OPINION - Sagal Abdi-Wali: Camden gave me everything - now I want to give back Labour’s Holborn and St Pancras by-election candidate says: ‘I want to give you hope again’ Evening Standard · Oct 7
I see what’s happening here in Paris: reasonable student demands met with awful violence The debate around the schools protests is angry and polarised: a foretaste of how next year’s presidential election is likely to play out, says Helen Massy-Beresford, a British journalist and editor who lives in Paris The Guardian - UK · Oct 7
Zack Polanski had the chance to show real leadership. He blew it A toxic debate over anti-Zionism leaves the Green leader looking like a passenger in the movement that carried him to the top, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr The Guardian - UK · Oct 7
OpenAI came to Australia to apologise. It will leave without answering these key questions We don’t accept drugs killing a few people because they cure most patients. Or a few planes crashing because most land safely. AI should be no different The Guardian - AU · Oct 7
Angus Taylor’s immigration plan misses the target – on politics and on policy The most surprising aspect of the Coalition’s policy is that in six pages of detail there is not a single mention of the labour market The Guardian - AU · Oct 6
France erupts over schools: Why the violence surrounding surprise movement? It’s a protest movement that a broke, lame-duck French government did not see coming. Civil servants this Tuesday joined high schoolers who are now in their third week of picketing over long-deteriorating classroom conditions. The usual recipe for wearing down movements in France has recently been to match any violence… France 24 · Oct 6
All parties are ducking the challenge of defence spending THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Kemi Badenoch has her unconvincing ‘iron dome’, Andy Burnham has again postponed a decision about the 3 per cent target – and Nigel Farage does not even have a defence spokesperson The Independent UK · Oct 6
The Guardian view on the Green party and Palestine: rejecting two states is no shortcut to peace Editorial: Zack Polanski must defend Palestinian freedom while reassuring Jewish members and showing that his party can handle disagreements The Guardian - UK · Oct 6
The Guardian view on the French school protests: the political class needs to heed the voice of students Editorial: A generation facing unprecedented challenges deserves better than an underfunded education system The Guardian - UK · Oct 6
Kemi Badenoch is the most rightwing leader in Tory history. Isn’t it time she got some actual scrutiny? Farage’s scandals have allowed Badenoch to get her party back in the race. But her programme would be no less ruinous for our country, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones The Guardian - UK · Oct 6
The Future Belongs To Synthesists A synthesist founder isn't a generalist. They can go deep in a particular field or discipline but refuse to stay inside its boundaries. The physicist who ships software. The biologist who thinks like a machine learning researcher. The materials scientist who understands computation. International Business Times · Oct 6
The sheer energy India brings with it India has provided power connections to over 300 million people since 2015 and improved gas supply accessibility. The country has installed 160 GW of solar panels, achieving its renewable targets ahead of schedule. India is also pursuing a tenfold increase in its nuclear energy capacity by 2047. Additionally, India has… The Economic Times · Oct 6
France student protest and India's CJP movement share one demand: Young people want to be heard, not policed Young students in France have recently mobilized to demand improvements in education funding and resources. Protests have spread across hundreds of schools and universities, emphasizing the need for more teachers and smaller class sizes. Despite significant government spending on education, many school facilities remain dilapidated and overcrowded. The unrest has… The Economic Times · Oct 6
India’s Nobel kept on ice? Challenges in India’s research ecosystem hinder the development of scientific talent and innovation. Stable funding and support for research are crucial for future scientific advancements. India needs a collaborative system that encourages curiosity-driven research in universities and industries. The Economic Times · Oct 6
The Guardian - UK · Oct 6 Stop worrying about my AI, says multibillionaire Sam Altman. So we bear the risks and he keeps the money OpenAI’s CEO seems to want to privatise his company’s huge financial gains while making all of us pay for any negative consequences, says author Chris Stokel-Walker
The Guardian - UK · Oct 6 Pedro Sánchez is a master of the political comeback. But calling a snap election in Spain may be a gamble too far A thriving economy, a model green transition, social advances – Spain’s PM shouldn’t be in trouble. Yet he is, and it’s a lesson for progressives everywhere, says sociologist Paolo Gerbaudo
The Guardian - UK · Oct 6 JD Vance and Ted Cruz are fighting for control of the GOP. The problem? Neither is called Trump Having seemingly written off the midterms, the Republican bigwigs are making their pitches for 2028. But the current commander-in-chief could be looking closer to home, writes Arwa Mahdawi
The Guardian - US · Oct 6 Sorry, but I’m bringing my iced coffee to the job interview What, exactly, about the drink is so distracting? The viral debate raises bigger questions about who defines ‘professionalism’
The Guardian - US · Oct 6 Rightwing ‘great replacement’ fears mask tech’s real great replacement While adherents to the racist theory condemn a shadowy global elite, Silicon Valley is working toward the replacement of humans with AI
The Guardian - UK · Oct 6 What have I learned in my 53 years? That I shouldn’t listen to strangers who accost me in the street I was shocked when a man in a van aimed an ageist insult at me. And I regret to say that my son has been no help at all, writes Zoe Williams
The Guardian - US · Oct 6 Trump is fueling a culture of misogynistic impunity The allegations against seven men at Cornell University come amid a climate of belligerent sexism
The Guardian - UK · Oct 6 Burnham’s surprise EU-turn could deliver the Tories from a generational mess Badenoch would never have reopened the door on Brexit, but now that the PM has, it suits the Conservatives to let him walk through it, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
International Business Times · Oct 5 AI Is Being Built on Concrete. We're Ignoring Its Biggest Carbon Problem. As spending on AI infrastructure soars toward a trillion dollars a year, the carbon locked into data center concrete is permanent. The tools to cut it in half already exist.
International Business Times · Oct 5 Business Leaders Cannot Control AI's Future, but They Can Manage What They Reveal A business cannot determine how every model develops. It can decide who approves a new connection to company systems, what employees may share, and who reviews information published on its behalf.