More than a dozen CEOs, including top tech and finance leaders, will join US President Donald Trump on his visit to China this week, according to a White House official. The delegation includes Apple’s Tim Cook, Tesla’s Elon Musk, and Goldman Sachs’ David Solomon, along with the CEOs of Boeing ...
Why Macron is pushing France for an Africa strategy resetWhy Macron is pushing France for an Africa strategy reset
Yinka’s view I’m in Nairobi for the highly anticipated Africa Forward Summit, cohosted by France and Kenya. I’m already finding the conversation is less about the French reclaiming influence in Africa, like many headlines have insisted, than about African countries widening their options. The summit has brought together some 30 ...
Less climate talk, more growth: US progressives take a lesson from CanadaLess climate talk, more growth: US progressives take a lesson from Canada
The News TORONTO — The good news for Democrats: Somebody has figured out how to defeat the populist right and build a progressive governing majority. The bad news: He did all that in Canada. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s electoral success has intrigued American and European progressives, who gathered at Toronto’s ...
Clinical trials are neglecting Africa, study findsClinical trials are neglecting Africa, study finds
Only 3.9% of clinical trials are conducted exclusively in Africa, according to a study of five major medical journals published between 2019 and 2024. “This is a crisis of scientific accuracy,” wrote researchers in The Conversation, highlighting the bias in medical research despite Africa accounting for roughly 25% of the ...
Kenya leads calls for rethinking how to price risk in AfricaKenya leads calls for rethinking how to price risk in Africa
Policymakers gathering at the Africa Forward Summit will focus on ways to rethink how to price risk on the continent and unlock investment, Kenya’s foreign minister told Reuters. African leaders have long argued that global credit rating agencies overstate the continent’s risk, pushing up borrowing costs and deterring investment. Musalia ...
EU announces sanctions against violent Israel settlersEU announces sanctions against violent Israel settlers
Bloc breaks its lengthy deadlock on the issue but falls short of imposing full-scale trade sanctions Middle East crisis – live updates The EU has agreed sanctions on violent Israeli settlers, ending a years-long deadlock over the issue but still taking only a “baby step” according to one MEP. Kaja ...
How the World Became a CasinoHow the World Became a Casino
How did we get to a point where it’s legal for anyone to bet on anything? Be it the results of a baseball game or a land war in Europe, if you have access to a credit card and a computer you can try to predict the outcome of anything ...
Your AI Use Is Breaking My BrainYour AI Use Is Breaking My Brain
A few years ago, while I was covering the rise of AI slop on Facebook, I asked my friends and family if they were getting AI spam fed into their timelines and if they could send me examples. A handful of them responded, sending me obviously AI-generated science fiction scenescapes, ...
Students Boo Commencement Speaker After She Calls AI the ‘Next Industrial Revolution’Students Boo Commencement Speaker After She Calls AI the ‘Next Industrial Revolution’
Speaking to graduates of University of Central Florida’s College of Arts and Humanities and Nicholson School of Communication and Media on May 8, commencement speaker Gloria Caulfield, vice president of strategic alliances at Tavistock Group, told graduating humanities students that AI is the “next industrial revolution,” and was met with ...
Analysis: Has Starmer done enough to save his premiership?Analysis: Has Starmer done enough to save his premiership?
Was the prime minister’s speech enough to avert a challenge to his leadership less than two years after he won a landslide general election victory? ...