AFTER MONTHS of rumours and false starts, the Labour split has finally come. Seven MPs—Luciana Berger, Chuka Umunna, Gavin Shuker, Anne Coffey, Chris Leslie, Mike Gapes and Angela Smith—quit the party this morning. It has been a long time coming. All seven have been trenchant critics of Jeremy Corbyn, Labour’s left-wing leader, since he took…
A secret meeting of former President Barack Obama’s financial backers convened in Washington early this month: Organized by David Jacobson and John Phillips, Mr. Obama’s former ambassadors to Canada and Italy, the group interviewed an array of 2020 presidential candidates and debated whether to throw their wealth behind one or two of them. Mr. Obama…
Facebook’s chief artificial intelligence scientist Yann LeCun helped spearhead the rise of deep learning, the cutting-edge AI technology used by companies like Google and Amazon to quickly translate languages and identify objects in photos. At the core of deep learning is software called a neural network, which sifts through enormous amounts of data so that…
Divvy is one of the many Silicon Valley startups working to change the way people buy homes. For Divvy, it's specifically interested in providing alternative financing options for potential home buyers who don't qualify for traditional mortgages. It does so by purchasing homes outright and allowing customers to pay it back in a series of…
AFTER THE collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the 20th century’s ideological contest seemed over. Capitalism had won and socialism became a byword for economic failure and political oppression. It limped on in fringe meetings, failing states and the turgid liturgy of the Chinese Communist Party. Today, 30 years on, socialism is back in…
One priest had sex for the first time at 62, no strings attached, with a man he met online. The relationship was discovered and reported to his bishop, and he has not had sex since. Another priest, when asked if he had ever considered himself as having a partner, wondered what that even meant. He…
Many Americans can look forward to an extra day off this month and plenty of sales, thanks to Presidents Day, which falls on Feb. 18 this year. What is Presidents Day and why do we celebrate it? The federal holiday, which was established by Congress in 1885, started as a celebration of founding father and…
The Chicago Police Department is reportedly pivoting its investigation into an alleged attack on "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett to focus on whether Smollett himself orchestrated the incident, multiple news outlets reported Saturday evening. Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi told INSIDER that investigators have requested another interview with Smollett in light of new information, and have…
Editor’s note: This is an updated version of an article that was first published on February 15th 2019. ON FEBRUARY 14th America avoided another shutdown when both chambers of Congress passed a spending bill that funds the government until the end of September. It includes billions in disaster relief, millions to tackle the opioid epidemic,…
On Friday, all that remained of the formerly bustling migrant quarter around the Barretal shelter was a small camp around the corner, only partially covered by a tin roof. The conditions are far from comfortable, but the occupants said it was better than sleeping on sidewalks. Most were not yet ready to give up trying…
