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Fluidstack in talks to raise $200m
Fluidstack, a British startup specialising in cloud-computing services for AI, is in discussions with investors to secure up to $200m in Series A funding. This development comes as the company plans to build a €10bn ($10.4bn) “supercomputer” in France, expected to open in 2026, reported Bloomberg. The facility will have a gigawatt capacity, primarily powered…
Read MoreVeteran Ugandan politician charged with treason
Kizza Besigye, who was wheeled into court on Friday, has ended his hunger strike [Reuters] Veteran Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye has been charged with treason in a civilian court after his controversial case was transferred from a military tribunal. Treason is a capital offence in Uganda and if found guilty the 68-year-old cold be…
Read MoreM Is for Mortality: Lessons from Edward Gorey on His Hundredth Birthday
Gorey said, “I write about everyday life.” His work reminds us that death is a major fact of existence. Source link
Read More“Moby-Dick” Sets Sail at the Met Opera
Jane BuaBua writes about classical music for Goings On. Among the most notable opening lines in literature is undoubtedly that of Herman Melville’s “Moby-Dick.” For just three words, “Call me Ishmael” packs a lot: a name, a metaphor, a friendship offer, an order. But the opera “Moby-Dick” doesn’t begin with that line; it earns it.…
Read More“The White Lotus” Overstays Its Welcome
Given the number of murders that have taken place at White Lotus resorts since the HBO series began, in 2021, one wonders why visitors continue to flock to them. It’s clear that at least some of the guests at their Thailand property—the setting of the third season, which premièred on February 16th—haven’t done their research: Timothy…
Read MoreRadisson announces hotel openings and revamps in Spain and Portugal
Radisson Hotel Group (RHG) has revealed plans to open new hotels and carry out refurbishment and repositioning projects in Spain and Portugal, strengthening its presence in Iberia. The group will open new properties in the two countries and renovate an existing hotel in Tenerife, Spain. The Radisson RED Malaga, set to open in the second…
Read MoreSouth Sudan closes schools after students collapse due to extreme heat
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan on Thursday announced the closure of all schools for two weeks due to an ongoing extreme heatwave that has caused some students to collapse. This is the second time the country — which faces extreme effects from climate change, including flooding during the rainy season — has closed…
Read MoreMany who came to Germany as migrants will vote for the first time Sunday. Here’s what they hope for
BERLIN (AP) — More than half a million newly naturalized citizens will have the opportunity to vote in a German national election for the first time this weekend. Almost a third of the new Germans are originally from Syria. Most of them left their home countries in the last decade, fleeing war, political instability and…
Read MoreOld clip falsely shared as showing Kenyan ex-leader’s reaction to losing 2025 AUC race
Kenya’s former leader Raila Odinga lost the race to lead the African Union Commission (AUC) to Djibouti’s foreign affairs minister in elections held in Ethiopia in February 2025. A TikTok video purports to show Odinga acting outraged following his defeat. But the claim is false: the footage was filmed in March 2023 when Odinga was…
Read MoreI’m a Luxury Travel Writer—These 6 Resorts Are Perfect for The White Lotus’ Next Destination
If there’s one show that understands the sometimes absurd nature of luxury travel, it’s The White Lotus. I’ve been obsessed with this show since Season 1 —watching privileged, beautiful, and deeply dysfunctional people spiral into chaos at five-star resorts is my idea of top-tier entertainment. Season 3, set in Thailand, is particularly exciting for me.…
Read MoreHartford synagogue holds vigil to honor Israeli family after their bodies were returned by Hamas
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — More than 100 people gathered at a synagogue in West Hartford Thursday night to mourn the loss of an Israeli family taken by Hamas. At the front of Emmanuel Synagogue was a photo of an 84-year-old journalist and two young children, but no picture of their mother. Jewish leaders say…
Read MoreBodies of youngest Hamas hostages returned to Israel — but their mother wasn’t, Israel says
Hamas released the bodies of four Israeli hostages Thursday, parading four black caskets on a stage against a backdrop of propaganda slogans and behind white missiles spattered with red paint bearing the phrase “they were killed by USA bombs.” In what is likely to be one of the defining images of the war in the…
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