Astronomers detect the brightest ever fast radio burst
The fast radio burst came from 130 million light-years away. That proximity allowed an in-depth search for what produced the mysterious signal.
OpenAI launches jobs platform, pledges to train 10M Americans by 2030
The AI skills shortage plaguing enterprises just got a high-profile response. OpenAI has unveiled an ambitious workforce development strategy that positions the ChatGPT maker as
AI and clean energy drive job growth, reshape US labor market
The rise of AI and clean energy technologies is set to reshape the American workforce, with major job growth projected in tech and energy-related industries
LIVE: Ukraine vs France – UEFA World Cup qualifier
Follow our live build-up, with team news, ahead of our live text commentary stream of the qualifier for the 2026 event.
Tel Aviv protesters unveil huge SOS sign demanding ceasefire in Gaza
Demonstrators in Tel Aviv are signaling that time is running out for the Israeli captives still held in Gaza.
WHO adds weight-loss, diabetes drugs to essential medicines list
UN agency urges production of affordable generics for GLP-1 drugs to treat obesity and diabetes in developing countries.
A gay couple became foster parents as a temporary way to do good. Instead, it reshaped their lives.
Note to readers: Whenever I talk about GWK Academy, I emphasize that our first step is to help hopeful parents understand all their family-building options
OpenAI links up with Broadcom to produce its own AI chips
OpenAI is set to produce its own artificial intelligence chip for the first time next year, as the ChatGPT maker attempts to address insatiable demand
Hamas releases video of two Israeli hostages held in Gaza
The video claims to show the hostages in Gaza City, where Israel has begun a planned military takeover.
Rocket Report: Neutron’s pad opens for business; SpaceX gets Falcon 9 green light
Welcome to Edition 8.09 of the Rocket Report! The biggest news of the week happened inside the Beltway rather than on a launch pad somewhere.
Hundreds of South Koreans detained in massive ICE raid at Hyundai plant
Most of the 475 arrested were from South Korea, leading the country to call the raid an unjust infringement of people’s rights.
Aid workers use donkeys to reach remote Sudan landslide site where hundreds feared dead
It remains unclear how many people died – figures range from two to 1,000.
Tesla proposes $1tn award for Musk if he hits targets
The car firm boss’s enormous pay package depends on him hitting sky-high targets.
Fishers discover first-of-its-kind bright orange shark with two rare conditions in Caribbean
Fishers caught a bright orange shark off Costa Rica that had albinism, alongside the species’ first scientifically documented case of an extremely rare condition called