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US fuel exports hit record in boon for oil companies and threat to Trump
Financial Times · Wed 06 May, 18:44
Hormuz closure prompts surge in buying from Asia and Europe
Financial Times
Iran says it is reviewing US-backed peace proposal
Trump says US military campaign will end if Iran ‘agrees to give what has been agreed to’
Financial Times
EU weighs get-out for gas leaks after US and fossil fuel industry pressure
Guidelines would see penalties suspended during energy crises
Financial Times
Can Britain’s star tech investor dodge the SaaSpocalypse?
Delayed IPO of €19bn software group Visma was meant to be a crowning moment for PE group Hg — and London
Financial Times
The second world war fixation gets the US into trouble again
The Iran war is the latest mess to spring from the idea that ‘appeasement’ is always wrong
BBC News
Two Britons self-isolating in UK after leaving hantavirus cruise ship early
They do not have symptoms and health officials say the risk to the general public remains very low.
BBC News
What is hantavirus and how does it spread? Key questions after outbreak
The Andes strain of the virus has been confirmed in some passengers, which can rarely be passed from person to person.
BBC News
Trump's hopes for an Iran peace deal come with caveats
There are signs of fresh momentum to end the war, but Trump himself has injected a note of caution.
BBC News
Massive Alaska megatsunami was second largest ever recorded
New research suggests glacier melt driven by climate change is increasing the risk of giant waves.
The Economist
Vladimir Putin is losing his grip on Russia
Vladimir Putin is losing his grip on Russia The Economist
The Economist
To fight antisemitism, first grasp where it comes from
To fight antisemitism, first grasp where it comes from The Economist
NYT Europe
Leo XIV Is the First Pope From the U.S. He’s Making That an Asset.
A year into his papacy, Leo has shown a readiness to challenge Washington, defying any concerns about the election...
NYT Europe
In Romania, Living With Weapons of War Spilling Into NATO Territory
Four years of battle in Ukraine is taking a toll on neighboring Romanians. Even if the war has not crossed the...
The Telegraph
Brazilian-style fish with chilli and coconut
This fragrant and spicy dish takes just 15 minutes to prepare
The Telegraph
I’m a Croatia expert: These are the country’s most beautiful seaside destinations
Croatia’s dazzling Adriatic coastline offers turquoise waters and historic harbour towns. Our expert reveals its highlights
Wales
BBC Wales
Bonnie Tyler recovering after being taken to hospital for surgery
The Total Eclipse of the Heart singer is being treated in Faro, Portugal, where she has a home.
BBC Wales
Polls to open for voting in Senedd election
Polling stations to open across Wales on Thursday to elect 96 members to expanded Welsh Parliament.
BBC Wales
Sex assault NHS worker has sentence increased
Ieuan Crump sees his jail sentence increased to 12 years after sex assaults on two hospital patients.
BBC Wales
Rhod Gilbert returns to TV with his dog after cancer treatment
Rhod Gilbert will take part in the show alongside his dog, Piscen.
Sport
BBC Sport
Why was Neves handball against Bayern not a penalty?
Bayern Munich players, coaching staff and fans at the Allianz Arena were in disbelief after they were denied a...
BBC Sport · Football
Inside Man City's WSL title-winning season
Manchester City have won a first Women's Super League title in 10 years - but how did they achieve it?
BBC Sport · Football
Late Bayern pressure not enough as PSG return to Champions League final
Harry Kane's injury-time equaliser earns Bayern Munich a 1-1 second leg draw at the Allianz Arena as holders PSG...
BBC Sport · Football
Injury row, yacht trip & petition - what's going on with Mbappe?
It's been a difficult second season for Kylian Mbappe at Real Madrid. What's gone wrong?
The Race · F1
Why F1's slowest car has a new urgent problem to fix
Aston Martin and Honda have addressed their biggest F1 problem but as the issues run so deep, there is immediately...
The Race
Gary Anderson's take on the grey areas Ferrari's exploiting
Some of Ferrari's latest F1 car upgrades are pushing the limits of the 2026 rules, reckons Gary Anderson
The Race · F1
What's going on with Mercedes' 'unacceptable' F1 starts
While Mercedes remains unbeaten in grands prix, it has another less enviable streak in 2026
The Race
Why Hamilton thinks Ferrari simulator is hurting him right now
Lewis Hamilton says Ferrari's simulator is hindering him more than it's helping
Formula 1 Official
The transformative upgrades behind Red Bull's turnaround
Mark Hughes examines the extensive changes that Red Bull made to the RB22 for the Miami Grand Prix weekend.
