Prof Ruben Saakyan and Prof Sheila Rowan respond to Prof Charlotte Deane of UK Research and Innovation If the UK’s position in quantum computing is indeed a success story of long-term investment in fundamental science, as Prof Charlotte Deane argues ( Letters, 25 March ), it makes the current UK Research and Innovation approach, particularly to Science and Technology Facilities Council funding , a...
Prof Ruben Saakyan and Prof Sheila Rowan respond to Prof Charlotte Deane of UK Research and Innovation If the UK’s position in quantum computing is indeed a success story of long-term investment in fundamental science, as Prof Charlotte Deane argues ( Letters, 25 March ), it makes the current UK Research and Innovation approach, particularly to Science and Technology Facilities Council funding , all the more perplexing. No one disputes the need for prioritisation. The community understands that choices must be made and supports doing so responsibly. But what is happening now is neither measured nor strategic. Reforms are being rushed through without clarity or proper consultation. Programmes such as the Quantum Technologies for Fundamental Physics initiative make this concrete. QTFP was a clear success, rigorously reviewed and widely recognised for linking fundamental science to emerging technologies. Its abrupt discontinuation has already resulted in the loss of dozens of early-career researchers trained in a strategically important area. Yet no vision has been set out for what replaces it; nor has there been any meaningful consultation on how such crucial cross-disciplinary programmes should be organised. Continue reading...
In trading on Tuesday, the Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 6.1% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Hycroft Mining Holding, up about 11.6% and shares of Perpetua Resources, up about 7.7% on the
In trading on Tuesday, the Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 6.1% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Hycroft Mining Holding, up about 11.6% and shares of Perpetua Resources, up about 7.7% on the
Diaspora spaces are not replicas, writes Mehrdad Aref-Adib , who was born in Tehran and lives in Finchley, north London I was born in Tehran, but I have lived in London for most of my life. Over time, whatever I brought with me settled into place. The distance between “here” and “there” never disappeared, but it became something I could live with. Lately, that distance feels thinner. Two recent ar...
Diaspora spaces are not replicas, writes Mehrdad Aref-Adib , who was born in Tehran and lives in Finchley, north London I was born in Tehran, but I have lived in London for most of my life. Over time, whatever I brought with me settled into place. The distance between “here” and “there” never disappeared, but it became something I could live with. Lately, that distance feels thinner. Two recent articles ( ‘Sense of doom’: fear and foreboding over Iran war among London’s divided diaspora, 6 March ; British-Iranians in UK report safety concerns to authorities amid Iran war, 22 March ) describe parts of Finchley as “Little Tehran”. The reporting captures something real. Many of us recognise the anxiety of checking the news too often, thinking about family, and sensing distant events pressing closer. Continue reading...
In trading on Tuesday, rental, leasing, & royalty shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 0.6%. Helping drag down the group were shares of VOC Energy Trust, down about 3.8% and shares of Cross Timbers Royalty Trust down about 1.3% on the day. Also lagging t
In trading on Tuesday, rental, leasing, & royalty shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 0.6%. Helping drag down the group were shares of VOC Energy Trust, down about 3.8% and shares of Cross Timbers Royalty Trust down about 1.3% on the day. Also lagging t
Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) shares are up 4% in Tuesday trading, with the stock climbing from an opening price of $536.38 to trade around $558. The move comes after a brutal stretch that saw META shares fall approximately 11.2% over the past week and 18.67% year to date. Three catalysts are doing the heavy lifting today: ... Meta Platforms Surges 4% as Smart Glasses Launch and AI Push Give Invest...
Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) shares are up 4% in Tuesday trading, with the stock climbing from an opening price of $536.38 to trade around $558. The move comes after a brutal stretch that saw META shares fall approximately 11.2% over the past week and 18.67% year to date. Three catalysts are doing the heavy lifting today: ... Meta Platforms Surges 4% as Smart Glasses Launch and AI Push Give Investors Reason to Buy the Dip
In trading on Tuesday, precious metals shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 6.2%. Leading the group were shares of TRX Gold, up about 11.9% and shares of Hycroft Mining Holding up about 11.6% on the day. Also showing relative strength are drugs shares, up on th
In trading on Tuesday, precious metals shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 6.2%. Leading the group were shares of TRX Gold, up about 11.9% and shares of Hycroft Mining Holding up about 11.6% on the day. Also showing relative strength are drugs shares, up on th
Apple Inc. is testing a feature that would let Siri process multiple requests in a single query, according to people familiar with the matter, breaking new ground for the nearly 15-year-old digital assistant. The company is developing the capability as part of the iOS 27, iPadOS 27 and macOS 27 operating systems due later this year, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because t...
