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The Guardian•3 days ago•1 min read

Privilege being mistaken for competence as study reveals no evidence to suggest companies run by state-educated peers underperformChief executives who attended private school are perceived as a “safer bet” by investors, according to a study, despite there being no evidence they perform or behave differently to their state-educated counterparts.Companies run by privately educated bosses tend to experience lower stock market volatility, even though there are no meaningful differen

Al Jazeera•3 days ago•1 min read

Top executives hope to expand their businesses in China as Trump aims for win ahead of midterm vote.

Wired•3 days ago•1 min read

The InstaFarm makes growing your own microgreens practical at home.

The Guardian•3 days ago•1 min read

Source claims Streeting has enough support to challenge Keir Starmer but he is still hoping PM will resignUK politics live – latest updatesWes Streeting is locked in a standoff with No 10 as allies claimed he had the numbers to launch a leadership challenge but still hoped Keir St

Ars Technica•3 days ago•1 min read

Xi meeting may force Trump to pivot on semiconductor tariffs and Taiwan.

CNBC•3 days ago•1 min read

Versant, the portfolio of TV networks spun out from Comcast, reported earnings from its first quarter as an independent company.

The Guardian•3 days ago•1 min read

Human rights experts make rare public appeal as US deportees describe being held in ‘prison-like’ conditionsHuman rights experts at the United Nations issued a rare public appeal to Equatorial Guinea, urging the West African country to halt its plans to return US deportees to their home countries where they face political violence, torture and death.The

CNBC•3 days ago•1 min read

For some experts, the outbreak is raising broader concerns about how equipped the U.S. is to respond to future infectious disease threats.

Wired•3 days ago•1 min read

The first generation to truly grow up online, Generation Z and their cohort live in a social media ecosystem that blends facts and feelings. It’s significantly shifting how they understand what’s true.

The Verge•3 days ago•1 min read

The tyranny of software is almost over. Since the first computer programmers wrote the first computer programs, we, the users of that software, have been forced to live in the worlds those programs create. The features are the features. The design is the design. Want something else, something better? Learn to code, I guess. Until […]

BBC News•3 days ago•1 min read

Drones bound for Russia crashed down in Latvia last week, prompting a political fallout.

CNBC•3 days ago•1 min read

Venezuelan officials said they wanted to “free the country from the burden of accumulated debt.”

France 24•3 days ago•1 min read

Russia is intensifying its daytime attacks on Ukraine, including on regions sometimes far from the front lines. On Wednesday, Moscow launched at least 800 drones against Ukraine, according to Volodymyr Zelensky. The attacks continued into Thursday morning, killing at least six people and wounding dozens of others. Story by Simon Moritz and Camille Corcoran.

Engadget•3 days ago•1 min read

A corporate climate watchdog has dropped a rule proposal around clean energy certificates.

Business Insider•3 days ago•1 min read

America has been experiencing a productivity boom for the past five years, and economists are debating what's driving it.

France 24•3 days ago•1 min read

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, May 14, 2026: First, US President Donald Trump's visit to China features on most French front pages. Next, the British papers study the Labour Party's candidates as Prime Minister Keir Starmer refuses to resign. Also, the Guardian reports on a secret UN mission in Gaza. Meanwhile, Paris Saint-Germain become French champions for the 14th time. Finally, a strange smog has spread to the food industry.

The Verge•3 days ago•1 min read

Google is rolling out a new AI-powered 'contextual suggestions' feature to Android users that recommends actions based on your daily habits, Android Authority reports. The feature is designed to predict your next action based on your location and habits - such as allowing music streaming apps to suggest your usual playlist when you arrive at […]

DW News•3 days ago•1 min read

Evika Silina says she is resigning her post, following the defense minister's resignation and the coalition government's collapse amid controversy over Ukrainian drones aimed at Russia that landed in the Baltic country.

The Guardian•3 days ago•1 min read

Merged insistutions, whose name has not yet been formally decided, will be second largest mainstream university in UKKing’s College London has signed an agreement to merge with Cranfield University, creating a new UK “super-university” that would rival many of its international competitors in size and research output.The merger would result in KCL taking on another 5,000 mainly postgraduate students and become the second largest mainstream university in the UK, with about 47,000

The Guardian•3 days ago•1 min read

Burnham’s backers understood to be lobbying Labour’s NEC who warn against Wes Streeting ‘coronation’UK politics live – latest updatesThe rules governing Labour party leadership contests should “not be tweaked” to allow Andy Burnham to run, a member of the party’s National Executi

Wired•3 days ago•1 min read

These bookshelf speakers are excellent for music playback, but you'll want to stick with a soundbar for theater-shaking surround sound.

The Guardian•3 days ago•1 min read

Environmentalists hail decline but warn weakened laws could reverse gainsBrazil’s Atlantic forest, the country’s most threatened biome, last year recorded its lowest level of deforestation since monitoring began 40 years ago, a new report shows.The forest is Brazil’s most populous biome, and home to 80% of the population and major cities such as

France 24•3 days ago•1 min read

The United States and China have the two largest militaries in the world in terms of budget, personnel, weaponry, and equipment. Our colleagues at France 2 and Simon Moritz compare the two global powers’ military on land, in the ocean, and their colossal budgets.

The Guardian•3 days ago•1 min read

American zeal for ‘the Hamptons of England’ has rubbed off on sales with luxury British fashion house back to a full-year profitThe luxury fashion brand Burberry has said a new £2,000 handbag named after the Cotswolds has boosted sales, as the English region becomes increasingly popular with wealthy Americans.Joshua Schulman, the