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Putin and Trump don’t have the cards
The wars Russia and America have waged in Ukraine and Iran are case studies in geopolitical self-harm
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Yuval Noah Harari on the Mistake Strongmen Keep Making
The best-selling author of “Sapiens” and “Nexus” discusses the core delusions deranging our politics.
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Financial Times
BP removes chair Albert Manifold over ‘serious concerns’ about his conduct
Hands-on approach was viewed as excessive by several colleagues at oil major
Financial Times
Apple has an innovation gap. Will its new CEO fill it?
As John Ternus prepares to take charge, the tech titan that once urged consumers to ‘think different’ may itself be ripe for disruption
Financial Times
Putin and Trump don’t have the cards
The wars Russia and America have waged in Ukraine and Iran are case studies in geopolitical self-harm
Financial Times
Three ways a new Labour leader could change the politics of growth
The UK needs to confront the policies that have made us poorer
BBC News
Sentences of boys spared custody over rape referred to Court of Appeal
The sentences of boys spared custody over the rape of two girls in Hampshire will be referred to the Court of Appeal, the...
BBC News
Iran condemns US strikes as 'gross violation' of ceasefire
The attacks took place while Iranian and Qatari negotiators were in Doha for peace talks.
BBC News
BP chairman removed over 'serious' conduct concerns
Senior independent director Amanda Blanc says the board has been "surprised and disappointed" to learn of the issues.
BBC News
Three teens dead after being in water at beauty spots
Three teenagers were found in water in separate incidents across England on Bank Holiday Monday.
BBC News
Sturgeon showed 'remarkable lack of curiosity' over SNP finances, says former MP
The former SNP MP has called for an independent inquiry into how Peter Murrell was able to embezzle more than £400,000.
The Economist
Offshore finance is thriving despite crackdowns
The Economist
What an America-Iran deal might look like
NYT Europe
BP Ousts Chairman, Citing ‘Serious Concerns’ Over Conduct
The British oil group said that Albert Manifold had been removed, after concerns were raised “related to important governance...
NYT Europe
Belgium Crash Kills 4 as Train Hits School Van
Two children, 12 and 15, were among those killed in the crash near Brussels, officials said. The students in the van attended...
The Telegraph
Telegraph Fantasy Football: Team of the Season 2025/26
Find out which XI players have scored the most Telegraph Fantasy Football points and made the Team of the Season 2025/26
The Telegraph
How to get a good night’s sleep when it’s hot and light outside
If the heatwave has left you tossing and turning, try these seven expert-approved tips to stay cool and get the rest you need
Wales
BBC Wales
Man who appeared to do Nazi salute becomes adviser to Reform's Welsh leader
Corey Edwards quit as a Senedd candidate after a picture of him emerged appearing to do the salute.
BBC Wales
Lights at police centre to cost 'disturbing' £500k to replace
Architects say the lighting at a Dyfed-Powys Police building is outdated, sparking cost concerns.
BBC Wales
Watch: Beach-goers enjoy the hottest May day on record
Temperatures in Wales reached 32.2C on bank holiday Monday, its hottest May day on record.
BBC Wales
Sailors from doomed Arctic mission with no survivors identified by DNA
The remains of sailors who died on an Arctic expedition are identified by researchers.
Sport
BBC Sport · Football
The 2025-26 Premier League season in alternative tables
BBC Sport presents some alternative Premier League tables, looking at set-pieces, xG, long shots, and more.
BBC Sport · Football
'He showed why good managers need time' - who are this season's over-achievers?
Tony Pulis explains which Premier League managers have impressed him this season and, down the divisions, who else stands out.
BBC Sport · Formula
What is going on with Ferrari and will Verstappen quit? F1 Q&A
BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions after the Canadian Grand Prix.
BBC Sport · Football
Rated - Liverpool's six signings from record summer spree
BBC Sport assesses the impact made by Liverpool's six signings last summer that totalled a record £415m.
The Race · Motorsport
Ross Brawn makes surprise motorsport return with MotoGP team
One of F1's most successful figures, Ross Brawn, is a surprise new addition to the board of directors for the Pramac MotoGP team
The Race · F1
Why Audi is now key to Verstappen’s F1 future
Max Verstappen's threat to quit F1 in 2027 is serious - and F1's best route to avoid this appears to be a compromise with Audi
The Race · F1
Edd Straw's 2026 F1 Canadian Grand Prix driver rankings
Who were the standouts in this year's cold weather-complicated Canadian GP?
