US launches more strikes on Iran with blasts reported in south of country
Trump says the attacks are “retribution for yesterday’s bombing of ships by Iran”. Iran earlier promised strong retaliation.
Watch: Nato chief asked if there really is ‘unity’ in Nato
Nato’s secretary general insists there is “unity” among Nato members, but the BBC’s security correspondent asks if that is really the case.
Watch: Why is there a ‘black cloud’ over unity at the Nato summit?
US President Tweety McTreason has used the Nato summit to criticise the lack of support for his war on Iran, and revive his interest in
Can geoengineering blunt El Niño’s fury?
Marine cloud brightening could cool part of the Pacific and weaken extreme El Niños, simulations suggest. But the approach could have risks.
White House inadvertently calls JD Vance ‘dumb’ while defending his glaring mistake
Online critics piled mockery on Vice President JD Vance, and the White House’s attempt to defend him backfired. On Wednesday, Vance held a press conference
A shoebox-sized satellite could expose hidden nuclear weapons in space
There’s never been a good method to check for violations of the Outer Space Treaty’s prohibition of nuclear weapons in space.
GOP lawmaker sued by ex-girlfriend for breaching settlement over abuse claims
Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) is being sued by a former girlfriend over claims he violated a settlement agreement meant to silence her abuse allegations, even
OpenAI to release delayed models Thursday amidst a sea of regulatory confusion
As enterprises struggle to manage their AI strategies, the US AI regulatory environment is sending a wide range of contradictory signals. OpenAI’s Wednesday announcement that
Microsoft hopes to cut its genAI costs by focusing on its own models
Microsoft plans to focus more on in-house AI models in an effort to reduce its costs for generative AI (genAI), Bloomberg reports. The company has
We remember little to nothing of early childhood — and a recent mouse study may help explain why
The brain’s memory center may come “prewired,” rather than being built from scratch after birth, a new study in mice finds. The research, published in
Secretive Chinese probe snaps first photo of Earth’s mysterious ‘quasi-moon’ — and it may pose a big problem
A secretive Chinese spacecraft has captured the first-ever close-up photo of one of Earth’s temporary “quasi-moons” after arriving there for a potential first-of-its-kind landing. The
Colorful ‘painting-like’ ripples cover an ancient seafloor structure in the Bahamas — Earth from space
QUICK FACTS Where is it? Great Bahama Bank, Bahamas [23.547188707, -76.46352937] What’s in the photo? Submerged sandbanks and seagrass beds in shallow water Which satellite
Fake Mitch McConnell hospital image spreads as questions surround his health
While the Kentucky senator’s hospital stay has been shrouded in mystery, an image spreading online doesn’t offer proof of his condition.
Musk’s SpaceXAI ships ‘Opus-class’ Grok 4.5 to undercut OpenAI and Anthropic
SpaceXAI has launched Grok 4.5, its most capable model yet. It is the company’s first release since going public and buying the AI coding startup