S ometimes, those who would forget history are condemned to repeat it. For those of us with long memories, the current fuss â nay hysteria â surrounding ChatGPT (and âgenerative AIâ generally) rings a bell. We have been here before: in January 1966, to be precise.... read more
Stella Buller was recovering from the birth of her first child when the NHS letter arrived. It warned her that she could face fines and charges of up to £435 for claiming four free prescriptions during her pregnancy. Buller, 29, like all pregnant women in England, should have been exempt from... read more
A lejandro Landaeta, 30, was walking to a local store to grab lunch and had just stepped out from the Brooklyn warehouse where he had been staying for five days now when he felt the extreme cold of a New York winter. As the temperature plunged below freezing and the wind slapped... read more
From China to South Korea, some US and European businesses are looking to make significant investments and seek out commercial partnerships in Asia. But with huge risks and rewards at stake, many are drawing on the knowledge and advice of business consultancies such as Intralink, which employs an... read more
Prisoners in Texas who have been kept in solitary confinement in some cases for more than 20 years are sustaining a hunger strike in protest against their brutal form of incarceration in the face of threatened retaliation from state authorities. Outside advocates working with the protesting... read more
Brazil has sunk a decommissioned aircraft carrier despite environmental groups claiming the former French ship was packed with toxic materials. The “planned and controlled sinking occurred late in the afternoon” on Friday, 350km off the Brazilian coast in the Atlantic Ocean, in an area with... read more
Hospitals will struggle to clear treatment backlogs and improve emergency care unless the NHS pay dispute is settle soon, health service bosses have warned in advance of next week’s series of walkouts. The “intensifying wave of industrial” action is leading to thousands of operations and... read more
Norwayâs sovereign wealth fund, the worldâs single largest investor, has warned company directors it will vote against their re-election to the board if they do not up their game on tackling the climate crisis, human rights abuses and boardroom diversity. Carine Smith Ihenacho, the... read more
Monday When one thinks of Alec Baldwin – as this week’s news cycle sadly ensures one must – humility isn’t the first quality that springs to mind. Baldwin’s persona hinges on a comedic bombast that the 64-year-old carries over from the screen into life. Even for a man who threatens... read more
H eâs not a usual suspect. Heâs known for having won a Nobel prize for economics, and for writing the international bestseller Thinking, Fast and Slow, rather than for manning the barricades or wielding a placard. But this week, I spoke to Daniel Kahneman, who soon turns 89, and... read more