Trump’s egregious deal with his own justice department
Anti-lawfare fund could offer payouts to president’s allies and Capitol rioters
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BT is finally getting on top of its altnet threat
UK telecom has put up a fight as its rivals slow their rate of sprawl
Putin and Xi’s paranoia is entirely rational in today’s world
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Revealed: Elon Musk’s anger algorithm that polarises our politics
Selected from The Times as an argument-led read.
Kennedy’s Move to Rein In Antidepressants
Readers respond to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s effort to help Americans quit antidepressants. Also: Agonizing decisions; strangers no more.
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Financial Times
‘Fast entry’ SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic IPOs to ignite Wall St trading frenzy
Passive investors set to dump billions of shares to make way for new stocks
Financial Times
Six takeaways from Musk’s 200,000-word planetary vision
Elon Musk’s rockets-to-AI conglomerate lays out its ambitions
Financial Times
Goldman Sachs eclipses Morgan Stanley’s Michael Grimes on SpaceX IPO
Celebrated tech banker lost influence over Elon Musk’s blockbuster listing amid stint in Trump administration
Financial Times
How Chris Hohn built the world’s most profitable hedge fund
The billionaire hedge fund manager has deep convictions on finance, philanthropy — and, increasingly, faith
BBC News
Toilets and changing rooms must be used on basis of biological sex, guidance confirms
The guidance was published on Thursday following the landmark Supreme Court ruling last year.
BBC News
Cheaper theme park tickets and children's meals as VAT to be cut for some attractions this summer
Chancellor Rachel Reeves made a series of announcements aimed at relieving cost-of-living pressures.
BBC News
Late Queen was 'very keen' for Andrew to be given trade envoy role
Newly released documents show that Queen Elizabeth had a "wish" for her son Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to take on a "prominent role".
BBC News
Foden and Palmer to miss out on World Cup squad
Nottingham Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White is also set to miss out on the squad, though Ivan Toney and Jordan Henderson are...
BBC News
UK migration drops to 171,000 - almost half 2024's figure
The prime minister says his government is delivering on its promise to restore control to the borders.
The Economist
Why NATO needs a Plan B
The Economist
SpaceX is capitalism on rocket fuel
NYT Europe
Germany Indicts Two Men for Plotting to Kill Jewish Leaders on Iran’s Behalf
European authorities have grown concerned about a rise in Iranian intelligence activity in Europe in the wake of the...
NYT Europe
Queen Elizabeth Pushed for Ex-Prince Andrew to Get Envoy Position, New Documents Show
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is accused of sharing secrets with Jeffrey Epstein when he was a British trade envoy. Newly...
The Telegraph
Protesters storm Ebola hospital to retrieve victim’s body
Footage circulating online appeared to show parts of Rwampara Hospital engulfed in flames
The Telegraph
Scientists to monitor British cruise passengers in hantavirus study
More than 20 Britons potentially exposed to the disease on board the MV Hondius have volunteered for the UKHSA study
Wales
BBC Wales
Top surgeon who was 'blackmailed' for drugs after having sex with patient is suspended
Neurosurgeon Chirag Patel is suspended after having a sexual relationship with a patient.
BBC Wales
Farmer finds 80 cannabis-filled bin bags dumped on his land
Rob Morgan said he had seen various items dumped on his land before, but this was a "bit of a surprise".
BBC Wales
Cinema ban on unaccompanied under-16s after damaged seats and bad behaviour
Galeri says there are increasing complaints about anti-social behaviour at its cinema.
BBC Wales
Taron Egerton reveals 'special connection' with Elton John
He says he surprised the superstar singer for his birthday and they went for lunch.
Sport
BBC Sport · Football
Foden and Palmer to miss out on World Cup squad
Nottingham Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White is also set to miss out on the squad, though Ivan Toney and Jordan Henderson are...
BBC Sport · Football
Southampton's Eckert authorised spying, panel says
Southampton's spying was authorised by head coach Tonda Eckert and was a "contrived and determined plan from the top down to...
BBC Sport · Tennis
Raducanu faces tricky start - who plays who at French Open?
Emma Raducanu is handed a tricky test at the French Open after being drawn against Argentine clay-court specialist Solano...
BBC Sport · Football
Askou joins Toulouse - what now for Motherwell?
Jens Berthel Askou leaves Motherwell to become head coach of Toulouse - what now for the Fir Park club?
