Doomsday Clock 2023 Says the World Is Closer Than Ever to Global Catastrophe
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You be the judge: should my flatmate stop setting the clocks fast – even if I am always late?
Fatima has taken drastic action to cure Sade’s chronic lateness. Sade says she doesn’t need her hand holding. You decide whose time is upFind out how to get a disagreement settled or become a juror. I know I’m perennially late but by changing the ...The Guardian - World -
TikTok on the Clock, Tesla’s Flop Era and How NASA Fixed a ’70s-Era Space Computer
“A clock is ticking on one of America’s most famous apps.”The New York Times - Tech - Tiktok -
TSMC Shares Fall After Downgrading 2024 Global Chip Outlook
Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing fell sharply as investors’ worries about the chip maker’s cautious outlook for the industry eclipsed its upbeat first-quarter financial results.The Wall Street Journal - Tech -
Football’s unlikeliest global brand: how Fleetwood made it big in the UAE
Despite relegation to England’s fourth tier, Cod Army have cast net to be like ‘City Football Group but on a much smaller scale’. Fleetwood United’s celebrations on becoming second division champions in the United Arab Emirates could not be ...The Guardian - World -
Harley-Davidson’s stock skids as global motorcycle shipments fall
The motorcycle icon beat analyst estimates, but its shares fell 15.4%.MarketWatch - Business -
Global heating and urbanisation to blame for severity of UAE floods, study finds
World Weather Attribution group says intensified El Niño effects caused torrential rain, but rules out cloud seeding as cause. Fossil fuels and concrete combined to worsen the “death trap” conditions during recent record flooding in the United ...The Guardian - World -
Jimmy Kimmel: ‘The only faithful relationship Trump’s ever been in is with the National Enquirer’
Late-night hosts discuss another day in court for Donald Trump, where he once again violated a gag order to not harass witnesses. Late-night hosts talked Donald Trump’s violation of another gag order during his criminal hush-money trial and ...The Guardian - World -
Reid edges Monk in closest-ever NBA 6th Man vote
Timberwolves forward Naz Reid was named the 2023-24 NBA Sixth Man of the Year on Wednesday night.ESPN - Sports - NBA -
UK’s first ever memorial to LGBT armed forces personnel to be built
Fighting With Pride charity will lead work for memorial at National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire. The UK’s first memorial commemorating the “lost legion” of LGBT people who have served in the armed forces is to be built at the National ...The Guardian - World -
Alphabet shares jump 14% on earnings beat, first-ever dividend
Alphabet reported better-than-expected earnings on Thursday and announced its first dividend.CNBC - Business -
Alphabet set to surge past $2tn valuation as it announces first dividend
Shares of Google’s parent company jump after first-quarter earnings beat expectations and $70bn stock buybackFinancial Times - Business -
Alphabet issues first ever dividend, $70 billion buyback
Alphabet said Thursday that it’s issuing a 20-cent per share dividend, the company’s first ever, and that its board authorized the repurchase of up to $70 billion in stock.NBC News - Top stories -
FirstFT: Alphabet beats earnings forecast and announces first-ever dividend
Also in today’s newsletter, Macron warns of Europe’s ‘mortal’ threat and how UK’s ‘levelling up’ failedFinancial Times - World -
FirstFT: Alphabet beats earnings forecast and announces first-ever dividend
Also in today’s newsletter, Macron warns of Europe’s ‘mortal’ threat and how UK’s ‘levelling up’ failedFinancial Times - World -
Scotland worst in world for boys smoking cannabis - report
Nearly a quarter of boys aged 15 in Scotland said they had tried the Class B drug at some point.BBC News - Top stories -
Despite the Watch World’s Secrecy, Data Services Expand
Swiss brands and retailers now have a few options to determine what’s happening with the industry. Just a couple of years ago, they had almost none.The New York Times - Lifestyle -
'Boy Kills World' Review: Murderer on Mute
Bill Skarsgård plays the silent survivor of a family massacre who is out for revenge in this violently comic saga.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Generative A.I. Arrives in the Gene Editing World of CRISPR
Much as ChatGPT generates poetry, a new A.I. system devises blueprints for microscopic mechanisms that can edit your DNA.The New York Times - Tech -
The World's Biggest Election Is Also Its Hottest
As India’s elections get under way, candidates will need to beat something more perilous than their political rivals—the extreme heat.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Ministers of Germany, Brazil, South Africa and Spain: why we need a global tax on billionaires
Finance chiefs say higher taxes for the super-rich are key to battling global inequality and climate crisis. Billionaires should pay minimum 2% wealth tax, say G20 ministersWhen the governors of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund ...The Guardian - World -
French president will outline his vision for Europe as an assertive global power amid war in Ukraine
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French president will outline his vision for Europe as an assertive global power amid war in Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to outline his vision for Europe to become a more assertive global power at the backdrop of war in Ukraine and other security and economic challenges in a speech on Thursday, ahead of pivotal European ...ABC News - World - Ukraine -
Anthony Blinken meets with China's President Xi as US, China spar over bilateral and global issues
The United States and China are butting heads over a number of contentious bilateral, regional and global issues as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping and senior Chinese officialsABC News - World - China -
The U.S. fertility rate fell to 1.62 births per woman in 2023, a 2% decline from a year earlier and the lowest rate since the government began tracking it in the 1930s.
The U.S. fertility rate fell to 1.62 births per woman in 2023, a 2% decline from a year earlier and the lowest rate since the government began tracking it in the 1930s.The Wall Street Journal - World