Apple’s AI plans show promise, but proof of success still to come — analysts
WWDC26 felt like a defining platform moment. Apple is no longer simply promising that AI will arrive eventually; it is arguing that Apple Intelligence and Siri
China unveils first-of-its-kind ‘dual-core’ quantum computer — its makers say it improves stability and efficiency
A new Chinese quantum computing system pairs two independent neutral-atom arrays in one processor, aiming to boost stability, efficiency and scalability.
Artemis III crew revealed: NASA announces astronauts for ‘one of history’s most complex missions’
NASA’s Artemis III crew has been revealed. The astronauts will launch into low Earth orbit next year to test docking with commercial lunar landers being
Ditch full of 7,000-year-old headless human skeletons discovered in Slovakia, baffling archaeologists
Archaeologists are unsure why people in Stone Age Slovakia removed corpses’ heads before burying them in a neighborhood ditch.
The Netherlands is screening foreign investment in AI companies from January, after letting Nexperia slip through
The Dutch government will expand its investment-screening regime to cover six additional technologies, including artificial intelligence, from 1 January 2027. The rules will affect hundreds
SoftBank briefly became Japan’s most valuable company. The last time that happened was February 2000.
SoftBank knocked Toyota off its perch as Japan’s most valuable company last week, after a stock rally inflated the conglomerate’s market capitalisation by more than $120 billion
Six countries sanction enablers of settler violence in occupied West Bank
The Western nations also say they will take further measures if Israel fails to address the situation on the ground.
Did Netanyahu really ‘defy’ Trump in bombing Iran?
Experts say the latest confrontation has laid bare growing divisions between the two leaders.
Deadly protests in Pakistan-administered Kashmir: What’s going on?
Experts say the current crisis is part of a deeper, long-running debate about governance in the region.
Frozen squirrel poop hints at sights and smells of Ice Age ecosystems
DNA preserved in ancient scat reveals what Yukon ground squirrels ate and what animals shared their world.
These birds clack their wing bones together to woo mates at night
During courtship, male scissor-tailed nightjars crack their wings together to make a sharp snapping sound. It’s the result of colliding arm bones.
Man reportedly shot at Kenya protest against US Ebola quarantine centre
Protesters are concerned about cross-border infection risks and the lack of transparency from the government about the treatment centre.
‘Please send help’: Crew’s distress call after ship hit by US missile
The crew of a sanctioned oil tanker were rescued off Oman after it was struck by a missile fired from a US fighter jet.
Sea drone rescues US army helicopter crew near Strait of Hormuz
An uncrewed vessel picked up two crew members of an Apache helicopter that went down on Monday, US officials tells CBS News.