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UBS trading gains fuel 80% profit surge
Financial Times · Wed 29 Apr, 06:59
Market volatility from Middle East war propels strong activity at Swiss bank
Financial Times
Lloyds profits soar 33% as higher interest rates boost income
UK bank set no more funds aside to cover redress payments for motor finance mis-selling scandal
Financial Times
How Citi’s $52mn hire was forced out of JPMorgan over his behaviour
After years of complaints, Vis Raghavan had been told he was out of a job. Three days later, Citi hired him
Financial Times
The great commodities disruption
Trump’s attack on Iran has served as a reminder of how interconnected the global economy remains
Financial Times
Can Opec survive the UAE’s exit?
Abu Dhabi’s surprise decision to leave the oil cartel raises doubts over its future
BBC News
Five takeaways from the King's historic address to Congress
There were some lines in the speech that may have buoyed Democrats – and raised eyebrows in the White House.
BBC News
Eleven cancers on the rise in young people - scientists find first clue why it's happening
Researchers stress that simple lifestyle changes can still significantly reduce the risk of cancer.
BBC News
Starmer sees off inquiry call - but he doesn't escape unscathed
No 10 has expended considerable political capital in keeping Labour MPs onside over the Mandelson vetting row.
BBC News
A fresh financial crisis may be coming - it won't play out like the last one
Several warning lights are flashing that have some wondering whether we are in the foothills of another financial crisis.
The Economist
The UAE’s departure from OPEC may not break the cartel
The UAE’s departure from OPEC may not break the cartel The Economist
The Economist
The prickly side of Zack Polanski, Green Party leader
The prickly side of Zack Polanski, Green Party leader The Economist
NYT Europe
King Charles and Queen Camilla to Visit New York’s 9/11 Memorial
After attending a ceremony at the memorial in Lower Manhattan, the royal couple is scheduled to visit a Harlem...
NYT Europe
Full Guest List for Trump’s State Dinner With Charles and Camilla
Six members of the Supreme Court were invited to the dinner, alongside top administration officials, billionaires...
The Telegraph
Hunted for an HIV cure: the dangerous myth linking albinism to sexual exploitation
Malawian women with albinism say men target them for sex convinced that the encounter will cure their infection
The Telegraph
PSG and Bayern just killed boring football
PSG and Bayern just killed boring football
Wales
BBC Wales
Reform is not racist, Welsh leader says in heated election debate
Wales' big six parties clashed in the TV debate less than two weeks before the Senedd election.
BBC Wales
Woman harassed and beeped at by catcallers reports their untaxed van to DVLA
Despite feeling scared, Aneesa was determined to stand her ground and started filming the ordeal.
BBC Wales
The BBC Wales Senedd election debate fact-checked
Claims made by leaders of six political parties who took part in a TV debate for the Senedd election campaign are checked.
BBC Wales
Why worries over student debt drove me to question politicians
Sam Jones asked Wales' six biggest parties what they planned to do to help support young people.
Sport
Formula 1
Qualifying
Miami GP
Sat 02 May
BBC Sport · Football
A record-breaking semi-final - the antidote to modern football?
A scintillating semi-final first leg between Paris St-Germain and Bayern Munich left many to wonder if this was the...
BBC Sport · Football
White House wants Department of Homeland Security to reopen for World Cup
White House officials preparing for this summer's World Cup urge the Department of Homeland Security to reopen after...
BBC Sport · Rugby Union
Wales great North to retire from rugby
Wales great George North announces that he will retire from professional rugby at the end of the season.
BBC Sport · Football
The Europa League winner turned director, actor, DJ and photographer
Alfie Whiteman picked up a Europa League winners' medal last year, now at 27 he has retired from football and is...
The Race · F1
The fact and fiction of Raikkonen's unique F1 reputation
Few Formula 1 drivers - if any - have accrued quite the same enigmatic reputation as Kimi Raikkonen
The Race · F1
FIA's big threat to any F1 teams who abuse new start procedure
The FIA is ready to impose strict penalties if teams abuse F1’s planned new start safety protocols for competitive gains
The Race · F1
Cadillac first to reveal special F1 livery for Miami GP
Cadillac has become the first F1 team to reveal a special one-off livery for this weekend's Miami Grand Prix - its...
The Race
Everything Red Bull's doing to convince Verstappen to stay
With Max Verstappen openly contemplating his future, Red Bull knows it needs to leave no stone unturned
Formula 1 Official
5 drivers most likely to win the Miami Grand Prix
We look at the betting markets to see who bookmakers are backing to win in Miami.
Formula 1 Official
Cadillac unveil special Miami livery for first home race
Ahead of the season resumption in Miami, Cadillac have showcased a special livery that will adorn their car for the...
