Turner Prize 2025: Nnena Kalu makes history to claim Britain’s top art award
The Glaswegian born artist Nnena Kalu has become the first person with a learning disability to win the Turner Prize, one of the most coveted and prestigious awards in the…
France’s National Assembly narrowly approves contentious 2026 social security budget
It came down to just 13 votes. The Social Security Financing Bill (PLFSS)was adopted this Tuesday night by France’s lower house of parliament, a major win for French Prime Minister…
Peace prize for Trump triggers complaint about Infantino to FIFA ethics investigators
FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s public support for Donald Trump and a peace prize awarded to the US president are the subjects of formal complaints to the global football body’s ethics…
UK sanctions Russian and Chinese firms suspected of being ‘malign actors’ in information warfare
The UK announced sanctions against Russian media and ideas outlets on Tuesday as the country’s foreign minister warned Western nations must raise their game to combat information warfare from “malign…
Zelenskyy meets Pope Leo XIV and PM Meloni in Italy visit
Italy is the setting for Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s latest push to secure firmer European support. The Ukrainian president met Pope Leo XIV at Castel Gandolfo on Tuesday before heading to talks…
ICC sentences Sudanese militia leader to 20 years in prison for Darfur atrocities
Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) sentenced a leader of the Sudanese Janjaweed militia to 20 years in prison on Tuesday for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed…
UN agency reports rise in violence against women journalists and activists linked to online abuse
More than two-thirds of women journalists, rights defenders and activists have reported violence online, with over 40% saying they have faced real-world attacks linked to digital abuse, a new study…
Over half a million evacuated in Cambodia, Thailand during border clashes
Displaced residents rest as they take shelter at an evacuee center during clashes along the Thai-Cambodia border in Thailand´s Sa Kaeo Province on December 10, 2025. — AFP Thailand, Cambodia…
The AI industry’s biggest week: Google’s rise, RL mania, and a party boat
This is an excerpt of Sources by Alex Heath, a newsletter about AI and the tech industry, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. Reinforcement learning (RL) is…