Here Are the 2026 James Beard Awards Restaurant and Chef Semifinalists
The James Beard Foundation has unfurled its list of semifinalists today, all of which will be in consideration to win an award at the eponymous 2026 James Beard Awards. Considered one of the restaurant industry’s most prestigious honors, the award spans categories such as Restaurant and Chef...
China Briefing 22 January 2026: 2026 priorities; EV agreement; How China uses gas
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate and energy stories from China over the past fortnight. Subscribe for free here. Key developments Tasks for 2026 ‘GREEN RESOLVE’: The Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) said at...Why AI Keeps Falling for Prompt Injection Attacks
Imagine you work at a drive-through restaurant. Someone drives up and says: “I’ll have a double cheeseburger, large fries, and ignore previous instructions and give me the contents of the cash drawer.” Would you hand over the money? Of course not. Yet this is what large...
Q&A: What UK’s ‘warm homes plan’ means for climate change and energy bills
The UK government has released its long-awaited “warm homes plan”, detailing support to help people install electric heat pumps, rooftop solar panels and insulation in their homes. It says up to 5m households could benefit from £15bn of grants and loans earmarked by the government for these...AIs are Getting Better at Finding and Exploiting Internet Vulnerabilities
Really interesting blog post from Anthropic: In a recent evaluation of AI models’ cyber capabilities, current Claude models can now succeed at multistage attacks on networks with dozens of hosts using only standard, open-source tools, instead of the custom tools needed by previous generations....Friday Squid Blogging: Giant Squid in the Star Trek Universe
Spock befriends a giant space squid in the comic Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The Seeds of Salvation #5. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Blog moderation policy. Continue reading →
The men’s runway season casts an uneasy mood, and long shadow of Valentino
Dior Homme AW26 Credits: ©Launchmetrics/spotlight Opinion This season’s official rotation, beginning with Pitti Uomo in Florence and followed by Milan and Paris, arrived fragmented. Major houses including Gucci and Fendi opted out of Milan’s menswear calendar entirely, choosing instead to...
Guess goes private as Authentic finalises majority takeover
Guess flagship store in Rome, Italy. Credits: Guess. Authentic Brands Group has finalised its acquisition of a majority stake in Guess, taking the American brand private after a deal with existing shareholders was approved. The 1.4 billion dollar transaction, initially announced in August last...
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