This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. There are your answers to the bonus question on “The Listeners Corner” with Paul Myers, and a tasty musical dessert from Erwan Rome on “Music from…
An account of working at Cursor for 60 days: a largely in-person culture, few scheduled meetings, aggressive recruiting, heavy internal product testing, more (Brie Wolfson/Colossus)
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An account of working at Cursor for 60 days: a largely in-person culture, few scheduled meetings, aggressive recruiting, heavy internal product testing, more — Sixty days with the AI coding decacorn &md…
Senate Republicans decline Democratic offer to reopen the government as shutdown enters 38th day
Senate Republicans reject Democrat offer to extend health care subsidies for a year in order to reopen the government, as a bipartisan impasse over the longest government shutdown in US history continues and nears the 40-day mark.
Congo-Brazzaville returns to global stock markets after almost 20 years
The Republic of the Congo this week entered the international bond market for the first time since 2007, signalling a new confidence in its economic reforms and fiscal management.
Washington lifts terrorist label on Syria’s leader ahead of US visit
The United States on Friday removed sanctions on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, after the United Nations Security Council lifted similar sanctions ahead of his meeting with President Donald Trump.
Can You Really Talk To The Dead Using AI: Comfort Or Illusion?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being used to preserve the voices and stories of the dead. From text-based chatbots that mimic loved ones to voice avatars that let you “speak” with the deceased
In her dying moments, a stranger changed my life
I’d crashed my car into a homeless woman. She spent her final moments showing me kindness.
US sees ‘progress’ in resolving Ukraine conflict
US President Donald Trump and his special envoy, Steve Witkoff, have both noted “progress” in finding a negotiated solution to the Ukraine war.
US Supreme Court allows Trump to block $4bn in food aid to families in need
Forty-two million face food aid delays after the nation’s top Court lets US president pause full SNAP payments.
Hamas returns latest captive body to Israel
Israel has received the latest captive’s body from Hamas in Gaza as part of the ceasefire deal signed four weeks ago.