For a war imposing such radical change on the battlefield, the retention of 60-year-old Oleksandr Syrskyi as Ukraine’s top commander had become an anomaly. That’s not ageism, but a reflection of the recently sacked Ukrainian military chief’s mindset. In this light, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s decision Tuesday to replace Syrskyi with…
In 2019, the AI researcher Rich Sutton published a short essay called “The Bitter Lesson.” Seventy years of AI research, he argued, kept demonstrating the same thing: The most effective ways to train AI rely on raw, brute-force computing power — simply scaling up — rather than clever approaches built…
US President Donald Trump (R) speaks during a bilateral meeting with Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia (L) in the Oval Office of the White House on November 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee/Getty Images President Donald Trump has approved a nuclear deal with…
For much of its five-decade history, the Colorado Energy Office was a small department with a handful of employees who supported practical, cost-saving energy conservation measures. From 2010 to 2022, records show, the office received an average of $7 million per year from the U.S. Department of Energy. All that changed after…
This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman. The right-wing social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have been arrested in Miami after British authorities issued new rape…
The U.S. signed a landmark nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, the Energy Department announced on X. “U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and Saudi Minister of Energy His Royal Highness (HRH) Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman signed a peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement, commonly known as a 123 agreement, alongside…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announces the death of the ISIS leader on April 30, 2023. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan praised Spain’s humanitarian stance on the Palestinian issue, adding that it was one greatly appreciated by football fans worldwide. According to a statement issued by the Turkish Presidency, Erdogan…
The price of oil surged nearly 5% Wednesday as U.S. officials talked down the chance of new peace talks after an 11th straight night of strikes on Iran and with major disruption now facing two of the world’s key supply routes. International Brent crude oil rose as much as 4.9%…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ousted the chief of the General Staff, a day after replacing Ukraine’s top military commander, the latest in a series of major changes to the country’s defense leadership. Major General Ihor Skybyuk will take over from his boss, Lieutenant General Andriy Hnatov, Zelenskyy announced on July…