Apple Inc. is testing a feature that would let Siri process multiple requests in a single query, according to people familiar with the matter, breaking new ground for the nearly 15-year-old digital assistant. The company is developing the capability as part of the iOS 27, iPadOS 27 and macOS 27 operating systems due later this year, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the work is private. The move would bring Siri closer to the abilities of newer artificial intelligence assistants. The feature would let users combine requests — for example, asking Siri to check the weather, create a calendar appointment and send a message — all within a single prompt. Siri currently requires users to make requests individually, making it a laggard in the AI space . The work is part of a broader effort to overhaul and modernize Siri, which was first introduced in October 2011. Apple is aiming to turn the assistant into a more capable tool that can understand context, such as users’ personal information and what’s on their screen. Read More: Apple Plans AI Reboot With Siri App, New Look and ‘Ask’ Button The company is poised to unveil the new Siri and other Apple Intelligence features at its Worldwide Developers Conference on June 8 . It’s been a long time coming. Apple first demonstrated a new, more AI-infused Siri in June 2024 — before delaying its arrival multiple times due to engineering snags. The software is now on track for a release this fall, Bloomberg News has reported . A spokesperson for the Cupertino, California-based company declined to comment. As part of the changes, Apple is making Siri operate more like a chatbot and launching a standalone app for the assistant. The iPhone maker also is planning to allow the next version to access and summarize information from the web in an effort internally known as World Knowledge Answers. Read More: Apple Pivots AI Strategy to App Store-Like Platform The latest development would streamline Siri interac...
(Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. is testing a feature that would let Siri process multiple requests in a single query, according to people familiar with the matter, breaking new ground for the nearly 15-year-old digital assistant.The company is developing the capability as part of the iOS 27, iPadOS 27 and macOS 27 operating systems due later this year, according to the people, who asked not to be identi...
(Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. is testing a feature that would let Siri process multiple requests in a single query, according to people familiar with the matter, breaking new ground for the nearly 15-year-old digital assistant.The company is developing the capability as part of the iOS 27, iPadOS 27 and macOS 27 operating systems due later this year, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the work is private. The move would bring Siri closer to the abilities of newer artific
Who needs critics when the Reform man is so adept at patting his own back – and that’s easy to do in publishing: there’s a sales list for everyone ‘She’s produced a bestseller!” panted the Spectator . “Liz Truss’s new book has been out for less than 72 hours and it’s already sold out on Amazon.” Thus began the fairly widespread British media hallucination that the 45-day PM was once more igniting ...
Who needs critics when the Reform man is so adept at patting his own back – and that’s easy to do in publishing: there’s a sales list for everyone ‘She’s produced a bestseller!” panted the Spectator . “Liz Truss’s new book has been out for less than 72 hours and it’s already sold out on Amazon.” Thus began the fairly widespread British media hallucination that the 45-day PM was once more igniting the nation with her 2024 book Ten Years to Save the West. In the end, Truss’s book sold 2,228 copies in the UK in its first week , which placed it at No 70 in the “bestseller” charts . The next week it had fallen back to 223 , comfortably obliterated by any number of cookbooks, novels, self-help titles and sticker books, none of which had enjoyed anything like its level of publicity. You hear a lot about AI hallucinations, but rather less about the hallucinations suffered by journalists all on their own. So, then, to the furore over the academic/recent Reform candidate Matt Goodwin’s new book, which I find at least as high-stakes for our culture as that courtroom battle between Gwyneth Paltrow and the – I think? – retired optometrist who accidentally skied into her. Marina Hyde is a Guardian columnist Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here . Continue reading...
Conagra Brands today announced that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend payment of $0.35 per share of CAG common stock to be paid on June 3, 2026 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on April 30, 2026. Conagra Brands has paid consecutive quarter
Conagra Brands today announced that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend payment of $0.35 per share of CAG common stock to be paid on June 3, 2026 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on April 30, 2026. Conagra Brands has paid consecutive quarter
The already strained NATO alliance is showing further signs of fraying, as Donald Trump's allies resist getting involved in his war on Iran. Recent examples include Spain closing its airspace to US jets and Italy denying US military aircraft bound for the Middle East permission to land at a base in Sicily . Poland today said it has no plans to relocate its Patriot batteries, following a report tha...
