Man shot dead after taking 10 people hostage in California
A man who took 10 people hostage in California has been shot dead after a standoff lasting more than 15 hours.
EU sets out plans to reduce reliance on US cloud providers
The European Union has now published a set of measures aimed at boosting Europe’s tech industry to help reduce reliance on US and Chinese suppliers
A retro-geeky Android home screen remix
One of the best parts about using Android is the good old-fashioned geeky fun that comes with finding new ways to improve your digital environment
Daddy longlegs may be capturing and devouring frogs in the tropical forests of South America
Daddy longlegs have been observed eating frogs in South America, suggesting that these arachnids may be predators of vertebrates.
Google wants to release 64 million bacteria-riddled mosquitoes across California and Florida. Here’s why scientists are enthusiastic.
Google has applied for an experimental mosquito release permit to deploy millions of non-biting southern house mosquitoes that it has infected with the bacterium Wolbachia
‘In an unrecoverable state’: NASA confirms MAVEN spacecraft is officially dead after loss of signal behind Mars
NASA has confirmed its MAVEN spacecraft is officially dead after losing contact with the probe in December. An anomaly in the probe’s rotation speed led
‘Voting By Mail is My Lifeline’: Voter with Disability Shares Importance of Mail-In Voting
One voter with cerebral palsy shares how Trump’s executive order against mail-in ballots limits voting accessibility and keeps voters with disabilities out of the election
‘Crazy’ phone call between Trump and Netanyahu complicates Iran talks
Israel’s PM laughed off reports of friction, but he has tested the patience of other US presidents.
From butterflies to breast milk, Uber’s list of lost items reveals wild backseat discoveries
The rideshare company’s annual Lost & Found Index also reveals America’s most forgetful city, and the most forgetful day.
The end of Trump’s ‘anti-weaponisation’ fund is another sign Republicans are fighting back
The $1.8bn fund would have paid people the Trump administration decided were unjustly and politically targeted.
Director Wim Wenders withdraws 1975 film over actress’s teen topless scene
Nastassja Kinski, who appeared in the film when she was 13, said the film-maker “didn’t protect me”.
Images allegedly show water towers across US with anti-data center messaging. Are they real?
The water towers were purportedly spotted across numerous U.S. states, such as Arizona, Georgia, Iowa, Massachusetts, Missouri and more.
Did Hunter Biden post ‘I would never have forgotten my drugs’ about 2023 White House cocaine incident?
A screenshot allegedly showed former President Joe Biden’s son commenting about the controversy in June 2026.
The EU is asking households to cut electricity use during peak hours because AI data centres are straining the grid
The European Commission has called on households across the bloc to reduce electricity consumption during peak hours, citing the rapid growth of AI data centres