Friday, May 01, 2026
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Oil market one month from crunch point as global stockpiles dwindle
Financial Times · Fri 01 May, 16:52
Traders warn of further jump in prices and ‘huge pain’ as economies cut consumption
Financial Times
Exxon and Chevron defy Trump pressure to boost oil production
US supermajors stick to prewar strategies despite White House plea for more drilling to curb soaring petrol prices
Financial Times
MBZ, the Emirati sheikh who shook up the Gulf
From foreign interventions to abandoning Opec, the UAE’s leader is charting a different path for his country
Financial Times
The shrinking of Jewish life in Britain
It should be entirely possible to be anti-Israel without sinking to dehumanising language
Financial Times
My latest portfolio revealed
Now the Bank of England has called the top, I’ve never been so bullish about stocks
BBC News
Polanski apologises for sharing post criticising officers who arrested Golders Green suspect
The Green leader was facing a growing backlash for appearing to back criticism of arresting officers.
BBC News
Woman charged over fatal Wimbledon school crash
Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau died after a car crashed into the Study Preparatory School in July 2023.
BBC News
Man appears in court charged with attempted murder of two Jewish men
Essa Suleiman, 45, is also accused of attempting to murder a third man on the same day in south London.
BBC News
Trump says he will hike tariffs on EU cars to 25%
The current level of tariffs charged on goods entering the US from the EU is 15%, under a deal negotiated last July.
The Economist
How to capitalise on London’s thriving financial industry
How to capitalise on London’s thriving financial industry The Economist
The Economist
Still in La La land
Still in La La land The Economist
NYT Europe
‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ Director’s Oscar Is Found After Airline Lost It
Pavel Talankin, a co-director and star of the documentary “Mr. Nobody Against Putin,” was told by T.S.A. agents that...
NYT Europe
Co-Founder of Superdry Fashion Brand Is Convicted of Rape
A British jury convicted James Holder, who rose to fame in the mid-2000s for his role in creating the streetwear...
The Telegraph
The best beach hotels in Greece
If the most important part of your holiday is sun, glittering sea and buttery-soft sand – these Greek seaside...
The Telegraph
The best plays and musicals in London (and beyond) to book in 2026
These shows are the finest on stage, both the best-rated productions we have already seen and those to which we are...
Wales
BBC Wales
Teen who took laughing gas before driving into couple outside club guilty of murder
Shelley Davies died in hospital three weeks after Kian Bateman drove into her and her partner.
BBC Wales
'I earn £36k but I can't afford to buy a house'
Shelter Cymru says privately rented homes are unaffordable for most people across Wales.
BBC Wales
Warning after fires near popular mountain ahead of holiday weekend
Crews are tackling wildfires across Wales, including in Bannau Brycheiniog - the Brecon Beacons.
BBC Wales
Only Plaid Cymru can beat Reform, says Rhun ap Iorwerth
Polls suggest Plaid Cymru and Reform are vying to be the the largest party after the 7 May election.
Sport
Formula 1
Race
Miami GP
Sun 03 May
Qualifying
Miami GP
Sat 02 May
BBC Sport · Football
'It's like we're all crying and relegated' - Spurs' De Zerbi delivers monologue
Manager Roberto de Zerbi urges Tottenham to "silence the voice inside of us" as the club battle to avoid relegation...
BBC Sport · Football
What does future hold for Havertz after season blighted by injury?
Arsenal have largely been unable to call upon Kai Havertz in a season blighted by injury, so what does the future...
BBC Sport
Vonn still in 'survival mode' after Olympic crash
American skiing great Lindsey Vonn says she is still "too emotional" to make a decision on her future career as she...
BBC Sport · Darts
Van Gerwen punched in face during bar attack
Michael van Gerwen is punched in the face by a stranger in an attack at a bar in the Netherlands.
The Race · F1
F1 Miami GP 2026 practice result
Practice result from Formula 1's Miami Grand Prix FP1 - the only practice session as this is a sprint weekend
The Race · F1
Cadillac brings first-ever major F1 upgrade
Cadillac’s first ever major Formula 1 upgrade package has broken cover at the Miami Grand Prix - here's what they've...
The Race
Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull reveal major Miami upgrades
Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull have brought major upgrade packages to the Miami GP as they try to catch early F1 2026...
The Race · F1
F1 grid in trepidation over wet Miami GP chance
The Formula 1 grid is still largely in the dark over how the 2026 cars will race in the wet - and Miami could be a...
Formula 1 Official
LIVE COVERAGE: All the action from FP1 in Miami
Live coverage of Friday's first practice session for the 2026 Miami Grand Prix.
Formula 1 Official
All the special liveries, helmets, and team kit for Miami
The drivers and teams always flex their creative muscles in Miami – check out this year’s special designs.
ESPN Cricinfo
Slater stars with 178 as Nottinghamshire give Foxes the run-around
Tough day in the field for newly promoted local rivals, as Clarke and Duckett make fifties too
ESPN Cricinfo
CSK vs MI: IPL's iconic rivals fast approaching must-win territory
The two teams will yet again be without their former captains who defined IPL's 'El Clasico' - MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma
Science
New Scientist
NHS England rushes to hide software over AI hacking fears
National Health Service rules state that all software created with public money should be publicly available, but...
