American democracy is in the peril. And racism will be the sledgehammer that destroys it | Kimberlé W Crenshaw

Racism has been the achilles heel of American democracy since its founding as a racialized project, predicated on theft of land, of labor and of the reproductive autonomy of Black women. These are truths that Maga extremists want to erase. But it is not just history that Maga wants to silence and it isn’t just … Read more

Actor and playwright Ins Choi: ‘If a character is written truthfully, lovingly, it’s not a stereotype’ | Theatre

Born in South Korea in 1974 and raised in Toronto, Canada, Ins Choi is a writer and actor. He’s best known for his play turned sitcom Kim’s Convenience, an offbeat comedy inspired by his immigrant family’s shop. It premiered at the Toronto fringe in 2011, with Choi playing the titular family patriarch’s son, before being … Read more

Why are the Murdochs trying to buy UK property site Rightmove? | Rightmove

Getting into property is considered to be Lachlan Murdoch’s shrewdest and most profitable contribution to building the family empire. Shortly after the turn of the century, Rupert Murdoch’s eldest son persuaded News Corporation to take a 44% stake in REA Group, the owner of Australia’s realestate.com.au property website. More than two decades on, the media … Read more

Fighting Netanyahu, backing Israel, defending Palestinians – Labour is stuck in a confusing, painful position | Jonathan Freedland

Does an early Nobel peace prize beckon for Keir Starmer? Could the new prime minister be poised to surpass the achievement of Barack Obama, who bagged the award less than 10 months after taking office? The question arises because the Labour government has succeeded in a task most thought impossible: uniting advocates of the two … Read more

LIVE news: Congress releases 1st list of 31 candidates, fields Vinesh Phogat from Julana | India News

10:11 PM India-Germany relationship based on tremendous amount of trust, friendship: Top German official India-Germany relationship is based on “tremendous amount” of trust, friendship and shared responsibility, bringing both countries forward as well making contribution to the world, and the upcoming visit of Chancellor Olaf Scholz is in line with it, a top German … Read more

Generative AI is this CISO’s ‘really eager intern’

Editor’s note: This is part two of a two-part interview on AI and cybersecurity with David Heaney from Mass General Brigham. To read part one, click here. In the first installation of this deep-dive interview, Mass General Brigham Chief Information Security Officer David Heaney explained defensive and offensive uses of artificial intelligence in healthcare. He said … Read more

Bossa nova legend Sérgio Mendes dies

Getty Images During the late 1960s, Sérgio Mendes was the biggest-selling Brazilian artist in the world Brazilian musician Sérgio Mendes, who helped popularise bossa nova and samba with Western audiences, has died at the age of 83, his family has confirmed. The bandleader and composer is best known for the buoyant Latin pop hit Mas … Read more