US jobs: two in a row
Plus, how to protect central bank independence
The main event
Worth reading
Not the busiest stories. The pieces most likely to sharpen the mental model.
American agriculture is broken
Fixing it will require much more than the new farm bill can deliver
Stay calm, Kemi Badenoch. ‘Unite the Right’ would kill the Tories
Selected from The Times as an argument-led read.
We’re entering a sectarian age — playing to extremes wins votes
Selected from The Times as an argument-led read.
Cubans Deserve America’s Generosity, Not Its Cruelty
If Americans knew what Cuba was enduring, they would demand an end to the U.S. blockade.
More headlines
Financial Times
UK government bonds weaken as pressure on Starmer mounts
Prime minister to give crucial speech on Monday as he battles to save premiership following dire election results
Financial Times
Starmer to promise ‘urgent’ change as he fights for his political future
Prime minister rewrites key address against backdrop of warnings he could face a leadership challenge
Financial Times
Is this Starmer’s last chance to turn words into change?
The prime minister needs to convince doubters that he is not a bystander but someone who is in control
Financial Times
What would a Reform government do?
As Nigel Farage targets national power, his policies are still tangled in ambiguity and impracticality
BBC News
Chris Mason: Another crunch moment beckons for Starmer
The prime minister will seek to reset his premiership in a speech on Monday.
BBC News
British passengers from hantavirus-hit cruise ship isolating in hospital
The passengers landed in the UK on Sunday and none have reported symptoms, but they will will be monitored in hospital for 72 hours.
BBC News
Tourist hotspot at 'end of the world' denies causing hantavirus outbreak
The BBC reports from the city of Ushuaia, where experts have been sent to investigate the origins of the outbreak.
BBC News
Adolescence makes history at Bafta TV Awards
The hit Netflix drama wins a record four Bafta TV Awards, including one for 16-year-old Owen Cooper.
BBC News
Trump calls Iran response to US proposal to end war 'totally unacceptable'
Iran is reported to want lifting of the US naval blockade, recognition of Iranian sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz and...
The Economist
Russia is stumbling on the battlefield
The Economist
America faces another grocery-price shock
NYT Europe
How to Win Eurovision With Just a Few Hundred Voters
Exclusive voting data shows that, despite Eurovision’s assurances, an Israeli campaign could easily have influenced last...
NYT Europe
How Israel Turned Eurovision’s Stage Into a Soft Power Tool
Israel’s efforts to influence Eurovision’s vote were broader and started years earlier than previously known.
The Telegraph
Syria’s health system under strain from returnees following fall of Assad, says report
Nearly 1.4m refugees have flooded back into the country, far outpacing the restoration of hospitals, clinics and essential services
The Telegraph
Rashford stunner helps Barcelona beat Real Madrid and win La Liga
Rashford stunner helps Barcelona beat Real Madrid and win La Liga
Wales
BBC Wales
Two men charged with murder after teens killed in crash
Jaydon Bowyer, 19, and 16-year-old Tashay Canoville, died on Aberthaw Road in Newport on Thursday.
BBC Wales
Rhun ap Iorwerth to become Wales' new first minister within days
Three other Senedd parties indicate they will either back his nomination or not oppose him.
BBC Wales
Haggling prices and chasing debts - tradespeople hit with cost of living headache
More than half of tradespeople have seen an increase of late payments compared to a year ago, a survey finds.
BBC Wales
I took one of the most famous photos of the Aberfan disaster - it still haunts me
Mel Parry took one of the defining images of the Aberfan disaster, but "wished he'd never taken it".
Sport
BBC Sport · Football
Biggest VAR call ever? Four chaotic minutes that may define the season
The most consequential decision in the history of VAR in the Premier League is played out over four minutes 11 seconds of...
BBC Sport · Football
West Ham set to contact referees' body over disallowed goal
West Ham will contact referees' body the Professional Game Match Officials (PGMO) over their disallowed equaliser against...
BBC Sport · Extra
The summer a golden generation lost its shine
The summer of 2006 was meant to be England's moment. A world-class squad, celebrity partners and confident fans - the hype was...
BBC Sport · Football
How Flick's reshaped Barca dominated La Liga again
Hansi Flick has guided a new style of Barcelona to back-to-back La Liga titles - this is how the German coach did it.
The Race · F1
The strange nature of Audi's early F1 problems
Though Audi's showing pace in its first F1 season, it's struggling not just to finish races but to even start them
The Race · F1
What new Sky mega-deal means for F1's Apple plans
Apple clearly has global broadcasting ambitions for F1 - but that didn't prevent major extensions with Sky Sports across...
