British Steel British Steel: provisional deal with Turkish bidder could save 4,000 jobsThe Guardian - Rob Davies and Jasper JollyThe Turkish military pension fund Oyak has entered exclusive talks over a rescue deal for British Steel that could save more than 4,000 jobs, after months of talks with the government. Trade unions and
IVF I was desperate for a baby so I spurgled a man and hoodwinked him into getting me pregnantthesun.co.uk - Georgie Culley THE desire to have a baby can make some women resort to drastic measures. While most wait until Mr Right comes along and they are financially stable, …
Women in Science Maths and tech specialists need Hippocratic oath, says academicThe Guardian - Ian Sample Science editorDespite being invisible, maths has a dramatic impact on our lives Mathematicians, computer engineers and scientists in related fields should take a Hippocratic oath to protect the public from powerful
Facial Recognition What is facial recognition - and how sinister is it?The Guardian - Ian Sample Science editorFacial recognition technology has spread prodigiously. It’s there on Facebook, tagging photos from the class reunion, your cousin’s wedding and the office summer party. Google, Microsoft, Apple and others
Grammar Secrets of learning a language — quicklyBBC News - Rob Budden Picture this: You want to apply for a dream assignment abroad. There’s just one problem. You need foreign language skills that you don't have — and time is not on your side. It might sound like an impossible
Saudi Arabia No One Is Safe: How Saudi Arabia Makes Dissidents DisappearVanity Fair - Ayman M. MohyeldinThe assassination of Jamal Khashoggi was no aberration. A Vanity Fair investigation reveals how Saudi Arabia attempts to abduct, repatriate—and sometimes murder—citizens it regards as enemies of the state.
Mindfulness How to Cope With Rejection at Work Without Losing Your Cool, According to ScienceInc Magazine - Cindy LamotheApplying this mindset will help you regain your calm more quickly. Imagine your confidence is flying high at work except for one minor detail: one of your colleagues keeps repeatedly ignoring your ideas
Islamic State (ISIS) Inside the Islamic State Infowar: Ex-jihadi reveals secrets of his battle to wipe ISIS off the internet forevermetro.co.uk - Jasper Hamill The so-called Islamic State has been defeated on the ground – but its ideology is very much alive online. In dark, encrypted corners of the internet, …
Guo Chinese Tycoon Holed Up in Manhattan Hotel Is Accused of Spying for BeijingThe Wall Street Journal. - Aruna ViswanathaU.S. research firm in commercial dispute alleges exiled businessman Guo Wengui, a frequent critic of China’s Communist Party, is a spy for Beijing For the past four years, Chinese businessman Guo Wengui
Shanghai Girlsnowness.com - Michael Lewin, Jean Liu, Jim Demuth Started as a passion project in 2008, Girls has become a career-making image series from Shanghai-based photographer Luo Yang. Her ongoing work upends …
African Politics I asked young Eritreans why they risk migration. This is what they told metheconversation.com - Milena Belloni Isaias was 16 when he escaped from Sa’wa, the military training camp for final-year high school students in Eritrea. His parents came to know of his …
Success This counterintuitive mindset will make you more innovative and successfulLadders - Shane Snow This trait is a key ingredient in the formula that leads to breakthrough innovation, and goes often unrecognized. It’s hard to come by. One of my …
Dubai Dubai's Top Developer to Team Up on $11 Billion Project in ChinaBloomberg - Zainab Fattah The developer of the world’s tallest tower in Dubai will venture out to China as property demand falters at home. Emaar Properties PJSC, the United …
Patents Tesla reveals revolutionary new wiring architecture to help robots build upcoming cars like Model YElectrek - Fred LambertTesla has revealed its revolutionary new wiring architecture that enables more robot automation in the manufacturing process and uses fewer materials for its upcoming cars like Model Y and Tesla Pickup
Play buttonSaddam Hussein Saddam Hussein: how a deadly purge of opponents set up his ruthless dictatorshipThe Conversation UK - Abdullah Yusuf The scene, a large smoke-filled room in Baghdad 40 years ago on July 22 1979. About a hundred unsuspecting Ba'athist party members sat listening to …
