Putin’s last laugh
There was much mirth in the West this week when Vladimir Putin’s Victory Day parade through Red Square included just…
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Machine learning Who came up with the phrase ‘artificial intelligence’? – The term was coined by US computer scientist John…
Crowning glory
What the world will see when Charles III is crowned is not just the rare spectacle of a monarchy that…
Eclipses and revolutions
The fiasco in Khartoum is being widely interpreted as a tragic failure of intelligence. James Cleverly, the Foreign Secretary, is…
Breaking News
The idea that Donald Trump was denied victory in the 2020 presidential election by conspirators determined to fiddle with the…
Solution to 2598: By any other name
The unclued lights are the former and current names of various products: 2/8A, 12/36, 16/32, 17/34, 13/22. First prize David…
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Putting out fires The Brecon Beacons National Park Authority said it was renaming the park because the word ‘beacon’ implies…
We’ll miss Rupert Murdoch when he’s gone
The idea that Donald Trump was denied victory in the 2020 presidential election by conspirators determined to fiddle with the…
Reign or shine
The United Kingdom is one of the last countries in the world to host lavish coronation ceremonies. Europe’s new kings…