ESPN Cricinfo
SLC president Shammi Silva, executive committee members resign
The Sri Lankan government is now likely to appoint an interim committee, which is expected to have former cricketers...
ESPN Cricinfo
Devine and Tahuhu announce international sign-off after T20 World Cup
Nensi Patel, Izzy Sharp, Bree Illing, Flora Devonshire and Polly Inglis will play their first T20 World Cups
Science
New Scientist
Cancer is increasing in young people and we still don't know why
Obesity might be to blame for part of the increase in cancer among young people, a study in the UK has found, but...
New Scientist
People are betting on measles outbreaks – and that might be useful
Millions of dollars are being spent on wagers predicting measles outbreaks in the US, which could help researchers...
New Scientist
Is consciousness more fundamental to reality than quantum physics?
The idea that everything that exists can be built from the bottom up has long held sway among physicists. Now, a new...
New Scientist
Humanoid robots may be about to break the 100-metre sprint record
Robots can now run a half-marathon faster than humans and are rapidly homing in on the 100-metre sprint record. But...
Nature
Author Correction: Quantum error correction below the surface code threshold
Nature, Published online: 28 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10559-8Author Correction: Quantum error correction...
Nature
The equity paradox of environmental DNA for biodiversity monitoring
Nature, Published online: 28 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01349-3The equity paradox of environmental DNA for...
Nature
To hire good scientists, look at their peer-reviewing records
Nature, Published online: 28 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01368-0To hire good scientists, look at their...
Nature
Gulf states must move from efficiency to resilience
Nature, Published online: 28 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01366-2Gulf states must move from efficiency to resilience
Technology
The Verge
It’s primetime for conspiracy theorist video creators
In the days since this year's White House Correspondents' Dinner was cut short when shots were fired at the event,...
The Verge
Elon Musk appeared more petty than prepared
Today the first witness was sworn in in Musk v. Altman: Elon Musk. I was surprised by how flat he seemed. This is...
The Verge
James Comey indicted over Instagram seashell photo that allegedly threatened Trump
The US Department of Justice has once again indicted James Comey - this time, for an alleged threat the former FBI...
The Verge
Elon Musk tells the jury that all he wants to do is save humanity
On the stand, Elon Musk is positioning himself as a savior. In the high-profile trial between him and his fellow...
Techcrunch
How one venture firm is investing in an increasingly fragmented world
Geopolitical turmoil has made venture investing challenging, leading Kompas VC to carve out a niche in startups...
Techcrunch
At his OpenAI trial, Musk relitigates an old friendship
It's a story Musk has told before -- in interviews and to author Walter Isaacson for his bestselling biography of...
Techcrunch
Amazon is already offering new OpenAI products on AWS
A day after OpenAI got Microsoft to agree to end exclusive rights, AWS announced a slate of OpenAI model offerings,...
Techcrunch
Amazon launches an AI-powered audio Q&A experience on product pages
Amazon's new "Join the chat" feature lets you ask questions about products and receive AI-powered audio responses.
Wired
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Save 20% with an LG promo code today, plus up to $1,000 off appliances, 40% off bestselling TVs and monitors.
Wired
OpenAI Really Wants Codex to Shut Up About Goblins
“Never talk about goblins, gremlins, raccoons, trolls, ogres, pigeons, or other animals or creatures unless it is...
Hacker News · 2311 pts
Ghostty is leaving GitHub
Hacker News · 184 pts
Bugs Rust won't catch
Hacker News · 12 pts
HardenedBSD Is Now Officially on Radicle
Hacker News · 276 pts
How ChatGPT serves ads
Hacker News · 402 pts
Before GitHub
Hacker News · 96 pts
Show HN: Auto-Architecture: Karpathy's Loop, pointed at a CPU
Reading List
An Interview with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and AWS CEO Matt Garman About Bedrock Managed Agents
Stratechery
An interview with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and AWS CEO Matt Garman about their new partnership,...
Scientific Papers
Computer science
GCA-BULF: A Bottom-Up Framework for Short-Term Load Forecasting Using Grouped Critical Appliances
Automated detection of pediatric congenital heart disease from phonocardiograms using deep and handcrafted feature fusion
Comparative Study of Bending Analysis using Physics-Informed Neural Networks and Numerical Dynamic Deflection in Perforated nanobeam
Economics
Inference for Linear Systems with Unknown Coefficients
Identification and Estimation of Consumers' Preferences from Repeated Observations under Nonlinear Pricing
Sources of Inequality at Birth: The Interplay Between Genes and Parental Socioeconomic Status
Congenital Heart Block
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
Role of Hydroxychloroquine in Prevention of Congenital Heart Block in Pregnant Women With Positive Anti-Ro/SSA and/or Anti-La/SSB