McDonald’s tests Archy, an AI drive-thru voice for English and Spanish
McDonald’s is testing an AI voice assistant called Archy that takes drive-thru orders in English and Spanish. The company presented it at its investor day
Hollywood studios want film graduates who already use AI, Semafor reports
Hollywood studios are turning to film schools for graduates who already know how to use AI video tools, rather than training their own staff, Semafor reported
Thousands protest in Madrid against Spain’s housing crisis
Thousands of protesters in Madrid demand answers after the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal.
Powerful storm batters US Northeast disrupting power and travel
Powerful winds and towering waves are battering the US Northeast, causing flight chaos and blackouts.
Did the biggest week of diplomacy make headway in ending the US-Iran war?
The UN General Assembly wraps up with mixed diplomatic outcomes.
Thousands turn out to greet Pope in France
The BBC’s Hugh Schofield looks at why the visit is met with enthusiasm the Church attributes to growing spirituality among the French.
The Netherlands Built a Nix-Based Linux Desktop Because Microsoft Cut Off the ICC
When the U.S. government imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) in early 2025, the consequences were far-reaching yet quickly enforced. The restrictions cut
How openEuler Is Reinventing the OS Foundation for the AI Era with SuperPoD and UnifiedBus
The AI doesn’t necessarily run on supercomputers (yet), it runs on clusters of hardware pieced together. This is where SuperPoD comes into picture. A SuperPoD
Recruitment begins for 600 future medical researchers
Through a £90 million Medical Research Council (MRC) investment, researchers will undertake PhDs and get experience in academia, healthcare and industry.
Virtual reality and music may help lower blood pressure during emergencies
A virtual reality landscape of a flowing river and trees, accompanied by classical music, can help to reduce patients’ blood pressure significantly within 15 minutes
Drone-delivered AEDs could reduce defibrillation delays after cardiac arrest
Drones could be used to deliver automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to where a person is suffering an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, according to a study presented
Deel loses bid to bar key witness in Rippling spy case, Bloomberg reports
US federal judge on Friday rejected Deel’s bid to block testimony from a key witness in Rippling’s corporate espionage lawsuit, as Peter Blumberg reported for Bloomberg.Judge
From tunnel to connectivity layer: What GnuVPN says about where VPNs are heading
For years, consumer VPNs were easy to explain: choose a server, create an encrypted tunnel, and route your traffic through it. The product category was built
Iran war live: Tehran awaits official response as Trump rejects Hormuz plan
US president rejects Iran’s seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, saying the deal is not ‘acceptable’.