Q&A: Temporal aims to be the reliability backbone for an agentic AI economy
As AI shifts from output-generating large language models (LLMs) to armies of agents taking actions on their own, there is a growing threat that failures
Science news this week: Goblin shark filmed for first time, California close to a major quake, physicists split photon, and inside China’s plans to ‘tame nature’
June 20, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over
Diagnostic dilemma: A fish stabs a man through the throat and the base of the skull
While on a fishing trip, a man sustained an unusual injury from a marlin.
Why does it take our eyes so long to adjust to the dark?
Here’s why it’s so hard to see when we enter a dark room.
Steve Rosenberg: Moscow oil refinery attack brings Russia’s war with Ukraine closer to home
There are moments when life in Moscow feels completely normal – Thursday morning wasn’t one of them, writes Steve Rosenberg.
Israel and Hezbollah continue strikes despite ceasefire agreement
Deaths are reported in southern Lebanon, with the IDF saying it hit “Hezbollah terrorist targets” after the group fired over 50 projectiles at Israeli forces.
Tourist dies in Dominican Republic luxury resort fire
Nearly 1,700 people were evacuated from the huge blaze at Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach in Bayahibe, a popular resort town on the Caribbean coast.
Japanese pop group XG went from brutal five year training to global pop stars
The Japanese pop group have become global stars, after being recruited before they were teenagers.
AI discovers hidden antibiotic candidates inside disease-causing prions
New antibiotic candidates for drug-resistant bacteria may reside inside prions, mis-folded protein in the brain best known for rare and fatal degenerative brain diseases.
Gene therapy successfully treats deadly childhood liver disease in mice
A new gene therapy has been used to successfully treat a deadly childhood liver disease using mice that model this disease by researchers at UCL
Wharton researchers coined ‘cognitive surrender’ to describe what happens when people let AI think for them
A pair of Wharton researchers have put a name to something that many AI users have quietly started doing: letting chatbots make their decisions for
BYD rejects claims it violated Hungary’s environmental rules at its Szeged EV factory
BYD executive vice president Stella Li said the Chinese automaker has complied with all environmental regulations at its Szeged factory in Hungary, pushing back against
Families storm Ebola treatment centre in DRC, remove patients
Families of suspected Ebola patients in DR Congo stormed a quarantine centre, removing patients.
Trump’s Iran deal, Israel’s meltdown
The precarious memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran.