France links rise in drownings to heatwaves
A government minister says people have been taking risks by going into the water, with 301 deaths since 19 June.
The U.S. Start-Up Making Low-Cost Interceptors for the Iran War
For Florida-based Powerus, becoming a global supplier of counterdrone technology has meant involving the Trumps, a golf course and a new way of doing business.
Robot boxing, football and sprinting at World Humanoid Games
The second-edition of the five-day competition kicked off in Beijing, China, on Saturday.
Why is AI going on a hacking spree?
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons in recent weeks. In July, OpenAI revealed that one of its experimental AI
‘Starry Night’ telescope photo captures some of the oldest stars in the universe — Space photo of the week
Quick facts What it is: The Corona Australis Molecular Cloud Where it is: 430 light-years away, in the constellation Corona Australis When it was shared:
How you can stop Google AI from accessing your Gmail, chat information
Google AI can access emails and chats if users allow it to. There is a way to opt out.
A humanoid robot just beat Usain Bolt’s 100m record, and roboticists are unimpressed for good reason
A robot built by Beijing’s X-Humanoid ran 100 metres in 9.39 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games, beating Usain Bolt’s 9.58-second record. Roboticists point
ChatGPT for iPhone now grabs your recent photos with a long press
OpenAI has added a shortcut that surfaces your four most recent photos when you long press the plus button in ChatGPT on iPhone. It lands
Nordic nations ‘have lost confidence in Infantino’, demand FIFA reforms
Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and the Faroe Islands back calls for Infantino’s resignation amid FIFA crisis.
The Suez Crisis stopped the British Empire. Will Hormuz defeat the US?
In the latest episode of Al Jazeera’s new podcast, Deja Vu looks at how oil, shipping and war shape the Gulf.
Chelsea preview: Five key talking points for 2026-27 Premier League season
Chelsea have had their worst Premier League run in 30 years. Can new manager Xabi Alonso succeed and is Cole Palmer key?
Kejelcha breaks men’s half marathon world record by 29 seconds
Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha breaks the men’s half marathon world record in a time of 56 minutes 51 seconds in a World Athletics road race in
Zelensky should be asked what he knew about government corruption, sacked minister tells BBC
Mykhailo Fedorov has also called for wartime elections to be held in Ukraine.
DR Congo and M23 rebels agree roadmap for peace talks
Representatives met in Switzerland to work out next steps to resolve the conflict.