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LORD BLUNKETT: 'UK faces a crisis for a whole generation of young people'

LORD BLUNKETT: 'UK faces a crisis for a whole generation of young people' Former Labour Cabinet minister Lord David Blunkett writes for The Mirror after Alan Milburn published his 'devasating' report into the million young people out of work or education As the devastating analysis by former Health Secretary, Alan Milburn, demonstrated in his interim report published last Thursday, there is a crisis for a whole generation of young people. Over a million 16-24- year-olds in the UK are...

How Britain Became as Poor as Mississippi

Leiden Declaration on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics

Declaration text Leiden Declaration on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics Preamble Technological developments have repeatedly transformed the practice of mathematics. Recent artificial intelligence technologies, including symbolic and neural methods for the generation and formalization of mathematics, may already have initiated a significant chapter in this long history. Among researchers, artificial intelligence has produced a wide range of reactions: enthusiasm for its potential to...

Ethiopia’s election is about affirming national commitment to democracy

Ethiopia’s election is about affirming national commitment to democracy A national vote alone cannot address all challenges in the country, but it can be a step toward democratic consolidation. On June 1, more than 57 million Ethiopians are going to the polls in the country’s seventh national election since the adoption of the 1995 constitution. At a time when democratic systems across the world are under strain, Ethiopia’s vote is more than a routine electoral event — it is a significant...

'Insane scale': A close-up look at scam compounds along Cambodia's border with Vietnam

'Insane scale': A close-up look at scam compounds along Cambodia's border with Vietnam In the second of a two-part series that looks into scam operations in Cambodia, CNA travels along the country’s eastern border with Vietnam, where new roads, casino zones and guarded compounds have transformed agricultural land into a frontier for online scams. PHNOM PENH: It is a chaotic and dusty artery that links Cambodia to Vietnam through the frontier town of Bavet. Dozens of workers pack into the...

Pre-Modern Armies for Worldbuilders, Part I: Why They Fight

This week I want to try something a little different. Rather than taking apart a particular fantasy military system, I thought I might try to lay out a more general sense of how military systems tend to map on to societies, both because such general historical frameworks are handy for thinking about the past, but also because they make useful rules of thumb for imagining fantastical societies. So essentially here we are asking: how do societies end up with the sort of armies they have?

Delhi fire tragedy: In Hauz Rani, residents rely on ‘themselves, neighbours’ as fears linger

As one enters Hauz Rani in South Delhi, the aftermath of a tragedy still hangs heavy over the narrow lanes where a massive fire at Flourish Stay B&B claimed 21 lives. The bylanes are tight, almost claustrophobic, with homes pressing in from both sides, making navigation difficult even on foot. Overhead, a dense web of tangled electrical and communication wires stretches across the locality—drooping, overlapping and hanging dangerously close to rooftops.

Lack of clarity on JB rail plans heightens bottleneck fears ahead of RTS Link launch

Lack of clarity on JB rail plans heightens bottleneck fears ahead of RTS Link launch The issue of public transport infrastructure and congestion will likely be on the minds of voters ahead of the upcoming Johor state elections, analysts say. At the recent Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) convention in Johor Bahru, Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke used his speech to highlight the federal government's achievements in the southern state ahead of an expected heated election season. Loke, who is...

Apple's AI Can Now Change Your Passwords. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Image: Apple Apple's AI Can Now Change Your Passwords. What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Apple's new AI can automatically change compromised passwords, but giving an agent control of account credentials introduces risks involving prompt injection, lockouts, consent, and compromised devices.

Ibiza and Sant Josep: ideal testbed where innovation meets quality of life

The Pityusic island is hosting Ibiza Tech Forum 2026 and positioning itself as a global tech lab, using data, AI, cameras and drones to improve services and curb illegal tourism. Now in its fourth edition, the Ibiza Tech Forum has firmly established itself as the place where the present and future of technology meet. This year, the main stage was set in the spectacular Caló de s'Oli Auditorium, where the forum took a qualitative and quantitative leap forward, showing that the island has far...