Microsoft’s exec addresses protests over ties to Israeli military Summary Microsoft President Brad Smith defended the company’s decision to fire employees who occupied his office during Gaza-related protests, saying trespass and property barricading are unacceptable conduct for staff. He told employees that those who broke into and occupied offices could not remain employed at Microsoft. […]
A Tesla engineer quit after 8 years and slammed Elon Musk’s leadership on the way out Summary Giorgio Balestrieri, a Tesla engineer who joined in 2017 and rose to staff algorithms engineer, announced on LinkedIn that he is leaving the company after eight years. He said Elon Musk’s leadership has “dealt huge damage to Tesla’s […]
NATO’s style of destroying Russian drones in Poland was ‘not the way’ to effectively defend its skies, Zelenskyy says By Matthew Loh — 12 Sep 2025 Summary Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticised NATO’s response to a wave of Russian drones that entered Polish airspace, saying the alliance relied on expensive missiles and Patriot batteries to […]
Ukraine’s drone industry to get huge $7 billion boost, Europe says Summary The European Commission has announced it will “frontload 6 billion euros” (about $7 billion) to scale Ukraine’s growing drone industry. The funding is intended to accelerate mass production of low-cost but effective uncrewed systems — from FPV strike drones and interceptors to long-range, […]
Nvidia and OpenAI to back major UK investment in artificial intelligence Summary The Financial Times reports that Nvidia and OpenAI are set to back a major investment into the UK’s artificial intelligence sector. Full article content is behind the FT paywall, but the key thrust is that two of the biggest names in AI are […]
Lobbying firm co-founded by Peter Mandelson prepares to cut ties with him Summary A lobbying firm that Peter Mandelson helped to co-found is preparing to formally cut ties with him amid the fallout from his recent removal as the UK ambassador to the US over links to Jeffrey Epstein. The firm is reported to be […]
UK trade minister urges China to let Britain revamp Beijing embassy Summary The UK trade minister has publicly urged Chinese authorities to permit Britain to refurbish and modernise its embassy in Beijing. The appeal highlights that the planned works are important for the building’s safety and operational effectiveness, and serves as a visible example of […]
Aces’ hot shooting torches Sparks to secure 2-seed for playoffs Summary The Las Vegas Aces closed their regular season with a dominant 103-75 win over the Los Angeles Sparks, setting a WNBA regular-season record with 22 three-pointers in a game. The victory secured the Aces the No. 2 seed for the play-offs and extended their […]
Barclays boss warns UK government on wages and bank taxes Summary Barclays’ chief executive has warned the UK government against policies that would push up wages sharply or impose additional taxes specifically on banks. The warning, reported by the Financial Times (paywalled), framed such measures as risks to competitiveness, lending capacity and investment across the […]
Read the pitch deck that an IRL social startup targeting Gen X and boomers used to raise about $9M and expand to the US Summary Meet5 is a Germany-based “in-real-life” (IRL) social app focused on helping people aged 40+ (average user age ~57) make friends through group activities — concerts, yoga, hiking, dancing and similar […]
