The looks turning heads on the Met Gala carpet
The theme for 2026 Met Gala fundraiser is “Costume Art”, exploring fashion as an embodied art form.
Robots move in as waste firms struggle to find staff
Humanoid robots are being added to the automation of waste sorting.
US strikes Iranian fast boats as Iran attacks UAE oil facility
Shipping company Maersk says one of its US-flagged commercial vessels has successfully exited the Strait of Hormuz under US military protection.
Watch: Moment United Airlines flight strikes vehicle during landing
Flight 169 from Venice, Italy, landed safely at Newark Airport with no reported injuries among the 231 passengers and crew. The lorry driver sustained minor
A Free Open Source Mobile Dev Hackathon Is Coming to the Netherlands on May 16
OpenSource Science B.V., better known as OS-SCi, is a Netherlands-based institution that has a pretty specific focus. To train the next generation of developers exclusively
What Are Linux Mint HWE ISOs and Do You Actually Need One?
Earlier this year, the Linux Mint project announced a significant shift in how it shipped releases, hinting at a longer cycle. Project lead Clement Lefebvre
Britney Spears avoids jail sentence over reckless driving
Britney Spears has pleaded guilty to reckless driving involving alcohol and drugs.
Pinterest just crossed $1 billion in quarterly revenue. The bet that made it work was not social media. It was search.
Pinterest reported its first billion-dollar quarter last week. Revenue hit $1.008 billion in the first three months of 2026, up 18 per cent year on
Denmark built Europe’s cleanest grid. AI data centres are overloading it.
Denmark generates more than 80 per cent of its electricity from renewable sources. Its wind farms, both onshore and offshore, have made the country
Microsoft now has more than 20M paying Copilot users
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella last week announced that the company now has more than 20 million enterprise users paying for Microsoft Copilot, according to TechCrunch.
AI is more accurate than doctors in emergency diagnoses — study
A new study from Harvard Medical School indicates that AI can outperform doctors in initial assessments in emergency care, according to The Guardian. The study
Using symptom dimensions may provide more precise, personalized mental health care
A researcher from the University of Kansas has led a large-scale study of university undergraduates to better understand how psychological conditions such as depression, anxiety
Climate change likely to drive rodent-borne arenaviruses into parts of South America
Climate change is likely to drive rodent-borne arenaviruses into parts of South America that have never faced these diseases, putting new communities of people at
AI and polarized light improve early detection of keratoconus
Keratoconus is a progressive eye disease that weakens and thins the cornea, the clear front surface of the eye. In its early, subclinical stage, the