Meta is charging for its AI chatbot for the first time, starting at $7.99 a month
Meta is selling subscriptions to its AI chatbot for the first time, introducing two paid tiers that put it in direct competition with OpenAI and
Another IT governance headache: AI-enabled sanction evasion
Over the next three to five years, both governments and the private sector will need to rapidly adapt identification and mitigation protocols as adversaries move
Google employee charged with insider trading over Polymarket bets
Michele Spagnuolo allegedly used insider information to profit from bets on people on Google’s most-searched list.
Aid cuts and climate change drive deadly malaria surge in Zimbabwe
A surge in malaria cases in Zimbabwe is exposing fragile health systems and growing treatment shortages in rural areas.
Parisians defy swimming ban to cool off as record heat hits Europe
Parisians cooled off in the city’s Saint-Martin canal as an unprecedented heatwave pushed temperatures across Europe.
NASA administrator hails ‘Golden Age’ of lunar exploration as Moon Base plans unveiled
The space agency described the moon base as a sprawling city-like lunar outpost stretching over hundreds of square miles.
The Romans and Vikings left few genetic traces of their occupations of Britain, research suggests
Despite their occupations of Britain, the Romans and Vikings didn’t leave much of a genetic mark on Britons. The Anglo-Saxons, though, were a different story.
‘The sun would all but disappear, and the moon would always look full’: A radio astronomer shares her mind-bending view of the universe
Radio astronomer Emma Chapman explains why the radio view of the universe is so crucial to space exploration, astronomy, and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence
Trump administration tells prosecutors to avoid criminal probes of acting Venezuelan president
The Trump administration has quietly instructed federal prosecutors in Miami to avoid pursuing criminal investigations into Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez, a longtime target of
U.S. strikes Iran again after Trump denies report of deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz
The U.S. military carried out new strikes targeting an Iranian drone operation that posed a threat to U.S. forces and commercial shipping in the Strait
Argentine scientists achieve key breakthrough in treating diabetes
Argentine scientists have identified a mechanism that allows pancreatic beta cells, which produce insulin, to become resistant to damage.
US strikes Iran targets for second time in three days
The hostilities come during a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran, and protracted negotiations to end the three-month war.
Paul McCartney on playing guitar with Paul Mescal: ‘He knew it better than I did!’
The music legend on delivering “memory songs” for his 20th solo album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane – and why he’s intrigued by the new
The world’s carmakers are struggling to compete with China
The BBC visited China’s EV factories and found they are dominating the ecosystems shaping the global auto industry.