In lawsuit, San Francisco says food companies created ‘healthcare crisis’
Many of the nation’s best-known food brands make ultra-processed foods that are dangerous to eat and use deceptive marketing to sell them, San Francisco officials
Indian police cracked down on ‘cockroach’ protesters. They went home and made memes about it
For ‘cockroach’ protesters, reels and memes became a way of documenting fear, making sense of violence and refusing to let it have the last word.
Subclade K flu gets an early start in Japan, could affect the U.S.
A new flu variant called Subclade K is spreading in Japan and poses a significant risk to the United States as the cold and flu
A year after deadly jet crash at Bangladesh school, families demand answers
This week marks one year since a military jet struck a school in Dhaka, killing 36, most of them children.
Blocked by censors, China’s animal lovers take fight against abuse offline and overseas
The killing of a dog and her puppies in Guangdong has sparked outrage inside and outside the country.
Hope for thousands of MS patients as ‘life-changing’ drug now on NHS in England
Fampridine boosts nerve signals to make it easier to walk, with up to 5,000 eligible.
Clarity Act Mired In Debate Over Whether to Bar President From Selling Crypto
Democrats and Republicans are haggling about the Clarity Act, a major bill pushed by the crypto industry, as it moves closer to a Senate vote.
Alphabet Quadruples Profit to $112 Billion, Fueled by A.I. Investments
Google’s parent company, which has spent heavily on artificial intelligence, also showed growth across its businesses, particularly in cloud computing.
Talk to This Glowing Pyramid on Your Desk, and It'll Run Your AI Agent for You
When OpenClaw hype was at its peak in the beginning of 2026, a lot of people bought Mac Mini just to keep an agent running
Siemens AG Was The Last Holdout in MPEG-4 Visual's Road to Being Patent-Free
The MPEG-4 Visual Patent Portfolio License has been in effect since January 1, 2000, covering essential patents behind the MPEG-4 Part 2 Visual standard from
US signs nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia
The US and Saudi Arabia have reached a nuclear cooperation deal.
IBM cuts full-year sales outlook after mainframe demand drops 42 percent in Q2
IBM cut its full-year sales outlook on Wednesday after reporting a sharp drop in demand for its mainframe business, lowering its revenue growth target to
Tropical Storm Bertha makes landfall in US
Tropical Storm Bertha has hit southern Louisiana, bringing strong winds, disruption and a risk of localised flooding.