AI desperately needs more adult supervision
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Britain isn’t ungovernable. It’s just been badly governed
Short-termism and poor choices are to blame for the country’s political predicament
We’re entering a sectarian age — playing to extremes wins votes
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The coming of crypto: how Nigel Farage plans to reshape politics
Selected from The Times as an argument-led read.
I Don’t Think You Can Even Call This Hypocrisy
The secrets of one of the architects of the religious right are being revealed. One of the secrets is that they weren’t really secrets.
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Financial Times
Wes Streeting resigns from government
Health secretary’s move deepens crisis that threatens prime minister’s position
Financial Times
Starmer’s fate hinges on individual acts of nerve
MPs are divided on timing of contest as Angela Rayner joins group of potential challengers
Financial Times
Four scenarios for a Labour leadership war
Under Labour rules, someone seeking the party leadership needs the nominations of at least 81 MPs
Financial Times
The confident performer with a mixed record of reform
The health secretary’s ambition to succeed Keir Starmer is well known, but his time overseeing the NHS has proved trickier...
BBC News
Wes Streeting resigns as health secretary - his letter in full
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has announced his resignation from government.
BBC News
The potential challengers to Keir Starmer
Andy Burnham, Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting are all potential candidates for the top job.
BBC News
How would a Labour leadership contest work?
How could MPs who want to see Sir Keir Starmer replaced force a leadership contest?
BBC News
Watch: What now for Angela Rayner?
BBC chief political correspondent Henry Zeffman explains what this could mean for a potential Labour leadership contest.
BBC News
UK economy sees surprise growth in March despite Iran war
The economy grew by 0.3% in the month, official figures show, confounding analysts' forecasts of a small contraction.
The Economist
Is AI putting graduates out of work already?
NYT Europe
Wes Streeting Resigns, Setting Stage for Possible UK Leadership Challenge to Starmer
After days of speculation, the British health secretary said Thursday that he was resigning from the government of Prime...
NYT Europe
A Food-Lover’s Paradise in the Swedish Countryside
In Skane, a fertile agricultural area bordered on three sides by the Baltic Sea, visitors will find delightful meals, baked...
The Telegraph
Telegraph Fantasy Football tips: Game Week 36
The experts at Fantasy Football Hub are back with their selection advice for GW36
The Telegraph
Imperious Foden back to his best as City refuse to throw in the towel
Imperious Foden back to his best as City refuse to throw in the towel
Wales
BBC Wales
Chippy boss installing self-service tills as 'abrupt' customers query prices
Rhys McLoughlin says he does not think customers understand that "incoming prices are going up and up".
BBC Wales
Ex-BBC producer with 'depraved' images of children avoids prison
Dylan Dawes had more than 6,200 images on his devices, some of which depicted the worst kind of abuse.
BBC Wales
Becoming a mum left me incontinent - we need to talk about birth injuries
Geeta Nayar, who has lived with bowel incontinence since her daughter was born, urges others not to suffer in silence.
BBC Wales
Ex-UKIP leader Caroline Jones dies days after standing in Welsh election
Jones became ill on the night of the election count, where she was standing as an independent candidate.
Sport
BBC Sport · Football
Was it a penalty? Celtic-Hearts title decider set up as McInnes slams 'disgusting' call
Hearts head coach Derek McInnes says his side are "up against everybody" after a "disgusting" 99th-minute penalty winner for...
BBC Sport · Formula
Will F1 go back to the future with its engines?
F1 is in the midst of two parallel sets of engine discussions. Andrew Benson looks at whether one of them will lead to the...
BBC Sport · Football
Stockport's Barry - Barcelona to Wembley via nine loans
From Barcelona to Stockport and a second Wembley final - the rollercoaster career of "wonderkid" Louie Barry.
BBC Sport · Football
Every reason to believe I'll stay with Liverpool - Slot
Liverpool manager Arne Slot says he has "every reason to believe" he will remain in charge of the club next season.
The Race · F1
McLaren brings tech giant Intel back to F1 team sponsorship
McLaren has brought tech giant Intel back to F1 as a team sponsor after an absence of nearly 17 years
The Race · F1
McLaren expansion approval includes new in-house F1 test rig
McLaren has secured planning permission for a factory extension at its Woking headquarters that will house a new test rig for...
The Race · F1
How Honda's $19million F1 bailout will really work
Honda has the potential for a $19m cash injection into its ailing F1 programme - but it brings future complications, as Jon...
