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For Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour party, the results were merely excruciatingly bad. But for Kemi Badenoch’s Conservatives, the dramatic rise of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK was — in the words of a leading Tory councillor — “apocalyptic”.From the moment Farage strode into the media spotlight just after 6am on Friday to celebrate his party’s win in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election, it was clear that Britain was waking up to a transformed political landscape.Reform’s capture of Labour’s 16th safest parliamentary seat heralded a day of electoral carnage, as Farage built a formidable local government base from scratch, largely at the…
Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom says AI companies are trying too hard to “juice engagement” by pestering their users with follow-up questions, instead of providing actually useful insights. Systrom said the tactics represent “a force that’s hurting us,” comparing them to those used by social media companies to expand aggressively. “You can see some of these companies going down the rabbit hole that all the consumer companies have gone down in trying to juice engagement,” he said at StartupGrind this week. “Every time I ask a question, at the end it asks another little question to see if it can get…
اتفق محللون وخبراء سياسيون على أن إسرائيل تسعى لاستغلال هشاشة الوضع السوري لفرض وقائع ميدانية جديدة، عبر ضربات عسكرية متكررة وتحريض طائفي يستهدف تفكيك البنية الداخلية للدولة الناشئة، مؤكدين أن تل أبيب تستغل ورقة الدروز كورقة ابتزاز في مواجهة السلطة الجديدة. وأشاروا إلى أن الغارة الجوية الإسرائيلية الأخيرة على محيط القصر الرئاسي السوري، رغم تزامنها مع اتفاق تهدئة محلي، تحمل أبعادا إقليمية تتجاوز حدود سوريا، وتستهدف أيضا إحباط أي تقارب عربي أو تركي مع دمشق في مرحلة ما بعد الحرب. وقال الدكتور مراد أصلان، أستاذ السياسات الدولية بجامعة حسن كاليونجو، إن تركيا تراقب بقلق التطورات الجارية في سوريا لكنها ترفض…
On Friday, the San Antonio Spurs announced that Gregg Popovich will no longer coach the team and is transitioning to a full-time role as president of basketball operations.Popovich, 76, ends his coaching tenure as the league’s career wins leader with 1,422 regular-season victories and has five championships and an NBA record-tying three Coach of the Year awards. Enter Mitch Johnson, who was named acting head coach after Popovich suffered a mild stroke in November and will now take over coaching duties on a permanent basis.We asked our NBA insiders the big questions following the Spurs and Popovich’s decision, including how…
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the worldThe heads of two Congressional panels have urged the Securities and Exchange Commission to delist Chinese groups, including Alibaba, that they say have military links that put US national security at risk.John Moolenaar, the Republican chair of the House China committee, and Rick Scott, the Republican chair of the Senate committee on ageing, wrote to SEC chair Paul Atkins on Friday to ask his agency to take action against 25 Chinese groups listed on American exchanges.The targets also include search…
Uber announced Friday yet another autonomous vehicle partnership as it leverages its dominant ride-hail and delivery position while relying on partners to supply the self-driving tech it isn’t building in-house. Today, the lucky startup is Chinese self-driving firm Momenta. The tie-up comes a day after Uber added Ann Arbor-based May Mobility to its roster of AV collaborators, which also includes Volkswagen, Waymo, Wayve, WeRide and many others. Uber said it would add Momenta’s robotaxis to the app starting in Europe in early 2026, with safety operators onboard. Momenta CEO Xudong Cao said the parternship “completes the key ecosystem needed to…
3/5/2025-|آخر تحديث: 3/5/202512:26 ص (توقيت مكة)سجل البلجيكي كيفن دي بروين هدفا ليقود فريقه مانشستر سيتي إلى فوز صعب على ضيفه ولفرهامبتون 1-0 في افتتاح المرحلة الـ35 من الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز لكرة القدم أمس الجمعة. وحقق دي بروين إنجازا تاريخيا بعدما أصبح أول لاعب بعد ليونيل ميسي يصل إلى 250 مساهمة في الأهداف تحت قيادة المدرب بيب غوارديولا. والهدف هو السادس لدي بروين الذي سيترك فريقه في نهاية الموسم الحالي بعد مسيرة مظفرة في صفوفه. وبفوزه الخامس على التوالي في مختلف المسابقات صعد السيتي إلى المركز الثالث مؤقتا في جدول الترتيب برصيد 64 نقطة، واتخذ خطوة كبيرة نحو التأهل لدوري أبطال…
Napoli manager Antonio Conte praised Scott McTominay’s rise to prominence, highlighting the Scotland midfielder’s growing maturity and influence as the Serie A leaders head into the decisive final weeks of the Serie A title race.Conte’s side are in a strong position before Saturday’s match at Lecce, holding a three-point lead ahead of inconsistent second-placed Inter Milan with four rounds remaining.He highlighted the contribution of McTominay, who has helped to fill the void left by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s January departure to Paris Saint-Germain, scoring five goals in his last three games and 11 in the league this season.The Scot moved to Naples…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Swiss family offices that manage assets for the very wealthy are looking to move to Dubai as a confluence of factors from regulation to political debate over taxes erodes Switzerland’s attractiveness.Ronald Graham, managing partner of law firm Taylor Wessing’s Dubai office, said people at two large family offices, including one with billions of dollars of assets, had told him they were exploring moving to the United Arab Emirates and that regulation was the reason. One has already completed the move. He said:…
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Your usual host Kirsten has passed the reins to me, Rebecca Bellan, for the day, and I want to talk about Aurora Innovation and its last-minute save. Aurora had been promising to launch the U.S.’ first fully autonomous commercial trucking service in April this year, after pushing back its original 2024 debut. With just (proverbial) minutes to spare, Aurora pulled off the win. Aurora says it has run over 1,200 miles of…