https://unherd.eu/2026/07/27/open-weight-ai-closed-models-china-us-rivalry-apple-android-vhs-betamax/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T18:10:38-00:00 The war between competing AI models could end up more like Apple vs. Android than VHS vs. Betamax https://unherd.eu/2026/07/argentina-world-cup-villains/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T18:00:27+00:00 Argentina: World Cup villains https://unherd.eu/2026/06/why-england-cant-win-the-world-cup/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T18:00:27+00:00 Why England can’t win the World Cup https://unherd.eu/2026/05/has-the-met-learned-from-john-worboys/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T18:00:27+00:00 Has the Met learned from John Worboys? https://unherd.eu/2026/04/spare-me-labours-summer-of-sex/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T18:00:27+00:00 Spare me Labour’s summer of sex https://unherd.eu/2026/04/robert-trivers-the-last-wild-man-of-academia/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T18:00:27+00:00 Robert Trivers: the last wild man of academia https://unherd.eu/2025/10/lies-damned-lies-and-claudia-winkleman/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T18:00:27+00:00 Lies, damned lies, and Claudia Winkleman https://unherd.eu/2025/09/what-the-tech-giants-arent-telling-us/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T18:00:27+00:00 What the tech giants aren’t telling us https://unherd.eu/2025/09/the-science-behind-trans-violence/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T18:00:27+00:00 The truth about trans violence https://unherd.eu/2026/07/how-the-left-cancelled-air-con/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T18:00:27+00:00 Why the Left cancelled air-con https://unherd.eu/2026/04/forecasts-are-for-losers/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T18:00:27+00:00 Welcome to the age of uncertainty https://unherd.eu/2026/04/why-the-us-economy-beats-europe/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T18:00:27+00:00 Why the US economy beats Europe https://unherd.eu/2026/04/why-orban-needs-ukraine/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T18:00:27+00:00 Why Orbán needs Ukraine https://unherd.eu/2026/04/europe-should-secure-the-strait/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T18:00:27+00:00 Europe should secure the Strait https://unherd.eu/2026/03/trumps-war-is-europes-problem/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T18:00:27+00:00 Trump’s war is Europe’s problem https://unherd.eu/2026/03/britains-chance-to-escape-america/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T18:00:27+00:00 Britain’s chance to escape America https://unherd.eu/2026/07/its-time-to-dump-the-founding-fathers/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T18:00:27+00:00 It’s time to dump the Founding Fathers https://unherd.eu/2026/07/american-democracy-was-born-in-feudal-europe/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T18:00:27+00:00 American democracy was born in feudal Europe https://unherd.eu/2026/04/bib-has-become-the-new-king-herod/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T18:00:27+00:00 Bibi has become the new King Herod https://unherd.eu/2026/02/there-is-no-nuclear-renaissance/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T18:00:27+00:00 There is no nuclear renaissance https://unherd.eu/2026/07/27/iran-oil-prices-fed-meeting-inflation-interest-rates-wall-street/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T18:00:27+00:00 Trump can’t stop shooting himself in the foot, as the stage looks set once again for Warsh to hold—if not hike—interest rates https://unherd.eu/2026/07/27/ex-aws-scientist-alex-smola-boson-ai-speech-to-speech-voice-model/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T18:00:27+00:00 How an ex-AWS scientist plans to take on OpenAI and Meta in voice AI models https://unherd.eu/2026/07/27/new-york-city-women-are-making-up-to-30000-per-month-by-renting-out-their-closets-to-strangers/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T18:00:27+00:00 New York City women are making up to $30,000 per month by renting out their closets to strangers https://unherd.eu/2026/07/27/a-trove-of-users-seemingly-private-conversations-with-anthropics-claude-ai-chatbot-showed-up-in-google-search-results/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T18:00:27+00:00 A trove of users’ seemingly private conversations with Anthropic’s Claude AI chatbot showed up in Google search results https://unherd.eu/2026/07/27/amy-astley-revived-architectural-digest-now-shes-betting-on-lived-in-homes-over-tech-bro-bunkers/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T18:00:27+00:00 Amy Astley revived Architectural Digest. Now she’s betting on lived-in homes over ‘tech-bro bunkers’ https://unherd.eu/2026/07/27/hormuz-fertilizer-guano-islands-act-fertilizer-empire/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T18:00:27+00:00 The Strait of Hormuz isn’t fertilizer’s first starring role — and 1856 law still defines U.S. overseas territory https://unherd.eu/2026/07/27/why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-a-job-in-seattle-office-vacancies-labor-market-minimum-wage/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T18:00:27+00:00 One-third of Seattle’s downtown is empty: Here’s how America’s boomtown turned into one of the toughest places to find a job https://unherd.eu/2026/07/27/greenhouse-ceo-daniel-chait-ai-doom-loop-job-seekers-spam-interview-applications-unemployment/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T18:00:27+00:00 CEO of the top-rated hiring platform says the job market is so bad that candidates are paying $20 to mass apply and driving bosses crazy with spam https://unherd.eu/2026/07/27/what-is-dumping-china-steel-ai-billionaires/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T18:00:27+00:00 China is using the steel playbook on AI — and