People in Gary, Indiana without power for 13 days
For almost two weeks, residents in Gary, IN have been without power following destructive storms and tornadoes that tore through the region on August 11.
Ten of thousands evacuated from Nevada wildfire
In Reno, Nevada, the Hawk Fire, officials say, has destroyed dozens of homes and forced 45,000 people to evacuate. The fire is said to be
RFK Jr. may upend how vaccine recommendations are categorized
Under anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the US health department is considering changing how vaccine recommendations are categorized and described. The move creates
Ads and tracking infiltrated TVs. Now they’re coming for monitors.
Ads and tracking have turned TVs into privacy nightmares. Both are so widespread among smart TVs that I’ve written a guide for avoiding them. One
Why Irregular’s A.I. Tests for Meta, Anthropic and OpenAI Went Off the Rails
Irregular, an Israeli start-up, worked with OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta to assess the security of their A.I. models. It made a mistake. Then the tests
UK firm agrees $100m compensation pot over chemical scare
A UK-owned aerospace firm has agreed a compensation programme of up to $100m (£73.4m) for 50,000 California residents forced to evacuate their homes in response
Sam Altman says AI still has not had its iPhone moment
Sam Altman says the industry has been too ambitious on AI timelines. He counts himself among the people who got it wrong. The OpenAI chief
Dr Dre says only people who struggle to create are scared of AI
Dr Dre says he is using AI in the studio, and that he does not see it as a threat. The producer said so in
Global ocean temperatures hit record high as El Nino intensifies
Copernicus warns of ‘unprecedented strain’ on world’s oceans as El Nino and climate change drive up sea temperatures.
Thai vendor confronts Israeli tourists, raises Palestinian flag
A Thai vendor confronted Israeli tourists outside his shop on the island of Phuket, waving a Palestinian flag.
Hasina spat stalls Bangladesh-India reset. What would break the deadlock?
Analysts say an Indian commitment not to allow ousted Bangladesh PM to engage in politics from their soil would help.
Iran says it is ‘fully prepared’ to counter widened US economic sanctions
The US calls its latest sanctions on Iran an “economic D-Day”, but Tehran says it has a plan to address them.
Kit Harington replaces Nicholas Hoult in HBO’s Harry Potter series
Hoult was announced as Gilderoy Lockhart two weeks ago but has dropped out due to scheduling issues.
Lockerbie bombing trial postponed days before it was due to start
The trial of a Libyan man is delayed for a third time, after new evidence on the 37-year-old case came to light three days ago.