Mandelson saga is a messy palaver – and the questions continue to swirl
Plenty in Westminster knew the Lord Mandelson saga was going to cause the prime minister more grief. But no one, outside a very select few in the bowels of government, we now know, could have predicted this. The expectation was No 10’s next appointment with Mandelson related anguish would be
Coachella campers are turning tents fancy – and not all Brits are happy
For anyone who has experienced the chaos of a British festival campsite, videos coming from Coachella could certainly raise eyebrows. Some of those attending the much talked about festival, which takes place over two weekends each year in Palm Springs, California, are ditching hastily assembled pop-up tents and crumpled gazebos.
Tinder and Zoom offer ‘proof of humanity’ eye-scans to combat AI
Tinder will let users prove they are human and not robots by bringing advanced eye-scanning technology to the app amid rising fears over AI. Users of the dating app, as well as other major platforms such as video calling service Zoom, will be able to scan their irises to earn
White House and Anthropic hold ‘productive’ meeting amid fears over Mythos model
The White House has said it had a “productive and constructive” meeting with the head of artificial intelligence firm Anthropic, which is suing the US Department of Defense. The meeting comes a week after the firm released its Claude Mythos preview, an AI tool that the company claims can outperform humans at
Carrick leaves door open for Rashford return
Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick says no decision has been made on the future of forward Marcus Rashford for next season. The 28-year-old is on a season-long loan at Spanish club Barcelona after falling out of favour at Old Trafford. Barcelona have until 15 June to decide whether to
Orbán’s era was over in a flash and Hungary’s next PM is a man in a hurry
Péter Magyar and his victorious Tisza party have wasted no time preparing for the transfer of power in Hungary after their dramatic landslide defeat of Viktor Orbán last Sunday. They won 52% of the vote to put an end to his party’s 16 years of continuous rule, which translates into
What people in power think the impact of the Iran war will be
This week was the unique opportunity for the rest of the world to make its economic case to US President Donald Trump’s administration directly at the Spring meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank – taking place in Washington DC just down the road from the White
‘Embassy drone threat’ closes Kensington Gardens
Police are “assessing a number of discarded items” in London’s Kensington Gardens after a video was shared online in which a group claimed to have targeted the nearby Embassy of Israel with drones carrying dangerous substances. The Metropolitan Police said the embassy had not been attacked and officers were investigating
Could a digital twin make you into a ‘superworker’?
“Digital Richard” is the AI twin Richard Skellett has been building for the past three years. Bound within the confines of a screen, Digital Richard looks largely two dimensional, but he’s no ordinary chatbot. Digital Richard knows everything Skellett knows. He was built as a small language model which used
Europe has ‘maybe six weeks of jet fuel left’, energy boss warns
Europe has “maybe six weeks of jet fuel left”, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned. Stocks would reach a tipping point in June if Europe was unable to replace at least half of its imports from the Middle East, the organisation said in a report this