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A Little Life review: a ‘grisly spectacle’ starring James Norton

It’s “rare for a play to be a phenomenon before it even opens”, but A Little Life has managed that, said Sarah Crompton on What’s On Stage. The 2015 novel by Hanya Yanagihara on which it is based – about a New York lawyer whose life has been destroyed by…

The Week · Apr 13, 2023

The Pentagon docs: America’s worst intelligence leak in a decade

The release of classified US defence department documents that reveal how the war in Ukraine is really playing out as well as security secrets relating to the US’s allies has been described as America’s most serious intelligence leak in a decade.

The Week · Apr 11, 2023

The UK’s new mobile emergency alert system: what is it and how does it work?

The UK will test its new mobile phone “emergency alerts” system this month, despite concerns that it could endanger those at risk of domestic abuse by revealing hidden phones. 

The Week · Apr 11, 2023

Deep-sea mining: can it help solve our climate problems?

A growing controversy is swirling around deep-sea mining, which aims to extract valuable minerals from the ocean floor. 

The Week · Apr 5, 2023

What Binance's US lawsuit says about the future for cryptocurrency regulation

The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has been hit with a lawsuit by US regulator the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). This is not the first time a cryptocurrency exchange has been charged by a regulator. But this particular case involves a regulator that does not directly oversee cryptocurrencies. This…

The Conversation · Apr 4, 2023

The B Corp backlash

Since the first “B Corp” status was awarded in 2007, the number of companies that have received the certification for their environmental and social efforts has risen rapidly.

The Week · Apr 3, 2023

Larry Summers: Danger of U.S. mortality 'transcends politics'

U.S. mortality data was "especially scary remembering that demographics were the best early warning on the collapse of the USSR,” Summers tweeted.

Fortune · Apr 3, 2023

China truce with business — for now

Worried about decelerating growth, Xi Jinping has launched a charm offensive to convince investors the country is open for business

Financial Times · Mar 31, 2023

Banking crisis: has the city weathered the financial storm?

It was perhaps inevitable that, after the shock collapse of Credit Suisse, attention would switch to another European bank with “a patchy record”, said Lex in the FT. 

The Week · Mar 31, 2023

Lex in depth: how safe are America’s regional banks?

After the recent failures of Silicon Valley Bank and others, the FT has analysed more than 100 institutions to identify those that are the biggest cause for concern

Financial Times · Mar 31, 2023