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Chemicals giant BASF raises profit guidance after Iran war price hikes

By Peter NovakOctober 28, 20260

The maker of products ranging from automotive paints to sunscreen ingredients now expects a core profit of €7.4billion to €7.8bn ($8.2bn to $8.7bn) this year, up from a previous forecast of €6.9bn to €7.7bn.

World

The maths bust-up fuelling fears that AI is undermining science

By Peter NovakOctober 28, 20260

A bank of white freezers hums away at a former watch factory in central London. Inside: dozens of small boxes with barcoded glass tubes, collectively containing one hundred billion genes. Just two boxes may hold 10 times more information than all the text on the internet, says Dr Oliver Vince, the facility’s co-founder.

“Dead Poets Society” sells out eight consecutive months at Teatro da Trindade

October 28, 2026

Infantino faces showdown with internal critics as deadline for challengers nears

October 28, 2026

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Two European countries among the most at risk from storms

By Peter NovakSeptember 29, 20260

“Climate change is making storms more intense, dangerous, shifting their paths, and putting more and more people within their reach,” according to the recent WorldRiskReport.

Travel

Korean Air: Seattle – Manila, Philippines. $812. Roundtrip, including all Taxes

By Peter NovakSeptember 29, 20260

Korean Air is a member of the SkyTeam Alliance and Delta partner. Mileage earning with Delta is as follows:

Technology

Anthropic’s prospectus details losses, growth, and, yes, a warning that its AI could end humanity

By Peter NovakSeptember 29, 20260

Anthropic devoted nearly a third of its hotly anticipated IPO prospectus to risk factors, according to the Financial Times, which says it has reviewed the filing in recent days. The filing details specific, worrisome behaviors that Anthropic says its models have already shown or could show, including attempts to “resist shutdown,” to “conceal or manipulate…

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