Why has this meningitis outbreak spread so fast?
There have been 20 cases since the weekend in one small area of Kent – but this isn’t the normal pattern, so what could have
Cloudflare appeals Piracy Shield fine, hopes to kill Italy’s site-blocking law
Cloudflare said it has appealed a fine issued by Italy over the company’s refusal to block access to websites on its 1.1.1.1 DNS service. The
A private space company has a radical new plan to bag an asteroid
It may sound fanciful, but a Los Angeles-based company says it has conceived of a plan to fly out to a smallish, near-Earth asteroid, throw
How to Follow the Game, Even When You Can’t See It Live
When previous commitments keep you from catching your team on television, keep up with it using free apps that quietly deliver scores and more to
While Canada pumps the brakes on robotaxis, China hits the gas
Canada is still figuring out regulations when it comes to driverless vehicles, like robotaxis, on its roads. China, on the other hand, has embraced the
Quantum Cryptography Pioneers Win Turing Award
One afternoon in October 1979, Gilles Brassard was swimming outside a beachfront hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico, when a stranger swam up to him
An AI Val Kilmer is set to posthumously appear in a new movie
A year after the actor’s death, a generative AI version of Val Kilmer will co-star in an independent film, in one of the boldest uses
Pakistan and Afghanistan announce temporary pause in fighting
Pakistan and Afghanistan have declared a temporary pause in escalating fighting, two days after Kabul blamed Islamabad for a deadly airstrike in the Afghan capital
Travel woes mount for Philadelphia flyers as TSA closes more security checkpoints
Philadelphia International Airport announced it was temporarily closing two more Transportation Security Administration checkpoints starting Wednesday due to ongoing TSA staffing shortages
Why the Red Sea could be the next choke point for the global economy
Iran’s Houthi proxy forces in Yemen say they are poised to attack the Red Sea shipping route, risking another peril for the world economy.
Oil nears $110 a barrel after gas field strike
Iran’s military warned it would take “decisive action” in response to the strike on its energy infrastructure.
Forty years after the last one was poached rhinos are back in the wild in Uganda
Hunting for the horns and meat, Ugandan poachers once wiped out the southern white rhinos from the country.
Iran’s intelligence minister Esmail Khatib killed in air strike
Israel said it had killed Khatib, whose death was confirmed by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday.
Russian archaeologist can be sent to Ukraine for trial, Polish judge rules
Archaeologist Alexander Butyagin is accused of conducting illegal excavations in Crimea – Ukraine’s peninsula annexed by Russia.