AI corporate leaders tell UN the industry needs global regulation
Industry leaders urge global regulation, as Trump administration baulks at setting up new guardrails.
NASA’s Hubble Telescope Reaches Milestone, Looks for Elusive Supernova
An image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope of galaxy cluster MACS J0417 is part of repeated observations to monitor for the reappearance of supernova Athena
Why is Kenya turning against Tata Chemicals in Magadi?
A century-old industry faces a reckoning over regulation, jobs and local benefits.
Iran war live: Tehran says it won’t be bullied, remains open for talks
Iranian president says Tehran will not bow to pressure while remaining open to dialogue in a defiant UN speech.
Biology Might Not Be Quantum, but Its Math Is Quantumlike
Two decades ago, scientists seemed on the verge of understanding biology in a new, quantum way. Life unfolds over an incomprehensible span of scales, from
OpenAI agent ‘infiltrated’ Australian government website, PM says
Albanese said he expressed “concern” to OpenAI founder Sam Altman, after authorities were informed three months after the breach in June.
Residents eating garden weeds in Russian-occupied city cut off from food and water
The BBC has spoken to residents in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky who say they are being “constantly shelled”.
‘Make women feel seen’: Why the Dutch have a new word for labia
Campaigners hope the new words will lead to less body shaming and more sex positivity.
Indians are discovering the thrill of shopping without paying
Dopamine sites mimic shopping’s thrill without the spending, turning the ritual of consumption into a digital game.
Trump’s ‘ego-stroking’ red-carpet welcome for autocrat sparks fury: ‘Utterly humiliating’
A video of uniformed U.S. personnel on their hands and knees making last-minute adjustments to a red carpet for Chinese President Xi Jinping sparked outrage
JD Vance unmasked as leaker for story White House used to justify press ban: report
Vice President JD Vance has been exposed as the source of a story whose supposed leak was used by the White House in court to
Did Denmark play ‘Send in the Clowns’ when Rubio arrived at Greenland deal ceremony?
People online suggested the Danish delegation sought to embarrass or insult U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
America’s A.I. Leaders Warn U.N. of Possible Peril Absent a Global Response
Sam Altman of OpenAI and Dario Amodei of Anthropic told the Security Council that international cooperation was needed to ensure that A.I. remains under human
Data Center Is Fined $1.1 Million for Operating 62 Power Generators
New Jersey officials said that the natural gas-powered generators, each the size of a tractor-trailer, were operating without permits.