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SpaceX to drive a Cybertruck through corporate governance norms
Provisions in the IPO prospectus will give Elon Musk more freedom — and potentially less accountability
Gender war is over, now we need leadership
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Measures to protect single-sex spaces must be enacted without delay
Selected from The Times as an argument-led read.
Falling Test Scores: Reasons and Fixes
Readers discuss data showing lower reading and math scores. Also: The yuppie factor.
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Financial Times
US strikes Iranian missile sites as peace talks continue
Washington announces ‘self-defence’ operation against targets in southern Iran
Financial Times
Iran is beating Trump at the art of the deal
The war could end with Tehran more confident, more hardline and with new resources to rebuild its nuclear programme
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
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
Gisèle Pelicot 'deeply shocked' by decision not to jail boys in rape case
The French rape survivor praises the bravery of a young girl for coming forward following the incidents in Fordingbridge.
BBC News
Social media as bad for young people as smoking, top doctors say
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges says doctors should routinely check on screen time and social media use when seeing...
BBC News
US launches new strikes on Iran, targeting missile sites and boats
US Central Command says the strikes were taken in "self-defense". It comes as senior Iranian negotiators are in Qatar for...
BBC News
Next boss warns of 'dramatic' fall in entry-level jobs
Lord Wolfson tells the BBC Next now typically receives double the number of applicants for one role than it did two years ago.
BBC News
'I'm the man with the money,' Murrell told Shetland jeweller
Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell bought a necklace for his wife, Nicola Sturgeon, during the visit to Shetland during...
The Economist
What an America-Iran deal might look like
The Economist
Offshore finance is thriving despite crackdowns
NYT Europe
Evolving Warfare Connects the Conflicts in Ukraine and Iran
Aspects such as drone technology and diplomacy show how the wars intersect on the battlefield and in global alignments,...
NYT Europe
Iceland, Rattled by Trump’s Greenland Threats, Weighs Joining the E.U.
Iceland has stood apart from the rest of Europe. But President Trump’s threats to Greenland have provoked a reconsideration.
The Telegraph
Marlborough racing tips and best bets for today’s races
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The Telegraph
Terrorist turf war over Lake Chad plunges thousands into hunger
Boko Haram and ISIS are fighting over the islands of Lake Chad, plunging the surrounding region into a humanitarian catastrophe
Wales
BBC Wales
'We need social media to survive' - teens oppose ban
A group of teenagers claim they need social media "to survive", but one head calls it "a disaster".
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.
BBC Wales
Strictly was terrifying, says weather presenter Carol Kirkwood
The 63-year-old did not say yes to the show immediately as she was afraid of looking silly.
BBC Wales
Author of Rivals told writers to stop making her 'macho men' cry
Novelist Dame Jilly Cooper scolded the team behind Rivals, an executive producer on the show says.
Sport
BBC Sport · Football
Jordan leads star names at Guardiola leaving party
Basketball legend Michael Jordan leads the cast of star names to pay tribute to Pep Guardiola at the Manchester City manager's...
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
How Toone is navigating grief through football
England and Manchester United midfielder Ella Toone opens up about grief, football and preparing for her wedding without her...
BBC Sport · Tennis
'Magician' Monfils exits final French Open
Gael Monfils bows out of his final French Open in the first round, losing in five sets to compatriot Hugo Gaston, as tributes...
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
The Race · F1
Everything we learned from F1's 2026 Canadian Grand Prix
The Canadian Grand Prix was an eventful one - here's everything we learned from round five of the 2026 F1 season
Formula 1 Official
‘This fight is on’ – Wolff on his approach to driver battles
After Kimi Antonelli and George Russell came to blows in Canada, Team Principal Toto Wolff has reflected on Mercedes' approach...
Formula 1 Official
7 moments you might have missed at the Canadian GP
Relive the action from Montreal at the 2026 Canadian Grand Prix with plenty of off-track F1 moments – hockey havoc, the World...
ESPN Cricinfo
All the Australian state squads for the 2026-27 season
All the state squads are locked in for next season with a number of changes across the board
ESPN Cricinfo
Lanning goes freelance after opting out of Victoria contract
The former Australia captain currently has T20 deals in India and England
Science
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 –...
New Scientist
Mars astronauts may do laundry by blasting clothes with a plasma beam
There is currently no good way for astronauts in space to do laundry, but researchers may have finally come up with one: a...
New Scientist
Why your brain needs plenty of “Aha!” moments
In the age of AI, instant answers to our questions are readily available. But columnist Helen Thomson finds that continuing to...
Nature
How I eavesdrop on frog conversations
Nature, Published online: 25 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01621-6 Billie Goolsby’s experience with hearing loss helped her...
Nature
How to breathe life back into brain theory
Nature, Published online: 25 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01619-0 Neuroscience needs to stop treating the brain as if it...
Nature
Vanishing tongues and life on Mars: Books in brief
Nature, Published online: 22 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01655-w Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.
Nature
Major Ebola outbreak is escalating: what happens next
Nature, Published online: 22 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01660-z Nature staff discuss ongoing efforts to curb the...
Technology
The Verge
Sennheiser’s new Momentum 5 headphones have upgraded ANC and a replaceable battery
Nearly four years after the last version of Sennheiser's Momentum headphones debuted with a redesign that traded a retro...
The Verge
Ferrari reveals its first EV, with design help from Jony Ive
After months of teasers, Ferrari is offering the first full view of its Luce electric vehicle. The Luce is notable not just...
The Verge
Cox Media fined after bragging it spied on users through their phones
An exceptionally weird controversy has come back to haunt Cox Media and a pair of marketing firms, which claimed they were...
The Verge
The best Memorial Day sales you can shop this weekend
Memorial Day is here, meaning the seasonal sales are in full swing. If your plans over the long weekend involve pool parties...
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...
Techcrunch
The pitch trick that helped an eSports startup raise $20M when VCs only wanted AI
Earlier this year, Lucra Sports founder and CEO Dylan Robbins did something that no one else has ever done. And he shared...
Techcrunch
Startup Battlefield 200 applications close in days: Apply before May 27
The deadline to apply or nominate for Startup Battlefield 200 is May 27. This is your shot at VC access, global visibility,...
Wired
The Electric Ferrari Luce Is Finally Here
The covers have come off the Ferrari Luce, the most anticipated EV ever. It completely breaks the Italian car maker's...
Wired
A Swimmer Broke a World Record at the Enhanced Games
Dozens of juiced athletes competed at the Enhanced Games in Las Vegas. Most won’t admit what drugs they used.
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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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