The AI boom is creating considerable wealth, raising the question of who should share in it. Nvidia’s CEO this week pitched hundreds of family office and finance representatives on the “insane” returns they could get from investing in AI, Bloomberg reported. US Sen. Bernie Sanders, meanwhile, proposed a bill that ...
Month: June 2026
EU, India push for tech sovereigntyEU, India push for tech sovereignty
Washington’s willingness to weaponize its technological dominance is pushing world powers to advance their efforts toward digital independence. The EU on Wednesday unveiled its plan to boost local players and reduce the continent’s reliance on foreign tech. Three American giants, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, control more than two-thirds of the ...
Trump to attend NATO summitTrump to attend NATO summit
US President Donald Trump will attend the NATO leaders’ summit in Turkey in July, Washington’s top diplomat said Wednesday, relieving anxious European officials. Trump has lashed out at NATO and threatened to withdraw in recent months over alliance members’ reluctance to get involved in the Iran war. Transatlantic tensions are ...
Middle East crisis live: Israel and Lebanon agree to renew ceasefire; US House rebukes Trump over Iran warMiddle East crisis live: Israel and Lebanon agree to renew ceasefire; US House rebukes Trump over Iran war
Statement with US after Israel-Lebanon talks in Washington says agreement will create ‘pilot’ security zones in Lebanon from which Hezbollah banned One killed and 63 hurt in Iran attack on Kuwait airport as Trump says ceasefire talks ongoing The Kuwaiti defence ministry said it intercepted 13 ballistic missiles and 17 ...
Men are worried about their fertility. Enter the regrettably named trend of spermmaxxingMen are worried about their fertility. Enter the regrettably named trend of spermmaxxing
Sperm counts have fallen sharply in recent decades, fueling anxiety, misinformation and a flood of fertility advice I’m sorry that I have to be the one to tell you this, but according to reports, men are engaging in a practice known as “spermmaxxing”. Spermmaxxing, according to the many articles on ...
Here’s what New York looked like in 1973, the last time the Knicks won a championship – in picturesHere’s what New York looked like in 1973, the last time the Knicks won a championship – in pictures
Shirley Chisholm was in Congress, Led Zep played Madison Square Garden and fans took seats out of Yankee Stadium NBA finals 2026 predictions: will Wembanyama and the Spurs halt the red-hot Knicks? Continue reading… ...
Police chief apologises to Henry Nowak’s family over handcuffing and arrestPolice chief apologises to Henry Nowak’s family over handcuffing and arrest
Chief Constable Alexis Boon tells the BBC the footage of how the murder victim had been treated was distressing. ...
An experimental collaboration between a Guatemalan cellist and an American guitaristAn experimental collaboration between a Guatemalan cellist and an American guitarist
, by Mabe Fratti and Bill Orcutt. This experimental collaboration between a Guatemalan cellist and an American guitarist was conceived when Fratti, the cellist, praised Orcutt’s work publicly, prompting the latter to get in touch — the two worked on the album mostly in remote sessions. Between Orcutt’s electric guitar ...
Sam Altman goes to the Hill as OpenAI preps policy frameworkSam Altman goes to the Hill as OpenAI preps policy framework
With OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Sen. Bernie Sanders set to meet on the Hill Wednesday to discuss the senator’s plan to take half the equity of AI frontier labs to fund a US sovereign wealth fund, OpenAI has been preparing its own policy framework, according to people familiar with ...
Platner asks for the Biden treatment from skeptical DemocratsPlatner asks for the Biden treatment from skeptical Democrats
David’s view “Every family has its own mythology,” Jill Biden wrote in her first memoir. Her second, released this week, digs through the East Wing’s rubble to rescue that mythology from the debacle of 2024. The former First Lady has some things in common right now with a Maine oyster ...