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Having a name: In Syria, they want to be wanted by the Assad regime

For more than five decades, the dictator Bashar al-Assad and his father before him ruled Syria by terror. Anyone wanted by any of the regime's numerous intelligence

How artificial intelligence is changing the way world builds computers

The result is a new kind of supercomputer - a collection of up to 100,000 chips wired together in buildings known as data centers to hammer away at making powerful AI systems

US to withdraw from EU-led group investigating invasion of Ukraine

The decision to withdraw from the International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression (ICPA) against Ukraine, which the Biden administration joined in 2023

US President Donald Trump's policies spark surge in foreign stocks

Since Trump's inauguration, the S&P 500 has fallen 6 percent, while the Dax index in Germany has risen 10 per cent

Careless People: Facebook insider's expose alleges bad behaviour at the top

Careless People is darkly funny and genuinely shocking: An ugly, detailed portrait of one of the most powerful companies in the world

When corporate rebranding backfires: Lessons from past successes and flops

The 200-year-old company is now called aberdeen group, effectively reversing a decision to rebrand as abrdn in 2021 in a bid to pitch itself as a modern, agile, digitally-enabled brand

Every breath you take: Zimmer's Air-Borne explores mysteries of aerobiology

Air-Borne shows us how the scientific community came to understand that Covid-19 transmission was less akin to shots from a gun, and more like smog in a valley

As Trump goes after universities, students now on the chopping block

Members of the administration have cast the cuts as a way to reduce wasteful government spending, sometimes in political terms

For Tesla-owning critics, buyer's remorse sinks in post Musk's 'antics'

The buyer's remorse is playing out at a volatile moment for Tesla, as stocks dropped by double digits in the last week, wiping out most of a post-election surge for Musk's company

Duncan Mavin's 'Meltdown' traces Credit Suisse's grand rise and downfall

Banking often makes for a bad spectator sport. When the money is gone, only the dull parts remain

AstroForge: Earth's first asteroid mining prospector heads to launchpad

That may sound familiar: A decade ago, news stories were aflutter about the wealth promised by asteroid mining companies. But things didn't quite work out

All or Nothing: Wolff's book offers a rapid-fire take on Trump's return

The book is undeniably gripping - a veritable harvest of slime, sycophancy and sleaze that tells the story of Trump 2.0, an aggrieved pugilist waging a "life or death" campaign

Coffee prices soar to 50-year high as climate change drives costs up

Sixty per cent of the world's coffee is produced by an estimated 12.5 million people working on farms no larger than 50 acres - and most far smaller than that - according to World Coffee Research

Artificial intelligence is changing how Silicon Valley builds startups

Lee, 41, would normally be flattered. In the past, a fast-growing startup like Gamma, the artificial intelligence startup he helped establish in 2020, would have constantly looked out for more funding

Ukraine war: US objects to calling Russia 'aggressor' in G7 statement

One senior official from a G7 country said that Canada had circulated the first draft of the statement to the other six member countries

Jeffrey Toobin's book explores the dubious history of presidential pardons

In some ways, Toobin's book is impeccably timed. In December, President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter despite previous pledges not to

Nonstop quakes leave a Greek island empty and its residents on edge

Thousands of tremors, sometimes every few minutes, have jolted Santorini, about 150 miles southeast of Athens, and nearby islands since January 25

AI and the human soul: What new books reveal about us and our purpose

Could AI ever function as a spirit ambulance, shuttling us through the uncanny valleys that keep us, as Shantideva knew, from accepting others?

How Altman sidestepped Musk to win over President Trump

Since Trump's election, the billionaires of Silicon Valley have jockeyed to influence the new administration. None of them have been more successful than Musk

'Deprived of food': Freed Israeli hostages recall ordeal in Hamas captivity

Family members of hostages said some of the hostages had at least occasional access to radio or television and heard or saw their relatives campaigning for their release, which helped them survive