I am standing in front of a camera that’s streaming to a giant video screen. The image recognition AI running on the camera puts a big green box around me. “PERSON,” it says. Artist Simon Weckert hands me his newest creation, a button-down shirt with flowery, blurry globs of green ...
Day: September 1, 2026
Germany says Russia behind Leipzig airport drone attackGermany says Russia behind Leipzig airport drone attack
A drone carrying an explosive device was discovered at the airport close to Ukrainian cargo planes on 4 August. ...
UK long-term borrowing costs highest since 1998 ahead of October BudgetUK long-term borrowing costs highest since 1998 ahead of October Budget
Higher borrowing costs have piled fresh pressure on Andy Burnham ahead of his first Budget. ...
The media’s Hasan Piker obsession is letting Republican Mike Rogers off the hook | Mehdi HasanThe media’s Hasan Piker obsession is letting Republican Mike Rogers off the hook | Mehdi Hasan
Mike Rogers isn’t merely campaigning alongside a controversial supporter. His campaign put an extremist on its faith leadership team Hasan Piker. Turn on cable news. Pick up a newspaper. Log on to Twitter. It doesn’t seem to matter where you get your political news: for the past month, the leftist ...
‘Demonic oppression’ and ‘girly convos’: the podcast wooing young women back to Christianity‘Demonic oppression’ and ‘girly convos’: the podcast wooing young women back to Christianity
Girls Gone Bible is on tour in the US, touting a regressive ideal of femininity through discussions of abstinence and mental health struggles At first glance, the crowd gathering outside a music venue in Red Bank, New Jersey, could have passed for a group of sorority rush hopefuls – or ...
Venezuela oil deal needs transparency to lastVenezuela oil deal needs transparency to last
US President Donald Trump hasn’t won the energy war in Venezuela yet. The White House this week released the first details of the deal Trump announced Friday between Washington and Caracas: The Pentagon will take an equity stake in the Venezuelan oil producer NABEP, which will then assume responsibility for ...
UAE AI firm pitches video compression for Saudi securityUAE AI firm pitches video compression for Saudi security
The News Abu Dhabi-based Neurovia AI is pitching Saudi security agencies software it says can compress video files by up to 95%, lowering the cost and processing demands of the vast camera networks used to keep Islam’s holiest cities safe for pilgrims and residents. The company developed an algorithm that ...
PIF megaproject ends two-year CEO searchPIF megaproject ends two-year CEO search
The Scoop Saudi Arabia’s ROSHN Group has hired its first full-time chief executive in more than two years, filling one of several leadership vacancies at companies controlled by the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund. Naaman Atallah, currently president of real estate at UAE conglomerate Al-Futtaim, is set to join the developer ...
The US needs ‘allied scale’ to counter ChinaThe US needs ‘allied scale’ to counter China
Andy’s view To have any hope of countering China’s industrial challenge, the US needs a coalition. Alone, it is outmatched in overall size — measured by purchasing power, China’s economy is 30% larger — and manufacturing strength: In shipbuilding, for instance, China has more than 200 times US capacity. But ...
How China can muddle through to superpower statusHow China can muddle through to superpower status
Ben’s view Analysis of China is often so polarized that a casual observer might get the impression that Beijing is an unstoppable force on the verge of global domination a precarious dictatorship on the brink of collapse. That is not an impossible combination, of course. The Soviet Union was an ...