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Brighter isn’t better and more is less. The AI slowdown is nigh, no matter who says what
The article argues that confidence in ever larger and more capable AI systems may be weakening, as their costs rise while important problems remain unresolved. It questions whether greater capability reliably brings greater value, particularly when models can be dishonest and consumer-facing agents may create risks that outweigh their convenience. It highlights Meta’s Muse assistant,…
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John Boyega recalls how Damilola Taylor’s ambition inspired him
John Boyega has reflected on his childhood friendship with Damilola Taylor in a new BBC Two documentary, honouring how the boy’s ambition continues to inspire him. Taylor, who had recently moved from Nigeria to Peckham, was fatally stabbed in November 2000 at the age of ten whilst walking home from the library. Boyega, who was…
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SAS: The Shadow War podcast – How to listen to the series as soldiers break their silence
The Independent has launched an eight-part podcast series called “SAS: The Shadow War” featuring former soldiers and operatives speaking publicly about their covert operations for the first time. The series explores the regiment’s largely hidden campaign against the IRA in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, whilst also examining the ongoing legal questions about how their…
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Conservatives propose scrapping environmental bodies and simplifying taxes in deregulation drive
The Conservative Party has unveiled an ambitious deregulation agenda aimed at reducing the state’s size and boosting the economy. Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith plans to scrap environmental regulations, abolish quangos, and simplify tax policy, framing this as a contrast to what he calls the government’s “socialist fever dream of the 1970s”. The party, led by…
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David Stockdale saves indebted Leeds club and leads its revival
David Stockdale, a former Premier League goalkeeper, has rescued FC Farsley, a Leeds-based football club that faced liquidation with £750,000 in debts and was forced to play outside the city during 2024-25. The club, now rebranded as FC Farsley, returned to its Throstle Nest ground for the first time in over two years with an…
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BT to buy TalkTalk’s consumer and wholesale businesses for £400m
BT has agreed to buy TalkTalk’s wholesale and consumer businesses out of administration, after reaching a deal with the broadband company’s largest creditor. BT says the £400m acquisition is needed to prevent disruption for customers and services that rely on TalkTalk’s network, including parts of the UK’s critical national infrastructure. The businesses will be sold…
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John Boyega praises Damilola Taylor for helping him to be ‘unrealistic with his dreams’ as he shares poignant poem school friend wrote before he was killed aged ten
John Boyega has paid tribute to his childhood friend Damilola Taylor, who was stabbed to death aged 10 in Peckham in 2000, crediting the boy’s ambitious dreams with inspiring his own successful acting career. Speaking in a new BBC documentary, the Star Wars actor has reflected on how Damilola’s legacy of refusing to be limited…
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MGM+ Modernizes Dickens’ Classic with Expanded Love Triangle and Tragic Sacrifice in Four-Part ‘A Tale of Two Cities’
MGM+’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’ ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ reimagines the classic novel for contemporary audiences by deepening the emotional complexity of the love triangle between Lucie Manette, Charles Darnay, and S
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Former SAS Officers Break Silence on IRA Operations, Reviving ‘Shoot-to-Kill’ Policy Debate
Fifteen former SAS soldiers and intelligence officers have publicly disclosed accounts of covert operations against the IRA during the Northern Ireland conflict for the first time, with their testimonies featured in a ne