The arrests come after a BBC investigation in April revealed that law firms and advisers were helping migrants pose as gay in an effort to get asylum. ...
US death row inmate Christa Pike conscious after failed execution, lawyers sayUS death row inmate Christa Pike conscious after failed execution, lawyers say
Pike, 50, continues to receive critical medical care while handcuffed in hospital, according to a statement from her lawyers on Tuesday. ...
Tear gas in Paris and Marseille as school protests grow across FranceTear gas in Paris and Marseille as school protests grow across France
Crowds of mainly teenagers called for more resources for schools and an end to what they called police repression. ...
A Starbucks-Chipotle tie-up might be crazy enough to workA Starbucks-Chipotle tie-up might be crazy enough to work
Rohan’s view After Semafor reported last week that Chipotle had tapped bankers to fend off a potential takeover, we started digging to see might take over the $40 billion burrito maker. People close to the company tell Semafor that Chipotle hasn’t received a takeover bid, and we’re loath to peddle ...
Iberdrola becomes the world’s largest power provider by market capIberdrola becomes the world’s largest power provider by market cap
Iberdrola, the Spanish electric utility and renewable energy developer, surpassed Florida-based NextEra Energy as the world’s largest power provider by market capitalization on Tuesday, reaching above €141 billion. Iberdrola’s growing strength comes from its broader global footprint, which includes assets in Europe, North and South America, and Australia, a spokesperson ...
El Niño comes to Ukraine’s aidEl Niño comes to Ukraine’s aid
Tim’s view As Russia again ramps up its attacks on Ukraine’s electricity grid ahead of the winter heating season, this time Kyiv has a new ally in its corner: El Niño. Last week, 8,000 households around Ukraine temporarily went dark after the Kremlin’s first large-scale grid attack since last winter. ...
Inside the race to AGIInside the race to AGI
, by Kevin Roose. With rigorous reporting and more than 150 interviews with those working for the US’ most influential AI companies, technology journalist Roose covers Silicon Valley’s breakneck race to build artificial general intelligence. Roose’s account is “clear-eyed, deeply reported, and brisk,” Publishers Weekly wrote, offering “an indispensable window ...
AI turns Wall Street into a herdAI turns Wall Street into a herd
Liz’s view The keys to succeeding on Wall Street are to a) make money and b) make money differently than others. Performance is table stakes; outperformance gets you the glory. AI is messing with that logic. Nvidia’s $500 billion consortium includes the four largest alternative-asset managers in the world and ...
‘We live in grief-phobic societies’: experts on how to get more comfortable with death‘We live in grief-phobic societies’: experts on how to get more comfortable with death
We are all going to die, and so is everyone we know. So how can you not be terrified? For most people, death is not a standard conversation topic. Once, at lunch, a friend began talking about her mother’s death several years earlier. Her voice caught occasionally, but she spoke ...
A medieval manuscript has confounded scholars for centuries. Have they been reading it wrong all this time?A medieval manuscript has confounded scholars for centuries. Have they been reading it wrong all this time?
Researchers argue incorrect binding of Voynich manuscript radically changes ideas about its drawings and indecipherable text It has been called the world’s most mysterious manuscript: a medieval set of pages filled with botanical drawings, astronomical diagrams, pictures of nude women and indecipherable text. Claimed at various times to be a ...