EU leaders rally around Ukraine’s president after new criticism from Donald Trump, who says Zelensky is “more difficult to work with than Putin”. ...
Month: October 2026
Lowball retention bonuses doomed Perella-Piper Sandler mergerLowball retention bonuses doomed Perella-Piper Sandler merger
The Scoop A merger between two Wall Street boutique firm collapsed after senior bankers balked at their retention bonuses. The deal between advisory firm Perella Weinberg Partners and investment bank Piper Sandler envisioned paying Perella’s highest producers $2.5 million in shares of the combined company to stay on for as ...
Apple and Meta to collaborate on new AI modelApple and Meta to collaborate on new AI model
Apple and Meta said they would join forces to release a new open-weight AI model to run on high-end Macs, the latest sign of AI reshaping old tech rivalries and building new ones. The giants have been at odds for more than a decade: Meta has complained that Apple’s app ...
Tesla and Porsche unveil new models as competition with China heats upTesla and Porsche unveil new models as competition with China heats up
Two major Western car makers announced new flagship vehicles as they vie to keep up with Chinese challengers. Tesla unveiled its Roadster, first touted almost a decade ago, while Porsche revealed its first car under its new boss, who has vowed to turn the automaker’s fortunes around after years of ...
Trade talks between the US, Mexico in jeopardyTrade talks between the US, Mexico in jeopardy
The US appeared to step back from progress on a trade deal with Mexico. US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s reported insistence that steel, aluminum, and car levies remain in place with Washington’s biggest commercial partner has thrown the negotiations into question. An expert warned that further undoing the countries’ trilateral ...
AI infrastructure debt costs soar amid investor concernsAI infrastructure debt costs soar amid investor concerns
Yields on a key cloud provider’s bonds rose further, one of a number of signs of investors souring on AI infrastructure investment. The cost to insure CoreWeave’s bonds has also risen 150% from a year ago, while its stock at one point fell 28% this week. It is not the ...
I’ve debated with Israel’s most fervent defenders – NAZA debunks their talking points | Mehdi HasanI’ve debated with Israel’s most fervent defenders – NAZA debunks their talking points | Mehdi Hasan
The film’s testimonies from Israeli soldiers and intelligence officers expose years of baseless propaganda. Don’t take my word – take theirs I watched the extraordinary new Guardian-produced documentary from Oscar-winning Israeli film-makers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor the other night, and I have struggled to stop thinking about it ever ...
NAZA: the film Israel does not want you to see – videoNAZA: the film Israel does not want you to see – video
Oscar-winning filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor discuss their new documentary, NAZA, which exposes the AI systems that the Israeli military uses to rain down strikes on Gaza, causing the mass killing of civilians. Based on the testimony of 24 military insiders, the documentary caused uproar in Israel, with the ...
Jon Ossoff’s rise to US Senate was meteoric – how high can he go?Jon Ossoff’s rise to US Senate was meteoric – how high can he go?
The media-savvy Democratic senator is defying predictions of a tight re-election battle. But he insists he has ‘zero interest’ in a presidential run in 2028 Jon Ossoff has “zero interest” in running for president in 2028, he declared during a debate this week. Jon Ossoff has “zero interest” in running ...
The last thing I did for my mother was illegalThe last thing I did for my mother was illegal
An urn cost more than my rent. So I scattered my mother’s ashes at Yosemite from a Ziploc bag, without the federal permit I couldn’t afford to wait for My mother is in a Ziploc bag on my lap, wedged between a half-eaten bag of trail mix and my purse. ...