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Wall Street rebound driven by smallest number of stocks on record
Financial Times · Thu 07 May, 15:00
Soaring S&P propelled by Big Tech equities prompts warnings about ‘fragility’ of rally
Financial Times
Why I don’t write about the Liberal Democrats
Britain’s third party is being drowned out by noisier insurgents
Financial Times
David Attenborough: nature’s great communicator
At 100, his work should inspire a new generation of scientific truth-tellers
Financial Times
Oil dips below $100 on hopes of US-Iran deal
Tehran is reviewing a Washington-backed proposal that Donald Trump says could bring the conflict to an end
Financial Times
Trump halted ‘Project Freedom’ after Saudi Arabia withheld support
Riyadh said it would not allow US warplanes to use its bases or airspace in plan to guide commercial ships through...
BBC News
Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship not start of pandemic, UN health agency says
Ther World Health Organization says it is not in the same situation as with Covid-19 because hantavirus spreads differently.
BBC News
UK immigration officer among two men guilty of working for Chinese intelligence
Chi Leung "Peter" Wai used the main immigration database to track Hong Kong dissidents in the UK.
BBC News
David Attenborough says he is 'overwhelmed' by 100th birthday messages
The legendary wildlife broadcaster thanks fans in a message the day before he reaches his centenary.
BBC News
Rosenberg: Russia's Victory Day parade with no tanks a sign Ukraine war not going to plan
For the first time in nearly two decades, there will be no military hardware, just soldiers during Saturday's parade...
The Economist
The summit of suspicion
The summit of suspicion The Economist
The Economist
Despite Donald Trump’s talk, a lasting peace is some way off
Despite Donald Trump’s talk, a lasting peace is some way off The Economist
NYT Europe
France Passes Law Easing Process of Returning Looted Art
President Emmanuel Macron has long called the restitution of African art from French museums a priority. Experts say...
NYT Europe
Russia Ramps Up Threats Toward Ukraine Over Victory Day Parade
Kremlin officials said a large strike on Kyiv would be “inevitable” if Ukraine disrupted the May 9 event, a prospect...
The Telegraph
FTSE 100 tumbles as Iran peace deal hopes rise
FTSE 100 tumbles as Iran peace deal hopes rise
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
Nurse who fraudulently earned £51k from NHS to pay back £278
A court heard Tanya Nasir could not pay back any more because she was all but penniless.
BBC Wales
Woman and teen arrested for murder after two die in BMW and motorbike crash
A motorbike and BMW car crashed early on Thursday, with three people arrested.
BBC Wales
Attenborough superfan, 6, draws 100th animal for broadcaster's birthday
Despite the 94-year age gap, six-year-old Max Evans-Browning calls Sir David his "favourite person".
BBC Wales
'Lovely dog vibes only' - pet photographer heads to the polls
Photographer Ellen Cooper says there is "nothing more fun" than dogs going to vote.
Sport
BBC Sport · Cricket
Australian North set to be England selector
Marcus North, a former Australia international and Durham's director of cricket, is set to become the first...
BBC Sport · Motorsport
Rider dies in North West 200 Superbike incident
A rider dies after an accident in Superbike qualifying for the North West 200 international road race in Northern...
BBC Sport · Boxing
'I'll collect the trash' - Dubois on Wardley's bin-man jibe
Daniel Dubois responds to fellow British heavyweight Fabio Wardley's "bin-man" jibe by vowing to make the world...
BBC Sport · Football
Chelsea favourites to sign Shaw as Man City exit nears
Chelsea are favourites to sign striker Khadija Shaw on a free contract as an exit from Manchester City nears this summer.
The Race · F1
F1's options as it tries to get a race back onto the 2026 calendar
F1 hasn't given up on getting the Bahrain or Saudi Arabian Grand Prix back on the 2026 calendar. These are the...
The Race · F1
The alternate reality where Zak Brown joined F1 - not McLaren
There is an alternate reality in which Zak Brown never spearheads McLaren's F1 revival, which he expands on in this...
The Race · F1
The biggest annoyance drivers still have with 2026 F1 cars
Though the rule tweaks for Miami helped, F1 would be to wrong to feel drivers are now happy with the 2026 cars
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...
Formula 1 Official
Who has gained and lost the most places at race starts?
Race starts under F1’s new-for-2026 regulations have been a hot topic across the opening few rounds of the campaign,...
Formula 1 Official
McNish reflects on first weekend as Audi Racing Director
Allan McNish has completed his first weekend in his new position as Racing Director at Audi, having taken up the...
ESPN Cricinfo
Why being Pakistan head coach could be the perfect role for Sarfaraz
The former Pakistan captain waltzes into his new role with relatively little experience in coaching, but a strong...
