Easily distracted? How to improve your attention span
Attention spans are shrinking, with research showing the average person’s has declined from 2.5 minutes in 2004 to 47 seconds now.
Day: May 17, 2025
Iran signs Treaty on Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge
Iran has officially joined the Treaty on Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge, becoming the 42nd signatory to the international agreement.
How the S&P 500 recovered all of its losses for the year
Conditions appeared dire for the stock market in early April.
How Donald Trump’s ‘historic’ Gulf state deals benefit a handful of powerful men
The deals stand to enrich tech CEOs substantially by opening up new audiences for their productsOn his tour of the Middle East this week, Donald Trump announced a slew of multibillion-dollar tech deals with the leaders of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab …
Former mob killer leaves crime behind to become New Jersey councilman
John Alite, 62, was a top earner for John Gotti, the Teflon Don – now he says he’s on a mission to ‘do things right’John Alite has big plans for Englishtown, New Jersey, a small hamlet best known for potatoes, a drag racing strip, and the Battle of Mon…
‘It feels like we never left’: resentment builds in one of UK’s firmest Brexit-backing areas
Keir Starmer says Britons have moved on but many in Thurrock think they were lied to in debate about leaving EUWhen Keir Starmer was asked last week whether he thought Britons had finally moved on from the issue of Brexit, his answer was a definitive y…
Grok’s ‘white genocide’ auto responses show AI chatbots can be tampered with ‘at will’
Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot is showing yet again why generative AI has a trust problem with users.
How Donald Trump’s ‘historic’ Gulf state deals benefit a handful of powerful men – The Guardian
How Donald Trump’s ‘historic’ Gulf state deals benefit a handful of powerful men The GuardianInside Trump’s Trip to the Middle East: Adulation and Not a Whiff of Protests The New York TimesBrooks and Capehart on Trump’s Middle Eas…
Watch India launch its 2nd mission of the year tonight – Space
Watch India launch its 2nd mission of the year tonight SpaceIndian rocket launch fails, Earth-observation satellite lost SpaceISRO’s 101st Satellite Mission Takes Flight, Loses EOS-09 Minutes Later NDTVISRO chief says E…
UN humanitarian chief demands resumption of aid in Gaza
Humanitarians demand access to the Gaza Strip and already have a plan in place to deliver life-saving aid to civilians, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher said in a strong call issued late on Friday evening.Read the full story, “UN humanitari…