South Africa appoints former apartheid-era negotiator as US ambassador
Roelf Meyer will replace the South African ambassador who was expelled from the US by President Donald Trump in 2025.
Roelf Meyer will replace the South African ambassador who was expelled from the US by President Donald Trump in 2025.
One investor who has backed both companies told the FT that justifying OpenAI's recent round required assuming an IPO valuation of $1.2 trillion or more — making Anthropic's current $380 billion valuation look like the relative bargain.
Israeli fire killed at least six Palestinians, including two children, in separate incidents across Gaza on Tuesday, local health officials said, in violence undermining a U.S.-brokered ceasefire. Four people, including a three-year-old boy, were...
New plans to improve healthcare for women and girls have been set out, but will they change anything?
What three years of war have done to Sudan. Why is Sudan still at war? The answer starts with the powers fuelling the conflict. Three years into the fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, millions are displaced and famine continues. With the…
Our NBA experts pick which teams make it out of the play-in tournament and who wins first-round matchups.
Health workers and rights advocates say co-payments, set to take effect on May 1, amount to 'de facto denial of care'.
The United States' foreign router ban didn't make a whole lot of sense, and today may not change that. The FCC has just granted Netgear a conditional approval to import its future consumer routers, cable modems, and cable gateways into the US...
Do you trust AI chatbots for health advice? What about one in your patient portal?
The European Parliament awarded its LUX film prize to "Sorda" ("Deaf") from the Spanish director Eva Libertad and actress Miriam Garlo, who have replicated on the big screen their deep and special relationship.
Firms like Function Health and Oura market regular blood tests to people wanting to take their health into their own hands. The process often raises more questions for patients than it can answer.
Lucid is making some changes. The luxury EV company said Tuesday that it was expanding its robotaxi deal with Uber - and nabbing some additional investment cash in the process. And it's naming a new CEO who hails not from the world of electric...
ESPN's Zach Kram decides each NBA series through the Finals. Who will square off in June?
An Israeli whose parents were killed on Oct. 7, 2023, and a Palestinian whose brother died from injuries in Israeli custody say they've become like brothers. Their new book is The Future Is Peace: A Shared Journey Across the Holy Land.
Scientists have discovered a way to supercharge the immune system’s T cells by blocking a protein called Ant2, forcing the cells to rewire how they generate energy. This shift makes them more powerful, resilient, and effective at finding and...
Kathrin Marchand was an elite rower for years before becoming a doctor. But a stroke aged 30 changed everything. Despite the challenges, she has now achieved something no other Olympian ever has.
A US move to block the strait has intensified a broader struggle over who controls access and under what terms.
Swiss Ice Hockey is to host the World Championships in May but faces questions over coach's false Olympic paperwork.
PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, April 14: There's outrage after Donald Trump's vitriolic critique of Pope Leo and a now deleted Jesus-like AI image of him. The Washington Post suggests that this latest controversy will alienate Trump's staunchly religious...
It’s the now-deleted AI image that has sparked heated criticism and accusations of blasphemy, with Jon Stewart calling out Trump for the explanation behind the image, and Jack White slamming Christians who continue to support Trump – dubbing him the...