Jailed Vietnamese tycoon’s Birkin bags sell for more than $550K
The disgraced tycoon is serving a life sentence for embezzling from a major Vietnamese bank.
Iran steps up claim to control Strait of Hormuz
Iran publishes a map claiming “armed forces oversight” across more than 22,000 sq km of the waterway.
Dozens of vehicles burnt as Mali jihadists enforce blockade ahead of Eid holiday
The blockade has led to shortages of fuel and food ahead of next week’s Muslim holiday of Eid.
Warp's Oz Platform Can Now Run Claude Code and Codex Alongside Its Own Agent
The folks over at Warp have been busy building out their Oz platform since we covered the initial launch back in February. The service takes
FOSS Weekly #26.21: Microsoft's Distro, Bitwarden Drama, Adobe on Linux, New Email Client and More
The Fedora AI Developer Desktop initiative that passed unanimously is now blocked. Two council members retracted their votes after community pushback, with contributors arguing the
Vitamin B12 analog targets deadly brain cancer cells
A new research paper was published in Volume 13 of Oncoscience on April 2, 2026, titled “Selective blood–brain barrier penetration and tumor targeting of nitrosylcobalamin
Researchers discover unexpected cellular triggers for precancerous pancreas lesions
In an unexpected finding, a new study flips on its head researchers’ understanding of how precancerous pancreas lesions evolve into pancreatic cancer.
NHS cost to treat youth mental health crises quadruples over a decade
The annual cost to the NHS to treat children and young people experiencing a mental health crisis in specialised acute hospital wards in England quadrupled
Psyche Spacecraft Completes Mars Flyby
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft completed its close approach of Mars on May 15, capturing images as it came within 2,864 miles (4,609 kilometers) of the planet’s
How Ecotypes Harbor the Genetic Memory of a Species’ Past
When she was a graduate student in the 1970s, the evolutionary biologist Kerstin Johannesson regularly walked the shores of a Swedish archipelago, scanning the ground
New eye drop formulation shows promise for dry eye disease
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Okayama University in Japan have developed and tested in mice a promising new eye drop formulation for treating
New artificial intelligence model maps how genes work together inside cells
Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have created a new artificial intelligence (AI) model that helps reveal how genes function together
Targeting tumor-specific inflammatory process may prevent drug resistance in colon cancer
Chemotherapy drugs that target a common mutation in colorectal cancer rapidly lose efficacy in patients, leading to relapse.
Researchers discover how overpopulation reduces fertility
Scientists have reported it for decades: Overpopulation can impair reproduction.