London homebuilder says market recovery is near amid Labour’s housing push Berkeley Group said the property market was ‘close to the point of inflection’ amid a recovery in house prices. Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2024
La Môme: 'legendary' Cannes party restaurant to replace Marcus Wareing at the Berkeley At La Môme, waiters change whole tables by carrying freshly laid ones through the restaurant above their heads Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2024
US-China research has given Beijing's military technology a boost, House GOP says A new report by congressional Republicans asserts that partnerships between the U.S. and China at universities over the past decade have allowed hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding to aid Beijing in developing critical technology that could be used for military purposes The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2024
UK house prices hit two-year high as market recovers from Truss mini-budget Average cost of property rose 0.3% to £292,505 in August, says Halifax, after ‘largely positive summer’ The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2024
UC Berkeley, Illinois, and Marshall are home to the top online data science master’s programs. Did your school make the list? Fortune’s latest ranking finds that programs that value rigor and student success are among the best places for students to learn in-demand data skills. Fortune · Sep 4, 2024
Kamala Harris says her dad taught her to be fearless, but he’s been markedly absent from her public rise Family is at the forefront of Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, and she speaks frequently and fondly of her late mother’s influence – but rarely is there mention of her father. A “Marxist” economics professor who left Jamaica for UC Berkeley, Donald J Harris has said little about his daughter during… The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2024
Sex abuse and swimming: A dark history How a scandal in our local swim club, 15 years ago, opened my eyes to a national cover-up operation Salon · Aug 3, 2024
Kamala Harris' Memoir Sales Surge After 2024 Presidential Nomination Explore Kamala Harris' memoir 'The Truths We Hold' and her upbringing in the civil rights movement, family background, and connections with leftist activists. Top News · Jul 25, 2024
The Kamala Harris cheat sheet: 18 things to know about the woman who might be president Get up to speed with the Democrat frontrunner – who officiated the first gay wedding in California and won a huge victory when she went to war with the mortgage companies The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2024
Frederick Crews obituary Provocative but witty literary critic known for his satirical Winnie the Pooh essays and his opposition to Freudianism The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2024
Berkeley Homes chief backs Labour house building pledge Rob Perrins backs ambition of both main parties to build 1.5 million homes during the next 5-year Parliament Evening Standard · Jun 19, 2024
Berkeley returns to build-to-rent market amid London housing shortage Housebuilder aims to create 4,000 private rental homes in UK capital and south-east over next decade The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2024
Hacks asks why "sorry" is rare in comedy “Never apologize for a joke,” says Deborah Vance, echoing many comedians. This episode challenges that notion Salon · May 24, 2024
Student protests caused mostly minor disruptions at several graduation ceremonies From California to North Carolina, students staged chants and walkouts over the weekend in protest of Israel's ongoing military offensive in Gaza. WEKU · May 12, 2024
The Guardian - US · May 10, 2024 ‘Police raids are nothing new’: student protesters from 1960s see history repeating itself Anti-Vietnam war activists from Tariq Ali to the Weather Underground on the remarkable parallels with today’s pro-Palestinian uprising
The Guardian - US · May 4, 2024 The US universities that allow protest encampments – and even negotiate While semesters at other schools speed toward a violent close, several universities have sought a more amicable solution
Top News · May 2, 2024 Berkeley Campus Takes Hands-Off Approach To Gaza Protests US college campus protests over Israel-Palestine conflict spark debate on response and free speech.
The Guardian - US · Apr 27, 2024 A new generation at UC Berkeley pitches its tents The university has said it won’t give in to students’ demands – but it has budged before
Windows Central · Apr 25, 2024 Microsoft will keep stifling competition "until the regulators have their foot on their neck," argues Cal Berkeley professor Microsoft recently split Teams from Microsoft 365, but many argue the move was too little too late. Among those is professor Steve Weber, who we recently sat down with to discuss what he believes are Microsoft's anti-competitive business strategies.
The Guardian - US · Apr 20, 2024 ‘Media firestorm’: Israel protest at professor’s home sparks heated free-speech debate Controversy followed a viral video of pro-Palestinian students interrupting a dinner held by a Berkeley free-speech defender
Reason · Apr 11, 2024 Students Don't Have a Right to Use Public University Social Events for Their Own Political Orations, whether at administrators' homes or in law school classrooms.
Reason · Apr 10, 2024 Berkeley Students Post Anti-Semitic Cartoons, Disrupt Dinner at Dean Chemerinsky's Home "I never thought I would see such blatant antisemitism."
Evening Standard · Mar 26, 2024 Plans for seven Woolwich tower blocks up to 18 storeys tall for 650 new homes Plans have been revealed for a series of seven tower blocks up to 18 storeys tall in Woolwich along with a new park. Berkeley Homes has sent plans to Greenwich Council to build over 650 new homes and a park on the former Royal Arsenal site in Woolwich.
Evening Standard · Mar 15, 2024 Competition watchdog investigates £2.5 billion housebuilder merger The CMA has opened an invitation to comment until 2 April
The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2024 McDonald’s says it’s trying to solve tech issues affecting some restaurants worldwide – as it happened Global chain apologises to customers over IT problems which left customers unable to order food in countries including Australia, China, UK and Japan and led to temporary store closures