Formula 1 Official
All the sports megastars at the Miami Grand Prix
Formula 1 always attracts sporting royalty, but Miami took it to another level – here are all the megastars at the...
ESPN Cricinfo
'We dropped too many catches' - Shreyas Iyer rues sloppy PBKS performance
Punjab Kings dropped three catches and missed one stumping chance, as Sunrisers Hyderabad raced away to a 33-run win...
ESPN Cricinfo
Connolly ton in vain as batting muscle fires SRH to top of the table
In a high-scoring game, both teams missed chances in the field but PBKS' proved costlier
Science
New Scientist
Red-light therapy does have health benefits but not the ones you think
Red-light therapy promises to treat everything from acne and hair loss to depression and chronic pain. Many of these...
New Scientist
Deforestation could trigger Amazon tipping point in the 2030s
At least 15 per cent of the Amazon has already been lost, and further destruction could unleash widespread...
New Scientist
Huge landslide in Alaska caused 481m-high tsunami
When the slope of a mountain above Tracy Arm fjord, in Alaska, gave way on 10 August 2025, 64 million cubic metres...
New Scientist
Hantavirus: Where has the deadly cruise ship outbreak come from?
Three people have died on board the cruise ship MV Hondius due to an outbreak of hantavirus, a rare illness...
Nature
Author Correction: Enteric neurons increase maternal food intake during reproduction
Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10201-7Author Correction: Enteric neurons increase...
Nature
Author Correction: Multidimensional profiling of heterogeneity in supratentorial ependymomas
Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10602-8Author Correction: Multidimensional profiling...
Nature
Anaesthetized brains can still process podcasts
Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01480-1Neuronal recordings taken during surgery reveal...
Nature
Two-qubit logic and teleportation with mobile spin qubits in silicon
Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10423-9A device architecture comprising silicon-based...
Technology
The Verge
Google shuts down Project Mariner
Google has pulled the plug on Project Mariner, an experimental feature designed to perform tasks for you across the...
The Verge
How David Sacks crashed and burned in the White House
Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter exclusively for Verge subscribers about tech, politics, and Washington...
The Verge
The latest Tile Pro is down to $25 — its best price of the year
If you’re struggling to find a Mother’s Day gift under $30, location trackers are a good investment, helping mom...
The Verge
What we’re hearing about the new homepage
We’ve been reading your feedback on the new homepage. All of it. The kind and encouraging comments, the brutal ones,...
Techcrunch
Snap says its $400M deal with Perplexity ‘amicably ended’
The deal, announced last November, would have seen Perplexity's AI search engine integrated directly into Snapchat.
Techcrunch
Is xAI a neocloud now?
xAI's real business may be more about building data centers than training AI models.
Techcrunch
Insurance startup Corgi hits $1.3B valuation 4 months after its Series A
Corgi announced on Wednesday a $160 million Series B, led by TCV, valuing the startup at $1.3 billion.
Techcrunch
Microsoft’s AI data center push is colliding with its clean power goals
The push for new data centers at Microsoft is putting its key clean power goals at risk.
Wired
A Kid With a Fake Mustache Tricked an Online Age-Verification Tool
To stop children from bypassing its age checks, Meta is revamping its age-verification tools with an AI system that...
Wired
Trump’s Team Wants Him to Accept an Iran Deal He’s Already Rejected
As chaotic negotiations over the end of the Iran war continue, US negotiators think they have the framework for a...
Hacker News · 802 pts
Valve releases Steam Controller CAD files under Creative Commons license
Hacker News · 490 pts
Appearing productive in the workplace
Hacker News · 149 pts
From Supabase to Clerk to Better Auth
Hacker News · 248 pts
Vibe coding and agentic engineering are getting closer than I'd like
Hacker News · 108 pts
Google Cloud fraud defense, the next evolution of reCAPTCHA
Hacker News · 50 pts
Learning the Integral of a Diffusion Model
Reading List
Microsoft Earnings, Apple Earnings
Stratechery
Microsoft unveils its new agentic business model, and Apple confronts shortages in memory and...
Scientific Papers
Computer science
Same Voice, Different Lab: On the Homogenization of Frontier LLM Personalities
What Shapes Participant Data Quality? A Scoping Review and Case Study of Crowdsourced Webcam Eye Tracking in AI Interviews
A Study of Consumers Cognitive Load in eCommerce Websites using Eye-tracking Technology
Economics
Going Public: Communication in Collective Decisions
Doubly Robust Instrumented Difference-in-Differences
Did US Worker Retraining Reduce Participant Automation Exposure?
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