Uber founder Travis Kalanick launches robotics company Atoms
The Uber founder re-emerges with Atoms, a stealth robotics venture that quietly employed thousands before going public, and a philosophy about ‘gainfully employed robots’ that
Israel bombs Basij checkpoints in Tehran as US, Iran trade fire and jabs
Drone strikes have hit the paramilitary’s heavily armed checkpoints this week, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said.
How Carney’s ‘build fast’ push divides Canada’s Indigenous peoples
Some First Nations are challenging Carney’s resource-extraction plans to strengthen Canadian economy from US threats.
Iran says Strait of Hormuz will not be reopened to US ships
A member of Iran’s Expediency Council says the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed to US ships.
New insights highlight multifaceted roles of CD4+ T cells in tumor immunity
For decades, cancer immunotherapy has focused primarily on CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes as the main executors of tumor cell killing.
Circular RNA produced by HIV boosts viral replication
For decades scientists have recognized that human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a formidable viral pathogen.
Targeting two influenza proteins may reduce viral transmission
A long-running debate in vaccine design revolves around whether a vaccine should be optimized to prevent the virus from replicating inside an infected host or
SonoPIN technology boosts intracellular delivery of large cancer drugs
Engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a technique that uses microbubbles and ultrasound to help relatively large cancer drugs enter tumor cells and cause them
Lindsey Graham once said Republican Party was ‘killing all the right people’
As the United States and Israel launched a war in Iran, social media users expressed outrage at comments Graham made in 2025.
New RNA therapy enhances the heart’s ability to repair itself after injury
After a heart attack, cardiologists can reopen blocked vessels and restore blood flow, but the muscle cells that died will never be replaced.
Kennedy Center head steps down after tumultuous year
The Trump ally’s departure comes as the centre prepares to shut down for a two-year renovation.
‘Hate-watch classic’ War of the Worlds sweeps Razzie Awards
Ice Cube’s alien invasion adaptation receives five Razzies, which go to the year’s worst movies.
Charges dropped against teens whose teacher died during toilet paper prank
The teacher’s family had asked for charges to be dropped to prevent the students’ lives being ruined.
Iranians react to new supreme leader’s first address
People in Iran are questioning who’s really in charge after Mojtaba Khamenei’s first address came via a presenter on state TV.