Tech Google says its AI-powered ads help some brands lift online sales by 80% Strategic angle: Modern Retail reports on the impact of Google's AI-driven advertising solutions. Editorial Staff Apr 7
Politics Trump threatens to annihilate Iranian civilian infrastructure, risking major escalation in Middle East conflict Strategic angle: The US president has urged Tehran to accept a ceasefire agreement by Tuesday night that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, among other things. If Iran refuses, he has vowed that bridges and power plants will be heavily b Editorial Staff Apr 7
Politics Trump has repeatedly delayed deadlines for Iran, but suggests Tuesday’s is final Strategic angle: The President indicates that the upcoming deadline for Iran may be the last after multiple extensions. Editorial Staff Apr 7
Money Jeff Bezos’s new lab hires xAI co-founder from OpenAI Strategic angle: Kyle Kosic joins Project Prometheus, the secretive start-up working on systems that can understand the physical world Editorial Staff Apr 7
Money The internet is deciding what to forget Strategic angle: Do digital bananas in Hawaiian shirts chatting up pineapples need to be saved for posterity? Probably not Editorial Staff Apr 7
Money JPMorgan to build Canary Wharf’s tallest tower after City airport approval Strategic angle: Bank wins clearance for 265-metre skyscraper after talks over low-flying aircraft Editorial Staff Apr 7
Money The future of global trade won’t depend on the Strait of Hormuz Strategic angle: A new infrastructure is being built rapidly to avoid the strategic chokepoint and ensure global energy and food security Editorial Staff Apr 7
Money US counts cost of equipment destroyed in Iran war Strategic angle: Lost aircraft and radars contribute to estimated $500mn daily price tag and leave US exposed elsewhere Editorial Staff Apr 7
Life GMO pictures may reinforce existing views, deepening the divide of attitudes towards them Strategic angle: Images have long played a powerful role in shaping public perceptions of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), often reinforcing emotional reactions more than scientific understanding. A new experimental study published Editorial Staff Apr 7
Tech Contextual Control without Memory Growth in a Context-Switching Task Strategic angle: arXiv:2604.03479v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Context-dependent sequential decision making is commonly addressed either by providing context explicitly as an input or by increasing recurrent memory so that contextual i Editorial Staff Apr 7