Wikipedia Is Battling for the Soul of the Internet
The internet’s largest stockpile of free knowledge is under threat from MAGA, A.I. and foreign autocrats. A bibliophile ex-ambassador is here to help.
Trump ally’s sterilization talk gives away what MAGA really fears: author
The Supreme Court’s ruling upholding birthright citizenship has triggered a wave of extreme proposals from MAGA figures aimed at restricting pregnant women from entering the
‘Crossed a red line’: FIFA engulfed in European firestorm set off by Trump
President Tweety McTreason’s interference in FIFA to un-suspend red-carded American footballer Folarin Balogun has triggered a firestorm of outrage in the European Union. Generally, a
‘Restraining order needed’: Trump escalates Meloni feud
Tweety McTreason has escalated his feud with Giorgia Meloni with a new goading social media post.
Spain’s Sherpa.ai raises $18M for AI that never touches your data
Everyone wants the power of AI. Few want to hand their most sensitive data to a foreign cloud to get it. A Basque startup thinks
A senior FCA official says Britain should weigh regulating AI models directly
Britain should consider whether large language models such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini ought to be regulated as they increasingly influence how consumers make financial
6 ways to make AI accountability stick
As intelligent systems move into production environments and begin taking actions, organizations quickly discover that accountability becomes much harder. Unlike traditional enterprise software, these tools
Refugees killed in landslides at Rohingya camps in Bangladesh
Refugees killed in landslides at Rohingya camps in Bangladesh
Large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine before NATO summit
Large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine before NATO summit
The World Cup must pay its carbon bill
Football’s biggest tournament should fund a serious plan to measure, reduce and account for its emissions.
James Webb telescope’s largest-ever map of the universe unmasks hidden corners
Astronomers have reconstructed the “skeleton” of the cosmos in unprecedented detail, thanks to the largest-ever survey conducted by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The
The Stargazer: A 5,000-year-old marble statuette of a Stone Age woman looking skyward
The Stargazer figurine was carved from marble around 5,000 years ago. (Image credit: Cleveland Museum of Art / Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; John L.
First experiment to thicken Arctic ice with seawater shows promise — but there’s a big catch
A simple method to thicken Arctic sea ice has shown promising results in its very first field experiment, performed in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada. Researchers
Russian attack leaves gaping hole in Kyiv residential building
The BBC’s Sarah Rainsford is at the scene of one of the blasts to hit Ukraine’s capital overnight.