Robin Scher

Robin Scher is a writer based in South Africa. He is a graduate of the Cultural Reporting and Criticism program at New York University. Find him on Twitter @RobScherHimself.

October 23, 2026

Business

Musk commits $366 million to US midterms as SpaceX and Tesla face key government decisions

Elon Musk has committed roughly $366 million to the 2026 US midterm elections, directing much of his political spending towards Republican candidates as his companies face major decisions over federal contracts, regulation

Business

Meta shares fall nearly 7% as AI spending pushes free cash flow into negative territory

Meta shares fell nearly 7% on Thursday after the social media company reported negative free cash flow for the third quarter and increased the lower end of its expected annual capital expenditure, intensifying investor concerns over the cost of its

October 23, 2026

Nvidia chief warns capital shortages threaten Europe’s AI infrastructure expansion

Business

Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang has warned that shortages of capital are holding back the rapid expansion of specialised cloud computing companies, despite soaring

Aung San Suu Kyi’s Son Speaks to Her for First Time in Five Years

Diplomacy/Human Rights

Kim Aris, the youngest son of Myanmar’s imprisoned former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, has spoken to his mother for the first time in

The Impact of Plastic on Human Health

July 13, 2023

Human Rights

In 2019, the European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks published a statement that identified 14 emerging health and environmental issues. Right near the top of that list was plastic waste.

Across Africa, Water Conflict Threatens Security, Health, and the Environment

November 22, 2022

Columns

Water is a finite resource on our planet. We can only rely on what we have, which translates to about 2.5 percent of drinkable fresh water. Of that amount, only 0.4 percent currently exists