The Race
The shocking trait that Vasseur has driven out of Ferrari
Innovation is no longer stifled at Ferrari, which 'didn't want to be exposed' before Fred Vasseur took over
Formula 1 Official
Cadillac CEO Towriss on the importance of experience
Lawrence Barretto sits down with Cadillac CEO Dan Towriss to delve into how experience has been crucial in enabling the team...
Formula 1 Official
Watch R8 Qualifying from the Sim Racing World Championship
Drivers will compete in the Dutch Grand Prix for Round 8 of the 2026 F1 Sim Racing World Championship.
ESPN Cricinfo
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi earns maiden India A call-up for one-day tri-series in SL
Tilak Varma will lead the India A side, with Parag named as his deputy
ESPN Cricinfo
Saudi Arabia set to launch Dunes League T20 in October
It will be Saudi Arabia's first franchise league, and is expected to feature retired internationals who are still active in...
Science
New Scientist
Melting of Greenland ice sheet could release large stores of methane
Seismic surveys and sediment cores suggest that dozens of deep pockmarks on the sea floor were created when Arctic methane...
New Scientist
Suzanne Simard on the wood wide web, connectedness – and Avatar
Rowan Hooper met ecologist Suzanne Simard under an oak tree in Kew Gardens, London, to talk about her new book, criticism of...
New Scientist
Neanderthals treated a dental cavity by drilling into the tooth
A Neanderthal tooth shows clear signs of human intervention to treat bacterial decay, showing that the earliest dentistry...
New Scientist
Arctic fires are releasing carbon stored for thousands of years
A study of soils around the Arctic and boreal forests has found that some wildfires are releasing carbon stored over...
Nature
Stereoelectronic manipulation of ligands for perovskite solar cells
Nature, Published online: 13 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10626-0 Stereoelectronic manipulation of ligands for perovskite...
Nature
The hunt for the next antibiotics
Nature, Published online: 13 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01424-9 To battle antibiotic resistance, researchers are leaving...
Nature
Red-light therapy is all the rage — does it work?
Nature, Published online: 13 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01547-z There are a multitude of red-light emitting consumer...
Nature
Pristine Antarctic ice records the Solar System’s travels
Nature, Published online: 13 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01505-9 Rare isotopes hint at when the Solar System entered the...
Technology
The Verge
Insta360’s new viewfinder turns the action cam into a retro shooter
The pill-shaped Insta360 Go 3S 4K action camera launched in June 2024 as an updated version of the 2.7K Go 3 that debuted a...
The Verge
I’m obsessed with Forza Horizon 6, and I’ve barely even raced
For the last week, I've spent every evening unwinding by speeding through the Japanese countryside, blaring Babymetal as I...
The Verge
You can make an app for that
The tyranny of software is almost over. Since the first computer programmers wrote the first computer programs, we, the users...
The Verge
Android’s latest AI feature predicts what you’ll do next
Google is rolling out a new AI-powered "contextual suggestions" feature to Android users that recommends actions based on your...
Techcrunch
Who decides what AI tells you? Campbell Brown, once Meta’s news chief, has thoughts
"The conversation is sort of happening in Silicon Valley around one thing, and a totally different conversation is happening...
Techcrunch
Clio’s $500M milestone arrives just as Anthropic ups the ante
Legal tech startups, including Clio, which just hit $500 million in ARR, are seeing massive customer adoption.
Techcrunch
Notion just turned its workspace into a hub for AI agents
Notion’s new developer platform lets teams connect AI agents, external data sources, and custom code directly into their...
Techcrunch
Musk’s xAI is running nearly 50 gas turbines unchecked at its Mississippi data center
Gas turbines at xAI's Colossus 2 data center have drawn a lawsuit over the company's use of "mobile" gas turbines as power plants.
Wired
InstaFarm Automated Indoor Microgreens Garden Review: Easy Being Green
The InstaFarm makes growing your own microgreens practical at home.
Wired
Gen Z Is Pioneering a New Understanding of Truth
The first generation to truly grow up online, Generation Z and their cohort live in a social media ecosystem that blends facts...
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Linux gaming is faster because Windows APIs are becoming Linux kernel features
Papers
Computer science
Prime Successor Irreducibility: Turing Machine Complexity, Kolmogorov Complexity, and Weakness-Based Formulations
Computer science
Precautionary Governance of Autonomous AI: Legal Personhood as Functional Instrument
Computer science
Scale-Gest: Scalable Model-Space Synthesis and Runtime Selection for On-Device Gesture Detection
Economics
Analyzing the Impact of Release Season and Production Budget on Movie Revenue and Profitability
Economics
Coordination Failures and Stackelberg Leadership in Housing Development with Network Effects
Congenital Heart Block