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Living With Cancer: Personal Stories
Readers react to a guest essay about how some patients are living longer with advanced cancer.
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Financial Times
SoftBank pledges €75bn to build Europe’s biggest AI facility in France
Masayoshi Son places France at the centre of his global AI ambitions
Financial Times
Should AI steal your job?
The real question is not what the technology can do but what it ought to do. Sarah O’Connor on the people fighting for the...
Financial Times
Why does Castlelake want to buy easyJet?
Budget carrier has large fleet and expensive airport slots, while its share price has been hit by Iran crisis
Financial Times
Britain is waiting too long to save vulnerable children
The scandal of profit-making residential homes is just the tip of the iceberg
BBC News
US, UK and Australia to develop underwater drone technology
The technology, developed under the Aukus military pact, is aimed at protecting undersea cables and boosting naval defence.
BBC News
'No-one feels safe now': Residents of Romanian city hit by drone share fears
People have just begun returning to check on their homes in the block that was hit early on Friday morning.
BBC News
Palace was handed Andrew's controversial envoy emails six years ago
Thousands of emails containing information about the former prince's financial dealings were given to the Royal Household in 2020.
BBC News
Arrive three hours before flight home, airline boss tells UK holidaymakers
Wizz Air CEO Yvonne Moynihan also advises passengers to carry portable chargers and water due to lengthy queues.
BBC News
Arne Slot's Liverpool sacking completes a remarkable fall from grace
'Slot's is one of the most remarkable falls from grace in Premier League history' says chief football writer Phil McNulty.
The Economist
What I did in Gaza: an Israeli soldier’s reckoning
NYT Europe
A Big Bang, a Fire and Panic as War Enters Romanian Homes
When a drone crashed into an apartment building in eastern Romania, residents were reminded that the Russia-Ukraine war makes...
NYT Europe
Ye and Travis Scott Concerts Canceled in Italy Over Security Fears
The events were canceled “to ensure public order and safety,” the authorities said. Jewish leaders had objected to the concert...
The Telegraph
Arsenal vs PSG: Your five-minute guide to the Champions League final
Mikel Arteta has a decision to make at left-back and PSG supporters are unhappy about the choice of referee
The Telegraph
Marlborough racing tips and best bets for today’s races
Welcome to our racing tips and best bets service provided by Telegraph Sport’s champion tipster – updated here every day
Wales
BBC Wales
Nature-loving disabled woman 'literally padlocked out' of favourite landscapes
Bethany Handley says design, not disability, makes green spaces inaccessible for people like her.
BBC Wales
Russell T Davies criticises 'privileged' Hollywood stars' intimacy coordinator comments
The Welsh screenwriter says intimacy co-ordinators offer protection to actors with less power.
BBC Wales
Danny Dyer's mansion on TV series Rivals goes on sale
Foxfield, in Cardiff, has gone on sale for £8 million and comes with 24 acres of land.
BBC Wales
Heatwave brings traffic chaos and litter 'horror'
Locals and tourists flock to beauty spots and beaches in Wales causing litter and traffic 'chaos'.
Sport
BBC Sport
Watch: Champions League Match of the Day
Highlights of the 2026 UEFA Champions League final between PSG and Arsenal in Budapest.
BBC Sport · Football
PSG go back-to-back and join 'greatest of all time'
Paris St-Germain underline their status as one of European football's greatest ever teams by retaining their Champions League...
BBC Sport · Football
Slot sacking completes a remarkable fall from grace
'Slot's is one of the most remarkable falls from grace in Premier League history' says chief football writer Phil McNulty.
BBC Sport · Football
PSG retain Champions League with penalty shootout win over Arsenal
Arsenal lose a penalty shootout as Paris St-Germain win the Champions League for a second successive year.
The Race · F1
How worried Bottas should really be about his F1 future
Valtteri Bottas has unexpectedly found himself under scrutiny
The Race · F1
Mercedes backs out of race for Alpine F1 stake - What you need to know
Mercedes has withdrawn from the bidding process for a stake in the Alpine Formula 1 team
The Race · F1
F1 to limit cars' top speed potential on Monaco straights
F1 drivers will have their top speed potential pegged back at the Monaco Grand Prix...
Formula 1 Official · Football
Which football team does each Formula 1 driver support?
