How Israel’s record budget will finance expanding illegal settlements
Budget of $271bn comes against a backdrop of surging violence by Israeli settlers towards Palestinians in the West Bank.
Libyan military leader may have combat drones despite UN embargo
Reuters news agency says satellite images show at least three drones at Al Khadim airbase between April and December.
Real image of Israeli politician dressed as death penalty bill before it became law spreads online
Deputy Speaker of the Knesset Limor Son Har-Melech dressed up as a law that mandates death by hanging for Palestinians convicted of fatal attacks.
How nightclub Elon Musk ran out of his college house helped him pay rent
According to the story, Musk and his University of Pennsylvania roommate charged $5 for admission to the makeshift nightclub.
Magnitude 7.4 earthquake off Indonesia topples buildings, kills 1 person
An undersea magnitude 7.4 earthquake toppled buildings in parts of northern Indonesia, sent people fleeing from their homes, killed at least one person and generated
Review finds 250 patients need repeat bone scans
Review finds care for some patients was “below the level that would have been expected”.
Europe Pushes for a Gentler Internet for Children
The European Union and national capitals are trying to make social media and algorithms less addictive and safer, especially for children.
Worried About A.I. Taking Your Job? That’s Not Very ‘Agentic’ of You.
Today’s spin on the idea of personal agency is convenient for tech C.E.O.s, who boast that their models work just fine without us.
The oldest known dice date back about 12,000 years in North America
A study of ancient artifacts suggests Native American dice games began thousands of years earlier than previously documented.
Clear market uncertainty despite latest Trump attempt too soothe concerns
The latest attempt by Tweety McTreason to ease uncertainty over the US and Israel’s war on Iran has only heightened investor concerns.
A fossil reveals early relatives of spiders — armed with claws
A Utah fossil shows early relatives of spiders and scorpions already had distinctive front claws 500 million years ago.
Covalo raises €3.5M to become the shared data infrastructure for an industry where 80% of products will need reformulating by 2030
The Zurich platform, which connects 1,500+ ingredient suppliers and 6,000 brands including Givaudan, Symrise, PUIG, and La Prairie, is evolving from a discovery marketplace into
Generare raises €20M to decode the 97% of microbial chemistry
The Paris techbio company screens microbial genomes to find molecules that evolution spent three billion years producing, and claims to have characterised more novel small
Iran war: What is happening on day 34 of US-Israel attacks?
As the war enters day 34, US President Tweety McTreason said Washington was close to achieving its objectives.