What we learned from Bill Gates’ deposition on Epstein
The billionaire testified to Congress about his relationship with the late convicted sex offender.
Olivia Rodrigo sings about heartbreak but she’s already chosen her wedding song
The pop star discusses the difficulty of writing happy songs, and her Glastonbury anxiety attack.
An Everest guide’s miraculous survival raises questions for tourism industry
Why was a cook leading clients up the world’s highest peak? And why was he left to rescue himself?
Trump’s top Manhattan prosecutor unnerves legal experts with his cable TV habit
The top Manhattan prosecutor in Trump’s Department of Justice is alarming legal experts with his behavior. During a recent interview, Adam Klasfeld raised red flags
MAGA senator mocked over bizarre request to see lewd texts
A MAGA senator is the target of ridicule after he made an odd demand to see an embattled candidate’s lewd texts. Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA)
Paramount is merging Pluto TV, BET+, and Paramount+ onto one tech stack to prepare for HBO Max
Paramount is unifying the tech stacks behind Paramount+, Pluto TV, and BET+ onto a single backend infrastructure by mid-2026. CEO David Ellison announced the consolidation
Microsoft’s president responds to the AI backlash with a 3,000-word essay and zero policy changes
Microsoft President Brad Smith has responded to the wave of graduating students booing AI at commencement ceremonies with a 3,000-word essay that acknowledges their concerns
The hidden cost of enterprise AI: 6.4 hours a week babysitting bots
While AI is proliferating across the workplace, it is introducing a new productivity paradox: While the technology makes work feel faster, it actually pushes more
OpenAI says China-based actors stoking opposition to AI data centres
AI company says ChatGPT accounts sought to ‘exploit and amplify existing public concerns’ about energy prices.
Dahiyeh crowds rally in favour of Iranian support against Israel
Dahiyeh crowds rally in favour of Iranian support against Israel.
Police in Belfast use water cannon as anti-immigrant unrest continues
Clashes come as family of knife attack victim calls for calm and condemns violence targeting immigrants.
Scientists discover 5 million-year-old whale graveyard stretching for hundreds of miles in the Indian Ocean
Researchers have discovered a “megasite” of dead whales along with new species of marine life feasting on the corpses.
This ‘crawling’ robot rolled around the moon and took a historic photo
A morphable moon robot operated for 100 minutes in 2024, allowing investigators to get images of an upside-down spacecraft on the lunar surface.
In a first, scientists translated an entire viral genome so a quantum computer could read and analyze it
Scientists have uploaded a viral genome to a quantum computer, marking an important step for the future of quantum-enabled advancements in biology.