Bolivia’s president cuts salary in half amid protests
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz says he and his cabinet ministers will cut their salaries by 50 percent.
Citing Gandalf, Pope Leo says we must “disarm” AI
With the co-founder of Anthropic at his side today in Rome, Pope Leo XIV released a major new encyclical—his first—called “Magnifica Humanitas” (“Magnificent Humanity”). It
Trump abruptly cancels EO signing event after top AI firm CEOs declined to go
President Tweety McTreason abruptly canceled an event on Thursday just hours before he was scheduled to sign an executive order granting the government the power
A new slinky is in the world record books. This Connecticut family made it happen
It turns out everyone’s favourite childhood toy is actually a record-breaking stair master — and not the type we collectively dread seeing at the gym.
Netanyahu says Israel will intensify strikes against Hezbollah
The Israeli military hits targets in eastern Lebanon after the prime minister announces further strikes.
More than 1.5m foreign pilgrims begin Hajj despite Iran war fears
Saudi Arabia says that is 11,000 more than the number of Muslims who travelled to the Gulf kingdom last year.
‘Blistering heat’ in Delhi as temperatures reach 45C
The BBC’s Sumedha Pal describes how difficult it is to be standing in the streets of Delhi as temperatures rise to 45C .
Cambodia’s former opposition leader receives royal pardon for 27-year sentence
Kem Sokha was serving a 27-year sentence on treason charges, which were widely derided as politically motivated.
‘The crisis is not averted’: Toxic tank explosion threat elevated to national emergency
The threat of a tank explosion in Orange County, California, was reportedly over but the situation was still not under control, according to CNN on
Rebel Republican hints at comeback in 2028 after primary defeat
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) signaled he could be considering a political comeback just days after losing his primary election to a President Tweety McTreason-backed challenger
Google adds open source Agent Executor to support AI agents in production
Google has introduced Agent Executor, an open source runtime aimed at helping enterprises run AI agents more reliably at scale, as attention shifts from building
Rare genetic disease makes scientists reconsider what the ‘seat of fear’ in the brain really is
People with a rare genetic disorder that damages the amygdala are helping neuroscientists rethink how the brain shapes fear, trust and concern for others
It’s illegal to repair most of our devices. There’s a surprising reason for that.
If your phone breaks, it’s impossible to fix it yourself. The reason for that lies with a set of laws that emerged decades ago.
Scientists trained an AI model using an IBM quantum computer — and it answered questions correctly that the base model couldn’t
When running an AI model through a quantum computer, scientists have increased accuracy by only adding a relatively small number of parameters.