ESPN Cricinfo
Babar ruled out of first Bangladesh Test due to left knee injury
PCB did not specify whether he would be ruled out of the series altogether, stating that his condition was being...
Science
New Scientist
Hantavirus outbreak will not cause a covid-style pandemic, says WHO
The World Health Organization sought to quell worldwide fears over the hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship MV...
New Scientist
PCOS postpones perimenopause and allows pregnancies at older ages
Only 3 per cent of those with polycystic ovary syndrome reach perimenopause by the age of 46, which may allow them...
New Scientist
Coffee's mood-boosting effects aren't just down to caffeine
A comprehensive study exploring coffee’s physiological effects finds that some of its benefits are down to...
New Scientist
What to read this week: the excellent Beyond Belief by Helen Pearson
Solving society's problems with evidence is a work in progress, argues a must-read new book. The process is...
Nature
Author Correction: Proteasome-guided haem signalling axis contributes to T cell exhaustion
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10608-2Author Correction: Proteasome-guided haem...
Nature
There is no vaccine for deadly hantavirus: what that means for future outbreaks
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01494-9Virologist Jay Hooper is developing a vaccine...
Nature
OpenAI is under criminal investigation — why chatbots don’t always follow the law
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01405-yA person accused of murder in Florida allegedly...
Nature
My English skills are hurting my chances in academic publishing — how can I improve?
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01350-wA non-fluent English speaker struggles to...
Technology
The Verge
Valve is fighting Steam Controller scalpers with a new reservations system
Valve's new Steam Controller sold out quickly when it went on sale on Monday, and the company is going to open a...
The Verge
ChatGPT’s ‘Trusted Contact’ will alert loved ones of safety concerns
OpenAI is launching an optional safety feature for ChatGPT that allows adult users to assign an emergency contact...
The Verge
Live updates from Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s court battle over the future of OpenAI
Sam Altman and Elon Musk are facing off in a high-stakes trial that could alter the future of OpenAI and its most...
The Verge
Did Microsoft just tease a new Xbox UI?
Microsoft showed off a "consistent" Xbox UI across handhelds, consoles, and cloud gaming during its Xbox keynote at...
Techcrunch
Kalshi doubles valuation in 5 months, hitting $22 billion
Prediction market startup Kalshi has raised a $1 billion Series F round led by Coatue.
Techcrunch
Jeff Bezos rep leaves Slate Auto’s board
Melinda Lewison's departure raises questions about Bezos' support and involvement with the startup at a time when...
Techcrunch
How Anthropic’s Mythos has rewritten Firefox’s approach to cybersecurity
Security researchers at Mozilla say Anthropic's Mythos has unearthed a wealth of high-severity bugs in Firefox.
Techcrunch
Google’s $9.99-per-month AI health coach launches May 19
The Gemini-powered health coach will act as a combination fitness coach, sleep expert, and health and wellness advisor.
Wired
ChatGPT Has 'Goblin' Mania in the US. In China It Will 'Catch You Steadily'
OpenAI's chatbot has some weird linguistic tics in Chinese that are driving users crazy.
Wired
Best Last-Minute Mother’s Day Deals on Mom-Approved Gifts (2026)
Give Mom the best and save some cash in the process with these legitimate discounts on WIRED-approved gifts.
Hacker News · 348 pts
The map that keeps Burning Man honest
Hacker News · 153 pts
AlphaEvolve: Gemini-powered coding agent scaling impact across fields
Hacker News · 58 pts
Agents need control flow, not more prompts
Hacker News · 230 pts
Child marriages plunged when girls stayed in school in Nigeria
Hacker News · 82 pts
DeepSeek 4 Flash local inference engine for Metal
Hacker News · 157 pts
Chrome removes claim of On-device Al not sending data to Google Servers
Reading List
AI at Discount
Thomasz Tunguz
Anthropic grew from $1B to $30B in 15 months. So why does it trade at a discount to public...
An Interview with Joanna Stern About Living With AI
Stratechery
An interview with Joanna Stern about her new book about living with AI, and starting her own...
Find out how AlphaEvolve has gone from research to solving real-life problems.
Deep Mind
AlphaEvolve has become a po
Winston Weinberg: Speed, Stress, and Better Decisions
FS Blog
Winston Weinberg is the CEO and co-founder of Harvey, the AI platform built for the legal...
Scientific Papers
Computer science
LCM: Lossless Context Management
Constraint-Aware Execution Planning for Hybrid Space-Ground Compute Workloads
Endogenous Regime Switching Driven by Scalar-Irreducible Learning Dynamics
Economics
The Adversarial Discount - AI, Signal Correlation, and the Cybersecurity Arms Race
Scalable Structural Estimation of Networked Infrastructure: Exact Decomposition for Localized Coordination
It's complicated: A Non-parametric Test of Preference Stability between Singles and Couples
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