Two French firefighters die tackling blaze near Bordeaux airport
The blaze close to the parking lots at Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport is said to have originated from a brush fire.
Brazil’s Amazon sees sharp decline in size of area burned in 2025
The amount of land burned in the world’s largest rainforest was the smallest since MapBiomas records began in 1985.
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 12, including family of six, medics say
Firas al-Masri, his wife and their four children died in one attack, which the Israeli military says targeted a Hamas operative.
What Happened When Meta Used A.I. to Ban Accounts on Facebook and Instagram
Users said the technology mistakenly deleted their accounts. To resolve the issue, they still had to rely on A.I.
Google Releases Three New Gemini A.I. Models
The models include one that is the company’s most powerful and another that is fine-tuned for cybersecurity, as Google competes with rivals like OpenAI and
McDonald’s didn’t lose lawsuit against chef Jamie Oliver over ‘unfit’ food claims
Oliver sparked a public debate over a product the TV chef called “pink slime” in 2011.
Trump administration’s cuts to 2 Utah national monuments, explained
The first Trump administration also tried to reduce the areas of Bears Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
Did Trump confuse ‘transistor’ with ‘transgender’ in speech criticizing CHIPS Act? We examined footage
The law doesn’t mention trans people (or transistors, for that matter).
Does video show Flock cameras being destroyed in US? Here’s the truth
The video features a narrator jocularly pretending to be upset a man who had just cut down surveillance cameras couldn’t save them from falling over.
Google’s newest data pipeline runs beneath the Atlantic to Portugal
Google has connected Nuvem, a new transatlantic subsea cable running beneath the Atlantic between Portugal and the United States, tightening its grip on the physical
OpenAI’s maths-cracking AI kept escaping its sandbox, so it pulled the plug
OpenAI has paused one of its most capable models after it repeatedly found ways to slip out of its sandbox. The company shared the story
Searching for closure: Venezuela families refuse to give up after quakes
Weeks after earthquakes, relatives are still searching for bodies of loved ones who disappeared beneath the rubble.
Japan’s AI gamble: Can technology offset the cost of an ageing society?
From underground networks to emerging AI start-ups, Japan is testing whether its greatest issue can be an opportunity.
ASEAN diplomats voice ‘serious concern’ over Iran war and energy crisis
Southeast Asian countries are highly affected by oil supply shortages caused by Iran war and Strait of Hormuz closure.