Anthropic’s ‘free’ Fable offer — a token lock-in trap for users?
It’s not so much generosity that’s behind Anthropic’s decision to extend free access to its most advanced model, Fable, for paid subscribers until July 19
Hundreds protest in Kyiv over Zelenskyy’s dismissal of defence minister
Mykhailo Fedorov has been credited with reforming defence procurement and tackling corruption.
Fire at orphanage in Algeria kills 11 people, including children
Eleven people died and 19 were injured after a fire swept through a state-run child welfare home in east Algiers.
Climate funding: Who pays for the transition?
Developed nations are cutting climate funding, but developing countries still need billions to adapt.
New 3D silicon chip stacks circuits on top of each other to boost computing power
The massive hardware demands of artificial intelligence (AI) applications are stretching the physical and structural limitations of semiconductors. But researchers have engineered a three-dimensional silicon
‘Another dinosaur has entered the luxury collectibles market’: Gus the T. rex just sold for $50 million. Here’s what its loss means to science.
On July 14, 2026, “Gus,” one of the most complete specimens of Tyrannosaurus rex , went to an as yet unidentified buyer for US$50.1 million
Limited attention can make rare events seem more likely over time
Researchers developed a theoretical model showing how attention to unusually positive or negative experiences can systematically distort long-term beliefs about probability. The model suggests that
Sleeping longer may signal early Alzheimer’s-related brain changes
Regularly sleeping long hours each night is associated with higher levels of an Alzheimer’s-related protein in the blood, even accounting for other health factors, suggests
Researchers uncover new T cell attack mechanism against acute myeloid leukemia
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered a new way in which T cells attack acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells
Walking protein structure explains how cells activate molecular motors
A nerve cell resembles a vast tree with branches that communicate with thousands of other cells. To function, it depends on a motor protein that
Genome-mining tool reveals new antibiotic hidden in a silent gene cluster
Researchers developed DiscERN, a genome-mining platform that combines four complementary algorithms to identify evolutionarily related biosynthetic gene clusters and prioritize candidates for experimental study. The
Protests in Ukraine’s cities against Zelensky’s removal of defence minister
Ukraine’s president has not explained Mykhailo Fedorov’s dismissal, which is causing great upset among civil society and the military.
Fraud crackdown on Ghana ID cards makes digital checks compulsory – photocopies banned
Companies are now required to verify a person’s identity electronically to curb theft and forgery.
‘Moment of joy’ as Uganda discharges last Ebola patient
Most of the recent cases were among travellers from the Democratic Republic of Congo.