Google launches new AI protocol for e-commerce
Google has introduced several new tools and standards to help retailers with AI-driven commerce, where digital agents handle purchases for users. The biggest news is
DNA from ancient viral infections helps embryos develop, mouse study reveals
A stretch of viral DNA in the mouse genome gives cells in early-stage embryos the potential to become almost any cell type in the body.
Metal compounds identified as potential new antibiotics, thanks to robots doing ‘click chemistry’
Using robots and click chemistry, scientists built potential active ingredients for future antibiotics that contain metal.
Astronomers may have already spotted the ‘Great Comet of 2026’ — and it could soon be visible to the naked eye
Recently discovered Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) will make its closest approach to the sun and Earth in late April and could potentially be visible to
2 Native American-owned corporations cancel contracts with ICE
Last week, a second Native American-owned corporation announced it was severing a multi-million dollar contract with United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), after community
Apps like Grok are explicitly banned under Google’s rules—why is it still in the Play Store?
Elon Musk’s xAI recently weakened content guard rails for image generation in the Grok AI bot. This led to a new spate of non-consensual sexual
NASA launches new mission to get the most out of the James Webb Space Telescope
Among other things, the James Webb Space Telescope is designed to get us closer to finding habitable worlds around faraway stars. From its perch a
‘They just kept killing’: Eyewitnesses describe deadly crackdown in Iran
The BBC has received eyewitness accounts of security forces attacking anti-government protesters across the country.
‘Miracle baby’ born in a tree above Mozambique floodwaters dies aged 25
Rosita Salvador Mabuiango’s mother was sheltering for days before giving birth perched above the water.
Five severed heads displayed on Ecuador beach
Bathers found the body parts in Puerto López, a town which has been wracked by gang violence.
Referee and student among hundreds killed in Iran protests
More than 500 people have been killed during anti-government protests, a US-based human rights group says.
Microsoft Open-Sources XAML Studio
After 8 years, Microsoft’s tool for designing Windows apps is now open source.
auto-cpufreq 3.0 Arrives for Linux with Better Battery Handling and CPU Turbo Control
New release gives Linux laptop users more control over CPU performance while fixing battery detection issues.