four-day extreme heat warning begins as temperatures could hit 38CFour-day extreme heat warning begins as temperatures could hit 38C
A Met Office amber weather warning for heat comes into force and will now last through to Thursday. ...