Georgina Rannard Climate and science reporter Watch: Lift-off for Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin as rocket New Glenn launches into orbit Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s space company has blasted its first rocket into orbit in a bid to challenge the dominance of Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The New Glenn rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The smile on Cameron Ward‘s face said it all when asked what he wanted to get his dad, Calvin, for Father’s Day. “Shopping for Father’s Day, that’s the hardest shopping to do,” Ward told ESPN. “I mean what do you get for someone who already has everything? I don’t know what I’m…
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Britain, France and Germany are to hold talks with Iran’s foreign minister on Friday, in a last-ditch effort to avert an escalation of conflict in the Middle East and a possible US intervention….
Elizabeth Glinka Political Editor, BBC Midlands BBC Rob Howard said health issues were the reason for his resignation The recently elected leader of Warwickshire County Council has resigned, leaving his 18-year-old deputy in charge. Reform UK councillor Rob Howard released a short statement in which he said he had made the decision with “much regret”….
WASHINGTON – JUNE 5: The U.S. Capitol is shown June 5, 2003 in Washington, DC. Both houses of the … More U.S. Congress, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives meet in the Capitol. (Photo by Stefan Zaklin/Getty Images) Getty Images For months, Sam Seemes had begun to believe the groundbreaking House vs….
BBC There’s a saying that Robert F Kennedy Jr is very fond of. He used it on the day he was confirmed as US health secretary. “A healthy person has a thousand dreams, a sick person only has one,” he said as he stood in the Oval Office. “60% of our population has only one…
Marcus Stroman allowed one run and three hits in his return to the New York Yankees‘ starting rotation, pitching five innings in a 12-5 win over the Athletics on Sunday. Stroman threw 74 pitches, 42 for strikes, and walked two batters. The lone run he allowed came on a Willie MacIver home run in the…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Linda Yaccarino is stepping down as chief executive of X two years into a role where she attempted to claw back advertising dollars while dealing with the mercurial behaviour of the platform’s owner Elon Musk….
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Australia is reviewing whether to expand its groundbreaking social media ban for under-16s to include YouTube, after the country’s internet safety regulator said the Google-owned video sharing website is where children suffer the most online harm. …
In a $30 million mansion perched on a cliff overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge, a group of AI researchers, philosophers, and technologists gathered to discuss the end of humanity. The Sunday afternoon symposium, called “Worthy Successor,” revolved around a provocative idea from entrepreneur Daniel Faggella: The “moral aim” of advanced AI should be to create…
