Tech industry cut 38,242 jobs in May, worst since 2024
Technology companies announced 38,242 job cuts in the US in May 2026, the highest monthly total for the sector since August 2024, according to research
16 ways to speed up Windows 11
Windows 11 does a lot under the hood to speed up a PC’s performance, but PCs tend to slow down over time as they accumulate apps, files
Trump makes pitch to farmers hard-hit by tariffs, high prices in Wisconsin
Trump seeks to shore up support among rural voters hard-hit by tariffs, economic fallout of war with Iran.
Iran footballers issued US visas for World Cup, says White House
Iran players get visas 10 days before their opening World Cup match against New Zealand in Los Angeles on June 15.
Zelenskyy: Putin choosing war by rejecting offer for in-person talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin has turned down an offer for in-person talks with the Ukrainian President.
3 men assaulted a trans bartender. Now she’s facing felonies for defending herself.
A transgender bartender in Laramie, Wyoming, who pointed her gun at a man she says hurled gay slurs at her and threw her to the
World’s largest scorpion had 6-inch pincers, and prowled UK land and waters 415 million years ago
Enigmatic 415 million-year-old fossils belong to a giant scorpion that may have reached lengths of around 3 feet (1 meter), a remarkable body size because
Coming El Niño will be the strongest ever recorded, new forecast predicts
A June update by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts suggests that the coming weather event will be the strongest ever measured.
NASA astronauts briefly shelter in ‘safe haven’ procedure following worsening leaks on International Space Station
A brief leak scare on the International Space Station complicates NASA and Congress’ plans to extend the station’s lifespan to at least 2032.
Highly reviewed speaker can be hacked over the air to infect connected devices
Operating system makers take many steps to prevent their wares from accepting commands from remote devices. The safeguards, designed to thwart malicious attacks, typically require
Small modular nuclear reactor reaches criticality in first test
Just over a year ago, the Trump Administration issued an executive order meant to accelerate the development of nuclear power in the US. While an
NASA declares MAVEN, its Mars atmosphere orbiter, dead
Over more than a decade at Mars, the orbiter revealed how the solar wind strips away the planet’s atmosphere — and why the world lost
Honeybees and shrimp are now getting vaccinated
A shrimp vaccine for commercial use could protect the environment and prove vaccines aren’t just for vertebrates.
Three jailed over heist of ancient golden helmet from Dutch museum
The men are sentenced to 47 months each for stealing the 2,500-year-old Romanian Coțofenești helmet.