The already strained NATO alliance is showing further signs of fraying, as Donald Trump's allies resist getting involved in his war on Iran. Recent examples include Spain closing its airspace to US jets and Italy denying US military aircraft bound for the Middle East permission to land at a base in Sicily . Poland today said it has no plans to relocate its Patriot batteries, following a report that the US had suggested sending one of its systems to the Middle East. Europe’s perceived lack of cooperation prompted Trump to lash out on social media, singling out the UK and France. “The U.S.A. will REMEMBER,” Trump wrote in a post directed at France. He also told allies struggling to obtain jet fuel to either buy it from the US or “TAKE IT.” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US may have to reassess its relationship with NATO after the war. The renewed tensions come as Europe is starting to feel the pinch from the month-long war. Euro-zone inflation jumped in March by the most since 2022 as the conflict sent energy prices soaring, a report today showed. Governments and central banks in the region are cutting their forecasts for growth, while pressure to raise interest rates is mounting. During a video call with high-level Group of Seven officials, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde questioned US Secretary Scott Bessent’s assertion that the economic pain from the war will be short-lived, we’re told. What You Need to Know Today Hedge fund billionaire Chris Rokos is giving £190 million ($251 million) to the University of Cambridge, the biggest donation to a British university in modern times. The Rokos School of Government at Cambridge is expected to start its programs in the autumn of 2026 with the aim of molding future leaders in an age of rapidly changing demands. Rokos, one of the UK’s biggest taxpayers, is a University of Oxford alumnus. Unilever agreed to combine its food business with McCormick in a $44.8 billion deal, putting its Hellman’s mayon...
Ukraine's Backers Want Reduction In Long-Range Strikes On Russian Oil, Zelensky Says We've been highlighting the significant impact of the Iran war on developments in Ukraine, where the over four-year long war is showing no end in sight. Ukraine's President Zelensky has made clear his view that the current global focus on the Iran conflict has put Kiev in a weakened position. Already, Ukraine's in...
Ukraine's Backers Want Reduction In Long-Range Strikes On Russian Oil, Zelensky Says We've been highlighting the significant impact of the Iran war on developments in Ukraine, where the over four-year long war is showing no end in sight. Ukraine's President Zelensky has made clear his view that the current global focus on the Iran conflict has put Kiev in a weakened position. Already, Ukraine's international partners are 'primarily' sending their anti-ballistic missile systems to the Middle East - with Ukraine 'forgotten' - Zelensky has recently said. But there's more, as the hits keep coming: Zelensky revealed Monday that some of Ukraine's backers have sent "signals" to scale back long-range strikes on Russia's oil sector as global energy prices have soared . via Associated Press "Recently, following such a severe global energy crisis, we have indeed received signals from some of our partners about how to reduce our responses in the oil sector and the energy sector of the Russian Federation," Zelensky told journalists in a WhatsApp briefing, reported by Reuters . This is perhaps what's behind his calling for an Easter holiday truce with Russia. He had on the same day that he told journalists about a potential pause on long-range attacks on Russian energy stated : "If Russia is ready to stop hitting Ukrainian energy facilities, we will not respond against their energy sector." Zelensky just came off a tour of Middle East Gulf states, even amid Iran's ongoing retaliation in the region, while seeking Ukrainian security assistance. In recent days he met with the leaders of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and Jordan . Reuters notes of this, "Fresh from a four-day visit to the Middle East, Zelenskiy said that he had reached agreement with some countries in the region to provide energy support to Ukraine." "Zelenskiy said at the weekend during his Middle East tour that he had reached a deal on diesel deliveries for a year to Ukraine, without providing further details," ...
It wasn't that long ago when XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) looked like it might be well on its way to reaching $4. Back in July of last year, the cryptocurrency hit a high of just over $3.65. Excitement around a new crypto-friendly government taking over led to a surge in the value of XRP and other cryptocurrencies. But as with all things in the crypto world, things can change abruptly and without much warnin...
It wasn't that long ago when XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) looked like it might be well on its way to reaching $4. Back in July of last year, the cryptocurrency hit a high of just over $3.65. Excitement around a new crypto-friendly government taking over led to a surge in the value of XRP and other cryptocurrencies. But as with all things in the crypto world, things can change abruptly and without much warning. Since reaching those highs, the cryptocurrency has been in a fairly persistent decline. In just the past six months alone, it has lost more than half of its value. On Tuesday, it traded around $1.31 -- nearly one-third of its peak value. Is XRP, one of the leading cryptocurrencies in the world , which hopes to play a key role in reshaping global finance, an excellent investment while its value remains beaten-down and below the $1.50 mark? Continue reading
The prices of both gold and silver were rallying to start the year and would end up hitting new all-time highs. But that excitement has cooled off significantly, and both precious metals have been trading far lower in recent weeks. Gold, which was once comfortably above $5,000 per ounce, is now around $4,600. Silver, which hit highs of more than $120, is currently at less than $74. Which of these ...
The prices of both gold and silver were rallying to start the year and would end up hitting new all-time highs. But that excitement has cooled off significantly, and both precious metals have been trading far lower in recent weeks. Gold, which was once comfortably above $5,000 per ounce, is now around $4,600. Silver, which hit highs of more than $120, is currently at less than $74. Which of these two precious metals is more likely to bounce back this year? Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
PLTR rides on AI momentum as AIP, Foundry and Gotham fuel rapid growth, but its soaring valuation raises concerns for investors eyeing long-term upside.
PLTR rides on AI momentum as AIP, Foundry and Gotham fuel rapid growth, but its soaring valuation raises concerns for investors eyeing long-term upside.