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theconversation 16h ago 17°

3 things to know about Kevin Warsh, Trump’s nod for Fed chair

Trump’s pick to helm the Fed is well known in the financial world, but his monetary policy views have evolved to align more with the president’s desire for lower rates.
theconversation 44h ago 17°

Why hospitality skills can help all businesses adapt to the AI revolution

Far from being ‘soft’ skills, knowing what people need and when is a strategic necessity for businesses.
theconversation 23h ago 16°

South Sudan’s White Army explained: what it is – and what it isn’t

Treating the White Army as synonymous with South Sudan’s opposition serves a political purpose.
theconversation 43h ago 16°

Friday essay: how hard is it to govern?

Labor’s big 2025 victory sparked high hopes for significant reform. But real change is not so easy – especially in our time of high grievance and permanent campaigning.
theconversation 46h ago 15°

How Iran shut down the internet and built a sophisticated system of digital control

Amin Naeni, an expert on digital authoritarianism, tracks how Iran built the capability to shutdown the internet. Listen on The Conversation Weekly podcast.
theconversation 46h ago 15°

Did the US ever ‘give back’ Greenland to Denmark, as Trump claims?

Donald Trump’s claim rests on a selective reading of wartime history.
theconversation 42h ago 15°

Filing taxes for someone else? Here’s how to do it safely

Many Canadians rely on family or friends to file their taxes, but sharing CRA login credentials can be risky. Using a CRA RepID lets helpers access accounts while preventing fraud.
theconversation 37h ago 15°

What is Nipah virus? And what makes it so deadly?

The fatality rate in humans can be between 40% and 75%.
theconversation 25h ago 15°

Gorton and Denton byelection: Labour won comfortably in 2024 but Reform could benefit from a split vote on the left

Matt Goodwin has been announced as Reform’s candidate in a byelection for what should have been a safe Labour seat in Manchester.
theconversation 44h ago 15°

How to cut harmful emissions from ditches and canals – new research

Ditches and canals can be climate heroes.
theconversation 43h ago 15°

Anatomy of a heatwave: how a cyclone, humid air and atmospheric waves drove brutal heat in the southeast

In 2009, the combination of a cyclone, atmospheric waves and warm moist air triggered a record-breaking heatwave. It’s happening again.
theconversation 25h ago 14°

How reproductive violence is being used in conflicts to deny people’s future

A new typology helps explain why perpetrators target reproduction and why international law has been so slow to hold them accountable.
theconversation 38h ago 14°

AI is failing ‘Humanity’s Last Exam’. So what does that mean for machine intelligence?

The 2,500 questions that make up the exam are specifically designed to probe the outer limits of what today’s AI systems cannot do.
theconversation 33h ago 14°

The government has promised a $25 billion boost to hospital funding – but only hints at real reform

The deal struck between states and territories and the federal government follows a long-running standoff. Here’s what’s been agreed, and what’s still missing.
theconversation 47h ago 14°

Africa, rating agencies and the cost of debt

Tensions over the role that credit rating agencies play in assessing African countries have broken into the open.
theconversation 49h ago 14°

Americans want heat pumps – but high electricity prices may get in the way

Many homeowners could save money on their heating bills by installing heat pumps – but not everyone, and not everywhere.
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