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OpenAI makes breakthrough on 80-year-old maths problem

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-21T16:24:14+00:00

Company says work on Paul Erdős planar unit distance problem shows advance in AI reasoningOpenAI has claimed a further advance in AI reasoning after its technology successfully tackled an 80-year-old maths problem.The company behind ChatGPT said it had made a breakthrough with a challenge first posed by Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdős in 1946: the planar unit distance problem. Continue reading...

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Former head of Minnesota nonprofit gets nearly 42-year prison sentence for fraud

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-21T16:24:08+00:00

Aimee Bock ran Feeding Our Future, which claimed it helped provide millions of meals to children during the pandemicSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailA judge on Thursday handed down an extraordinary prison sentence – nearly 42 years – to the former leader of a Minnesota nonprofit who was convicted in a staggering $250m fraud case that helped ignite an immigration crackdown by the Trump administration.Aimee Bock ran Feeding Our Future, which had claimed it helped provide millions of meals to children in need during the pandemic. Continue reading...

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Mphasis, ISB set up ₹20 crore AI hub

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-05-21T16:22:48+00:00

The Mphasis F1 Foundation will invest about ₹20 crore over four years in the first phase to promote research and applied AI solutions

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Five arrested after police investigate alleged electoral fraud in Tameside

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-21T16:21:49+00:00

Greater Manchester police made the arrests after concerns over several independent candidates in May’s local electionFive people have been arrested as part of a police investigation into allegations that fake independent candidates were used to influence the outcome of a local election in Tameside.Greater Manchester police said four men and a woman, aged between 23 and 47, were arrested on suspicion of fraud offences on Thursday morning in the Ashton-under-Lyne area. Continue reading...

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KRN Heat Exchanger gets ₹183 cr incentive from Rajasthan Govt

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-05-21T16:20:25+00:00

The company specialises in manufacturing aluminium and copper fin and tube heat exchangers, including water coils, condenser coils and evaporator coils

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Tajani: “Se facciamo più figli possiamo ridurre il numero di migranti regolari”. Il Pd attacca

Fonte: Repubblica Homepage · Pubblicato: 2026-05-21T16:17:28+00:00

Il vicepremier al Festival del Lavoro: “Più c'è denatalità, più abbiamo bisogno nelle nostre imprese di lavoratori stranieri. Con ciò che ne consegue, l'integrazione, i rischi di immigrazione irregolare”. I dem Boccia, Valente e D’Elia: “Servono politiche per donne e giovani”

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Nato, svolta della Germania: “Pronti ad assumerci le nostre responsabilità di leadership”

Fonte: Repubblica Homepage · Pubblicato: 2026-05-21T16:16:32+00:00

L’annuncio del ministro degli Esteri tedesco Wadephul: “L'obiettivo è una nuova ripartizione degli oneri che corrisponda al potenziale economico e militare nostro e dell’Europa”. E intanto Berlino, sempre più vicina all’Ucraina, spinge per una sua “membership light” della Ue

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Nervy time for Havana neighbours of top officials as fears of US attack grow

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-21T16:15:51+00:00

Cubans express outrage at US charges against Raúl Castro but view military strikes as serious possibilityA new question in being asked in Havana as people digest the news that the US has brought criminal charges against Cuba’s 94-year-old former president, Raúl Castro: who’s your neighbour?If you happen to live near a senior figure in Cuba’s government or armed forces, others suck their teeth in an expression of concerned sympathy. For the first time, US military strikes on the island are being considered a serious possibility. Continue reading...

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Cubans outraged at US charges against Raúl Castro but view military strikes as serious possibility

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-21T16:15:51+00:00

It’s a nerve-racking time for Havana neighbours of top Cuban officials as fears of US attack growA new question in being asked in Havana as people digest the news that the US has brought criminal charges against Cuba’s 94-year-old former president, Raúl Castro: who’s your neighbour?If you happen to live near a senior figure in Cuba’s government or armed forces, others suck their teeth in an expression of concerned sympathy. For the first time, US military strikes on the island are being considered a serious possibility. Continue reading...

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Cubans outraged at US charges against Raúl Castro as fears of military strikes grow

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-21T16:15:51+00:00

It’s a nerve-racking time for Havana neighbours of top Cuban officials as fears of US attack mountA new question in being asked in Havana as people digest the news that the US has brought criminal charges against Cuba’s 94-year-old former president, Raúl Castro: who’s your neighbour?If you happen to live near a senior figure in Cuba’s government or armed forces, others suck their teeth in an expression of concerned sympathy. For the first time, US military strikes on the island are being considered a serious possibility. Continue reading...

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Cashify launches first Cashify Select store in Bengaluru

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-05-21T16:10:45+00:00

The store will feature a portfolio of premium refurbished electronics, including flagship smartphones, MacBooks, gaming consoles, wearables, audio accessories and open-box devices

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US will see below-average 2026 hurricane season with up to 14 named storms, Noaa predicts

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-21T16:10:24+00:00

Forecast came amid warning that US was unprepared for storms with staffing cuts under Trump administrationSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailThe US will see a below-normal hurricane season in 2026, federal government scientists said on Thursday, predicting eight to 14 named storms with winds at 39mph or more.The season has a “55% chance of being below normal, 35% chance of near normal and a 10% chance of above normal,” said Neil Jacobs, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) administrator, at a press conference. Continue reading...