The Race
What Aston Martin will reconsider after Alonso's Canada exit
Aston Martin thinks it may have gone too far with its reclined F1 seat position in the wake of Fernando Alonso's Canadian GP retirement
Formula 1 Official
Who impressed our judges in Canada?
Kimi Antonelli made it four victories in a row with another triumph at the Canadian Grand Prix. But who else impressed our...
Formula 1 Official
Mekies insists ‘it’s only the beginning’ after Canada podium
Team Principal Laurent Mekies recognised that Red Bull's strong result in the Canadian Grand Prix was down to their readiness...
ESPN Cricinfo
Vijay Shankar set for LPL stint with Kandy Royals
Vijay Shankar recently announced his retirement from Indian domestic cricket and the IPL
ESPN Cricinfo
Marsh out of Pakistan series with ankle injury, Inglis to captain
Stand-in skipper Marsh has been withdrawn due to an ankle injury with his availability for the Bangladesh tour to be determined
Science
New Scientist
Will lab-grown sperm let infertile men have children of their own?
Men who do not produce sperm can’t be helped by existing fertility treatments, but a start-up is now claiming it can grow...
New Scientist
Attack on Iran’s oil released as much pollution as a volcano
Airstrikes on Tehran earlier this year emitted a plume containing almost 30,000 tonnes of sulphur dioxide that reached Asian countries
New Scientist
Does gravity create reality? A shocking path to a theory of everything
A rewrite of quantum mechanics that includes the force of gravity could finally achieve one of physicists’ biggest goals and...
New Scientist
PMOS shows us why many scientific terms need to be renamed
Like covid-19 and mpox before it, the decision to relabel PCOS as polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome is a welcome one –...
Technology
The Verge
Nobody wants to tell me why they only listen to their own Suno slop
There's this alarming trend in the Suno subreddit. People aren't just prompting AI songs; they're sitting around listening...
The Verge
AI warfare is already here
The Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, an international forum that focuses on lethal autonomous systems, is hosted...
The Verge
Spotify is narrating magazine articles now
Would you listen to magazine articles on Spotify? The streaming platform certainly hopes so, as it's launching a new format...
The Verge
Uber president says AI spending is getting ‘harder to justify’
After reportedly exhausting its annual AI budget just four months into 2026, Uber is now questioning whether it's actually...
Techcrunch
7-Eleven data breach affects over 185,000 people’s personal data
The data breach included names, dates-of-birth, postal addresses, and Social Security numbers, according to a state government listing.
Techcrunch
Amazon fulfillment competitor Stord raises $250M at $3B valuation
Stord was founded in 2015 by then-college students CEO Sean Henry and CTO Jacob Boudreau while they were still at Georgia Tech.
Techcrunch
What ClickUp’s mass layoff tells us about the future of work
The nine-year-old startup is replacing hundreds of employees with thousands of AI agents.
Techcrunch
The pope’s AI encyclical isn’t really about AI
Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical uses AI as a lens to diagnose older problems: concentrated power, eroding democracy, and a...
Wired
Google Fitbit Air Review: Barely There, Always Running
Google’s latest Fitbit strips away the screen without sacrificing features, delivering the most approachable and affordable...
Wired
The Cookware Industry Has a Major Fight Brewing Over PFAS Claims
There’s a new front in the war over the safety of chemicals used to make nonstick pans.
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GitHub Actions down again today
Hacker News · 199 pts
DynIP – Dynamic DNS with RFC 2136, IPv6, DNSSEC, and BYOD
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Using AI to write better code more slowly
Hacker News · 137 pts
Netherlands blocks US takeover of vital digital supplier
Hacker News · 11 pts
Opaque Types in Python
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Eagle 3.1: Collaboration Between the EAGLE Team, vLLM Team, and TorchSpec Team
Papers
Computer science
Identifying and Mitigating Systemic Measurement Bias in Production LLM Inference Benchmarks
Computer science
Beyond Final Answers: Auditing Trajectory-Level Hallucinations in Multi-Agent Industrial Workflows
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Private Languages
Congenital Heart Block