Third person dies of bird flu since virus started jumping to livestock
A person in Washington state has died from bird flu after exposure at an infected dairy farm, state health officials reported Sunday. It marks the
Googling “Zelda” today offers a glimpse of how search worked in 1998
The year was 1998. Britney Spears topped the charts, Bill Clinton was impeached, and a couple of little websites called Google and Ars Technica came
Are Freezers Being Hacked? Europe and the U.S. Military Investigate.
A wave of disruptions at grocery stores, which some officials blame on cyberattacks, highlights the vulnerability of supply chains. Shops across Europe were affected again
U.S. military carries out limited strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island
The strikes, which appeared to be limited as opposed to a full return to hostilities, came on the eve of crucial American midterm elections.
Voters making final decisions in midterm elections
Voters across the U.S. are making their choices in the midterm elections as those competing for their vote make their final pitches.
Scientists just found a loophole that could let black holes split in two
Scientists have discovered a possible loophole in the laws that normally prevent black holes from splitting apart, suggesting that extremely fast-spinning black holes might divide
Victims of deadly Florida jet crash named
A family with two young children and a 20-year-old co-pilot were among those killed when a business jet crashed in a Florida neighbourhood.
Anthropic’s message threads let Claude agents skip resending chats
Anthropic launched message threads in public beta for its API. Agents send the full conversation once, then only new messages, which Anthropic says cuts the
UiPath’s Dines says people must steer AI and answer for what it does
UiPath founder and CEO Daniel Dines told customers at FUSION in Dubai on Monday that companies will hand more and more work to AI. People
How a Harvard dream ended in tragedy for a Pakistani family
A 24-year-old physics graduate dies after her family pays millions to a man who lied about getting her into university.
‘Going hungry’: Garment workers in Bangladesh say wages barely cover needs
Tens of thousands of workers in world’s second-largest apparel exporter hit the streets to demand better minimum wages.
California’s Bay Area debates data centres ahead of US midterm elections
At least seven Bay Area cities have passed data centre moratoriums, despite the region’s reputation as an AI hub.
US strikes Iran ahead of midterm elections
US officials described the attacks on Qeshm Island as limited and defensive, according to CBS, the BBC’s US partner.
Supreme Court rejects Trump’s request to stop California counting disputed votes
The ruling, which comes on the eve of the midterm elections, essentially ends the Trump administration’s bid to disqualify the ballots in the state.