2026-03-02 18:30:05
When you bomb a country and take out its leader, that’s an act of war.
2026-03-02 18:00:05
After announcing a sudden and surprising deal with the Pentagon, OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman moved quickly this weekend to show he had won meaningful concessions from military leaders.
2026-03-02 13:30:05
The late Robert Redford’s portrayal of a superficially attractive politician adrift without principles, in his 1972 film The Candidate, has proved prophetic on both sides of the Atlantic. Having traded in his radical ideals for vacuous soundbites, newly elected Californian Senator Bill McKay, played by Redford, leaves his celebration party to consult the Mephistophelian campaign manager responsible for his surprise success. “What do we do now?” the clueless victor begs.
2026-03-02 13:00:04
As we’ve watched the overwhelming US and Israeli strikes on Iran over the last few days, one question I’m being asked repeatedly is: Can air power alone win a war? In Operation Epic Fury, we are about to find out.
2026-03-02 12:30:05
Anthropic PBC made an announcement last week that flew under the radar. Having sparked selloffs in the equity market with a relentless stream of product updates, the company wanted to avoid rattling investors more. Its livestream wasn’t widely announced; there was no accompanying blog post. But the launch was about as meaningful as anything the artificial intelligence lab has lobbed into the market recently.
2026-03-02 12:00:07
The longer a shooting war continues, the greater the risk of an outright shock.