Inside Anthropic, two words have reportedly circulated in corridors and private chats: “crunch time” and “endgame”. The first refers to the year or two that some employees believe remain before it becomes
In the Sahel, where protracted crises, fragility and geopolitical uncertainty have become defining features of the regional environment, the central problem facing international assistance may not simply be how much money is
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What was once sold behind discreet doors is now appearing in mainstream shops, beauty stores and smartphone apps. Vibrators sit alongside cosmetics, intimate-care products are promoted through livestreams, and erotic audio has
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The latest PISA assessment presents an unusually stark picture of educational performance. More than 760,000 15-year-old students across 91 participating countries and economies were assessed, producing evidence of broad declines in some
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Twenty-five years after the attacks that transformed the United States and were witnessed around the world, the country is preparing to mark the anniversary of 11 September in a strikingly different political
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As European central banks rethink where their gold should be held, Madrid faces a strategic choice over reserves stored in New York amid growing concerns about geopolitical uncertainty and financial autonomy. Spain
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In mid-2023, an experiment within OpenAI’s “RLSlow” research project produced results that changed the way its researchers viewed the trajectory of artificial intelligence. Jakub Pachocki, OpenAI’s chief scientist, recalls that he and
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The war in Iran is reshaping maritime transport as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz disrupts one of the world’s most important arteries for energy supplies. Until March, the strait channelled
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C. discovered that he was being deported to Africa almost by accident. The 36-year-old Venezuelan had spent five years living and working in the United States. He had a temporary residence permit,
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On a cloudless night in August, a lawn chair offered a simple vantage point for watching the sky. It was the peak of the Perseid meteor shower, when as many as 100
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There was something revealing about the state of Reform UK in the decision to bring in an immaculately coiffured Frenchman to rally its annual conference. Jordan Bardella, who is expected to become
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