New PDF compression filter will save space, need software updates
Brotli is one of the most widely used but least-known compression formats ever devised, long incorporated into all major browsers and web content delivery networks
Microsoft touts M365 Copilot momentum, claims 15M paid users
Microsoft has for the first time reported Microsoft 365 Copilot adoption stats, boasting this week of 15 million paid seats (individual user licenses). There are
Canada’s Carney hails new trade deals, ‘expects’ US to respect sovereignty
Canadian prime minister has sought to rally ‘middle powers’ to respond to an increasingly unpredictable global climate.
US opens probe after a Waymo self-driving car hit a child near a school
The child ran across the street from behind a double-parked SUV towards the school and sustained minor injuries.
US Justice Department charges man with assault after Ilhan Omar town hall
As part of the government’s affidavit, an FBI agent testified to the suspect approaching Omar with a syringe.
Halley wasn’t the first to figure out the famous comet. An 11th-century monk did it first, new research suggests.
An 11th-century monk saw the famous “Halley’s comet” first as a child and later as an adult, new research finds.
‘Previously unimaginable’: James Webb telescope breaks own record again, discovering farthest known galaxy in the universe
The James Webb Space Telescope has confirmed the most distant, early galaxy in the known universe. The new contender, MoM-z14, is visible just 280 million
South Carolina’s measles outbreak nears 790 cases — making it the biggest in decades
Nearly 790 people, primarily children, have been infected in South Carolina’s ongoing measles outbreak, officials report.
Two-pronged therapeutic technology for cancer wins Pfizer Prize for Biomedical Research 2026
Whereas conventional treatments such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy show their limitations in battling certain advanced cancers, immunotherapy and therapeutic vaccines have opened up a new
Study reveals a link between oral microbiota and cognitive performance in schizophrenia
An association between oral microbiota and cognitive performance in schizophrenia has been reported by researchers at Science Tokyo.
Study uncovers how the brain’s ‘memory replay’ process is impaired in Alzheimer’s disease
Memory dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease may be linked to impairment in how the brain replays our recent experiences while we are resting, according to a
“Artificial lungs” keep a patient alive until a double lung transplantation was available
Humans can’t live without lungs. But Ankit Bharat’s patient did for 48 hours.
Imran Khan not the only one silenced as Pakistan military stifles dissent
The former PM may be silenced but he’s far from the only one under pressure as the military stifles dissent.
Why China moved so quickly to execute 11 members of a notorious mafia family
The Ming family ran scam compounds along the Chinese border with Myanmar in Shan state.