‘Want some crack?’ Alarms blare as Republicans unleash tsunami of deepfaked attack ads
Republicans and their allies are flooding the 2026 midterms with attack ads made with artificial intelligence, and election laws are struggling to keep pace. The
WSJ editors furious watching Trump ‘stick a shiv in the back’ of Lindsey Graham’s legacy
The editorial board of the conservative Wall Street Journal joined the pile-on of Tweety McTreason for betraying his friendship with the late Sen. Lindsey Graham
Nscale reportedly faces investor pushback on its $30B IPO valuation
Some investors are pushing back on the roughly $30bn valuation that British AI cloud company Nscale is seeking in its planned New York listing, Bloomberg reported on
Uber says it has defeated £340M lawsuit from London black cab drivers
Uber said on Monday that it had won its bid to throw out two linked lawsuits in London worth about £340mn. The claims were brought
Indonesia battles worst forest fires and toxic haze in 11 years
Indonesia battles worst forest fires and toxic haze in 11 years
Museum protesters in Colombia accuse gov’t of erasing history
Police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse protesters outside Colombia’s National Museum in Bogota.
Iran support for Houthis probed as Yemen war re-erupts and Saudi cities hit
There have been new reports of Iranian support for the Houthis in Yemen amid a wave of attacks on Saudi cities.
‘Birdman’ copper plate: A 700-year-old depiction of a Native American warrior that may be a woman holding a weapon and a severed head
This hammered copper artifact depicts an Indigenous person wearing a bird costume and holding a severed head and a mace. (Image credit: Smithsonian National Museum
Rising temperatures could boost pregnancy risks worldwide — here’s how
Rising temperatures around the globe are contributing to a range of health risks, from infectious disease to food insecurity and wildfire smoke . Extreme heat
‘It gives me the ick’: Can you cheat on someone with a video game?
Grand Theft Auto VI lets you build and nurture a romantic relationship but some say dates with a fictional character are a step too far.
Italian PM Meloni to hold emergency meeting after weekend of violent clashes
More than 200 people were detained during two days of rioting in the city, Italian media reports.
Deadly fire at Canada military base moved a kilometre ‘in 30 to 60 seconds’
The blaze that killed four men and injured dozens of others spread with alarming speed, accounts suggest.
Musk and Anthropic pledge public share giveaways
Musk’s announcement comes after Anthropic pledged to create a public benefit fund ahead of its blockbuster stock market listing.
Alberta heads to polls to decide whether to hold vote on separation from Canada
Polling suggests most Albertans favour remaining part of the country, although the debate alone has proven divisive.