Burnham’s move to scrap UK’s digital ID plans earns cheers and criticism
Digital inclusion and civil liberties campaigners welcome the U-turn — for different reasons. But some are unhappy.
Beyond grep: The case for a context-rich AI coding harness
There are a lot of AI coding applications out there, and as impressive as large language models and the agents they enable have become, many
‘All I think about is her’: Families demand answers as Nigeria’s boat disasters keep happening
Hundreds of lives are lost each year in Nigeria as a result of boat accidents yet nothing seems to change.
Lamine Yamal celebrates World Cup win with little brother who charmed fans
The three-year-old brother of Yamal has been hailed one of Spain’s World Cup breakout stars by fans
Why are thousands of people protesting in Delhi?
Thousands of mostly young people have marched on India’s parliament to demand changes to how the education system is run.
Police block thousands of ‘cockroach’ protesters marching on India’s parliament
Some protesters demanding education reforms said they were injured in clashes with police who banned the march.
Polygamy scandal threatens to derail GOP candidate’s expected primary win
Rep. Andy Biggs is expected to coast to victory in Arizona’s Republican gubernatorial primary Tuesday, but a decade-old legislative episode involving a polygamist sect accused
Trump-loving Argentina president becomes ‘laughing stock’ after World Cup tweet misfire
Argentine President Javier Milei ignited howls of laughter after firing off a celebratory tweet — moments after his nation suffered a pulverizing loss to Spain
Apple could ‘run the table’ on AI if it does things right
Looking ahead just a short time, Apple could hold a powerful position in AI where it most makes sense: deployment. Not only will the company
Q&A: Why boutique consultancies might be better for AI rollouts than the bigwigs
Major AI labs are unleashing forward-deployed engineers (FDEs) to try and grab enterprise customers. Large consultancies are dishing out tokens and assembling armies of consultants
British vial of smallpox scabs triggered the devastating 1789 outbreak among Indigenous Australians, study finds
It’s long been debated what started the 1789 smallpox outbreak that devastated the Indigenous population in Australia. Now, a new modeling study has the likely
‘We were genuinely surprised’: ‘Superworms’ can clean extremely delicate skeletons lickety-split, and that’s a game changer for museums
The skeleton of a wolf or bat you admire at the natural history museum may look pristine, but it wasn’t always that way — there’s
Mummy mask with wig: A 1,000-year-old ‘false head’ found in Peru that was crafted with real human hair and toxic red cinnabar
QUICK FACTS Name: Mummy mask with wig What it is: A carved wooden mask Where it is from: Peru When it was made: Circa 1000