There are quite a few football fans in the Formula 1 paddock – but which team does each driver support?
Formula 1 Official
Hamilton praises Ferrari for ‘moving mountains’ after Canada GP
Lewis Hamilton has expressed gratitude and satisfaction after putting together one of his strongest weekends with Ferrari...
ESPN Cricinfo
Holden, De Caires fire Middlesex to first win of season
Tymal Mills takes three but Sussex flounder in chase of 214 to be replaced at bottom of South Group
ESPN Cricinfo
Tendulkar: Sooryavanshi is 'truly special'
Indian batting legend praises the 15-year-old and wants no one to "play around with his natural instincts."
Science
New Scientist
Embryos made without sperm or eggs reveal why many pregnancies fail
Embryo organoids made from stem cells are enabling scientists to recreate early pregnancy in the lab, unlocking treatments for...
New Scientist
The best new science-fiction books of June 2026
There is plenty of intriguing sci-fi on offer this month, whether it’s solar-powered cities from Adrian Tchaikovsky or a...
New Scientist
Photons behave very strangely if you try to cut them
Particles of light cannot be divided into smaller particles, but if you try to snip off the end of one, instead of shortening...
New Scientist
Our verdict on Luminous by Silvia Park: a fascinating take on robots
The New Scientist Book Club read Silvia Park's near-future sci-fi novel Luminous in May, and had lots of good things to say...
Nature
Author Correction: Hidden states and dynamics of fractional fillings in twisted MoTe 2 bilayers
Nature, Published online: 29 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10717-y Author Correction: Hidden states and dynamics of...
Nature
Author Correction: US oil and gas system emissions from nearly one million aerial site measurements
Nature, Published online: 29 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10605-5 Author Correction: US oil and gas system emissions from...
Nature
Author Correction: Attenuated fusogenicity and pathogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant
Nature, Published online: 29 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10665-7 Author Correction: Attenuated fusogenicity and...
Nature
Surgeons in imperial China used anaesthetics — in careful doses
Nature, Published online: 29 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01669-4 Traces on tweezers and surgical scissors suggest liquid...
Technology
The Verge
Backrooms is a certified blockbuster with a $38 million opening day
The Kane Parsons' film Backrooms is expected to earn up to $90 million in its opening weekend after pulling down $38 million...
The Verge
Welcome to Night Vale host Cecil Baldwin shares his tech pet peeves
Cecil Baldwin's résumé includes appearances on Gravity Falls, narrating the documentary Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm...
The Verge
Microsoft is threatening legal action for disclosing exploits
Microsoft is facing criticism for its handling of zero-day exploits. Someone going by the name Nightmare Eclipse has been...
The Verge
Two of our favorite art TVs are more than 40 percent off this weekend
Art TVs aren’t exactly known for being affordable, which is why Woot’s latest sale is notable. Now through June 26th, the...
Techcrunch
SoftBank says it will invest up to €75 billion to build French data centers
The goal, the firm said, is to develop and operate up to 5 gigawatts of additional data center capacity.
Techcrunch
This weekend’s two biggest movies were both directed by YouTubers
The YouTube-to-prestige-horror pipeline is looking very strong.
Techcrunch
Snap alums unveil Ghost Angels fund
A group of 20 Snap alumni has come together to launch a fund called Ghost Angels to back the next generation of social media.
Techcrunch
‘What a joke’: Github Copilot’s new token-based billing spurs consternation among devs
The golden age of Microsoft's Github Copilot appears to be at an end.
Wired
Keychron K2 HE Concrete Edition Review: Rock-Solid Typing
Keychron's K2 HE Concrete Edition sounds like a cute gimmick, but as I discovered, there's a really solid keyboard beyond the...
Wired
‘Backrooms’ Takes You Deeper Inside the Internet’s Most Uncanny Horror Myth
Kane Parsons was just 16 years old when he created a viral YouTube horror series based on a 4chan meme. Now he’s ready to...
Hacker News · 291 pts
OpenRouter raises $113M Series B
Hacker News · 48 pts
Domain expertise has always been the real moat
Hacker News · 108 pts
I found a seashell in the middle of the desert
Hacker News · 177 pts
Accenture to acquire Ookla
Hacker News · 140 pts
Zig ELF Linker Improvements Devlog
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