James Franco posted alleged security footage of an alien. Is it real?
Franco has been posting strange videos on TikTok since early June 2026.
Is it ‘extremely dangerous’ to sleep with a fan on? Claim exaggerates risk
Sleeping with a fan on can cause uncomfortable symptoms for some people, but it can be beneficial to others’ sleep.
A father of the internet wants to give AI agents an identity
Soon the internet will be full of AI agents acting on our behalf. Right now, there is no reliable way to tell who stands behind
A Face ID pioneer raised $52M to read the brain like a blood test
One of the minds behind Apple’s Face ID wants to point AI at something harder than a face. He wants it to read the brain.
US or Iran — Who needs a new truce deal more?
Both sides face pressure points that could make a protracted war painful.
Sudanese minister says war has ‘profoundly reshaped’ nation’s demographics
Sudan faces a population shift as conflict empties areas, burdens cities, and disrupts economic and social stability.
Key moments from JD Vance sit down with Joe Rogan
Key moments from JD Vance sit down with Joe Rogan
Move over, GPS: Navigation satellites in low-Earth orbit are making a comeback
New navigation satellites in low-Earth orbit could provide 100 times stronger signal strength compared to GPS and other global navigation satellite systems operating from higher
Children among dead at Algeria foster care home blaze – president
Eleven people have died and 19 other have suffered injuries in the overnight blaze, the authorities say.
Sheetz is quitting VMware, migrating 11,000 virtual machines
Sheetz, a US convenience store chain, is moving its 838 locations off VMware. Sheetz has used VMware virtualization across two Dell R440/R450-series servers at each
Protests in Ukrainian cities against Zelensky’s removal of defence minister
Ukraine’s president has not explained Mykhailo Fedorov’s dismissal, which is causing great upset among civil society and the military.
More than 800 Canadian wildfires burning as air quality alerts extend to US
The air quality in large parts of Michigan, Minneapolis and Minnesota is deemed “hazardous” by authorities.
Italian officials handed jail terms for Genoa bridge disaster that killed 43
The ex-head of Italy’s motorway operator Giovanni Castellucci was handed a 12-year term over the 2018 bridge collapse.
County the place to spiritually develop, says monk
A senior Buddhist monk says Herefordshire has “everything” for a “person to be happy”.