New Scientist
The 4 biggest myths about hydration, according to an expert
Should you really be drinking eight glasses of water a day? What about reaching for a sports drink after exercise?...
New Scientist
Oak trees use delaying tactics to thwart hungry caterpillars
An infestation of caterpillars can make an oak tree postpone when it opens its leaves next year by three days,...
New Scientist
Why I explore our inevitable love for robots in my novel Luminous
Silvia Park, author of the May read for the New Scientist Book Club, reveals how a book that was originally intended...
Nature
Author Correction: Titration of RAS alters senescent state and influences tumour initiation
Nature, Published online: 01 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10601-9Author Correction: Titration of RAS alters...
Nature
Briefing Chat: Stressed mitochondria spawn new 'organelles' in cells
Nature, Published online: 01 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01439-2Nature staff discuss some of the week's top...
Nature
The imperfect legacy
Nature, Published online: 01 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01075-wNot a bug, but a feature.
Nature
US faculty members report high levels of anxiety
Nature, Published online: 01 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01252-xSurveys show the importance of social, familial...
Technology
The Verge
This accessory can snap a Steam Controller to your phone — or almost anything else
Valve's new Steam Controller goes on sale on Monday for $99, and accessories-maker Mechanism will be ready. As far...
The Verge
Players from the NBA, NFL, and MLB call for a ban on betting ‘unders’
The unions backing professional NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, and MLS players are calling on the Commodity Futures Trading...
The Verge
Severe Linux Copy Fail security flaw uncovered using AI scanning help
Nearly every Linux distribution released since 2017 is currently vulnerable to a security bug called "Copy Fail"...
The Verge
Dreame’s rocket-powered car can do 0–60 in 0.9 seconds because you can just say things now
When I first heard that a vacuum company had released a rocket-powered electric vehicle with physically...
Techcrunch
Pentagon inks deals with Nvidia, Microsoft, and AWS to deploy AI on classified networks
The deals come as the DOD has doubled down on diversifying its exposure to AI vendors in the wake of its...
Techcrunch
Ubuntu services hit by outages after DDoS attack
A group of hacktivists have claimed responsibility for a distributed denial-of-service attack, which has affected...
Techcrunch
People are finally using Reddit’s search
The company saw a 30% year-on-year jump in the number of people using search every week, CEO Steve Huffman said on Thursday.
Techcrunch
ChatGPT Images 2.0 is a hit in India, but not a big winner elsewhere, yet
Users in India are embracing ChatGPT Images 2.0 for creative, personal visuals — from avatars to cinematic portraits.
Wired
The Chinese Government Just Got the World’s Largest Digital Rights Conference Canceled
Access Now, the group that organizes RightsCon, says Zambian officials asked it to exclude Taiwanese participants if...
Wired
You Found Satoshi? Let’s See the Receipts
Two new projects, including one from a Pulitzer-winning reporter, claim they’ve solved the mystery of Bitcoin’s...
Hacker News · 194 pts
Uber Torches 2026 AI Budget on Claude Code in Four Months
Hacker News · 122 pts
Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2026)
Hacker News · 176 pts
Police Have Used License Plate Readers at Least 14x to Stalk Romantic Interests
Hacker News · 53 pts
whohas – Command-line utility for cross-distro, cross-repository package search
Hacker News · 62 pts
Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2026)
Hacker News · 61 pts
Sally McKee, who coined the term "the memory wall", has died
Reading List
This Week's Sign the Apocalypse Isn't Upon Us
Thomasz Tunguz
I remember growing up reading Sports Illustrated. There was a small column called “This Week’s...
2026.18: Long-term, Peripheral & Myopic Visions
Stratechery
The best Stratechery content from the week of April 27, 2026, including Amazon and AI, the...
Scientific Papers
Computer science
A Randomized Controlled Trial and Pilot of Scout: an LLM-Based EHR Search and Synthesis Platform
The Impact of LLM Self-Consistency and Reasoning Effort on Automated Scoring Accuracy and Cost
Policy-Governed LLM Routing with Intent Matching for Instrument Laboratories
Economics
Doubly robust local projections difference-in-differences
The Signal Credibility Index for Prediction Markets: A Microstructure-Grounded Diagnostic with Weighted and Time-Varying Extensions
Treatment-effect heterogeneity and interactive fixed effects: Can we control for too much?
Congenital Heart Block
Comorbidities in parents of individuals with congenital heart block: a Swedish nationwide study
Diagnostic Yield of Serial PR Interval Screening for Fetal Heart Block in Anti-SSA/SSB Pregnancies
The Prevalence of Fetal Complete Heart Block and the Role of Positive Autoantibodies in Pregnant Women with Rheumatologic Diseases
Maternal and fetal outcomes in pregnancies affected by mixed connective tissue disease
Prenatal Diagnosis of Immune-Mediated Fetal Complete Heart Block Revealing Maternal Systemic Lupus Erythematosus