Israel opens up bids for highly-sensitive West Bank settlement project
Israeli plans to build on the area east of Jerusalem – which would divide the occupied West Bank in two – have long been internationally
Month: August 2026
Retail giant Target receives $1bn boost from tariff refunds
The US chain said it received a $994 million pre-tax reimbursement, which resulted in its second quarter operating income rising to $2.6bn.
IBM’s new ‘quantum fridges’ are nearly 200 times colder than deep space and could pave the way for fault-tolerant quantum computing
IBM has revealed a new modular, ultracold system designed to link hundreds of quantum computer chips together to solve one of the field’s biggest infrastructure
‘I’m not sure how such a law could be enforced’: Readers react to a possible social media ban for children
Concerns are on the rise about young people’s social media use as governments, parents and schools look to curb children’s exposure to threats such as
Scientists just discovered a big limitation in lab-grown minibrains — they have a skewed ‘sense of time’
The brain develops in stages, and it’s important that certain cells form before others so that precise neural connections can emerge later. But miniature models
Vaccine breakthrough stops cancer returning in trial
A new jab extended the length of time patients were cancer free, but it is unclear for how long.
Trump said he ‘probably’ wouldn’t have rescued 10-year-old from drowning
The president met with 16-year-old lifeguard Ryder Williams and Nathaniel Rai, the boy Williams rescued, on Aug. 17, 2026.
Unraveling claim Hakeem Jeffries took $300K from healthcare PACs before opposing Medicare for All
Jeffries hasn’t co-sponsored Medicare for All legislation since House Democrats elected him as their leader in 2022.
Chinese Start-Up Lands Reusable Rocket for the First Time
The milestone by the private company, LandSpace, could put China closer to challenging SpaceX’s rule in lower-cost spaceflight.
Progressive influencer Dean Withers is facing sexual misconduct allegations. Here’s what we know
Withers said political opponents fabricated the allegations and impersonated a 13-year-old. He also said he faced death threats.
8 claims we’ve inspected about USS Abraham Lincoln
We’ve looked into reports of “dismal” conditions aboard the legendary aircraft carrier amid the Trump administration’s combat operations in Iran.
Stripe Buys A.I. Start-Up OpenRouter for $7.5 Billion
The deal is significant for the artificial intelligence industry, uniting Stripe’s payments business with OpenRouter’s helping businesses direct their spending on A.I. models.
Lindsay Clancy: The mother on trial for allegedly murdering her three children
The livestreamed trial of Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of murdering her three children, has attracted intense public interest around the world and sparked a
Google is giving college students a free year of AI Pro, and a raft of study tools
Google is rolling out a wave of study tools across Search and Gemini for the new school year. It is also giving eligible college students