Japan reveals new name for 40C-and-hotter days after blistering summer
The term – kokushobi – translates to “cruelly hot”, “brutally hot” or “severely hot”, and comes after Japan’s hottest summer on record.
What next for South African opposition firebrand Malema after his five-year prison sentence?
The sentence raises huge questions marks over the political future of one of South Africa’s most controversial politicians.
School shootings a new trauma for Turkey as nation mourns
An expert tells the BBC the attack in Kahramanmaras was a tragedy but “not a surprise”.
An endangered mouse may need a helping hand to adapt to climate change
Pacific pocket mice are geographically isolated, but the species may retain the genetic diversity needed to adapt to climate change.
How to invent a realistic language for fictional speakers
Linguists can mix, match or even break the rules of real-world languages to create interesting imaginary ones.
‘New Nostradamus who predicted Trump stunt’ makes chilling Iran war claim
Craig Hamilton-Parker, dubbed the ‘new Nostradamus’, claims he predicted Trump’s Christ-like imagery and has made another chilling claim
Trump’s ‘trap’ for MAGA has a ‘humiliation’ cost — and it’s adding up: ex-GOP lawmaker
A former Republican Party House of Representatives member sounded a warning for Trump’s MAGA movement heading into the 2026 midterms. Adam Kinzinger, who represented Illinois
Lutnick’s Golden Age boast draws immediate mockery: ‘Always approaching, never arriving’
Trump’s Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick, drew ridicule Friday when he promised America’s growth rate would reach 6 percent under President Tweety McTreason’s leadership. Lutnick spoke
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday updates: Keeping up with the latest fixes
Long before Taco Tuesday became part of the pop-culture vernacular, Tuesdays were synonymous with security — and for anyone in the tech world, they still
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday release for April is a whopper
Windows admins are going to be busy this month, dealing with the largest Patch Tuesday cycle we can recall. The April release involves 165 updates
Some polar bears are adapting to their melting habitat. Will it be enough to save the iconic species?
Bears in Svalbard, Norway, are fatter than expected, and others in Greenland are showing signs of genetically adapting to climate change — but the signs
Anthropic’s Amodei heads to the White House as Washington fights over Mythos access
Summary: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is meeting White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles on Friday to negotiate access to Mythos, a frontier AI model
Zoom partners with Sam Altman’s World to verify that meeting participants are actually human
Summary: Zoom has partnered with World, Sam Altman’s biometric identity company, to let meeting participants verify they are human using World’s Deep Face technology, which
US Congress temporarily extends controversial surveillance power under FISA
The measure has long been criticised for allowing US intelligence agencies to collect citizen data without a warrant.