Ed

The British built the first true aircraft carrier (Argus). They built the first battleship (Dreadnought). They built the first useful torpedoes (Austria made some earlier, but they sucked). They built the first torpedo boats. They built the first destroyer (admittedly for sale to Spain). They built the first battle cruisers. They built the first torpedo plane. They created the first depth charges. They were the first navy to sink an enemy ship with an air-launched torpedo. They showed the Japanese how to attack Pearl Harbor by doing the same thing to Taranto in Italy. They invented radar (after which the USA ran with it). All dust in the wind now I guess, like Carthage.

I’ve spent the past four months profiling Ed Miliband, interviewing him, talking to his friends and enemies, and trying to work out how he became the most powerful minister in this government. What exactly does the long arc of his career point to? Will his ideas survive contract with the next few weeks of this war? Throughout, I was constantly surprised by how different he was from the public image of him that has built up over the past sixteen years.

Anthropic CEO: “50% of all entry-level Lawyers, Consultants, and Finance Professionals will be completely wiped out within the next 1–5 years." grad students and junior hires are cooked.

Significant day for UK trade policy. With the announcement of the EU-Australia FTA the UK now only has an FTA where the EU doesn't with Malaysia and Brunei as part of CPTPP. The EU meanwhile has a deal with Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay that the UK doesn't.

NEW Cambridge-headquartered tech giant Arm Holdings announces it will manufacture its own AI chips - a significant change after 3 decades of success getting its chip designs in 350 billion devices worldwide - IPhones, cars, data centres etc… partnerships announced with most of the worlds tech giants including OpenAI and Meta. The chips will be specialised for AI use, especially the deployment of “agents”. CEO Rene Haas tells BBC: "This marks the next phase of Arm’s journey - building on our roots in Cambridge, and the strength of our teams across the UK and around the world…” which puts Arm and the UK at the centre of global AI transformation.

🇫🇷 BREAKING: Marine Le Pen’s right-wing National Rally party has WON the left-wing district of La Flèche in today’s Municipal Elections in France. La Flèche has been a socialist stronghold since 1989. The French people are finally waking up. They want their Country back!