Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft all beat first-quarter earnings expectations on Wednesday, but investors are poised to closely scrutinize their heavy spending on AI. Big Tech has propped up the US stock market — and in many ways, the US economy writ large — in the last year, but investors ...
France details plan to phase out fossil fuelsFrance details plan to phase out fossil fuels
France announced a plan to phase out fossil fuels completely by 2050. While other legislatures have similarly ambitious aims — the EU and UK both plan to reach net zero by 2050, which functionally requires ending fossil fuels. What is new is the granularity: The roadmap specifically targets an end ...
Putin, Trump discuss brief Ukraine trucePutin, Trump discuss brief Ukraine truce
US President Donald Trump discussed a possible, brief Ukraine ceasefire in a lengthy phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday. The truce, poised to coincide with Russia’s Victory Day holiday on May 9, would come several weeks after Kyiv and Moscow negotiated a ceasefire around Orthodox Easter, though ...
Oil rises as Trump rejects Iran’s peace proposalOil rises as Trump rejects Iran’s peace proposal
The price of oil crept back up on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s proposal to open the Strait of Hormuz and defended his maritime blockade. Trump met with a group of energy executives on Tuesday to discuss how to minimize impacts from the war as the blockade ...
AI divisions deepen between US and ChinaAI divisions deepen between US and China
Goldman Sachs stopped its bankers in Hong Kong from using Anthropic’s AI models, in the latest sign of expanding US-China tech tensions. The American startup’s chatbots are banned in mainland China, and Goldman’s move suggests US AI firms could increasingly treat Hong Kong as off-limits as well, the Financial Times ...
The Devil Wears Prada 2 review – a sequel? For spring? GroundbreakingThe Devil Wears Prada 2 review – a sequel? For spring? Groundbreaking
The fashion and magazine industries have had a makeover but this glossy knock-off reunites the old team – and recycles the old plot – with style Twenty years have gone by; the fashion and publishing worlds have changed but Satan’s clothing and accessory choices are pretty much what they were. ...
Police declare terrorist incident after two Jewish men stabbed in LondonPolice declare terrorist incident after two Jewish men stabbed in London
A 45-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, the Met Police says. ...
Watch: Met Police body-worn footage of Golders Green arrestWatch: Met Police body-worn footage of Golders Green arrest
Footage shows the moment a man was arrested after two Jewish men were stabbed in north London. ...
King and Queen lay flowers at 9/11 Memorial in New YorkKing and Queen lay flowers at 9/11 Memorial in New York
King Charles and Queen Camilla on their state visit to the US visit the memorial in New York. ...
I tried the new Anydeli plastic-free containers: ‘The perfect food storage finally exists’I tried the new Anydeli plastic-free containers: ‘The perfect food storage finally exists’
These food storage containers with clever, reheat-friendly vented lids are ‘endlessly versatile, lightweight and durable’ The Anyday glass food containers transformed how I store leftovers Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things You know those round deli containers people love to keep ...