Sir Keir Starmer is facing what looks like a coordinated attempt to get him to set a timetable for his departure. ...
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US hiring beats expectations despite Iran warUS hiring beats expectations despite Iran war
The US economy added 115,000 jobs in April, blowing past expectations despite the economic fallout from the US-Israel war with Iran. Data published Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics also showed the unemployment rate holding steady at 4.3%. The figures come even as the war has upended oil and ...
Democratic redistricting confidence sinks as Virginia maps thrown outDemocratic redistricting confidence sinks as Virginia maps thrown out
The News Democrats’ jubilation over the prospect of claiming four new Virginia House seats evaporated on Friday, cementing a new GOP advantage in the mid-decade congressional redistricting war. In a 4-3 decision, the Virginia Supreme Court tossed the state’s Democratic-led remapping that voters approved late last month after House Minority ...
These tomatoes thrive on crypto and ClaudeThese tomatoes thrive on crypto and Claude
Who needs venture capital? Martin DeVido, a developer who attended Anthropic’s recent developer day, says he funds his AI-fueled tomato-growing project with proceeds from a meme coin. The Idahoan spent several months building an autonomous system controlled by Claude that grows tomatoes in Boise. He plants the seedlings, but then ...
Developers worry about job loss at Anthropic’s conferenceDevelopers worry about job loss at Anthropic’s conference
Hundreds of software engineers traveled to San Francisco this week for Anthropic’s annual developer conference to hear what the frontier AI lab is up to. Many of the most cutting-edge coders were also there to figure out how close their jobs were to disappearing. At the conference, Anthropic announced adding ...
Anthropic-SpaceX compute deal shows how tokens are taking over the economyAnthropic-SpaceX compute deal shows how tokens are taking over the economy
Reed’s view Elon Musk’s decision to sell compute power to Anthropic is an illustration of how the AI token is taking over the economy. When Elon Musk founded xAI (now owned by SpaceX) he rightly saw how AI compute power would become a scarce and valuable resource, and built his ...
Several Venice Biennale pavilions shut in protest over inclusion of IsraelSeveral Venice Biennale pavilions shut in protest over inclusion of Israel
About a dozen pavilions affected, while some artists backed strike by adding Palestine references to their work A strike called in protest over the inclusion of Israel at the 2026 Venice Biennale meant several pavilions closed on the last day of the preview, some for a few hours while others ...
US awaiting response from Iran over proposals for ceasefire deal, says RubioUS awaiting response from Iran over proposals for ceasefire deal, says Rubio
Diplomatic efforts continuing despite fighting in and around contested strait of Hormuz in recent days Middle East crisis – live updates The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has said that Washington is expecting a response from Iran on Friday to its proposals for an interim deal to end the ...
‘The Biggest Student Data Privacy Disaster in History’: Canvas Hack Shows the Danger of Centralized EdTech‘The Biggest Student Data Privacy Disaster in History’: Canvas Hack Shows the Danger of Centralized EdTech
Thursday afternoon, millions of students at thousands of universities and K-12 schools were locked out of Canvas, a piece of catch-all education technology software that has become the de facto core of many classes. ShinyHunters, a ransomware group, hacked Canvas’s parent company and apparently stole “billions” of messages and accessed ...
Behind the Blog: Storage Woes and RSSBehind the Blog: Storage Woes and RSS
This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss storage, RSS, and a big reporting project. JOSEPH: In an earlier BTB I mentioned the pain of obtaining cryptocurrency in 2026. Well, ...