Steam hosts ‘Plantation Simulator’ video game that encourages players to whip Black characters
The game’s creator has published other games with similar controversial angles in the past, including one called “Crucifier.”
Our Field Trip to Google I/O + A Sit-Down With Sundar Pichai + System Update
“This is the only recent gathering of a large number of people where mentions of A.I. did not produce a large chorus of boos.”
China’s EV brands cross 15% in Europe, with Britain leading the charge
BYD and Chery led a doubling of Chinese EV deliveries in April, even as Brussels keeps its tariff wall up and Stellantis quietly hands the
Italian police seize a piracy app that streamed Sky, DAZN, and Netflix through hijacked real accounts
Operazione Tutto Chiaro hit more than 100 sites across Italy, France, and Germany, targeting a system that rebroadcast legitimate subscription codes every three minutes. Italy’s Guardia
How Guardiola compares with Ferguson and other English managerial greats
Pep Guardiola won 17 trophies in his 10-year stay at Man City, but how does his record stand up in English football?
What is Hindutva, and what are the roots of this political movement?
Hindutva is very different from Hinduism. One is a 20th century majoritarian movement, the other an ancient faith.
India is being left to die in the heat
Modi denied climate change for years. Now, as heat deaths mount, his government offers branding instead of protection.
2-time NASCAR champion Kyle Busch dead at 41
Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion who won more races than anyone across NASCAR’s three national series, has died at 41.
An Indian bride dies. Rival claims of murder and suicide set off media frenzy
Twisha Sharma, a model and actor, had been married for just five months when she was found dead.
Turkish opposition fights court ousting of leaders in ruling boosting Erdoğan
The appeal court declared Özgür Özel’s party leadership victory void, further cementing the president’s grip on power.
AI used to fake evidence that ended Korean actor’s career, say police
Police are seeking an arrest warrant for a YouTuber who allegedly fabricated evidence to defame actor Kim Soo-hyun.
Why thousands of stock trades tied to Trump are raising eyebrows
The BBC’s Michelle Fleury looks at trades disclosed by the president.
What medicine-exposed rats reveal about the next urban zoonotic threat
Researchers found that more than half of urban rats sampled from low-income communities in Salvador, Brazil, carried active pharmaceutical ingredients in their brain tissue. These
Explainable AI could make breast cancer drug predictions safer and clearer
AI-driven genomic analysis could help researchers identify existing drugs that may be repurposed for subtype-specific breast cancer treatment. The review proposes an interpretability-driven framework that