Imagination is not just replaying what we see and hear
The findings differ from prior work, showing it’s tough to disentangle how similarly our brains register imagined thoughts and real sensations.
Pope finishes eventful African tour with prison visit – after war of words with Trump
Pope Leo has wrapped up an eventful tour of Africa with a dramatic visit to a prison in Equatorial Guinea, where crowds of inmates shouted
OpenAI’s new image model reasons before it draws
The new model reasons about composition, searches the web for context, generates up to eight coherent images from one prompt, and renders text in non-Latin
Anthropic reportedly hits $1 trillion implied valuation on secondary markets
Secondary share trading platforms are pricing Anthropic at approximately $1 trillion, just three months after its primary fundraising round valued it at $380 billion. OpenAI
How Iran war has triggered soaring cost of medicines, condoms
Pharmacists in some countries have seen the cost of painkillers more than quadruple.
How Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil was pursued and killed by Israel
Details of how Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil was “pursued” and killed by Israeli forces have been released.
Vaccines, budget cuts and affordability: Takeaways from RFK Jr.’s gauntlet of congressional hearings
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has concluded a marathon of budget hearings with federal lawmakers
Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders approve Paramount Skydance merger
Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders voted to approve the company’s merger with Paramount Skydance.
Mike Vrabel to skip some of NFL draft for counseling in wake of Dianna Russini scandal
New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel will miss a portion of the NFL Draft and undergo counseling in the wake of photos emerging of himself
MrBeast’s company sued by ex-employee over sexual harassment claim
Beast Industries has strongly denied claims of sexual harassment and workplace gender bias.
Trump administration reclassifies cannabis as less dangerous
Medical marijuana was moved into a lower category of drugs in order to increase research and access.
More than 500 people killed in Tanzania election violence, inquiry finds
Opposition parties accused security forces but the official report does not say who was responsible.
In Tehran, money is short and a return to war looms over daily life
The BBC’s Lyse Doucet reports from Iran, where the buzz of busy shopping streets masks deep uncertainty over the country’s future.