The firm says it needs to save about £1.7bn over the next two years. ...
‘This is colonialism for clicks’: the influencers attempting to meet and film the world’s most isolated tribes‘This is colonialism for clicks’: the influencers attempting to meet and film the world’s most isolated tribes
A new breed of adventurer is chasing internet fame by targeting uncontacted peoples. Critics say they are risking the wellbeing of these remote communities – and their own lives He set out from the beach around midnight, packing his camera, a coconut and a can of Diet Coke. Mykhailo Polyakov ...
‘Sinn Féin traitors!’: how far-right rhetoric derailed party’s path to power in Ireland‘Sinn Féin traitors!’: how far-right rhetoric derailed party’s path to power in Ireland
Party insider reveals how election campaign was blindsided by rise of anti-immigrant feeling in new book For Siobhán Fenton, the dream of Sinn Féin winning power and leading a progressive leftwing government evaporated the day she was canvassing in Dublin and felt a cold, sharp sting on her neck. She ...
Losing a parent is a bewildering, lonely experience. Here are the things I wish I had known before | Gaby HinsliffLosing a parent is a bewildering, lonely experience. Here are the things I wish I had known before | Gaby Hinsliff
There’ll be exhaustion, love tinged with occasional rage, even moments of black humour. But my mum would want me to tell you: don’t be afraid My mother’s house looks exactly as she left it. Two novels sit by the armchair, their pages neatly marked for book group. Pinned to the ...
Cleveland police chief proud of force but being ‘let down’ by fundingCleveland police chief proud of force but being ‘let down’ by funding
Victoria Fuller tells the BBC Cleveland Police needs to become part of a larger, strategic force with greater resources. ...
The rise of south-east Asia’s girl bands: ‘The talent and popularity were always here’The rise of south-east Asia’s girl bands: ‘The talent and popularity were always here’
Girl bands from the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand are going global with their fusion of traditional and modern sounds “We all know that music is a universal language,” says Maloi Ricalde from Filipina girl band BINI, which mixes tropical pop with traditional songs, English with Tagalog, and silver knee ...
US needs nimble approach to technological governanceUS needs nimble approach to technological governance
A new California law passed earlier this week creates a framework for “Independent Verification Organizations” that can test frontier AI models before they are released, thereby limiting any risks those models pose. The new law comes as the feasibility of AI oversight is in question for being impossible and too ...
Astra kicks off AI monitoring debateAstra kicks off AI monitoring debate
OpenAI’s new AI model, Astra, is delighting its fans with its ability to complete tasks with very little human intervention. But AI safety experts want to know how it’s accomplishing these feats, a more urgent concern in the wake of OpenAI’s Hugging Face hack, which exposed humans’ inability to fully ...
Breaking up Google could have handed more power to other monopoliesBreaking up Google could have handed more power to other monopolies
Reed’s view Antitrust advocates on the left and the right are upset that, yet again, a big tech giant has avoided being broken up after an antitrust lawsuit. This time, it’s Google — again — that gets to stay together despite being found guilty of flouting antitrust law with its ...
Death on the road to Rafah: the night the IDF targeted World Central Kitchen aid workersDeath on the road to Rafah: the night the IDF targeted World Central Kitchen aid workers
The Israeli army had helped plan the delivery of food aid on 1 April 2024, but things went wrong from the beginning and ended in seven deaths • Exclusive: why seven international aid workers were killed in Israeli airstrike On the evening of 1 April 2024, a team of aid ...