America’s tech billionaires are standing in the blast zone https://unherd.eu/2026/07/27/billionaire-donors-republicans-elon-musk-george-soros-money-wins/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T18:00:27+00:00 Money usually wins elections. Billionaires have already poured $433 million into the 2026 midterms—and 80% of it is going to Republicans https://unherd.eu/2026/07/27/global-household-wealth-mckinsey-40-trillion-balance-sheet-quadrillion/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T18:00:27+00:00 McKinsey: Global households got $40 trillion richer in 2025 as the paper wealth economy swelled to $1.8 quadrillion https://unherd.eu/2026/07/27/hybrid-work-has-a-9-million-problem-the-fix-depends-on-who-you-ask/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T18:00:27+00:00 Hybrid work has a $9 million problem. The fix depends on who you ask https://unherd.eu/2026/07/27/oprah-winfrey-life-starts-at-44-research-shows-average-founder-starts-business-after-40/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T18:00:27+00:00 Oprah Winfrey says ‘life starts at 44’—and research proves she’s right: the average founder starts their business after 40 https://unherd.eu/2026/07/03/inside-kevin-warsh-mind-rice-kohn-yang-exclusive/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T18:00:27+00:00 Inside the mind of Kevin Warsh: As told by his former boss Condoleezza Rice, his college friend, and his closest partner during the financial crisis https://unherd.eu/2026/05/27/most-powerful-women-citigroup-ceo-jane-fraser-turnaround-big-banks-wall-street/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T18:00:27+00:00 Citi’s 5-year comeback: How CEO Jane Fraser turned the bank’s chronic underperformance into decade-high revenue https://unherd.eu/2026/07/27/u-s-to-reopen-border-to-mexican-cattle-imports-after-screwworm-ban/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T18:00:27+00:00 U.S. to reopen border to Mexican cattle imports after screwworm ban https://unherd.eu/2026/07/27/u-s-and-iran-edge-toward-talks-as-hormuz-shipping-hits-three-week-low-regional-officials-say/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T18:00:27+00:00 U.S. and Iran edge toward talks as Hormuz shipping hits three-week low, regional officials say https://unherd.eu/2026/06/09/dbt-labs-ceo-tristan-handy-ai-efficiency/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T18:00:27+00:00 Why dbt Labs CEO views AI efficiency and creativity as the same thing https://unherd.eu/2026/06/09/omnisend-quarterly-raises-employees-who-use-ai-to-drive-business-impact/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T18:00:27+00:00 Reward or threat? Omnisend offers quarterly raises for employees who use AI to drive business impact—and says those who don’t will get left behind https://unherd.eu/2026/06/09/lumens-maniacal-focus-kpis-measurable-ai-impact-across-use-cases-and-company/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T18:00:27+00:00 How Lumen’s ‘maniacal focus’ on KPIs drove measurable AI impact across use cases and the company at large https://unherd.eu/2026/07/27/trump-xi-modi-truth-social-age-of-big-players/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T18:00:27+00:00 In the Age of Big Players, $100,000 buys you a head start on Trump’s mood https://unherd.eu/2026/07/27/shopify-ceo-voting-rights-stripping-americans-19th-century/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T17:54:54-00:00 Why did a $154 billion CEO just endorse stripping most Americans of voting rights—and taking us back to the 19th century? https://unherd.eu/2026/07/27/air-force-one-presidential-power-history/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T16:23:06-00:00 The new Air Force One controversy is really about a 90-year power struggle over presidential travel https://unherd.eu/2026/07/27/stubhub-ceo-eric-baker-ticket-reselling-hedge-fund/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T16:17:34-00:00 StubHub CEO Eric Baker is under scrutiny for enabling mass scalpers on his ticket reselling platform https://unherd.eu/2026/07/27/ai-future-of-work-skinny-hamburger-talking-about-work/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T15:37:30-00:00 AI and the ‘skinny hamburger, fat bun’ problem — why the future of work needs to look more like a pizza https://unherd.eu/2026/07/27/fuel-prices-iran-war-daily-life/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T13:50:51-00:00 Fuel prices stemming from a war in Iran is reshaping daily life for people in the U.S. and Chile to Turkey and Nepal https://unherd.eu/2026/07/27/capital-one-mlb-partnership-turning-fan-experiences-into-long-term-customer-value/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T13:03:09-00:00 Capital One’s MLB partnership is turning fan experiences into long-term customer value https://unherd.eu/2026/07/27/europe-electrification-target-competitive-advantage/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T12:30:43-00:00 Europe has an electrification target. Here’s how it can become a competitive advantage https://unherd.eu/2026/07/27/bank-run-blockchains-tokenized-stocks-centralized-canton/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T12:21:22-00:00 Bank-run blockchains are back in style—but history suggests they will be a bust https://unherd.eu/2026/07/27/open-frontier-increasingly-chinese-built/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T12:20:51-00:00 Meet the American techies who don’t care where ‘good enough’ AI models come from, even China https://unherd.eu/2026/07/27/amazon-microsoft-walk-an-investor-tightrope/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T10:15:54-00:00 Amazon and Microsoft walk an investor tightrope https://unherd.eu/2026/07/26/china-moonshot-deepseek-zai-kimi-challenging-us-ai-cost/ UnHerd en-GB 2026-07-27T01:44:25-00:00 China’s Moonshot, Z.AI, and DeepSeek are challenging U.S. AI labs—and beating them on cost