The scandal surrounding Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender, expanded after a collection of unseen letters from influential individuals to Epstein, as well as photos from inside his notorious Manhattan mansion, were released by the New York Times. These letters were compiled as a birthday tribute for Epstein’s 63rd birthday in 2016….
Elon Musk’s controversial tenure as part of Donald Trump’s administration has drawn fresh scrutiny following a New York Times report claiming alleged frequent drug use and erratic behaviour during his time as the head of the so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE). According to sources cited in the report, Musk regularly consumed ketamine, ecstasy and…
In a judgment that could help to shape how transparent the European Union must be on matters of public interest, judges on Wednesday said the bloc should not have denied a journalist’s request for text messages exchanged as a top official negotiated for coronavirus vaccine access. The ruling was issued by the European Union’s second-highest…
When tensions between India and Pakistan escalated after the Pahalgam terror attack in Kashmir, the Trump administration at first showed little interest in stepping in. But rising heat over the possibility of a nuclear conflict between the two neighboring nations changed everything. Despite hesitation, top US officials were forced to intervene as the threat of…
The New York Times has shifted its editorial tone, addressing the Pakistan-based perpetrators as “terrorists” in its headline following India’s cross-border strikes under Operation Sindoor. The front-page headline on its website read: “India Strikes Pakistan Two Weeks After Terrorist Attack in Kashmir,” marking a departure from the paper’s previously criticised nomenclature. The coverage addressed India’s…
PUBLIC SERVICE ProPublica The Pulitzer committee honored ProPublica for the work of Kavitha Surana, Lizzie Presser, Cassandra Jaramillo and Stacy Kranitz for what it called “urgent reporting about pregnant women who died after doctors delayed urgently needed care for fear of violating vague ‘life of the mother’ exceptions in states with strict abortion laws.” Finalists…
The question of whether to be polite to artificial intelligence may seem a moot point — it is artificial, after all. But Sam Altman, the chief executive of the artificial intelligence company OpenAI, recently shed light on the cost of adding an extra “Please!” or “Thank you!” to chatbot prompts. Someone posted on X last…
The question of whether to be polite to artificial intelligence may seem a moot point — it is artificial, after all. But Sam Altman, the chief executive of the artificial intelligence company OpenAI, recently shed light on the cost of adding an extra “Please!” or “Thank you!” to chatbot prompts. Someone posted on X last…
The White House has reportedly begun searching for a new Defence Secretary to replace Pete Hegseth, following explosive revelations that he leaked classified military information through private group chats on the encrypted app Signal. The move comes on the heels of a New York Times expose on April 20, which revealed that Hegseth shared minute-by-minute…
The Trump administration formally barred federal workers from listing their preferred pronouns in email signatures, calling it a symptom of a misguided “gender ideology.” Some White House officials are taking a similar approach with the journalists who cover them. On at least three recent occasions, senior Trump press aides have refused to engage with reporters’…