Sir, It would be preposterous of me to present to you my congratulations for your recent election to head the UN Refugee Agency. Conversely, having served 20 years with your organization I would like to share with you some observations, whatever their relevance. You have been elected to flog a dead horse. The UN Refugee…
The Pentagon plans to spend an additional US$12.6 billion to improve surveillance of China’s military manoeuvres, submarines and satellites as the US tries to counter the “unprecedented Chinese military build-up” in Asia, according to a budget document sent to Congress. The funds, approved by Congress outside the normal budget process, are designed to improve US…
SternTao is back in business. Sort of. HBO has renewed Industry for a fifth and final season. The series created by Mickey Down and Konrad Kay concludes its fourth season on Sunday — one hour earlier than normal. Industry hails from Bad Wolf; season four has been averaging 1.7 million viewers per episodes thus far,…
How high will Netflix go? That used to be a question discussed all over Wall Street regarding the streaming giant’s stock price. But as of late, it has been the focus of a debate about whether the global streamer was ready to outbid David Ellison’s Paramount for Warner Bros. Discovery, should the latter’s board deem…
“I know that the last few years have been tough for people, but the measures that I took, all fully costed and fully funded in the budget, should start to ease those cost of living pressures that people have been living with for too long,” she told me.
Kalshi, one of several online prediction markets that have exploded in popularity in the last few years, has suspended one of YouTube MrBeast’s video editors for insider trading, NPR reports. Besides being suspended from the platform for two years, Kalshi says the editor will also be required to pay a financial penalty that’s five times…
The Hong Kong government has produced a consolidated surplus earlier than expected, its first in four years, ahead of a rare transfer into coffers from the Exchange Fund and other sources. Wednesday’s budget pointed to fund transfers of HK$127.83 billion (US$16.35 billion) and an 11.1 per cent jump in government revenues contributing to another surplus…
Two stories about the Claude maker Anthropic broke on Tuesday that, when combined, arguably paint a chilling picture. First, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is reportedly pressuring Anthropic to yield its AI safeguards and give the military unrestrained access to its Claude AI chatbot. The company then chose the same day that the Hegseth news…
It’s not hyperboleto call Taylor Tomlinson a wunderkind. In her 20s, she became a top-grossing touring stand-up, was tapped to host a late night show (late CBS effort After Midnight) and developed her own material more than plenty of her peers will over a lifetime. It helps that she all but committed to the path…
