Taco Bell’s voice AI expansion shows the drive-thru has entered a new phase
Voice AI in the drive-thru is becoming less of an experiment and more of an operating decision for quick-service restaurants. Food On Demand recently reported
A data centre rack running on living neurons is now operating in Singapore
NUS Medicine, data centre operator DayOne and Melbourne’s Cortical Labs have unveiled a biological data centre prototype in Singapore, built from a 20-unit rack of
Hong Kong Tiananmen activists found guilty of national security charges
Activist group says the ‘twisted’ Hong Kong judicial system had long ago decided that the pair were guilty.
After GERD, can Egypt shape Ethiopia’s next Nile dams?
Three projects mark a new test for Egypt after it failed to prevent construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
Brazil launches AI supercomputer push while balancing US and Chinese tech
The government has announced investments of about 2.3 billion reais ($444.2m) to bolster its AI ecosystem.
Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan back in jail after hospital examination
It comes as the court had earlier this week ordered that he had to be taken for a hospital examination.
Hong Kong’s Tiananmen activists guilty in national security trial
Three activists were accused of inciting others to subvert state power under the China-introduced law.
Japan executes man who killed five in Pachinko parlour fire
This is the first time since June 2025 that the country has enacted capital punishment.
Bali jails Swiss tourist for insulting sacred Day of Silence
The 26-year-old sparked anger with an expletive-laden post about the sacred holiday.
Natalie Harp’s cancer survival story: What we know
The Trump aide first attracted his attention after publicly crediting the “right-to-try” law he signed with saving her life.
Why Epstein-Barr is the ‘everything virus’
The Epstein-Barr virus has taken a huge toll on global health. Understanding how it works could offer ways to combat multiple sclerosis, cancer and more.
Creepy new details emerge as Trump biographer exposes Natalie Harp’s letters in full
A biographer of President Tweety McTreason unveiled a copy of Natalie Harp’s full letters that alarmed insiders. In a Thursday episode of Inside Trump’s Head
Trump staff ‘not happy’ after he blindsided them with Michael Cohen reunion: expert
President Tweety McTreason’s team didn’t expect him to agree to an interview with his former fixer turned foe Michael Cohen, a White House reporter shared.
Electric blue ‘alien’ sea creatures invade UK shores in droves during heatwave
Velella (velella velella) or by-the-wind sailor washed up on the beach (Picture: Shutterstock / Kelly Nine) If you were to go down to the beach