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Briefing: Iconic Greek singer Marinella dies aged 87

Strategic angle: The singer, whose career has spanned over six decades, suffered a stroke during a performance at Athens' ancient Odeon theatre in 2024.

Editorial Staff Mar 28

Politics

Briefing: Protesters rally in London to counter rise of British far right

Strategic angle: Organized by hundreds of groups, the Together Alliance event was billed as the biggest march in UK history to counter the far right.

Editorial Staff Mar 28

Life

Briefing: Human brain operates near, but not at, the critical point

Strategic angle: A recent study reveals that signatures of criticality in brain data may be statistical artifacts, proposing a new framework for analysis.

Editorial Staff Mar 28

Tech

Briefing: The first 40 months of the AI era

Strategic angle: An analysis of the transformative impact of AI in its early years.

Editorial Staff Mar 28

Tech

Briefing: Further human + AI + proof assistant work on Knuth's "Claude Cycles" problem

Strategic angle: Knuth Claude's Cycles note update: problem now fully solved, by LLMs.

Editorial Staff Mar 28

Sports

Briefing: Football fever comes to New York with unveiling of France's World Cup jersey

Strategic angle: The French Consulate in New York unveiled France's 2026 World Cup kits, featuring a mint-green away jersey in tribute to the Statue of Liberty.

Editorial Staff Mar 28

Politics

Briefing: Shops and restaurants in Egypt told to close early as energy crisis deepens

Strategic angle: Retail and dining premises will have to shut by 21:00 each night for the next month to conserve power.

Editorial Staff Mar 28

Tech

Briefing: Suno leans into customization with v5.5

Strategic angle: Suno just released one of its biggest updates yet with v5.5 of its AI music model, focusing on user customization.

Editorial Staff Mar 28

Politics

Briefing: Iraq must not be drawn into 'escalation' of Middle East war, Macron says

Strategic angle: The French president emphasizes the need to prevent Iraq from being involved in the ongoing conflict.

Editorial Staff Mar 28

Politics

Briefing: Substack, a digital refuge for writers, accelerates its growth in France

Strategic angle: Since 2017, the US platform has enabled users to publish content as monetizable newsletters, winning over many journalists and writers.

Editorial Staff Mar 28