⚽ Dramatic late goals set up World Cup final with Spain⚽ The semi-final – in pictures | Golden Boot | Player guide England’s defenders will face an extreme challenge when they come up against Lionel Messi in their World Cup semi-final. It is not just that he is the greatest ...
Day: July 15, 2026
How Obama fits into Democratic centrists’ comeback plotHow Obama fits into Democratic centrists’ comeback plot
David’s view Last month, after Abdul El-Sayed and I wrapped up our interview in the Detroit suburbs, I mentioned the ongoing effort by centrist Democrats to link him to Graham Platner. The candidate laughed. El-Sayed rose on his strength during short TV hits, where he would talk about his issues ...
Democrats wage a new campaign culture war with the alpha leftDemocrats wage a new campaign culture war with the alpha left
The News The Democratic Party, less than four months from a pivotal midterm election, is navigating a new kind of culture war over exactly what kind of behavior — from candidates and staff — the party should tolerate. The meltdown of Graham Platner’s Maine Senate bid over sexual assault allegations reopened ...
Washington confronts China’s open-source modelsWashington confronts China’s open-source models
Reed’s view For weeks, there have been murmurs in DC about a coming White House move to address the inevitability of powerful, open-source Chinese AI models being used by people and businesses across the globe. Such government intervention could take a number of forms, but none address the true problem ...
DeepSeek weighs IPO as Zhipu embraces AGIDeepSeek weighs IPO as Zhipu embraces AGI
DeepSeek could reportedly file for an IPO as soon as this year, joining its rivals in capitalizing on investor enthusiasm for low-cost Chinese AI. The startup is also considering raising new funds from private investors weeks after completing its first financing round that valued the company at $52 billion. DeepSeek ...
DeepMind’s Hassabis emerges as unifying voice for the AI industryDeepMind’s Hassabis emerges as unifying voice for the AI industry
It’s a critical time for the AI industry in the US, which is confronting lawmakers and a general public looking for careful policy planning and an answer to rising populist anger. Unfortunately, a lot of the industry’s leaders are carrying baggage that’s getting in the way of sending a unified, ...
Chaos and confusion bring US no closer to resolution on strait of HormuzChaos and confusion bring US no closer to resolution on strait of Hormuz
Five months of U-turns and false boasts leave Donald Trump in worse position than when he started Donald Trump has taken the war with Iran into a new, murkier phase as the two sides move further and further from the vague memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed on 17 June. And ...
The Odyssey review – Nolan goes god-tier with breathtaking epic of men, monsters and moral metamorphosisThe Odyssey review – Nolan goes god-tier with breathtaking epic of men, monsters and moral metamorphosis
Doing full justice to the Homeric legend, Christopher Nolan amasses an epic cast to convey the true cost of war with film-making of thrilling ambition A classicist’s verdict: soulful hero flatters our times as women and nuance pushed overboard Christopher Nolan reinvents the Homeric legend as a colossal origin-myth story ...
‘They want to break our will’: Gaza flotilla activist tells of rape in Israeli detention‘They want to break our will’: Gaza flotilla activist tells of rape in Israeli detention
Anna Liedtke files criminal complaint in Israel over alleged attack by female guards and says abuse was intended to silence campaigners The third time Anna Liedtke was subjected to an illegal strip-search in Israeli detention, female prison guards forced her on to her knees, covered her mouth to stop her ...
Podcast: We Are Living in a ‘ChatGPT Flyer Pandemic’Podcast: We Are Living in a ‘ChatGPT Flyer Pandemic’
We start this week with Jason’s story about the ChatGPT flyer pandemic. They’re everywhere! Thank you to the readers and listeners who sent in their own examples. After the break, Sam tells us how Waymo snitched on kids and drove them to a group of waiting cops. In the subscribers-only ...