Uber and Waymo to offer driverless ride-hailing trips in Austin and Atlanta
Uber announced Friday it is expanding its partnership with Alphabet’s Waymo to offer robotaxi rides in Austin, Texas, and Atlanta beginning in early 2025.
Three Americans are accused of trying to overthrow Congo's president. They're now sentenced to death.
When 21-year-old Tyler Thompson boarded a plane in Utah this April, his stepmother, Miranda Thompson, thought he was bound for South Africa, traveling with his high school buddy, Marcel Malanga, on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to explore the world.
Moscow says Kyiv could become 'giant melted spot' if long-range weapons used
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday said Kyiv could be reduced to a "giant melted spot" if Western nationals allow Ukraine to use long-range weapons to attack Russia.
CDC: 'Close contact' of Mo. bird flu patient also fell ill, but human transmission unlikely
A close contact of a Missouri resident identified as having a human case of the H5N1 avian flu also became sick around the same time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has revealed.
Pfizer: Potential cachexia cancer drug shows life-saving promise
A drug that could reduce the risk of death in cancer patients is showing good promise during its second phase of clinical tests, drug-maker Pfizer announced Saturday.
Here’s why you shouldn’t freak out about lead in your cinnamon
Enlarge / Cinnamon buns. (credit: Getty | Christoph Schmidt)Consumer Reports on Thursday reported the concentration of lead it found in 36 ground cinnamon products, leading to a round of startling
Google rolls out voice-powered AI chat to the Android masses
Enlarge / The Google Gemini logo. (credit: Google)On Thursday, Google made Gemini Live, its voice-based AI chatbot feature, available for free to all Android users. The feature allows users to
Fake retro video game ring worth €50m smashed in Italy
More than 47 million pirated copies of games including and Mario Bros. and Street Fighter II were seized in raids across Italy.
What are the most common trans people’s names? See if your name is on the list.
A recently released analysis of data on transgender name changes in the U.K. reveals “intriguing trends and patterns” in how trans people approach the “deeply personal process,” according to the U.K. Deed Poll Office.In the U.K., a deed poll is
Kids need protection from guns, not from gay people
In the past few weeks, approximately 50 million K-12 kids across the country started a new school year. In my family, my girls were so excited about new backpacks and making new friends.Last week, I dropped them off and, like every
YouTube Music app crashing? Here's how to fix the problem
It's common for apps to crash on Android phones, and Google's YouTube is no exception. Some crashes are random, while others may happen because of a trigger. Maybe you're downloading music for offline listening or switching between songs too quickly
Plugable Foldable Bluetooth Keyboard review: Surprisingly portable and affordable
When Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone on that Macworld stage all those years ago, it essentially marked the beginning of the end for physical keyboards in the mobile space. Sure, BlackBerry managed to kick around with its Bolds and
The UK and Ireland's climate was tropical 26 million years ago—here's why that matters now
Millions of years ago, the climate was much warmer and wetter than today. But exactly how much warmer and wetter?
The skyscraper-sized tsunami that vibrated through the entire planet and no one saw
Earthquake scientists detected an unusual signal on monitoring stations used to detect seismic activity during September 2023. We saw it on sensors everywhere, from the Arctic to Antarctica.