Arrests in Nigeria after abduction of local monarch ‘held for ransom’
The kidnappers raided his palace on Saturday and are believed to be holding him in a forest.
Madonna offers reward for return of missing Coachella costume
The items, which she says are “part of my history”, disappeared after her slot with Sabrina Carpenter.
Got pesky, invasive corals? Blast ‘em away with air guns
Compressed air bids bye-bye to invasive sun corals in Brazil. The blasts obliterated soft tissue and fragments couldn’t regenerate.
The Proof in the Code traces efforts to digitally verify mathematical truths
Journalist Kevin Hartnett chronicles how code-checking tools and AI are being used to tackle difficult math problems.
The woman who threw the first-ever gender reveal party is “horrified” by what they have become
Jenna Karvunidis, who is credited with inventing the gender reveal party, has long spoken out about how out of hand the phenomenon has gotten, and
Ottawa has asked Israel to investigate Canadian’s killing in Lebanon: Anand
Canadian officials have summoned Israeli ambassador Iddo Moed to request an investigation into the killing of Mohammad Hassan Haidar, a Canadian citizen in southern Lebanon
Rogue sperm donor who says he’s fathered 180 children won’t be on child’s birth certificate
The child’s mother and her partner say they never wanted Robert Albon to play any part in the child’s life.
Anthropic gets $5B investment from Amazon, will use it to buy Amazon chips
Amazon has significantly boosted its multibillion-dollar bet on Claude developer Anthropic by investing an additional $5 billion—enabling Anthropic to eventually secure up to 5 gigawatts’
CATL’s new LFP battery can charge from 10 to 98% in less than 7 minutes
As prophesied by more than a few analysts along the years, China’s full-hearted embrace of electric vehicles has paid dividends. Starting with also-rans that required
Tim Cook Was Very, Very Good at Making Money
If the Steve Jobs era was defined by technological innovation, the Tim Cook period was one of exceptional financial growth.
Southern Poverty Law Center says it’s being ‘targeted’ by Trump administration
WASHINGTON — The head of the Southern Poverty Law Center said Tuesday that the civil rights organization was being “targeted” by the Trump administration with
What Happens When A.I. Runs a Store in San Francisco?
Andon Market in San Francisco is billed as the first retail boutique run by an artificial intelligence agent. So far, the inventory seems random, and
Tourists describe terrifying moments during deadly shooting at Mexico pyramid site
A visit to the world-famous Teotihuacán site devolved into chaotic moments as tourists jumped from atop the pyramids and tried to duck amid the spray