Champagne, cocaine and some very long walks: when pedestrianism ruled the sporting world
Crowds once flocked to see ambling athletes pull of amazing feats of stamina. Edward Payson Weston was chief among them
Machenta’s $40M seed bets robots can learn without real-world data
‘Intelligence is not so much about what you can already do,’ says Machenta’s Edward Johns. The startup raised $40M to teach robots tasks instantly.
Edward II: Did a gay love affair spark a 14th-Century royal crisis?
A new revival of Christopher Marlowe's pioneering play about the 14th-Century King of England puts the spotlight back on his relationship with his male "favourite" Piers Gaveston.
Bartók: Miraculous Mandarin Suite, The Wooden Prince album review – vivid colours and astute pacing
Edward Gardner and the LPO are taut and dramatically alert in fine performances of these two theatrical works
The judge might be on Apple’s side in its trade secrets battle against OpenAI.
US District Judge Edward Davila said during a hearing on Wednesday that he’s “highly likely” to grant Apple an injunction preventing OpenAI from using proprietary information allegedly shared by the iPhonemaker’s former employees, according to a report from Bloomberg. At the same time, OpenAI is accusing an ex-employee of taking confidential product plans and presenting them to Apple execs. [Link: Apple-OpenAI Judge Says He’s ‘Likely’ to Side With iPhone Maker | https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-14/apple-openai-head-to-court-in-high-stakes-ai-trade-secret-fight | Bloomberg]
Scholars conclude ‘beyond doubt’ that Shakespeare was main author of Edward III
Exclusive: Play anonymously published in 1596 was collaboration between Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe, according to computer analysis