The Invisible Machines: From Turing and Cray to the Computers Running Our World
Computers have evolved from room-sized machines to ubiquitous systems integrating advanced supercomputers and quantum technologies. They now perform essential functions across industries, simulating complex scenarios, managing vast data, and paving the way for artificial intelligence, all while blending seamlessly into our lives.
The F-35 Exception: Report Challenges Britain’s Arms-Export Safeguards
The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) highlights a disparity between Britain’s arms-export policies and its legal obligations, particularly regarding the F-35 program linked to humanitarian risks in Gaza and Yemen. A forthcoming report challenges the government’s justification for continuing arms exports despite identified risks of violations of international law, emphasizing the necessity for parliamentary oversight.
Peace Not War: How Israel and Palestine could be a Beacon of Hope
ISRAEL, PALESTINE AND THE UNFINISHED SEARCH FOR A LAND TWO PEOPLES CAN CALL HOME After more than a century of declarations, partitions, wars, occupations, terrorism and failed agreements, Israelis and Palestinians remain trapped between competing histories. Yet beneath the politics lies a remarkably simple proposition: neither people is going to Continue Reading
