Australia set to sue Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube, Bloomberg reports
Australia expects to take Meta, TikTok, Snap and Google’s YouTube to court over its social media ban for under-16s. Communications Minister Anika Wells told Bloomberg
UN experts call on India to stop using ‘excessive force’ against protesters
UN experts press for an independent investigation into Indian authorities’ conduct.
Musk confirms SpaceX and Tesla exploring merger
Elon Musk says SpaceX and Tesla are considering a merger that would form a $3.5 trillion mega company.
US jails Guatemalan man for 30 years over deadly smuggling operation
The 2022 incident resulted in the deaths of 53 migrants trapped inside a tractor-trailer in dangerously high heat.
Did Trump say ‘everyone gets healthcare’ if Democrats win?
While the quote is authentic, Trump said it well before the 2026 midterm elections.
France is divided over who to blame for and what to learn from weekend riots
In France and beyond there is widespread disagreement over what led to some of the worst unrest seen in French cities in modern history.
Borneo burning: Life on the frontline of South East Asia’s toxic haze
A “Super El Niño” has fuelled months-long fires in Indonesia, making hundreds of thousands of people sick.
Is Ebola under control in Kenya after nine cases confirmed?
The US has advised its citizens to reconsider travelling to Kenya but the government tries to reassure people.
Elon Musk says Tesla-SpaceX merger being considered
Musk says special committees within both companies have been formed to look at a possible mega-merger.
Microsoft’s AI Coding Agent Testing Tool Has Been Open-Sourced
Coding agents now decide which SDK to use and which tools to call, though something that works smoothly for a human developer can still leave
Linux Kernel 7.3 Release is Good News For Gamers Short on VRAM
A new kernel release is here about two months after Linux 7.2, and its biggest draw is performance. Filesystem speedups, scheduler work for gaming, and
Rice, fish and pickles: Is the traditional Japanese diet as healthy as we think?
A systematic review of 37 studies found that greater adherence to predefined Japanese-style dietary patterns was associated with lower all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, based on
Scientists found a link between Mediterranean diet blood markers and longer survival
Researchers found that a previously validated 67-metabolite blood signature of Mediterranean diet adherence was associated with lower long-term mortality across a Spanish trial population and
A 20-year study of 90,000 adults suggests the type of fish you eat matters
A Japanese study following 90,944 adults for an average of 20.8 years found that associations between seafood consumption and mortality varied by fish type and