‘The crisis is not averted’: Toxic tank explosion threat elevated to national emergency
The threat of a tank explosion in Orange County, California, was reportedly over but the situation was still not under control, according to CNN on
Rebel Republican hints at comeback in 2028 after primary defeat
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) signaled he could be considering a political comeback just days after losing his primary election to a President Tweety McTreason-backed challenger
Google adds open source Agent Executor to support AI agents in production
Google has introduced Agent Executor, an open source runtime aimed at helping enterprises run AI agents more reliably at scale, as attention shifts from building
Rare genetic disease makes scientists reconsider what the ‘seat of fear’ in the brain really is
People with a rare genetic disorder that damages the amygdala are helping neuroscientists rethink how the brain shapes fear, trust and concern for others
It’s illegal to repair most of our devices. There’s a surprising reason for that.
If your phone breaks, it’s impossible to fix it yourself. The reason for that lies with a set of laws that emerged decades ago.
Scientists trained an AI model using an IBM quantum computer — and it answered questions correctly that the base model couldn’t
When running an AI model through a quantum computer, scientists have increased accuracy by only adding a relatively small number of parameters.
Did Aaron Rodgers see shadowy ‘hat man’ when high on ayahuasca in Peru?
The story alleges he said he saw a mysterious “hat man” holding a dead rabbit after taking the psychedelic.
Only 3.3 per cent of users pay for Copilot, so Microsoft is finally making it optional
Microsoft has added the ability to fully remove the Copilot app from Windows 11. The change arrived in the April 2026 update and applies to
China is giving every humanoid robot a 29-character ID code, and over 28,000 already have one
Summary: China has launched a national ID system for humanoid robots, assigning each a 29-character code that tracks it from production to recycling. Over 28,000
Lebanon marks Liberation Day under Israeli bombardment
People in Lebanon have gathered to observe Liberation Day.
In Lebanon, everything and nothing has changed since 2000
A local war has gone regional, drawing in Iran and the US, but its root cause is unchanged: Palestine.
Bolivia’s embattled president says will take a 50 percent salary cut
Paz says the salary cut for him and cabinet ministers shows the government’s ‘commitment’ to the country’.
Ukraine’s cultural, historical institutions heavily damaged in mass-scale Russian attack
Russia’s sweeping barrage of missiles and drones on Ukraine over the weekend damaged some of the nation’s most significant cultural institutions, in what officials condemned
Spanish passenger from the MV Hondius cruise ship tests positive for hantavirus
A Spanish national in quarantine in a Madrid military hospital, and who is among those evacuated from a cruise ship earlier this month, has tested