The bet against bigger models: Aether AI lands $20mn for causal AI
Most of the AI industry is betting that bigger models mean smarter machines. A new startup is betting the opposite. Aether AI, based in San
A startup betting on a different material for AI’s optics problem just raised $80mn from the people who build the hardware
AI’s next bottleneck is not the chips. It is the wiring between them. As clusters grow to hundreds of thousands of GPUs, the copper links
US envoy headed for Switzerland, Israeli strikes on Lebanon threaten talks
US media are reporting that Witkoff and Kushner are preparing for negotiations with Iran after talks were postponed.
‘We tasted the horrors of war’: Stories of refugees who returned home
In 2025, nearly 15 million displaced people returned – the largest surge of returns recorded by the UN.
Iran war day 113: Tehran presses US over Lebanon ceasefire
Iran presses US over Lebanon as Israeli strikes test fragile ceasefire and broader peace efforts.
Transphobe mad that pro-LGBTQ+ stores support trans masc top surgery
Ahead of Pride demonstrations this month, two U.K. stores put up window art that supported trans people who had scars from top surgery, one at
Minimum age of 11 set for UK puberty blocker trial
Gender-questioning children will have to be at least 11 years old to take part in a clinical trial of puberty-blocking drugs.
Apple patches high-severity eavesdropping vulnerability in Beats Studio Buds
Apple has updated its Beats Studio Buds wireless earbuds to patch a high-severity vulnerability that could be exploited by nearby hackers to eavesdrop on users.
After Senate vote, Trump admin backs off plans to kill ocean monitoring
In May, the federal government announced without warning that it would take apart a network of ocean monitoring systems that it had spent over $350
Watch: World Cup fans react to US defeating Australia to reach knockout round
US supporters were delighted after their team won 2-0 against the Socceroos while Australian fans were left disappointed but still hopeful.
Australia confirms first case of H5N1 bird flu as virus reaches every continent
Australia was previously the only continent where the H5N1 bird flu strain had not yet been found.
African and Caribbean nations call for formal apology for transatlantic slavery
The leaders have asked for apologies from the countries that benefited from the slave trade, as well as debt relief and financial compensation.
James Burrows, legendary director of Cheers and Friends, dies aged 85
Best-known as co-creator of sitcom Cheers, Burrows directed more than 1,000 episodes of other classics including the Big Bang Theory and Will and Grace.
‘Trying to hide’: Kennedy Center refuses to take tarps off where Trump’s name was removed
President Tweety McTreason suffered a severe humiliation this month when the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts was finally ordered by a federal court to