Amazon adds Mandiant founder Kevin Mandia to its board
“If there is a way in, the modern AI threat will find it,” Kevin Mandia wrote in March, in the blog post that launched his
World Athletics Ultimate Championship opens with record $10m prize pot
The inaugural Ultimate Championship opens with Olympic Games champions competing for a record prize pot of $10m.
Pro-Palestine student suspended by King’s College London returns to campus
College lifts suspension amid criticism from student groups over crackdown on pro-Palestine sentiments.
What did 25 years of the “war on terror” leave behind?
US forces have bombed somewhere every year since 2001. AJLabs maps the so-called “war on terror”.
Yemen’s Houthis seize strategic Red Sea port of Mokha
Mokha’s capture brings the Iran-backed group closer to controlling a key international shipping route.
Five dead and dozens injured in coach crash in Swiss Alps
The tourist coach was carrying dozens of Dutch passengers when it overturned in the south-eastern Swiss Alps.
Anthropic blocks possible attempt to use AI to make biological weapons
The revelations in Anthropic’s threat intelligence report come after a former top researcher at the company warned of the risks of AI to humanity.
Man loses case to claw back $369,000 he spent on lavish gifts for ex-girlfriend
Singapore’s High Court rules in the woman’s favour, with the judge saying the man “willingly” showered her with gifts, even before they got together.
Ozempic may have revealed the brain’s hidden “craving center”
Ozempic-like drugs appear to weaken more than hunger—they may also reduce cravings for alcohol and other addictive substances. Scientists are increasingly tracing this effect to
The adult brain can repair itself better than scientists thought
The adult brain may be far better at repairing itself than scientists once believed. In mice, researchers discovered a special group of support cells called
Scientists turn sheep’s wool into a material that helps regrow bone
Keratin extracted from sheep’s wool helped damaged bone regenerate in animals, producing tissue that was more organized and structurally similar to healthy bone than tissue
Trump promises $500 Obamacare rebate checks for 1M enrollees in 30 states
The Trump administration is promising $500 rebate checks to about 1 million ACA enrollees across 30 states
Diesel hits all-time high of $6 per gallon and just about everything will cost more
“We are endangering one of the strongest economic pillars that we have in this country,” said fourth-generation Iowa farmer Mark Mueller.
Republicans largely ignore the war in Iran at their midterm convention
Aside from mentions by Trump and top administration officials, speakers at the convention mostly avoided talking about the war.