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Microsoft’s claims about a potential breakthrough in quantum computing and the creation of a new state of matter have created backlash from physicists who question the claim’s veracity. While the company’s researchers stand by their assessments, similar ones were ultimately …

The Caribbean islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe conjure images of sun, sea and sand. But for several decades they have been far from a tropical paradise for many local workers. From the early 1970s until 1993, chlordecone, an “extremely toxic …

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Indices of economic uncertainty have skyrocketed above even the 2020 pandemic or the 2008 global financial crisis, as Donald Trump intensifies his trade war, said Gillian Tett in the FT. It could yet get worse. Amid all the tariff shocks, …

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Shortly before he took his front-row seat at Donald Trump’s inauguration, Mark Zuckerberg announced that he was making sweeping changes to Facebook’s content moderation systems, to curb censorship and prioritise free speech. Yet it seems this “ethos goes only so …

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Elon Musk can either run Tesla, or he can carry on as President Trump’s first buddy. “But he can’t do both,” said Matthew Lynn in The Daily Telegraph. The tech billionaire’s controversial role as Doge’s slasher-in-chief is starting to inflict …

Delaware’s capitalist-friendly approach to taxes and regulation have long made it a lynchpin of the American economy: More than 1.5 million businesses from around the world are incorporated in the state. But Elon Musk’s “Dexit” to Nevada could change all …

Octopuses are cephalopods that live in oceans around the world. They are also some of the most intelligent creatures on Earth. Their brain structures vary depending on where they live. For example, “octopuses living in deep waters with limited interactions …

America’s national railway service could be heading off the tracks, as Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner announced on March 19 that he was stepping down from his position. Gardner’s resignation comes amid a flurry of criticism aimed at Amtrak from the …

Spring drinking requests that your beverages be perhaps light and definitively refreshing. It is the season for simple sours, low-ABV drinks with punchy herbaceousness and maybe some cheeky infusions with, yes, bubble gum. AJ Johnson’s Gin Rickey The citrusy, basil …

What happened Elon Musk was scheduled to have a briefing at the Defense Department Friday on the Pentagon’s top secret war plans for China, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Who said what Giving Musk …

What happened Tesla said Thursday it was recalling almost every Cybertruck in the U.S. over a stainless steel panel that could fall off and “create a road hazard for following motorists.” Who said what This was the eighth and “one …

New York City (Image credit: Celeste Godoy) The restoration of this apartment’s 1879 building in Manhattan’s Flatiron District won a Landmarks Conservancy award. The full-floor, two-bedroom condo has 13.5-foot ceilings, wide-plank oak floors, cast-iron columns, painted and exposed-brick walls, 10-foot …

‘Florida’s senators are right. Move NASA from Washington to Cape Canaveral.’ Mary Anna Mancuso at the Miami Herald Florida “may soon be home to NASA’s headquarters,” and the “move makes total sense.” The “infrastructure, talent and private-sector ecosystem are already …

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What happened President Donald Trump Thursday signed an executive order to shut down the Education Department “to the maximum extent appropriate and permitted by law.” He said he was “going to eliminate” the department, a longstanding goal of many conservatives …

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Why is Donald Trump sending people to jail in El Salvador? Should councils reverse their bans on playing in streets? And can a Peruvian farmer defeat an energy giant? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate …

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First, Donald Trump made a pitch for Ukraine’s critical minerals; now, the US president seems to want to own the war-torn nation’s nuclear power plants. But there’s a lot of confusion over what Trump would do if he did take …

The Office for National Statistics has had to delay the release of trade data due to errors in its analysis – the latest setback for the beleaguered government agency. The delay of the trade data, announced with one day’s notice, …

The biographer and journalist chooses her favourite works about women in war. Her latest book is “The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz: A Story of Survival”, which is published this week. A Train in Winter Caroline Moorehead, 2011 A hugely important …

From Remainers to Reform UK voters, from Mike Leigh to the Bank of England’s note-makers, everyone seems to agree that Joseph Mallord William Turner “was our greatest artist”, said Jonathan Jones in The Guardian. And his many admirers are in …

Ayo Edebiri is on typically “charismatic form” in this horror-inflected celebrity satire, said Kevin Maher in The Times, but alas, she cannot rescue this “empty non-story”. Edebiri, best known for “The Bear“, plays Ariel, a young journalist working at “a …

Thai police stand guard outside Government House after protesting fish farmers dumped two tons of blackchin tilapia on the street outside in Bangkok, Thailand (Image credit: Narong Sangnak / EPA-EFE / Shutterstock) The Chicago River is dyed green during St. …

Sleep, or a lack thereof, has been shown to have a significant effect on our mental and physical health. And scientists have found poor sleep can have larger societal impacts, namely increasing the likelihood of falling victim to conspiracies. Sleep …

Scientists working on a remote Antarctica research station have pleaded to be rescued after accusing one of their team of assault. The nine-person team had only just arrived for a 13-month overwinter mission at South Africa’s Sanae IV Antarctic base …

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