UK alcohol deaths fall for first time since Covid pandemic
Experts say the “modest reduction” is “not cause for complacency”, with calls to redouble efforts to slash deaths further.
How are countries responding to hantavirus?
The UK, US and EU are asking all citizens returning home from the virus-hit MV Hondius to self-isolate for about six weeks.
Inside the Elon Musk-OpenAI Trial Courtroom
The tech leaders, with combined net worths exceeding $670 billion, have brought props to court and traded icy stares as their legal dispute reaches a
Elon Musk and Tim Cook among CEOs expected to accompany Trump on China trip
A total of 17 US executives are set to join the president on his visit, where he will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
Trump says Iran ceasefire is on ‘massive life support’
The US president criticises an Iranian counteroffer to end the war, and says the month-long ceasefire is “unbelievably weak”.
US passengers from ship quarantined as officials say public risk ‘very low’
One passenger has tested positive for Andes virus, a rare type of hantavirus, while another is showing mild symptoms, health officials say.
Oil price predicted to remain above $100 for rest of year
Investment bank JP Morgan expects oil to remain in the “low $100s” even if the Strait of Hormuz were to reopen next month.
Astronomers may have found a record-breaking pair of black holes
At some 60 billion times the mass of the sun, this dark void could be home to a pair of black holes that are due
Some South American rodent-borne viruses may spread as climate warms
Some rodents in South America carry arenaviruses and hantaviruses. Climate change may bring both to regions where neither is currently a threat.
Trump admin unable to explain ‘serious injury’ threat as reflecting pool costs explode
The cost to renovate the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has skyrocketed to $13.1 million, ballooning more than sevenfold from Tweety McTreason’s initial $1.8 million estimate
Famed comedian rips RFK Jr in scathing take down at Hollywood Bowl charity event
Comedian John Mulaney had a fierce smackdown for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in front of a large audience at the Hollywood Bowl this weekend. Mulaney
Apple needs to fix admin authentication in ABM
Apple’s platforms are secure by design, but when it comes to authentication, the company seems to be protecting employees more than it protects IT admins.
No hire, no fire: Employers get picky on tech skills amid AI disruption
The current “no-hire-no-fire” environment in the workplace has slowed the pace of tech hiring in the US, but companies have seen one benefit — the
New ‘trick’ fixes major flaw in neutral-atom quantum computers — inching us closer to a superpowerful system
A new “geometry‑based” quantum swap gate makes neutral‑atom computers far less sensitive to laser noise — bringing large‑scale, stable quantum processors a step closer to