Ukrainian and Israeli leaders converge on Washington with criss-crossing fortunes, but knowing they can count on little from US counterpart The converging visits of Benjamin Netanyahu and Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Washington offer an unusually eloquent snapshot of a world in turmoil, unmoored from decades-old certainties. Some things remain the same. ...
How to get a good night’s sleep in hot weather – and why it’s so hardHow to get a good night’s sleep in hot weather – and why it’s so hard
Avoid espresso martinis and wear the right pyjamas: experts give tips on how to sleep when it’s hot outside Tell us: what impact have GLP-1s had on your relationships? Getting a good night’s sleep when it’s hot out can feel impossible. Unfortunately, worrying about not being well-rested doesn’t help. Experts ...
Why has Christopher Nolan got rid of all the sex in The Odyssey? | Zoe WilliamsWhy has Christopher Nolan got rid of all the sex in The Odyssey? | Zoe Williams
It’s a bit of a mystery why it takes Odysseus so long to get home if he’s not shacking up with Calypso and others … I did not walk into Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey intending to pick holes. If there was zero sexual chemistry between Odysseus and Circe, who was ...
Mary Beth Barone on provocative jokes, Palestine and manosphere misogyny: ‘It’s hard to stomach that those are my co-workers’Mary Beth Barone on provocative jokes, Palestine and manosphere misogyny: ‘It’s hard to stomach that those are my co-workers’
The comedian and actor’s new Netflix special is a gleefully absurd take on politics and potty-mouthed humor Mary Beth Barone knows exactly who will be offended by her new Netflix special. “JK Rowling, Republicans, establishment Democrats, the British, the Irish and Zionists,” she tells me, reading a list from her ...
Spider-Man: Brand New Day review – Zendaya saves Tom Holland’s semi-Cronenberg-style superheroSpider-Man: Brand New Day review – Zendaya saves Tom Holland’s semi-Cronenberg-style superhero
Now 30, Holland is back as the vexed webslinger in a sometimes shocking, occasionally sluggish new instalment opposite his Odyssey castmate Just a few weeks ago, Tom Holland was telling us that his role as Telemachus in Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey was his “last chance to play a boy”. Well, Holland ...
AI labs flock to the Bank of JensenAI labs flock to the Bank of Jensen
Liz’s view OpenAI and Anthropic need to borrow a lot of money but they don’t have profits or a track record of creditworthiness. Enter Jensen Huang. Nvidia’s $250 billion backstop to OpenAI will let the money-burning AI lab lease space at the largest data center ever built. OpenAI doesn’t have ...
Big Oil’s risky profit spikeBig Oil’s risky profit spike
Big Oil will be back in the hot seat this week, as companies post what are expected to be bumper second-quarter profits driven by the war in Iran. What’s good for consumers is bad for oil investors: Share prices for Chevron and ExxonMobil ticked down over the past couple of ...
South Africa targets political figures to chair Africa’s biggest fundSouth Africa targets political figures to chair Africa’s biggest fund
The Scoop South Africa’s finance minister is weighing appointing political allies to chair Africa’s largest pension fund manager, two sources familiar with his thinking told Semafor, a move that would keep the state’s control over the $200 billion state-owned money manager. Enoch Godongwana is weighing either Zuku Godlimpi, deputy minister ...
China demonstrates ability to overcome AI compute shortageChina demonstrates ability to overcome AI compute shortage
China’s chipmakers saw a 2,850% jump in first-half profits, suggesting Beijing’s efforts to build a domestic semiconductor industry are starting to pay off. The momentum was further bolstered by the blockbuster listing of memory chipmaker CXMT, seen as China’s best hope of building self-sufficiency. CXMT’s stock soared 466% on debut, ...
Chinese open-weight models reignite AI safety debateChinese open-weight models reignite AI safety debate
The rapid rise of Chinese open-weight AI reignited the US debate over how to balance safety and security risks while driving the growth of the American tech ecosystem. Some fear that Silicon Valley will get hooked on cheap Chinese AI that’s accused of ripping off American labs, introducing “various baskets ...