The Race
The real story behind Red Bull wing that eclipsed Ferrari's
When Red Bull debuted its rotating rear wing at the Miami GP it immediately eclipsed the F1 team that had initially earned...
The Race · F1
Gary Anderson: F1's engine numbers still don't add up
Gary Anderson can't see how the changes F1's planning for 2027 will actually solve its problems
Formula 1 Official
How the Teams’ standings have changed after four rounds
From a new leader to some dramatic shifts in the midfield, F1.com examines the key changes so far in the 2026 Teams'...
Formula 1 Official
Mekies insists Red Bull will 'happily' poach talent
Laurent Mekies offered an insight into Red Bull’s recruitment policy in the wake of the news that Max Verstappen’s long time...
ESPN Cricinfo · Cricket
'Cricketing IQ' the key as Bhuvneshwar continues to make an impact
"He's becoming sort of an artist now. He's just becoming so, so good at what he's doing," raves Ambati Rayudu after...
ESPN Cricinfo
NZ20 launch pushed back to December 2027 'to succeed over the long term'
"This revised timeline gives us the best opportunity to build a world-class competition that New Zealanders can be proud of...
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 claims...
New Scientist
Tiny 'metajets' could use light to steer sails for interstellar travel
Minuscule silicon wafers propelled by lasers could be used to steer light sails, helping them travel beyond the solar system
New Scientist
The 50-year quest to create a quantum spin liquid may finally be over
Creating quantum entanglement inside a solid material is tricky in the lab – but crystals buried in the earth could be growing...
New Scientist
There has been a sudden increase in the rate of sea level rise
Satellite measurements show that in the early 2010s sea level rise suddenly accelerated to a rate of 4.1 millimetres per year,...
Nature
Radioactive rain and proving relativity: Books in brief
Nature, Published online: 08 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01500-0 Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.
Nature
‘Undruggable’ cancer proteins meet their match
Nature, Published online: 08 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01447-2 People with a deadly form of pancreatic cancer survive...
Nature
World-leading climate centre takes Trump administration to court
Nature, Published online: 08 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01501-z Universities that run the National Center for...
Nature
Goodbye GDP? 31 ways to replace the world's favourite measure of economic health
Nature, Published online: 08 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01511-x Proposed UN progress indicators include greenhouse gas...
Technology
The Verge
The Bastl Kalimba is a wild synth that thinks it’s a thumb piano
Make no mistake, the Bastl Kalimba is a synthesizer, you just play it like a kalimba. Its tines don't really make much sound....
The Verge
Ashnymph’s Childhood EP is exhilarating dance goth rock
I've got to thank my oldest friend and concert buddy, Tim, for turning me on to this one. Ashnymph is a London band that...
The Verge
Cricut’s $99 craft cutting machine helped me feel creative again
I've always been skeptical of products that claim to help you lead a more creative life. But one recently won me over. I've...
The Verge
Writers are fleeing the Substack Tax
Substack, the once buzzy newsletter platform, is losing a new swath of writers to rival platforms most people haven't heard...
Techcrunch
Get ready for the whisper-filled office of the future
How will work setups change if we spend more and more time talking to our computers?
Techcrunch
Anthropic says ‘evil’ portrayals of AI were responsible for Claude’s blackmail attempts
Fictional portrayals of artificial intelligence can have a real effect on AI models, according to Anthropic.
Techcrunch
Uber has always wanted to be more than a ride; now it has reason to hurry
The company has been trying to embed itself inside the AV industry — as a data provider, an investor, and a distribution...
Techcrunch
TechCrunch Mobility: Lime’s IPO gamble
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, how AI is playing a part.
Wired
Could Contact-Tracing Apps Help With the Hantavirus? Not Really
Contact-tracing apps were widely deployed during the Covid pandemic. They aren’t as helpful during smaller outbreaks.
Wired
Do City Delivery Drones Make Sense? No One Knows, but They're Flying Over NYC
One of the country’s busiest airspaces has a new kind of flying machine—maybe temporarily.
Hacker News · 1445 pts
Hardware Attestation as Monopoly Enabler
Hacker News · 1058 pts
Local AI needs to be the norm
Hacker News · 141 pts
The Greatest Shot in Television: James Burke Had One Chance to Nail This Scene (2024)
Hacker News · 285 pts
Running local models on an M4 with 24GB memory
Hacker News · 314 pts
I'm going back to writing code by hand
Hacker News · 193 pts