Trump’s DC construction, renovation projects: 18 claims we’ve investigated
A number of Trump’s projects around Washington have drawn attention online — and not all the claims about them were true.
OpenAI and Anthropic in price war as Chinese AI rivals gain ground
Leading US AI labs such as OpenAI and Anthropic are releasing cheaper models as they fight to retain cost-conscious customers who are switching to cut-price
Fauci didn’t cover up data supposedly showing COVID-19 vaccine had 82% miscarriage rate
Social media posts misrepresented data from a 2021 study — and inaccurately said Fauci hid the numbers.
Rocket Report: Rocket Lab shows off its flexibility; Blue Origin’s two-pad plan
Welcome to Edition 9.06 of the Rocket Report! Rocket Lab made a lot of news this week with its quarterly update, and it is clear
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed didn’t run ‘dog slaughterhouse’ in Detroit, despite claims
Detroit Animal Control faced many complaints about its treatment of dogs before El-Sayed was in charge of the shelter.
Trump’s drone tariffs reach 100%, and Europe gets capped at 15%
Tweety McTreason signed the proclamation on 13 August. It carries the title Adjusting Imports of Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Unmanned Aircraft Systems Components into the
France’s under-15 social media ban is struck down two weeks before it starts
The decision lands about two weeks before the ban was due to start, Bloomberg reported. Platforms were to stop creating accounts for under-15s from 1
Pakistan PM’s ‘red line’ warning to India over water treaty
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif accused India of illegally suspending the Indus Waters Treaty.
Russia stance will be defended in court, pledges World Athletics chief Coe
Russian Athletics has lodged new claim at Court of Arbitration for Sport to challenge sanctions, but WA will fight it.
US missionary kidnapped in Niger released after nine months in captivity
Kevin Rideout, a pilot with the evangelical missionary agency SIM International, was abducted in the capital, Niamey.
Builders unearth €9m gold loot sealed in walls of Belgian property
Construction workers found the stash in the walls of a cellar while drilling to lay sewage pipes.
Instagram accounts fuelling Ceuta crisis with paid advice for help to cross
BBC’s Top Comment podcast has found a network of Instagram profiles glamourising the swim around the Morocco-Ceuta border fence.
Presidential vote counting halted in Zambia over alleged attacks on polling staff
The electoral commission said violence had “resulted in the theft of marked ballot papers”.
Watch: What happens if Luigi Mangione pleads guilty today?
Attorneys for Mangione, who is accused of killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, are meeting federal prosecutors on Friday.