Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty to federal charges. We’ve unpacked these rumors about him
Mangione admitted to trailing and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in 2024 after experiencing years of “severe pain from a broken back.”
Month: August 2026
Pipeline for $165 Billion Oracle Data Center Delayed to Next Year
The Green Chile pipeline that would fuel Oracle’s Project Jupiter data centre in New Mexico has been pushed from 15 August to 1 February 2027
OpenAI CFO tells shareholders enterprise revenue has overtaken ChatGPT
OpenAI’s enterprise business now generates more revenue than its consumer business, finance chief Sarah Friar told shareholders on Friday, months earlier than the company had
Son of Mexico’s former president AMLO alleges US revoked his visa
The US has not confirmed the revocation which comes amid crackdown on Mexican politicians with alleged ties to cartels.
New aerial video reveals huge scale of oil spill off Oman
A potential environmental disaster is unfolding off Oman, where a grounded tanker is leaking sanctioned Russian oil.
Trump asks US Supreme Court to allow $400m ballroom project to proceed
Appeals court previously ruled that Trump administration must seek authorisation from Congress to continue with project.
Google Turns On Gemini A.I. for Students Using Its Classroom App
Google enabled A.I. features for K-12 schools that have allowed student access to Gemini. Until this week, Google automatically enabled Gemini in Classroom only for
Dozens injured and thousands evacuated in Croatia wildfire
Officials say the blaze, near the port town of Omis, is one of the worst in Croatia’s history.
Amazon and Alphabet’s Profits Reveal Circular Nature of A.I. Boom
Investment gains at Alphabet and Amazon reveal a new way in which technology companies’ fortunes are increasingly linked.
Trump asks Supreme Court to allow ballroom work to continue
Forcing the US president to go “hat-in-hand to Congress” for permission would be “dangerous”, the administration says.
Afghan women tell the BBC their lives are unrecognisable after five years of Taliban rule
Women across the country speak of public floggings, losing their jobs, and barriers to healthcare that endanger lives.
Zambia vote counting resumes after pause over alleged attacks on polling staff
The electoral commission said violence had “resulted in the theft of marked ballot papers”.
Paleontology rocked by organic molecules found in 66-million-year-old dinosaur bones
Researchers have found strong evidence that original collagen can survive inside dinosaur fossils for tens of millions of years, overturning a long-standing assumption about fossilization.
NASA’s Perseverance rover watches Earth vanish from the surface of Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover caught a striking first from Mars: Earth disappearing behind the tiny moon Phobos. Seen from nearly 195 million miles away, our planet