Tributes pour in for ‘extraordinary’ shipping leader Svend Andersen
Former BBC Chartering and Intermarine boss dies at 71
Day: January 26, 2026
Claude Code can feel daunting, and most people’s problems are not software-shaped, but it is clearly autonomous and the home-cooked app renaissance is great (Jasmine Sun/@jasmine’s substack)
Jasmine Sun / @jasmine’s substack:
Claude Code can feel daunting, and most people’s problems are not software-shaped, but it is clearly autonomous and the home-cooked app renaissance is great — are your problems software-shaped?&nbs…
The EU opens a formal DSA investigation into xAI over Grok generating sexualized images of women and children; xAI faces fines of up to 6% of global revenue (Barbara Moens/Financial Times)
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The EU opens a formal DSA investigation into xAI over Grok generating sexualized images of women and children; xAI faces fines of up to 6% of global revenue — European regulators begin investigation i…
French ex-senator on trial for spiking MP’s drinks as prelude to sex assault
Former senator Joël Guerriau will appear in court on Monday accused of drugging MP Sandrine Josso at his home in Paris with the intention of sexually assaulting or raping her. The 68-year-old also faces charges of possessing drugs.
Trump uncharacteristically coy on defending Kristi Noem and federal agents after Alex Pretti shooting
President leapt to the defense of his Homeland Security secretary after the killing of Renee Good earlier this month but offered a more even-handed response this time around
Private jet crashes in flames at Maine airport with 8 aboard
A private jet crashed in flames as it was taking off from a Maine airport with eight aboard, the U.S. aviation regulator said, but their fate and identities were not immediately known.
IAF test pilot and astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla awarded Ashok Chakra on Republic Day
New Delhi, January 26. Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, an Indian Air Force test pilot and a member of the crew selected for India’s Gaganyaan orbital spacecraft of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), was conferred the Ashok Chakra, the coun…
IAF test pilot and astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla awarded Ashok Chakra on Republic Day
New Delhi, January 26. Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, an Indian Air Force test pilot and a member of the crew selected for India’s Gaganyaan orbital spacecraft of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), was conferred the Ashok Chakra, the coun…
Digital Realty, QTS, and NTT Data warn the data center industry is doing a poor job of combating local opposition; 24+ US projects were blocked in January alone (Rafe Rosner-Uddin/Financial Times)
Rafe Rosner-Uddin / Financial Times:
Digital Realty, QTS, and NTT Data warn the data center industry is doing a poor job of combating local opposition; 24+ US projects were blocked in January alone — Companies set to increase advert…
Japanese American soldiers once branded ‘enemy aliens’ to be promoted posthumously
Seven Japanese American soldiers are being promoted to officer ranks in a solemn ceremony that comes eight decades after they died fighting for the U.S. during World War II.