How we tracked down “The Spider” who was once one of the most-feared men in Syria. ...
Travelling through Iran reveals no single narrative about the US-Israel warTravelling through Iran reveals no single narrative about the US-Israel war
Some believe conflict strengthened national unity, others say it deepened repression, but all mourn the dead The excavator stops suddenly. One of the workers reaches into the rubble and pulls something free. It isn’t twisted metal or broken concrete. It’s a child’s exercise book. The pages are still intact, covered ...
‘We have no tents or blankets’: Ceuta migrants struggle to survive brutal heat and freezing nights‘We have no tents or blankets’: Ceuta migrants struggle to survive brutal heat and freezing nights
Authorities wrestle with fallout from mass border crossing, as tense Spanish enclave fears it will happen again Along the wide avenues and tree-lined plazas of Ceuta’s centre, there were few hints of the recent events that catapulted the Spanish enclave on the north African coast into global headlines. But less ...
‘I’ve always felt too old and too young at the same time’: The Last of Us star Bella Ramsey on swapping child stardom for cult television – and Celebrity Traitors‘I’ve always felt too old and too young at the same time’: The Last of Us star Bella Ramsey on swapping child stardom for cult television – and Celebrity Traitors
At 22, Ramsey has already been on our screens for a decade, and nominated for every award going. So why do they find it strange to be called an actor? Bella Ramsey often feels more comfortable around older people. The actor, 22, who is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, has ...
‘I couldn’t breathe’: the deadly health burden of wildfire smoke‘I couldn’t breathe’: the deadly health burden of wildfire smoke
Scientists race to untangle complex links between exposure and mortality as fire weather grows more prevalent A thousand kilometres from the infernos gorging on northern Ontario’s boreal forests, Erin O’Connor watched the sky above Canada’s biggest city turn an “almost post-apocalyptic” orange as it filled with light-scattering particles of soot ...
Child among three killed in Russian missile attacks near KyivChild among three killed in Russian missile attacks near Kyiv
Russia continued its overnight attacks after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of Ukraine’s dwindling supplies of missile interceptors. ...
Trump unveils new critical minerals investmentsTrump unveils new critical minerals investments
Trump announced plans to invest more than $2 billion in mining projects and $180 million in mining schools at a roundtable Friday as his administration ramps up its efforts to stockpile critical minerals amid the Iran war. The projects include a $1.4 billion loan to Sila Nanontechnologies for batteries, a ...
Democratic establishment uses a ‘vulnerability’ attack on the leftDemocratic establishment uses a ‘vulnerability’ attack on the left
The News MORGAN, Minn. — Rep. Angie Craig is trying a familiar tactic in her Senate Democratic primary battle against Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan: warning that her more progressive rival is far more vulnerable than her to Republican attacks. Craig has used the closing days of their neck-and-neck race to ...
Google doesn’t need the LLM crownGoogle doesn’t need the LLM crown
Reed’s view Google’s best AI models are six months behind the state of the art on coding capability and talent is leaving. It may never take the LLM lead again, but that likely doesn’t matter. The company is far from doomed even after Demis Hassabis stepped down as CEO of ...
Hacks put pressure on third-party model testersHacks put pressure on third-party model testers
Recent hacks by AI models from three different companies put a spotlight on a startup trusted by top AI labs to evaluate their frontier systems. Models from Meta, Anthropic, and OpenAI all accessed the internet and compromised outside organizations while undergoing cybersecurity testing with Irregular, which has offices in Israel ...