Posts by Susan Darwin
Newspaper headlines: ‘Minister for hypocrisy’ and ‘Pill for weight loss on NHS’
“Minister for hypocrisy is forced to quit” reports the Daily Mail, one of several papers leading on Rushanara Ali’s resignation. The parliamentary under-secretary of state for homelessness and rough sleeping was accused of “staggering hypocrisy” after it was alleged that she had “ejected” tenants from one of her properties, before re-listing it for an additional…
Read MoreHow Formula E made EV racing a global phenomenon
As U.S. climate policy was noisily dismantled in Washington over the spring and summer, another climate story unfolded—quieter, faster, and broadcast to millions. It unfolded in the streets of Monaco. São Paulo. Shanghai. In the form of all-electric race cars tearing through city centers—cheered on by fans living the transition to a low-carbon world, not…
Read MoreBritons booking later, closer, shorter UK breaks, travel firms say
Elaine Doran & Colletta Smith Cost of living producer & correspondent Getty Images UK holidaymakers are leaving it later to book shorter stays closer to home, travel firms are reporting. The trend is down to people trying to save money while making the most of hot weather, some of the UK’s biggest holiday companies have…
Read MoreSuccessful companies will integrate AI training into workflow
Most of us are failingat AI. While nearly 90% of CEOs expect AI to transform their organizations, only 16-23% report seeing meaningful value today. As a result, employers and employees are losing out. Employees are significantly undertrained in AI. Yet, they feel the pressure to keep up. Only about one-third of workers report receiving employer-provided…
Read MoreTrump opens door for crypto in retirement accounts
US President Donald Trump is pushing to make it easier for Americans to use retirement savings to invest in cryptocurrencies, private equity, property, gold and other kinds of non-traditional assets. On Thursday, he ordered regulators to look for ways to change rules that might discourage employers from including such offerings in workplace retirement accounts, known…
Read MoreTikTok is losing it over real-life octopus cities
Remember when the internet cried actual tears for an anglerfish earlier this year? Now, TikTok has a new deep-sea obsession. Brought to light by creator and wildlife biologist Josh Allyn, TikTok has recently discovered “Octopolis” and “Octlantis”—two real underwater sites off the coast of Australia where gloomy octopuses have been quietly building their own cities…
Read MoreEx-Superman actor Dean Cain says he’s becoming ICE agent
Timothy White/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images Dean Cain starred in Superman TV series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman between 1993 and 1997 Ex-Superman actor Dean Cain has announced he is planning to join the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, known as ICE. In an interview on Wednesday, Cain, who…
Read MoreThe Trump administration can’t win its flame war with ‘South Park’
“I don’t know what more we could possibly say about Trump,” South Park co-creator Trey Parker told Vanity Fair last September. Then Trump won the 2024 election. After witnessing the chaotic first six months of the president’s second term, the razor-tongued, foul-mouthed satirists behind South Park have understandably found more to say. The July 23…
Read MoreThe Hundred 2025: Harry Brook hits six on first ball for Northern Superchargers
Harry Brook gets his 2025 Men’s Hundred campaign off the mark in exciting fashion, smashing a six over wide long-off before ending up on his backside a ball later against Welsh Fire at Headingley. Follow The Hundred 2025 on BBC Sport Available to UK users only. Source link
Read MoreWhy is Trump going after Intel’s CEO?
Shares of Intel dropped more than 3% Thursday after President Donald Trump demanded the immediate resignation of the chipmaker’s CEO. Claiming that there is “no other solution to this problem,” Trump said Lip-Bu Tan is “highly conflicted” in an early-morning post on Truth Social. Though the president didn’t elaborate on his reasoning, Reuters has previously…
Read MoreOpenAI claims new GPT-5 model boosts ChatGPT to ‘PhD level’
Lily Jamali North America Technology correspondent Liv McMahon Technology reporter Getty Images ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has unveiled the long-awaited latest version of its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, GPT-5, saying it can provide PhD-level expertise. Billed as “smarter, faster, and more useful,” OpenAI co-founder and chief executive Sam Altman lauded the company’s new model as ushering in…
Read MoreEli Lilly is giving Novo Nordisk a run for its money—so why is LLY stock still down today?
It’s been a week of wins for Eli Lilly’s weight-loss drugs. In the company’s second quarter earnings report on Thursday, it reported that sales of Mounjaro, its type-2 diabetes medication often used for weight loss, reached nearly $5.2 billion in revenue, up 68% from the same quarter last year and exceeding analyst estimates of $4.7…
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