If the AI Action Summit in Paris earlier this year is the sign of things to come, establishing a coordinated approach to regulation and governance will be no easy task in the short or long term. To an extent, this is understandable – these processes rarely operate at pace, particularly when stakeholders are still trying…
The fact that AI can produce results that range from remarkably impressive to shockingly problematic may explain why developers seem so divided about the technology. WIRED surveyed programmers in March to ask how they felt about AI coding, and found that the proportion who were enthusiastic about AI tools (36 percent) was mirrored by the…
Normal potatoes like these turn brown when they are sliced open Formatoriginal / Alamy The potatoes I am eating are nice, but they don’t stand out taste-wise. To find out what is special about them, you need to cut open the raw tubers and keep an eye on them. What you will see is, er,…
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Donald Trump’s latest trade threats pushed the dollar to its lowest level in three years on Thursday as rising worries over trade and geopolitics piled fresh pressure on the currency. The dollar was…
David Wallace Lockhart BBC Scotland political correspondent PA Media Davy Russell wins the Hamilton, Larkhall & Stonehouse by-election Let’s start with the basics – victory in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election is a good result for Scottish Labour. Their position in the polls has slipped considerably since last year’s general election and they’ve often…
The third major championship of the 2025 golf season has arrived with the game’s two best players already claiming the most notable titles of the year. The USGA has loaded up its premier event with nearly all the top golfers in the world competing as the 2025 U.S. Open features 156 contenders hoping to battle…
By Bloomberg Published June 11, 2025 For all the hand-wringing about tariffs, Americans are so far experiencing limited inflation from President Donald Trump’s protectionist trade policy. Bloomberg For heavily imported goods like smartphones, new cars and clothing, price indexes are actually down since the Trump administration began implementing levies on key trade partners including China,…
FBI headquarters in Washington DC Shutterstock/Bob Korn The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) plans to buy radar technology that can detect people on the other side of walls, whether they are moving around, standing still or even lying down. The technology could be used to find people trapped in disaster wreckage, for example, or…
Georgina Rannard Climate and science reporter Getty Images Temperatures in the seas around the UK and Ireland have soared in the past week with some areas now 4C warmer than normal, with potential implications for marine life and people going swimming. The heatwave is most intense off the west coast of Ireland as well as…
Estêvão Willian of Palmeiras celebrates after scoring in the Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores 2025 Group G … More match against Bolivar at Estadio Hernando Siles on April 24, 2025 in Miraflores, Bolivia. (Photo by Gaston Brito Miserocchi/Getty Images) Getty Images FIFA has done all it can to ensure the biggest names are in the United States…
