Tankers crept through the Strait of Hormuz, despite a new vessel attack rattling an already unsettled energy market. Traffic through the waterway has more than tripled since a US-Iran interim peace deal, but remains far below prewar levels. A key test of the truce is looming today as four empty ...
European heat wave pressures electricity gridsEuropean heat wave pressures electricity grids
Europe’s ongoing heat wave is piling pressure on its electricity system. Surging demand for air conditioning, with temperatures staying high into the evening when solar output falls, combined with the high-pressure system behind the heat wave stilling the air and limiting wind generation, have forced power networks to scramble. Britain’s ...
AI buildout reshapes global energy gridsAI buildout reshapes global energy grids
The AI buildout is reshaping global energy grids. In the US, data centers are boosting energy demand faster than the power network can keep up, according to ING analysis. But the Dutch bank said that the data center buildout could be “a new grid asset” — developers are having to ...
Asian stocks slump on tech routAsian stocks slump on tech rout
A tech stock sell-off saw Asian markets tumble, with Wall Street set to follow. South Korea’s benchmark index triggered an automatic suspension of trading before closing down 5.8%, while markets in Hong Kong, Japan, and Taiwan also slumped. It has been a volatile week for tech stocks: Shares in memory ...
White House limits OpenAI model releaseWhite House limits OpenAI model release
The White House asked OpenAI to limit the release of its next model to government-approved users, cementing the Trump administration’s shift toward AI interventionism. It started out laissez-faire on AI, removing Biden-era rules requiring safety reviews of frontier models. But it has rapidly changed direction, getting into a legal tussle ...
Trump finds partner in supreme court in his war against immigrationTrump finds partner in supreme court in his war against immigration
Recent rulings have bolstered president’s pitiless campaign against people of colour fleeing violence and disaster In the US supreme court, it seems Donald Trump has found loyalists in his crusade against immigration and immigrants. In a pair of rulings Thursday, the court allowed the Trump administration to end humanitarian protections ...
From cheap transport to football geekery: how Zohran Mamdani won the World CupFrom cheap transport to football geekery: how Zohran Mamdani won the World Cup
The New York City mayor has made his mark on the tournament to cap an extraordinary run of sporting success over the last few months A stunning evening sun was setting behind Union City on Wednesday. It made it slightly harder to see the giant screen that had been set ...
Experience: I met my husband in the Dull Men’s ClubExperience: I met my husband in the Dull Men’s Club
Luke spoke about how he irons his T-shirts and keeps a strict budget spreadsheet. I was hooked The Dull Men’s Club popped up on my Facebook feed one day in late 2023. It’s now called Banana for Scale – a reference to a running joke in the group – as there were many clubs ...
‘A beauty pageant in athletic form’: how cheerleading show America’s Sweethearts became a Netflix megahit‘A beauty pageant in athletic form’: how cheerleading show America’s Sweethearts became a Netflix megahit
The film-makers and stars of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders docu-series explain the sisterhood and fights for fair pay behind the pompoms It’s been 30 years since the Dallas Cowboys – who have long billed themselves as America’s Team – won the Super Bowl. But now, thanks to Greg Whiteley’s Netflix ...
Why did Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Taylor Greene leave the Republican party? | Geoffrey KabaserviceWhy did Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Taylor Greene leave the Republican party? | Geoffrey Kabaservice
Disillusioned America firsters, like Carson and Greene, are angry at Trump’s foreign interventions, may sit out the midterm elections Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and former Republican representative Marjorie Taylor Greene – once among Donald Trump’s most prominent champions – announced recently that they have left the Republican party. ...