George Russell and Kimi Antonelli took a one-two win in Australia and team’s ability to master dark art of energy management is paying off
As Formula One grapples with its new, controversial regulations, there is consensus at least that Mercedes are expected to be on top once more in the second race of the season on Sunday in Shanghai. The team have a fearsome car but most importantly in a formula dominated by the engine, appear to have also stolen a march in optimising the dark art of energy management.
George Russell and Kimi Antonelli claimed a one-two at the opening round in Australia last weekend. In qualifying Russell was eight-tenths quicker than Mercedes’ nearest rival, the Red Bull of Isack Hadjar and in the grand prix itself finished 15 seconds in front of third-placed Charles Leclerc having eased up in the final third of the race.
Continue reading...Feature generated editing suggestions inspired by well-known authors and academics, prompting a class-action lawsuit over the use of real names without consent
Grammarly has disabled a controversial AI feature that imitated the style of prominent writers and academics, and is facing a multimillion dollar lawsuit from those whose identities were used without consent.
The feature, called Expert Review, used generative AI to produce feedback supposedly inspired by writers including the novelist Stephen King, the astrophysicist and author Neil deGrasse Tyson, and the late scientist Carl Sagan.
Continue reading...Diamond watches, customisable pre-nups and five brands of marijuana are amongst the rich pickings for the starfluencers in line for acting honours. Our film critic gets a preview
It is now 20 years since the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences discontinued their official Oscars goodie bag. Modest by today’s standards, this bundle of presents was subject to a distinctly non-glamorous IRS crackdown regarding the taxation of its contents, which it viewed as non-cash compensation.
But no sooner had that been taken away than a flurry of beneficent gifting moguls swooped in to take their place. Hollywood this week has been gripped by a discreet yet intense gifting frenzy, as rooms in luxury hotels and spas are requisitioned as gifting suites for the A-listers upon whom hugely expensive items will be pressed in the hope that these starfluencers will mention them on their Instagram feed.
Continue reading...Mayor says he will encourage Met to scale down his official vehicle alongside plans for new charges for big cars
The London mayor, Sadiq Khan, said he would be encouraging the Met to abandon his armoured car in favour of a smaller vehicle as he signalled a clampdown on driving SUVs in London.
Khan and Transport for London are considering options including additional charges on outsize vehicles to tackle the increasing numbers of SUVs on London’s roads, primarily to address road safety but also to address concerns about parking and congestion.
Continue reading...Tehran residents report relentless bombing with US and Israeli planes launching wave of attacks
Donald Trump has said Iran will be hit “very hard” in the coming days, describing leaders of the regime as “deranged scumbags” who it was a “great honour” to kill, as Tehran residents reported relentless bombing and violence continued to spiral across the Middle East.
The US president’s comments, which signaled an intensification of the US-Israeli campaign, came as Israeli and US warplanes launched successive waves of attacks on the Iranian capital and elsewhere on Friday. One strike reportedly hit close to a square near Tehran University where crowds were gathered in support of the Iran’s regime. The area is home to many government buildings.
Continue reading...US defense head is eager to frame operation as a success – and slam journalists for not portraying it in a positive light
Pete Hegseth on Friday again claimed the US military campaign against Iran has been an unprecedented success, using a Pentagon press conference to accuse journalists of downplaying Washington’s supposed gains on the battlefield.
Speaking alongside the chair of the joint chiefs of staff, the US defense secretary claimed Iran had been left without a functioning air force, navy or missile defense network after 13 days of strikes, and said the combined US-Israeli air campaign had hit more than 15,000 targets since the war began.
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DEN HAAG (ANP) - Gemeenten mogen zelf regels maken over het gebruik van onder meer staalslakken. Dat schrijft staatssecretaris Annet Bertram (Milieu, CDA) in een Kamerbrief nadat hierover onduidelijkheid was ontstaan onder gemeenten. Landelijk is er al een tijdelijk verbod en een vergunningplicht voor staalslakken, omdat dit restproduct van de staalproductie giftig kan zijn.
De staatssecretaris ging om tafel met de Vereniging van Nederlandse Gemeenten (VNG) nadat meerdere gemeenten meenden dat de rijksoverheid hen belemmerde in het maken van lokale regels als het gaat om het gebruik van bouwstoffen zoals gebroken puin of staalslakken. Gemeenten hebben dus wel degelijk de bevoegdheid om daar lokale voorschriften voor te maken, benadrukt de bewindsvrouw. Ze heeft de VNG gevraagd om die boodschap over te brengen aan de gemeenten.
Het tijdelijke verbod op gebruik van staalslakken loopt tot deze zomer en wordt mogelijk verlengd tot januari 2027. Intussen werkt een taskforce aan een nieuwe aanpak.
AMSTERDAM (ANP) - De AEX-index op het Damrak is vrijdag iets hoger gesloten. Beleggers bleven zich zorgen maken over de Iranoorlog die nu bijna twee weken duurt. De olieprijzen stegen verder, uit angst over de aanvoer uit het Midden-Oosten.
De Amerikaanse president Donald Trump heeft de leiders van Iran vrijdag opnieuw bedreigd. Hij zei op Truth Social dat de Verenigde Staten beschikken over "ongeëvenaarde vuurkracht, onbeperkte munitie en zeeën van tijd". De Amerikaanse minister van Defensie Pete Hegseth stelde in een persconferentie dat de nieuwe Iraanse leider Mojtaba Khamenei gewond is geraakt en vermoedelijk verminkt.
De AEX-index eindigde 0,1 procent hoger tot 1001,66 punten. De MidKap daalde 1,2 procent op 974,38 punten. Donderdag waren nog kleine minnen op de Amsterdamse beurs te zien. De beurzen in Frankfurt, Parijs en Londen zakten tot 0,9 procent.
JERUZALEM (ANP) - Israël heeft sinds het begin van de oorlog in het Midden-Oosten ruim 7600 aanvallen uitgevoerd op Iran en 1100 in Libanon. Dat melden de Israëlische strijdkrachten via sociale media.
In Iran zouden zo'n 4700 aanvallen gericht zijn geweest tegen het Iraanse raketprogramma. Ook worden er ruim 2000 aanvallen gemeld op hoofdkwartieren en andere locaties van het Iraanse regime.
De bombardementen in Libanon zijn gericht tegen Hezbollah, een bondgenoot van Iran die Israël beschiet met raketten. Volgens de verklaring van de krijgsmacht zijn in Iran duizenden "terroristische agenten" uitgeschakeld en in Libanon 380 "Hezbollah-terroristen" gedood.
De oorlog begon eind februari met Amerikaans-Israëlische aanvallen op doelen in Iran. Sindsdien zijn onder meer doelen in grote steden als Teheran en Beiroet gebombardeerd. De autoriteiten in Iran en Libanon stellen dat bij aanvallen ook veel burgerdoden zijn gevallen.
This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss traveling for reporting and watching way too much DOGE bros.
JOSEPH: I just wanted to write some brief notes about the DOGE depositions and the piece I Watched 6 Hours of DOGE Bro Testimony. Here's What They Had to Say For Themselves. Much of the reason I managed to watch all of this testimony was because I was on a couple of long flights this week. On the first flight, I saw the Justin Fox deposition on YouTube. I started watching it and recording the timestamps of interesting parts, and passed those over to our social manager Evy who then cut them into videos which have since been shared pretty widely.
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