Welcome to the MrBeastification of British politics: the latest trick up Nigel Farage’s sleeve: Flashy stunts that don’t solve any of the country’s underlying problems.

Maybe you should have bought an electric car: Electric cars have improved a lot since they came out and are much cheaper to run than petrol alternatives, even before the incredible price rises from the Iran conflict.

‘The era of invincibility is over’: the week big tech was brought to heel: If only.

Scientists film whale giving birth while other whales work together to help her

Four Steps to Hell: ‘…if you’re seeking the most influential aesthetic vision on the 21st century, this is it. It’s simple to describe–but it’s ugly as sin.’

Top English schools take in half as many Send pupils as average comprehensive: ‘…in what is believed may be a deliberate strategy to boost grades and improve finances.’

who is “you” in a livestream?: ‘A person sitting alone in their room, rambling into the void, needs you to make the rambling into a thing that matters’.

Campaign groups rail against Palantir, but the UK contracts keep coming: Now we’re apparently to give it a ton of sensitive data from the Financial Conduct Authority.

Lockdowns trigger dramatic fall in global carbon emissions: “Responses to coronavirus crisis cause sharpest drop in carbon output since records began”

Britain is sliding towards billionaire politics: Is Labour too timid to stop it?: ‘The conditions that allow extreme wealth to dominate politics, such as rising campaign costs, sophisticated digital campaigning, and weak transparency rules, are present here too’.

GB News has become Reform TV and no one stopped it: Yet another example of Britain’s regulators proving entirely inadequate.

Iran war risks global food shock as fertiliser supplies cut

Anthropic-Pentagon Dispute Reverberates in European Capitals: ‘It puts a very stark light on technological dependency and the need for some form of sovereignty, autonomy and control in Europe’.

Oil company shares soar to all-time highs as Middle East war turbocharges price per barrel

Little liars: babies younger than one practise deceit, study suggests

Vulnerable women in England still being arrested over suspected illegal abortions

What do coders do after AI?: Somewhat depends on whether you like coding as a craft in itself or endure it as a means to an end.

New Employment Rights Act ‘a huge boost for women in the workplace’: A rare bright spot in the smorgasbord of disappointment from the UK’s Labour government.

UK must stockpile food in readiness for climate shocks or war, expert warns: ‘The first UK Food Security Report in December 2021 found the country was 54% food self-sufficient’

Accenture ‘links staff promotions to use of AI tools’

The left is missing out on AI: ‘…ceding debate about a threat and opportunity to the right.’

In 1984, An Unemployed Ice Cream Truck Driver Memorized A Game Show’s Secret Winning Formula. He Then Went On The Show: …and became rich, for a while.

Where are all the ‘Don’t tread on me’ Americans?: ‘If you oppose tyranny, the people of Minneapolis are your brothers and sisters in arms, regardless of what you think about immigration.’

Revealed: The true toll of female suicides in UK with domestic abuse at their core: ‘Research suggests official statistics could track as few as 6.5% of the true number of cases’

Stop generating, start thinking: Arguments against letting Claude Code et al just blindly do your whole job for you.