Play buttonAfghanistan War Trump says he could win Afghan war 'in a week … but I don't want to kill 10m'Guardian US - Julian Borger in WashingtonDonald Trump has said that he could win the Afghanistan war “in a week” but did not want to wipe the country “off the face of the Earth”. At the same White House, the president also made a quixotic offer
Pandemic John Marsden on the 'toxic' parenting pandemic: 'I’ve never seen this level of anxiety'The Guardian - Celina RibeiroThe Australian author and principal says it is becoming more difficult to run a school, with overprotective parents failing their children John Marsden has spent decades writing about, teaching and founding
Iran If Britain won't use its naval might against Iran, it doesn't matter how many ships we haveThe Telegraph - By Colin FreemanThose who think, with just a bit more spending, we can protect all British shipping in the Gulf have forgotten the success of the Somali pirates Watching the oceans from the deck of a Royal Navy warship,
Walmart Walmart discovers $10B 'surprise' inside its $17B Flipkart acquisitionZDNet - Rajiv Rao Flipkart's acquisition of payments firm Phone Pe founded by former Flipkart's employees has proven to be a windfall for Walmart. Who doesn't love a …
Mobile Technology Why paper is the real 'killer app'BBC News - Alison BirraneSometimes, I just want to get rid of all the technology and just sit down in a quiet space with a pen and paper Sales of stationery have boomed in no small part due to the popularity of 'bullet journaling'
Mobile Technology House passes anti-robocalling bill that would place new requirements on carriers9to5Mac - Chance MillerThe House of Representatives today approved a new act aimed at improving anti-robocalling technology. The Stopping Bad Robocalls Act was unanimously approved by the Energy and Commerce Committee last and
U.S. Navy The U.S. and Europe are pursuing sharply different plans for patrols in the Persian GulfThe Washington Post - By Adam Taylor, James McAuleyDUBAI — During a flare-up in tensions in the Persian Gulf in recent weeks, at least two tankers have been seized by Iranian forces while traversing the narrow Strait of Hormuz. The dispute threatens to
News Photo Of Mother Pleading With Mexican Soldier Draws Attention To Migrant PatrolNPR - Carrie KahnA picture of an armed Mexican National Guard soldier impeding a crying migrant mother and her child from getting to the United States is spreading on social media and making headlines in Mexico. Critics
Play buttonFUJIFILM Fujifilm’s first surveillance camera can read a license plate from 1km awayThe Verge - Jon PorterFujifilm is getting into surveillance cameras with the SX800, a long-range surveillance camera with a 40x optical zoom that’s designed to offer security at international borders and large commercial facilities.
World News Russian beauty queen posts heartbreaking pic of her baby son disowned by Malaysian King after shockthesun.co.uk - Christy Cooney A RUSSIAN beauty queen has posted a heartbreaking picture of the baby son disowned by her ex-husband, the former King of Malaysia. Rihanna Oksana …
Play buttonPowerbank This 10,000mAh power bank can be fully recharged in only 30 minutesAndroid AuthorityHow long does the average power bank take to fully recharge? The answer, for a 10,000mAh battery, is between 10-15 hours, and even around six hours for the top-selling ones on Amazon. The Yukuma Power
News 'No doubt left' about scientific consensus on global warming, say expertsThe Guardian - Jonathan WattsThe scientific consensus that humans are causing global warming is likely to have passed 99%, according to the lead author of the most authoritative study on the subject, and could rise further after research
U.S. Politics Poll: Majority of voters say ‘send her back’ chants were racistPOLITICO - By RISHIKA DUGYALAMost voters say the chants of “send her back” at a Donald Trump rally in North Carolina last week were racist, as were the president’s tweets about four congresswomen of color that inspired the outburst,
Climate Temperature records broke in Germany, Belgium, and the NetherlandsMashable - Mark KaufmanIt's back. After a June heat wave smashed national temperature records in France and broke historic June records across Europe, a mass of hot air has returned to the continent. On Wednesday, the Netherlands
Business 8 Ways to Be Happier at Work and Boost Your Career (at the Same Time)Inc Magazine - Martin ZwillingAs a business advisor, one of the most frustrating things I see is the number of employees who are unhappy at work. Business owners don't like it, the new generations think promotions will solve it, and
