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The prime minister says the "hard yards" of bolstering Arctic security can begin after the US president's shift.
Operations continue in Minnesota and Somali communities are being targeted in MaineDemocrats set to vote against ICE billHello and welcome to our live coverage.Donald Trump is at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where on Thursday he, alongside several other leaders, signed the Board of Peace charter. While initially framed as a narrow mechanism to oversee the reconstruction of Gaza, the board is now instead being positioned as a standing global body, chaired by Trump himself, operating in parallel to the United Nations. Continue reading…
Big tech companies and upcoming startups want to use generative AI to build software and hardware for kids. A lot of those experiences are limited to text or voice, and kids might not find that captivating. Three former Google employees want to get over that hurdle with their generative AI-powered interactive app, Sparkli. Sparkli was […]
Singing legend heralds ‘new tools in service of expression’, on compilation that also features an Art Garfunkel song using AI-generated piano backingLiza Minnelli has released her first new music in 13 years, adding vocals to an AI-created dance track.The track, Kids, Wait Til You Hear This – also the title of her upcoming memoir – is an unexpected foray into deep house for the 79-year-old Minnelli, who adds a handful of spoken declarations to the pumping backing. Continue reading…
PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, January 22: We look at reactions from the international press after US President Donald Trump's flip-flopping on taking Greenland by force. One analysis warns that Trump is undermining US diplomacy on the world stage. Elsewhere, French daily Libération looks at the growing trend of people having romantic or sexual relationships with an AI bot. Plus: it's "Cool Runnings" again as the Jamaican bobsleigh team qualify for the Milan Winter Olympics!
US President Donald Trump has signed the founding charter of “Board of Peace” at Davos.
The Board will be indefinitely chaired by Trump, who will have “exclusive authority to create, modify or dissolve subsidiary entities”. Here's who is participating.
Nations worldwide maintain territories for strategic and military purposes, often remnants of colonial empires.
Minister says use of former army barracks at Crowborough is part of plan to move claimants out of hotelsUK politics live – latest updatesA first group of asylum seekers has been moved into a former military camp in East Sussex, the Home Office has said, amid expectations of protests and legal challenges.Crowborough training camp received 27 men in the early hours of Thursday morning, a statement said, which will be scaled up to 500 over several months. Continue reading…
Goldman Sachs crunched the numbers and found that smaller-cap stocks have seen some rare strong starts to the year. What happens a year later may discourage some bulls.
Goldman Sachs identifies central banks and private sector buyers as the chief vectors behind gold’s expected rise in 2026.
The prime minister says the "hard yards" of bolstering Arctic security can begin after the US president's shift.
Operations continue in Minnesota and Somali communities are being targeted in MaineDemocrats set to vote against ICE billHello and welcome to our live coverage.Donald Trump is at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where on Thursday he, alongside several other leaders, signed the Board of Peace charter. While initially framed as a narrow mechanism to oversee the reconstruction of Gaza, the board is now instead being positioned as a standing global body, chaired by Trump himself, operating in parallel to the United Nations. Continue reading…
Big tech companies and upcoming startups want to use generative AI to build software and hardware for kids. A lot of those experiences are limited to text or voice, and kids might not find that captivating. Three former Google employees want to get over that hurdle with their generative AI-powered interactive app, Sparkli. Sparkli was […]
Singing legend heralds ‘new tools in service of expression’, on compilation that also features an Art Garfunkel song using AI-generated piano backingLiza Minnelli has released her first new music in 13 years, adding vocals to an AI-created dance track.The track, Kids, Wait Til You Hear This – also the title of her upcoming memoir – is an unexpected foray into deep house for the 79-year-old Minnelli, who adds a handful of spoken declarations to the pumping backing. Continue reading…
PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, January 22: We look at reactions from the international press after US President Donald Trump's flip-flopping on taking Greenland by force. One analysis warns that Trump is undermining US diplomacy on the world stage. Elsewhere, French daily Libération looks at the growing trend of people having romantic or sexual relationships with an AI bot. Plus: it's "Cool Runnings" again as the Jamaican bobsleigh team qualify for the Milan Winter Olympics!
US President Donald Trump has signed the founding charter of “Board of Peace” at Davos.
The Board will be indefinitely chaired by Trump, who will have “exclusive authority to create, modify or dissolve subsidiary entities”. Here's who is participating.
Nations worldwide maintain territories for strategic and military purposes, often remnants of colonial empires.
Minister says use of former army barracks at Crowborough is part of plan to move claimants out of hotelsUK politics live – latest updatesA first group of asylum seekers has been moved into a former military camp in East Sussex, the Home Office has said, amid expectations of protests and legal challenges.Crowborough training camp received 27 men in the early hours of Thursday morning, a statement said, which will be scaled up to 500 over several months. Continue reading…
Goldman Sachs crunched the numbers and found that smaller-cap stocks have seen some rare strong starts to the year. What happens a year later may discourage some bulls.
Goldman Sachs identifies central banks and private sector buyers as the chief vectors behind gold’s expected rise in 2026.