GOP prosecutors threaten criminal charges to bury ‘dark money’ bombshell: report
Prosecutors in Florida are warning TV stations of a legal price for airing one campaign ad aimed at a top Republican. The Tampa Bay Times
Elon Musk in GOP crosshairs over ‘very serious’ allegation: ‘We got to investigate’
A Republican lawmaker who worked as an FBI agent in Ukraine demands sworn testimony over a decision he warned “costs human lives.” Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick
FTC clears Publicis’ $2.2bn LiveRamp deal if rivals keep equal access
The US Federal Trade Commission will let Publicis Groupe buy LiveRamp for $2.2bn, but only if the data company keeps serving the agency’s rivals on
Meta details Prometheus, the Ohio supercluster heading for 1 million GPUs
Meta’s Prometheus supercluster in New Albany, Ohio, already runs hundreds of thousands of Nvidia GPUs across several buildings, and Meta plans to grow it to
Lula, Bolsonaro seek to disqualify each other ahead of Brazil runoff
Messaging service WhatsApp and parent company Meta are embroiled in legal attacks by Brazil’s presidential candidates.
Italy approves sweeping security measures in response to protests
Italy’s government approves sending 500 troops to Milan after clashes and protests.
Elon Musk says SpaceX and Tesla exploring largest merger in history
Tech mogul says tie-up has a ‘lot of merit’, given firms’ complementary work on AI.
Case of mysterious medieval skeleton buried in Roman-era sarcophagus at Westminster Abbey finally solved
In the late 1800s, Westminster Abbey clergy stumbled upon a mysterious sarcophagus. The lid was decorated with an 11th-century Anglo-Saxon cross, but the base had
Could ‘body clocks’ play a role in depression? Study proposes a new ‘circadian’ subtype
Some people with depression sleep far more than average, wake up exhausted, habitually stay up late, and experience mood shifts with the seasons. A new
‘It makes me feel that we can do a lot about it’: ESA official shares striking satellite snap of Europe’s record-breaking summer heat waves
QUICK FACTS Where is it? Southern Europe and North Africa What’s in the photo? Land and sea surface temperatures during one of Europe’s record-breaking summer
How the US organ transplant system works and what to ask to improve your chances
There are ways patients can try to improve their chances of getting organ transplants
Why does Elon Musk want to merge Tesla and SpaceX?
Musk, who is CEO of both companies, says there is “a lot to be gained” from the merger, which would be the biggest in history.
US envoy to meet Putin in Russia as Zelensky says intelligence sharing ‘works now’
Ukraine had accused the US of withholding key intelligence – a claim rejected as “scandalous” by Washington.
BBC inside Australian court as man charged with attacking MP stays silent in first hearing
BBC’s Katy Watson describes what unfolded in Wangaratta as 43-year-old Brendan Nugent appeared before court over the alleged attack of Helen Haines.