Rare cortical neurons actively promote the transition into sleep
What makes the brain fall asleep? For nearly a century, scientists have looked to structures deep within the brain for the answer.
Trump dangles new midterm bribe in exchange for GOP victory: ‘I’ll take care of business’
In the latest batch of clips released from President Tweety McTreason’s interview with Laura Ingraham, the president appeared to suggest he’d lose his temper and
‘Very hot and upset’: Red state’s highest court lays into MAGA official defying its order
Legal analyst Michael Popok broke down a dramatic day in Missouri’s redistricting war, describing a “very hot and upset” state Supreme Court that found Secretary
Amazon Quick is now available on desktop, with a new mobile activity feed
Amazon has made its Quick desktop assistant generally available on macOS and Windows, pitching it to enterprise IT as the governed alternative to shadow AI.
China’s car exports beat last year’s record with four months to go
China exported more than 6.2 million passenger cars in the first eight months of this year, beating its full-year total for 2025 with four months
Apple’s A20 Pro rewrites the rules for chip design — again
IDC analyst Francisco Jeronimo said something interesting following the iPhone Duo introduction on Wednesday: “Apple showed up years after everyone else, yet it walks in and sets
Anthropic finds evidence of a fourth AI escaping from containment
Anthropic has owned up to a fourth security incident involving its AI model, Claude, escaping onto the open internet and attacking other organizations during a
Former top US diplomat reveals mistakes made after 9/11 attacks
Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad describes misgivings about the US handling of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.
Iran war live: Houthis control Red Sea coast, Saudi pipeline shut down
Houthi forces seize Yemen’s Red Sea coast while Saudi Arabia suspends crucial oil pipeline following drone attack.
UN extends partial Sudan arms embargo for a month
Sudan’s UN ambassador said a total arms embargo goes against the UN Charter that guarantees a right to self-defence.
NASA’s Chandra Spots Galactic Gem
Galaxies are like cosmic gems, each with characteristics including size and shape that make them distinct. A gallery from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other
Why Do These Fossil Shells Flip Their Spirals Every Few Millennia?
For thousands and sometimes millions of years, marine plankton all over the world built their spiral shells in one direction. Then, suddenly, the spirals switched
Arrest made over the death of black woman found hanged from tree
Tasia Fortune’s body was found in the lot of an abandoned home in Mississippi in August.
Passenger train derails in France leaving at least 44 injured
France’s transport minister says 180 passengers were on board the train operating the Rouen-Caen route in Normandy.