Is supersonic air travel about to return, two decades after the last Concorde flight?
An experimental supersonic aircraft called the X-59 took to the skies for the first time…
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Is racism becoming more acceptable in the UK?
Keir Starmer has called on Nigel Farage to address allegations of racism in Reform UK,…
Commission proposes improvements to SFDR – Finance
On 19 November 2025, the European Commission proposed a set of amendments to the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR),…
How pecans went from ignored trees to a holiday staple – the 8,000-year history of America’s only native major nut crop
Pecans have a storied history in the United States. Today, American trees produce hundreds of…
Man who raped and threatened woman has sentence increased
Brandon Smith (25) from Denton in Greater Manchester, had his sentence increased by four and a half years after his case was referred to the Court…
Learning with AI falls short compared to old-fashioned web search
Since the release of ChatGPT in late 2022, millions of people have started using large…
Colorado is pumping the brakes on first-of-its-kind AI regulation to find a practical path forward
When the Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act passed in May 2024, it made national headlines. The…
Commission proposes to boost supplementary pensions to help ensure adequate retirement income
The European Commission has today adopted a package of measures to help citizens secure adequate…
WeChat is now a frontline policing tool in China. Here’s what my research found
WeChat is best known as China’s all-purpose “super-app”. It is used for everything from messaging…
African Union and European Union launch the AU-EU Civil Society & Youth Forum in Luanda, Angola
The African Union and European Union launched the AU-EU Civil Society & Youth Forum today,…