UN votes to recognise enslavement of Africans as ‘gravest crime against humanity’
The landmark resolution calls for an apology and contributions to a reparations fund, without specifying an amount.
What are the US and Iran’s proposals for peace?
Trump says he is talking to “the right people” in Iran, but Tehran says no such negotiations are being held.
Meta and YouTube found liable in landmark social media addiction trial
A woman has been awarded $3m in a verdict that could have implications for hundreds of other cases in the US.
Musketeer d’Artagnan’s remains believed found under Dutch church
D’Artagnan was killed during the Siege of Maastricht in 1673 and later immortalised in the stories of Alexandre Dumas.
Woman accused of attempted murder of Rihanna pleads not guilty
Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, of Orlando, Fla., pleaded not guilty Wednesday to the attempted murder of Rihanna.
In Math, Rigor Is Vital. But Are Digitized Proofs Taking It Too Far?
In ancient Greece, Euclid showed that if you agree on a small list of preliminary principles, or axioms, you can use deductive reasoning to reveal
Jury in Los Angeles finds Meta and YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction trial
A jury in Los Angeles found both Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms responsible for harm
How Writing Changes Mathematical Thought
It’s natural to think of math as being fundamentally abstract. Whether it’s invented or discovered, its truths are so literally universal that even aliens would
Cuban health-care workers struggle to support the sick amid U.S. oil embargo
Young health-care providers at Havana’s Cardiology Institute describe a double-whammy of desperation in their work and private lives. They’re anxious about what the future holds
Zoonotic Spillover Is A Problem
Recently I gave the latest update on the origins of SARS-CoV-2 – bottom line, it was very likely a zoonotic spillover event and not a
Woman pleads not guilty to attempted murder of Rihanna after home shooting
A woman charged with the attempted murder of Rihanna following a shooting at the singer’s home has pleaded not guilty.
Pepper acquires YC-backed Alima to bring AI to food distribution’s messy product catalogues
Pepper, a New York-based technology platform for independent food distributors, has acquired Alima, a Y Combinator-backed startup that built ordering and procurement software for small
Your finance team is still chasing invoices. Here’s why that costs more than you think
The average small business processes around 500 invoices per month. When that workflow runs on email threads, spreadsheets, and manual check runs, each invoice costs
Palestine Action hunger strikers to sue prisons over alleged mistreatment
Activists plan to take legal action against the UK prisons that allegedly mistreated them.