The venture fund that spent $4.6 billion in a year just raised $6 billion more
Founders Fund, the venture capital firm co-founded by Peter Thiel, closed a $6 billion growth fund on 1 May, its largest ever and its fourth
Australia’s $22 billion answer to the question the Hormuz crisis asked
When Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz on 27 March, following weeks of US and Israeli air strikes, Brent crude hit $126 a barrel and
Iran war live: Trump says no ‘early’ end to war, unhappy with Tehran offer
White House tells Congress that Iran hostilities have ‘terminated’ despite continued US troop presence in Middle East.
At least 12 killed in latest Israeli attacks on Lebanon
Israel’s strikes continue, with more than 2,600 killed since March 2, despite an ongoing ceasefire.
Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi hospitalised as health deteriorates
Mohammadi has lost consciousness twice and suffered a severe cardiac crisis, her foundation has announced.
Who shot a Secret Service officer at the Trump press dinner?
Court papers do not explicitly accuse the suspect of shooting the officer, even as officials say it was not “friendly fire”.
Australia wants to become the first country to eliminate a cancer – can it?
For the first time, Australia has recorded no new cervical cancer diganoses in women under 25.
Former Chick-fil-A employee charged in $80,000 mac-and-cheese scheme
The Texas man allegedly refunded the orders of hundreds of catering-sized mac-and-cheese trays to his personal credit cards.
It’s not just oil: Iran war also threatens Asia’s food security
Planting season is beginning in Asia – but the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and Chinese restrictions has hit fertiliser supply.
AI agents can bypass guardrails and put credentials at risk, Okta study finds
An AI agent that revealed sensitive data without being asked. An agent that overruled its own guardrails. Another that sent credentials to an attacker via
Windows shell spoofing vulnerability puts sensitive data at risk
Microsoft and the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have sounded the alarm about a Windows shell spoofing vulnerability that is already being exploited
A used SpaceX rocket is on a collision course with the moon
Part of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is likely to crash into the moon this summer, a new report finds. It poses no danger, but
‘It cuts both ways’: Positive tipping points can restore wrecked ecosystems — we just need to trigger them, Earth system scientist Tim Lenton says
Live Science spoke with Tim Lenton, founding director of the Global Systems Institute at the University of Exeter, about human actions that can trigger positive
Court restricts abortion access across US by blocking mailing of mifepristone
A federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common means of abortion in the U.S. by blocking the mailing of mifepristone