Donald Trump doubles down on support for united Ireland
US president says ‘many people agree’ with his view on unification, brushing off Andy Burnham’s opposition to referendum
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‘Too little, too late’: critics perplexed and suspicious of AI leaders’ call for a slowdown
From the Trump administration to AI experts, plans by the Anthropic boss to boost safety have spawned a largely negative response
Leaders at Celtic summit to affirm right to seek independence from UK
Call for ‘constitutional change in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland’ likely to challenge Burnham’s devolution agenda
Reform confident it won't need to repay any of £72m under proposed new donor rules
Housing Secretary Angela Rayner says rule changes on donations from UK expats would apply retrospectively and anyone not complying with them would have "to return that money".
Facing the Music
A poem by Boris Dralyuk
AI staff 'genuinely frightened' for humanity's future, ex-Anthropic researcher tells BBC
It comes as the AI firm's boss has called for the technology's development to be slowed down, citing "serious" risks.
The companies that own the customer relationship will ultimately beat those that simply own the best AI
The economics of frontier AI are starting to crack, and nowhere is that more clear than at Anthropic. As the company heads towards what could become the biggest IPO ever, it faces an…
Burning Man at 40: the once anarchic desert festival faces a midlife crisis
The subversive bacchanal for San Francisco’s eccentric underground is ageing out amid an influx of the super-rich
Don’t Pull Out of Germany
Merz’s stupidity is no excuse for a stupid response. Source link
Step inside the gorgeous, futuristic offices of Vast, the startup designing the next-gen space station
A tall baobab tree greets people inside the Long Beach, California, headquarters of Vast, an aerospace company that is building the space station of the future. It’s planted beneath a…
5 ways high-performing teams stay calm when everything’s on fire
When markets swing, plans break, inboxes explode, and everyone starts saying the situation is “unprecedented” again, most teams do what humans have always done under pressure: they grip…
Confused Trump Openly Admits Plot to Rig Midterms as Polls Turn Brutal
Last week, the Supreme Court gutted protections against racial gerrymandering, and Donald Trump is already urging Republicans to seize on it. Trump unleashed a Truth Social rant on Monday…
Your architecture is the ceiling on your AI strategy. Here’s how to raise it in 90 days
In April 2026, cloud-hosting platform Vercel disclosed that hackers had breached its internal systems and stolen customer data. The breach occurred because a Vercel employee had signed up…
White House Lawyers Secretly Prep Trump Team for Brutal Midterms
“The system sucks, this job sucks, I am trying with every breath I have to get you what I need,” said attorney Julie Le when pressed as to why the government had failed to follow judicial…
Turn the Met Gala Into a Fundraiser for The Washington Post
The Post holds governments accountable, both at home and abroad, as my stepdaughter Claire Parker, the Post’s Cairo bureau chief, explained eloquently in January—shortly before she was…
The Case for Staying the FDA Rule on the Abortion Pill
The Supreme Court should make the FDA do its job before it exercises power. Source link
Elizabeth Warren’s Jaw-Dropping Dishonesty on Spirit Airlines
The senator is not even telling half the story. Source link
Yangzijiang Maritime to hold EGM on Mar 6 on proposed share buyback
If approved by shareholders, the company can acquire up to 10% of its total issued shares Maritime financial solutions provider Yangzijiang (YZJ) Maritime will hold an extraordinary…
US homebuilder sentiment dips to five-month low on affordability
Mortgage rates are near the lowest in more than a year, but still double the level that prevailed throughout much of 2021 HOMEBUILDERS’ confidence slipped again this month,…
Carrefour CEO eyes higher profits under core markets refocus
Carrefour aims for one billion euros (S$1.5 billion) in annual cost cuts as part of CEO Alexandre Bompard’s new plan to boost profits and refocus on its core markets of France,…
The boardroom is opening its doors to add a new member
The business world’s most exclusive club has always been the boardroom. For decades, it has operated as a roped-off circle of experience, where pattern recognition, war stories, and…
What Today’s Democrats Can Learn From Jesse Jackson
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. Jesse Jackson died this week at age 84. In addition to his decades of work…
IMF urges Japan to keep raising rates, avoid reducing sales tax
With inflation exceeding its 2% target for nearly four years, the BOJ has signalled its readiness to keep hiking rates The International Monetary Fund (IMF) urged Japan to keep…
How gamification is transforming public health
At its core, public health is about driving healthy behavior changes by building awareness, meeting people where they are, and offering solutions that are accessible and grounded in…