Four American firms skipped Macron’s space summit, and are due back in Paris a week later
SpaceX, Blue Origin, Stoke Space and Starcloud pulled out of Macron’s Paris space summit after White House pressure, though several are expected back in the
OpenAI confirms the wiki incident and promises a disclosure framework within weeks
OpenAI has confirmed the German wiki incident and said it is past time to define standards for reporting misalignment, promising a framework within weeks. The
Iran war live: IRGC claims new attacks on US warships over naval blockade
IRGC says it fired ballistic missiles at a US aircraft carrier and a destroyer as standoff intensifies in the Strait of Hormuz.
Fuel tanker blast in western Iran kills at least 10
At least six other people were injured in the tanker blast on Iran’s Hamedan-Sanandaj highway, officials say.
Trump-backed group announces $10m ad spend for midterm Senate race in Texas
US president has pledged more than $400m through his super PAC to boost Republican candidates in the upcoming midterms.
NASA’s IXPE Studies Magnetar
A first of its kind measurement of a magnetar may have captured empty space behaving in a way physicists have predicted for 90 years, but
Electric-car charging: The basics
Among those considering the purchase of a new or used battery-electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle, or just curious about EVs, charging can still be the
2026 Nissan Leaf details: Affordable EV will face 2026 Chevy Bolt EV
Next-generation Nissan Leaf will launch first in U.S. and Canada, be fully revealed this year Rogue Hybrid and Rogue PHEV are on the way over
Rivian spinoff focuses on small EVs, “ways to move beyond cars”
Spinoff starts with $105 million VC investment, Rivian maintains “substantial minority stake” Products to be affordable, vastly more efficient than today’s cars or SUVs In-house-built
Trump signs executive order supporting medical marijuana
President Tweety McTreason on Thursday ordered the federal government to hasten marijuana reclassification to enable research into its medicinal uses.
‘He was a lifeline’ – Families at a loss after Haitian caregivers let go in US
Haitian immigrants make up a large portion of the already overburdened home-care workforce.
Majority Russian-speaking city in Ukraine considers language ban in the arts
Ukraine’s third-biggest city Odesa decides this week whether to ban Russian-language content in music and literature in public.
Aviation faces hotter, stormier skies – and passengers might have to accept more disruption
Are people going to have to increasingly accept more delays and diversions as the effects of climate change intensify?
US and Iran trade retaliatory attacks on ships as conflict flares
The US says it hit three Iranian oil tankers, while Iran says it targeted three US-linked ships.