Woman has pioneering womb surgery to fix ‘miracle’ baby with intestines outside its body
Theo became the first British baby to be operated on in the womb to correct complex gastroschisis, as part of a pioneering clinical trial.
Tens of thousands of young people get vital protection from MenB in just a fortnight
Tens of thousands of young people have received the first of a life-saving double dose of the meningitis B vaccine within just 2 weeks of the NHS launching its biggest…
Mel Brooks, Antifascist Filmmaker
One of the great canards of the culture wars is that you couldn’t make Blazing Saddles today. It’s a half-truth that disguises a bigger lie. There are a thousand and…
Pluralistic: Why businesses lie about AI (01 Aug 2026)
Today’s links Why businesses lie about AI: Humoring the boss all the way into bankruptcy. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Vinge x NYT; Syklarov x publishers;…
Welcome to Dubai: Kinahan Cartel’s Visas Revealed
This article is the result of a collaboration with The Sunday Times. You can find their corresponding piece here. A key leader of the Kinahan cartel who is wanted by…
World Cup Piracy Crackdown Shows Limits of Domain Seizures, MPA Pushes Site Blocking
Operation Offsides seized more than 1,000 pirate streaming domains during the FIFA World Cup. While the enforcement efforts were broadly praised, domain seizures are no silver bullet. In an op-ed,…
NHS inviting 500,000 men to join major prostate cancer research programme
The NHS will begin contacting half a million men from this week inviting them to join a major research programme to improve early detection and treatment of prostate cancer. Men…
Amending AB 1709 Doesn’t Fix It: California’s Social Media Ban Still Threatens Free Speech and Privacy
California lawmakers have amended A.B. 1709, but the core problem remains: the bill is still a ban on social media access for youth under 16, and it still threatens the…
The SCREEN Act Threatens Privacy Far Beyond Adult Websites
The Senate Commerce Committee is set to consider S. 737, the SCREEN Act, a sweeping age-verification bill that would require online services to verify users’ ages before they can access…
Trita Parsi Says America is Headed for Yet Another Endless War
Trita Parsi is one of the leading experts on U.S.–Iran relations and the co-founder of theQuincy Institute For Responsible Statecraft, a think tank formed to move the U.S. away from constant…