New York bans horse-drawn carriages after 160 years over safety and abuse concerns
As the council voted to banish the carriages, views in Central Park were divided over the 160-year-old tradition.
Germany target of ‘intensive’ espionage, Merz says after suspected Russian spy arrest
A Ukrainian man was arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia – one of several such cases in Germany this year.
Lula says rival should be disqualified over alleged Meta interference ahead of Brazil vote
The Brazilian president accuses the tech firm of favouring Flávio Bolsonaro, which it denies.
Red Hat Funded a Report That Found a Quarter of Incoming Pull Requests May Be AI Slop
LF Research is the Linux Foundation’s research arm. It was set up in 2021 and publishes studies on how open source is built and used
This Newly Proposed Linux Filesystem Can Fix Corrupted Data
The kernel’s filesystem mailing list has received an 18-patch proposal this week from Aurelien Desbrieres, the creator of BeamFS. It takes the place of FTRFS
Are heavy school bags really to blame for children’s back pain?
A study of 221 schoolchildren in the Czech Republic found no statistically significant association between relative school bag weight and back pain, although nearly half
A study of 802 teens raises questions about school breakfast and blood sugar
A study of 802 U.S. adolescents found that school breakfast participation at least once weekly was associated with a 30% higher prevalence of prediabetes-range glucose
Scientists studied one million immune cells and found clues to future disease risk
Researchers developed a single-cell atlas of one million human neutrophils, identifying distinct immune cell populations and gene-expression patterns across tissues, infections, cancer, and other health
Hollywood remembers actor Tom Skerritt
The Emmy winner and lauded performer is being remembered as someone who believed stories can help people heal and create change. NBC News’ Anne Thompson
Debbie Shields speaks out on her viral moment riffing with Conan O’Brien
Internet sensation Debbie Shields speaks with NBC News’ Yasmin Vossoughian about her recent viral video, where she stood out during an improvised conversation with Conan
Spiral’s Edge
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image features the edge-on, intermediate spiral galaxy NGC 1827, located roughly 37 million light-years away in the constellation Columba, the
Susan Collins scrambles away from vicious GOP ad featuring her own attack: report
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) wants a vicious Republican attack on her opponent pulled off the air, but there’s an awkward wrinkle in her objection. The
Trump DHS voter ‘surge’ that allegedly sent armed agents to homes dealt massive court blow
A federal judge on Wednesday night blocked the Department of Homeland Security from conducting election-related field operations that could sweep up U.S. citizens in nine
Tom Skerritt, Top Gun and Alien actor, has died
Actor Tom Skerritt, best known for roles in Top Gun and Alien, has died at the age of 93.