A former chief of staff to Rishi Sunak who was made a Conservative peer has taken a job as “external affairs” chief at an artificial intelligence company that he encountered while working at No 10. Liam Booth-Smith, who entered the House of Lords last year, has joined Anthropic, which recently signed a memorandum of understanding…
The combination of sunny spring weather and habitat improved by a herd of red Devon cattle has led to a surge in numbers of one of the UK’s rarest butterflies on moorland in the English west country. As well as increasing in established pockets on Exmoor, the heath fritillary is spreading to new areas, which…
Chinese Premier Li Qiang spoke at the World Economic Forum’s annual “Summer Davos” event in 2024, which was held in Dalian, China. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images TIANJIN, China — Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Wednesday called on other countries to collaborate on trade, despite rising tariffs and other barriers. “Globalization will not be…
One of the US so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) service’s best-known employees, 19-year-old Edward Coristine, has resigned from the US government, a White House official said on Tuesday, a month after the acrimonious departure of his former boss Elon Musk. The White House official gave no further details on the move and Coristine did…
Crypto prices, including bitcoin, rose on Tuesday after President Trump announced a ceasefire between Iran and Israel. By midday Tuesday, bitcoin had passed the $105,000 level, ether jumped back above the $2,400 mark, and XRP climbed to $2.19. The risk-on action in the markets, which also saw stocks rally on the Mideast de-escalation, wasn’t the…
A teenager from Hull has arrived in Japan to pursue his dream of becoming a grand champion sumo wrestler, as only the second Briton to win a place at one of the ancient sport’s professional stables. Nicholas Tarasenko, 15, left Yorkshire for Japan straight after finishing his GCSEs, to become the first British hopeful to…
Home Global Health What’s in our air: A conversation with New York Times’ Carl Zimmer about airborne disease By Paige Hornor June 24, 2025 Jump to Section Share Post LinkedIn Facebook WhatsApp Email Copy link Science writer Carl Zimmer, author of Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe, discusses the evolving understanding of airborne…
Hear that? It’s the sound of sizzling kitchen deals from the early Amazon Prime Day sale section; specifically, the hiss and sputter of a sausage on this classic Traeger pellet grill, which is already 32 percent off in anticipation of the retail behemoth’s annual sale. For the uninitiated, Amazon Prime Day proper is July 8–11…
A review on the use of the preservative thimerosal in vaccines slated to be presented on Thursday to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) outside vaccine committee cites a study that does not exist, the scientist listed as the study’s author said. The report, called Thimerosal as a Vaccine Preservative published on…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Tuesday told investors the market no longer seems to be concerned about the potential for Chinese startup DeepSeek to outpace the tech titans currently leading in the artificial intelligence arena. “This data center renaissance, so shocking to the people who abandoned these stocks — the Nvidias, the AMDs, the Vertivs, the…
