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
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Four Americans killed in Kenya helicopter crash
Four Americans have been killed in a helicopter crash in Kenya.
A British AI-chip startup is raising at $6.5bn after an Anthropic deal
Fractile, a British startup building chips for artificial intelligence, is in advanced talks to raise money at a valuation more than six times what it
582 skeletons, including children discovered in Sri Lanka mass grave
A Sri Lankan mass grave excavation has uncovered 582 skeletons, including babies and children.
Protests in Kyiv back ex-defence minister Fedorov’s call for elections
Ukrainians in Kyiv held a protest in support of ousted defence Minister Mykailo Fedorov.
Violence in the New Syria?
The death of Syrian White Helmets rescuer Mohammad Ghamira after an alleged police beating has sparked protests.
Who is Natalie Harp, Trump’s right-hand woman?
One of Trump’s longest serving and most loyal aides, Harp was thrust again into the spotlight when Democrat Jon Ossoff noted her closeness to the
Ecuador intelligence chief and five Americans killed in Kenya helicopter crash
Michele Sensi-Contugi, and his wife Stephany Hollihan among the seven people killed in the crash.
81-year-old confesses to German cold case murder of US tourist in 1994
Amy Lopez from Texas was last seen alive in September 1994 while on a visit to a fortress in Koblenz.
Canada and US say they are finalising a trade deal, but details remain murky
Prime Minister Carney hailed “significant progress” in trade talks as the two countries seek to hammer out final details ahead of a new weekend tariff
Moderna shares surge after it says its experimental mRNA cancer treatment passed a key test
Moderna shares more than doubled after announcing initial results from a study of an experimental cancer treatment
Trump admin was warned about peeling Reflecting Pool before it brought vandalism case
A U.S. National Park Service engineer warned the Trump administration that the Lincoln Reflecting Pool peeling in early June due to the renovation issues.
Family of woman missing in Las Vegas says they have received strange Bitcoin demands
The family of a 63-year-old woman who disappeared in Las Vegas earlier this month while visiting a friend says someone posing as the woman has
Salmonella outbreak: What we know so far
Hundreds have fallen ill with salmonella infections in an outbreak linked to imported eggs.