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Oil markets nearing ‘red zone’ as holiday season nears, warns IEA chief

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-21T16:10:13+00:00

Surging demand, low reserves and reduced Middle East exports predicted to cause global crunch by AugustOil markets will enter “red zone” by July and August as stocks dwindle before the summer travel season amid a shortage of fresh oil exports from the Middle East, the executive director of the International Energy Authority warned on Thursday.Fatih Birol added that the most important solution to the Iran war energy shock was a full and unconditional reopening of the strait of Hormuz. Continue reading...

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Oil markets nearing ‘red zone’ as summer travel season nears, warns IEA chief

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-21T16:10:13+00:00

Surging demand, low reserves and reduced Middle East exports predicted to cause global crunch by AugustOil markets will enter the “red zone” by July and August as stocks dwindle before the summer travel season amid a shortage of fresh oil exports from the Middle East, the executive director of the International Energy Authority warned on Thursday.Fatih Birol added that the most important solution to the Iran war energy shock was a full and unconditional reopening of the strait of Hormuz. Continue reading...

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Oil markets nearing ‘red zone’ as Iran crisis continues, warns IEA chief

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-21T16:10:13+00:00

Surging demand, low reserves and reduced Middle East exports predicted to cause global crunch by AugustOil markets will enter the “red zone” by July and August as stocks dwindle before the summer travel season amid a shortage of fresh oil exports from the Middle East, the executive director of the International Energy Authority warned on Thursday.Fatih Birol added that the most important solution to the Iran war energy shock was a full and unconditional reopening of the strait of Hormuz. Continue reading...

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Music industry risks excluding working-class talent, says Tinie Tempah

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-21T16:07:57+00:00

Singer Skye Newman also highlights how becoming a performer is becoming inaccessible to those without moneyThe music industry risks becoming a more hostile place for working-class artists, musicians including Tinie Tempah and Skye Newman have said.Without work to save small music venues that act as cradles to nascent music scenes – as well as specific efforts to find and promote talent from diverse backgrounds – the industry is likely to miss out on the next big thing, they argued. Continue reading...

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Editorial. Reforming schools

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-05-21T16:04:52+00:00

They must gear up for gig economy, AI churn

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Former boss of collapsed investment firm jailed for illegally selling hot tub

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-21T16:04:50+00:00

Michael Thomson admitted to breaching a restraining order by selling a range of luxury itemsThe former boss of collapsed investment firm London Capital & Finance (LC&F) has been imprisoned for six months for contempt of court, after admitting breaching a restraining order by selling luxury items including horse saddles and a hot tub.Michael Thomson’s actions were characterised by Judge Milne as an attack on the administration of justice. Thomson was sentenced alongside his wife, Debbie, who also admitted to the offences but whose six-month sentence was suspended for a period of two yea

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Democrats belatedly publish 2024 presidential election autopsy report

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-21T16:04:50+00:00

DNC chair Ken Martin apologizes for initial bid to block release of report on the party’s disastrous election defeatThe Democrats have belatedly published a postmortem on the party’s disastrous 2024 election defeat, after an initial decision to withhold the document triggered an angry backlash.Ken Martin, chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), released the report – accompanied by an apology to party members angered by his initial decision to keep the analysis of Kamala Harris’s loss to Donald Trump and defeat in both houses of Congress under wraps. Continue reading...

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Starmer says he will campaign for Burnham in Makerfield byelection – as it happened

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-05-21T16:02:24+00:00

Prime minister tells reporters reporters he would campaign personally in the contestThe Home Office has also published asylum figures this morning. These show that the number of asylum seekers being housed temporarily in hotels stood at 20,885 at the end of March 2026, down 35% year-on-year from 32,326. The Press Association says:It is the lowest figure since data was first reported in 2022, Home Office figures show.The total had climbed as high as 56,018 at the end of September 2023.Brits are leaving on a massive scale and non-EU immigration remains far too high. Mass immigration undermines o

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Guerra in Iran, le news. Rubio: “Un pedaggio a Hormuz è per gli Usa inaccettabile”

Fonte: Repubblica Homepage · Pubblicato: 2026-05-21T16:01:23+00:00

Media: “Il capo dell’esercito del Pakistan atteso a Teheran”. Hegseth assicura: “Pronti all'azione”. I mediatori stanno lavorando su una lettera d'intenti per finalizzazione il testo di un accordo. Media: “Khamenei ordina che l'uranio arricchito rimanga in Iran”

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SEBI issues show-cause notices to six Capital Group-linked FPIs

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-05-21T16:01:07+00:00

Proceedings relate to regulator’s ongoing probe into alleged leakage of confidential trade information for front-running

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Blips in edible oils trade

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-05-21T16:00:46+00:00

Weight of branded oils being reduced on the sly

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Insuring against extreme heat

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-05-21T15:58:41+00:00

Parametric insurance, where payout is triggered when a threshold is crossed, is promising but imperfect

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Reforming schools

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-05-21T15:53:46+00:00

They must gear up for gig economy, AI churn

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