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Reed Jobs is easy to like. He’s motormouthed, self-deprecating, prone to video-game analogies, and clearly loves his work. He doesn’t particularly want to discuss the fact that he is Steve Jobs’s son, but he’s not uptight about it, either. When our producer, Maggie, asked if he was on a MacBook for our video call Thursday morning, he didn’t miss a beat: “Are you kidding?” What he’d much rather talk about is Yosemite, the oncology-focused venture firm he launched in 2023 to, in part, build biotech companies from scratch, out of early academic research, using a mix of philanthropy and outside…

In some heavy atoms, like those of bismuth (pictured in crystalline form), electrons move at relativistic speedssavva_25/Shutterstock Albert Einstein’s theory of special relativity can reshape chemical bonds within molecules, and researchers have just seen it happen for the first time. The theory of special relativity describes how moving at speeds close to the speed of light would affect travellers’ experience of space and time. Because of this, it is usually associated with particle accelerators and spacefaring objects, but within some heavy atoms, electrons experience relativistic speeds too. Lai-Sheng Wang at Brown University in Rhode Island and his colleagues have now…

Julian Alvarez scored an extra-time stunner as Argentina beat 10-man Switzerland 3-1 and set up a mouth-watering World Cup semi-final clash with England.Lionel Messi and Co will face the Three Lions in Atlanta on Wednesday at 8pm UK time, with a place in the final against either France or Spain on the line. It will be the first competitive meeting between the nations in 24 years. Despite Switzerland’s positive start in Kansas City, they only had themselves to blame when they fell behind inside 10 minutes. Alexis Mac Allister was twice left unmarked at a corner – and the second…

Charli XCX performed a handful of Music, Fashion, Film songs live for the first time Friday during an intimate gig in Brooklyn. Taking the stage at the Music Hall of Williamsburg — a much smaller venue than her recent Brat arena tour — XCX opened the show with a trio of live debuts from her upcoming album, “Playboy Bunny,” “SS26,” and “Camera.” Charli XCX was also joined by a trio of guests over the course of the concert. First, Underscores — the opening act on her upcoming Music, Fashion, Film Tour — performed their own “Music” alongside the singer. Kim…

The Nerazzurre confirmed the signing on Saturday, announcing that the Nigerian international has penned a two-year contract that will keep her at the club until June 2028. Super Falcons midfielder Toni Payne has completed a move to Italian Serie A Femminile giants Inter Milan Women after leaving Women’s Super League club Everton at the expiration of her contract. Payne heads to Milan after two productive seasons with Everton, where she made 50 appearances following her arrival from Spanish side Sevilla in 2024. The 31-year-old now begins a fresh chapter in Italy, joining an ambitious Inter side determined to compete for…

Ministers are poised to launch a crackdown on unlicensed casinos sponsoring British sports teams, amid criticism that a delay to the proposals has opened the door for offshore gambling firms to strike lucrative deals with Premier League clubs.Progress with plans to kick unlicensed gambling operators out of football has stalled since February, when the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) said a review would begin in spring.The consultation will be launched this week, well-placed sources told the Guardian.But a landmark sponsorship deal, signed during the delay, vindicated concern voiced by one of the UK’s largest licensed gambling firms.Stella David,…

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Published On 12 Jul 202612 Jul 2026⁠Qatar’s Father Emir ⁠Sheikh Hamad bin ⁠Khalifa Al Thani ‌has died at the age of ⁠74, the country’s Amiri ⁠Diwan said.“With hearts steadfast in faith in God’s decree and destiny, the Amiri Diwan mourns the great loss to the nation of the late – may God have mercy on him – His Highness the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, who passed away this morning,” the Amiri Diwan said in a statement on Sunday.Sheikh Hamad, who ruled Qatar from 1995 to 2013, was a key architect of the energy-rich…

How to solve today’s Wordle.SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesLooking for help with today’s Wordle? Look no further. An abundance of hints, clues and other helpful items await, not to mention a bonus Custom Wordle and plenty more.It’s my son’s 16th birthday today, so a very big happy bday to him though I think there is about a 0% chance that he will ever read one of my Wordle Guides. He’s a big gamer but not a NYT Puzzle gamer. Maybe someday. Let’s solve this Wordle shall we?Looking for Saturday’s Wordle? Check out our guide right here.Today’s Bonus Custom WordleNow that…

Police say a 28-year-old man has been arrested in South Yorkshire on suspicion of the murder of Ann Widdecombe.”The suspect, who is a white British national, is now in police custody,” a statement from Devon and Cornwall Police says.Widdecombe, a former Conservative minister turned Reform UK spokesperson, was found dead with serious injuries at her home in Haytor, Devon at 11:40 BST on Thursday. Police believe she was attacked almost 24 hours earlier.A man, 26, had been arrested earlier in Newton Abbot, 11 miles (18km) away on suspicion of murder before being released on Saturday, after which police said he…

It’s hard to pick a favourite PG Wodehouse line, but the one I’m perhaps most fond of is this: “Into the face of the young man who sat on the terrace of the Hotel Magnifique at Cannes there had crept a look of furtive shame, the shifty hangdog look which announces that an Englishman is about to speak French.”It’s funny, but it also succinctly captures something that I have long felt about language acquisition, which is that in order to truly embrace learning another tongue, you have to be prepared to look foolish and vulnerable. (Why that can be so…