Board of Peace says no Israeli withdrawal from Gaza before Hamas disarms
Netanyahu and board director Maldenov meet amid tensions over Gaza disarmament roadmap and recent Israeli attacks.
Republican holdouts end opposition to Blanche nomination
Two holdout Republican senators said they will support acting Attorney General Todd Blanche after he scrapped potential payouts to Trump allies. NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez
65,000 forced to evacuate from Spokane fires
Three wildfires in Spokane, WA have destroyed more than 700 structures and forced tens of thousands to flee to safety. NBC News’ Morgan Chesky reports
There’s a reason child vaccination rates are falling – and it’s not social media
As child immunisation rates fall across the UK, one clinic in west Yorkshire is taking aggressive steps to boost immunisations
AI Slop Keeps Flooding GNOME Extensions, So They Wrote a Manual for Bots Instead
GNOME Shell Extensions are usually sourced from extensions.gnome.org, or “EGO” as the GNOME folks call it. Every submission on this portal is manually reviewed, and
And Folks, We Have a Vibe-Coded Linux Desktop!
Starling is a new open source Linux desktop environment. One developer built it by directing Claude for about six months, ending up with a working
The AI boom runs on metal. A two-year-old startup just raised $310m to mine it, autonomously, on US soil.
People tell the AI boom as a story about chips and models. Underneath it is metal. Every data centre, chip, power line and robot starts
A DeepMind exec finally said what the trillion-dollar AI spend is for: machines that improve themselves.
Everyone has been asking what the trillion-dollar AI buildout is actually for. A senior Google DeepMind executive has now given an unusually blunt answer. The
Penn State study identifies genetic regions linked to avian herpesvirus virulence
A highly contagious herpes virus causes Marek’s disease, a deadly illness that mainly infects chickens. While it does not make people sick, the virus causes
‘Me-too’ drugs drive increased spending through higher prescribing
A long-running debate over prescription drug costs has centered on whether drug manufacturers are better rewarded for truly innovative medicines or so-called “me-too” drugs that
Petrol prices strain US households as oil giants Chevron, Exxon profits soar
Low-income US households are hit hardest, spending more than 10 percent of monthly income on petrol as prices rise.
Advances in X chromosome inactivation open therapeutic opportunities for X-linked genetic disorders
A new review explores how advances in understanding X chromosome inactivation (XCI) are creating potential therapeutic opportunities for a range of X-linked genetic disorders, including
From Trump to El-Sayed: US Arabs in Michigan centre Palestine in politics
Arab Americans in Michigan who withheld support for Kamala Harris in 2024 say they will not back pro-Israel candidates.
Tennis: Philippines’ Eala wins first WTA title, Fritz claims DC crown
Alex Eala rallies past top seed Jessica Pegula in a two-day, rain-hit final, while Taylor Fritz beats teen Rafael Jodar.