Tech brands are forcing AI into your gadgets—whether you asked for it or not
Enlarge / Tech brands love hollering about the purported thrills of AI these days. (credit: Getty)Logitech announced a new mouse last week. A company rep reached out to inform
Three women contract HIV from dirty “vampire facials” at unlicensed spa
Enlarge / Drops of the blood going onto an HIV quick test. (credit: Getty | BRITTA PEDERSEN)Trendy, unproven "vampire facials" performed at an unlicensed spa in New Mexico left at
A right-wing extremist called a “Drag Race” star a “pedo.” Now he’s paying the price
Laurence Fox, a prominent right-wing activist and former actor in the United Kingdom, has been told to pay £180,000 ($225,242) to two LGBTQ+ men, former Stonewall trustee Simon Blake and RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star Crystal, following comments Fox made
Police arrest teen suspected of killing 1 & injuring 6 in shooting at LGBTQ+ music venue
Minneapolis police have arrested 18-year-old Dominic James Burris for allegedly killing one person and injuring six others in an August 11, 2023, shooting at Nudieland, an LGBTQ+-inclusive punk rock music venue. Burris and his suspected accomplice, 17-year-old Cyrell Ernest Boyd,
‘Very atypical’: Why is Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez thinking about quitting?
As Spain waits to learn if the Socialist premier will resign, analysts say his announcement could be a political play.
UN peacekeepers close base in preparation to leave DR Congo
The UN mission has been told to leave due to inefficiency in protecting civilians from armed conflict.
Mandela’s world: A photographic retrospective of apartheid South Africa
Thirty years after the end of apartheid, we revisit iconic images by Jurgen Schadeberg, and the stories behind the lens.
Professors arrested as police use ‘violence’ to clear university camp
Protesters accused police of excessive force during arrests at an anti-war protest camp at Emory University.
Why the spread of organic farms may prompt growers to use more pesticide, not less
When conventional farms are bordered by organic crops, conventional growers use more pesticide to keep insects at bay, study says.
This mega-city is running out of water. What will 22 million people do when the taps run dry?
The challenge in Mexico City, built amid lakes by the Aztecs, had long been getting rid of water, not storing it. Now its taps are running dry.
Biden administration revs up plans to transition from gas-powered vehicles to EVs
A U.S. EPA rule would require car manufacturers to increase sales of electric vehicles while cutting carbon emissions from gasoline-powered vehicles.
U.S. Investigating Tesla Recall of Autopilot
The National Highway Safety Administration said it had concerns about how Tesla handled the recall based on recent crashes and testing of cars that had been updated.
Biden says he's ready for election debate with Trump
US President says he is "happy" to face rival who claims he is ready "anytime, anywhere, anyplace".
Pentagon to 'rush' Patriot missiles to Ukraine
Ukrainian President Zelensky says munitions in $6bn package "can save lives right now".