The Race
Hamilton ditched Ferrari simulator for Canadian GP
Lewis Hamilton followed through on his plan to ditch using Ferrari’s Formula 1 simulator ahead of this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix
The Race · F1
Ocon: 'Bulls**t' rumours of Haas F1 exit causing real damage
A bewildered Esteban Ocon has rubbished the rumours of a relationship breakdown with his F1 team Haas
The Race · F1
Ex-McLaren F1 COO among senior figures poached by Williams
Williams has signed McLaren's chief operating officer as part of a recruitment drive that also includes senior Mercedes and...
The Race · F1
What Formula E makes of F1's 2027 shift + why it's using it for promo
Formula E has given F1 'kudos' for big 2027 changes - but their diverging paths and the presence of F1 drivers at its Monaco...
Formula 1 Official
'Stories have been fabricated' – Ocon denies Haas rift rumours
Esteban Ocon has clarified that there is no rift between himself and the Haas Formula 1 team after rumours emerged online...
Formula 1 Official
Williams recruit Piers Thynne from McLaren for leadership role
Williams have announced several new appointments at the team, including former McLaren Chief Operating Officer Piers Thynne.
ESPN Cricinfo
Gaikwad 'really proud' of CSK's performance in 'transition phase'
As for the Dhoni question, Gaikwad said we will only get to know "next year"
ESPN Cricinfo
High-flying RCB and SRH clash as battle for top-two spots heats up
Patidar is fit again, which leaves RCB with a tough selection call given Venkatesh Iyer's form
Science
New Scientist
Women’s better memories may delay Alzheimer’s diagnosis by years
Women appear cognitively normal for almost three years longer than men after their brains start to develop Alzheimer’s...
New Scientist
Shiver me timbers: Do we have to worry about space pirates now?
Feedback goes down a "moon warfare" rabbit hole and discovers that some forward-thinkers are making plans to counteract...
New Scientist
New Scientist recommends a devastating account of farming honeybees
Jennie Durant's Bitter Honey is a great exposé of the true cost of industrially farming US honeybees, finds Thomas Lewton. But...
New Scientist
Women’s body temperature rises from age 18 to 42 but we don’t know why
Women experience a steady rise in body temperature from their teens to midlife, which may be useful for monitoring ageing and...
Nature
De novo design of miniproteins targeting GPCRs
Nature, Published online: 21 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10656-8 De novo design of miniproteins targeting GPCRs
Nature
See the clouds streaming and vanishing around this planet — 690 light years away
Nature, Published online: 21 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01608-3 James Webb Space Telescope reveals weather patterns from...
Nature
A star gone rogue tears through the Galaxy
Nature, Published online: 21 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01591-9 The black hole at the Milky Way’s centre catapulted a...
Nature
Ebola outbreak spirals out of control: how might it have started?
Nature, Published online: 21 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01645-y Public-health researcher James Baguma has studied the...
Technology
The Verge
Bungie gives up on Destiny
Bungie is moving on from Destiny 2. The studio announced Thursday that it's releasing the last major update for the game on...
The Verge
Sonos’s pint-sized Roam 2 speaker is 25 percent off for Memorial Day
If your summer plans involve spending any time outdoors, whether on the trail or at a pool party, a good portable Bluetooth...
The Verge
The Endless AI guitar pedal has potential
I'm not sure anyone was really asking for an AI guitar pedal. But it was inevitable that someone would build one. One of the...
The Verge
Uber is deploying its own self-driving cars again, just not as robotaxis
Uber is putting its own autonomous vehicles back on the road as part of its new AV Lab project to collect data for its dozens...
Techcrunch
Convective Capital raises an $85 million fund to build disaster resilience
After launching to invest in fire tech, Convective is broadening its mandate to disaster resilience.
Techcrunch
Trump delays AI security executive order: ‘I don’t want to get in the way of that leading’
President Trump delayed signing an executive order that would have required pre-release government security reviews of AI...
Techcrunch
This young startup is taking on a fragrance industry that hasn’t changed in almost half a century
Fragrance tech company Patina announced Thursday a $2 million raise from investors, including Betaworks and True Ventures.
Techcrunch
Spotify takes on Google’s NotebookLM with its new app
Spotify is releasing the new desktop app as a research preview in more than 20 markets.
Wired
Mustard Made Storage Lockers Are on a Rare Sale Through May 31
We love this brand’s stylish storage lockers, and there's a big sale on eight colors through the end of the month.
Wired
Palantir Held a Hack Week to Add New Controls to Software Used by ICE
The hackathon, held to build user-auditing tools for Palantir customers, comes as the company struggles to address employee...
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GraphDiffMed: Knowledge-Constrained Differential Attention with Pharmacological Graph Priors for Medication Recommendation
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SOLAR: A Self-Optimizing Open-Ended Autonomous Agent for Lifelong Learning and Continual Adaptation
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