Today: October 25, 2026
Today: October 25, 2026

Science

Economy|Environment|Science

Marine life dramatically declined in Gulf of Mexico in years after BP oil spill, study finds

In the years after the 2010 BP oil spill, the number of fish in the deeper parts of the Gulf of Mexico dramatically declined

Economy|Environment|Science

Federal spending on climate change before 2024 election boosted incumbents of both parties

Incumbents can still reap electoral rewards when federal money reaches their districts, even if they opposed the bill that provided it.

Health|Science|World

Pennsylvania measles cases rise to 1,286, state health department says

The Pennsylvania Health Department on Monday reported 1,286 measles cases in the state, up 26 cases from the last update on Friday, as the outbreak of the highly contagious disease

Business|Finance|Science|Technology

Apple to host 'Pro and tell' event on October 28 in LA

Apple said on Monday it would host a "Pro and

Crime|Education|Science|Travel

Why a Black Hawk helicopter carried a school bus over Babcock Ranch and dropped it in a lake

Why a Black Hawk helicopter carried a school bus over Babcock Ranch and dropped it in a lake

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Sudan's famine risk worsened by conflict, drought and funding shortages, report says

Conflict and drought are worsening food insecurity in Sudan’s Darfur and Kordofan regions, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification

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Rights group says paramilitary drone strike in Sudan killed 41 near Ethiopian border

A drone strike blamed on Sudan's paramilitaries has killed 41 displaced people near the Ethiopian border

Health|Political|Science

Trump signs order creating NIH division, task force for women's health

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order alongside first lady Melania Trump on Monday creating a White House task

Science|Technology

AI agents are only as good as the personal information you share. That raises privacy concerns

Downloads of new artificial intelligence agents — like Meta's Muse and OpenAI's dots — are booming

Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

US stocks rebound with AI earnings test ahead, euro falls on France unrest

The Nasdaq rose more than 1% on Monday as tech shares rebounded ahead of a big week for AI-related earnings, while

Environment|Science

Invasive insect leads to Old Orchard Beach public park having to cut down more than 500 trees

Invasive insect leads to Old Orchard Beach public park having to cut down more than 500 trees

Science|Technology

China's MiniMax launches updated AI model M3.1 Flash, claims major improvements

Chinese AI startup MiniMax launched an updated version of AI model M3.1 Flash, it said in a statement on Monday.

Economy|Science|Technology

AI stocks bounce back after bruising selloff, CoreWeave gets Goldman upgrade

AI-linked stocks bounced back on Monday from a bruising selloff last week as yields on government bonds dropped and crude oil prices eased, while CoreWeave

Science|Technology

Amazon says its AI chips will work with popular coding language, challenging Nvidia

Amazon.com is introducing a new tool that allows its custom AI chips to run code written in the most popular AI coding language without modification

Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Google, McKinsey strike Brazil carbon removal deal with silvopasture project

Google and McKinsey have agreed to buy 320,000 metric tons of carbon removal credits over 10 years in its first-ever silvopasture project, as part of

Political|Science|Technology

Two Serbian opposition figures targeted with spyware, research group says

Two Serbian opposition figures were recently targeted with powerful cyberespionage tools, according to one of the men and a report issued on Monday by

Business|Environment|Science|Technology

Trump geothermal lease sale collides with planned Nevada solar farms

The US Interior Department's sale of geothermal leases in Nevada this week will include thousands of acres overlapping major planned solar projects from NextEra

Science|Technology

HK-listed Metis TechBio, Eli Lilly strike drug-delivery deal worth up to $1.1 billion

Hong Kong-listed Metis TechBio said on Monday it has entered into a collaboration agreement with Eli Lilly worth up to $1.1 billion to research and develop tissue-specific drug

Business|Finance|Science|Stock Markets|Technology

Musk pledges to give a share of his SpaceX company to 'every kid in America'

Billionaire Elon Musk on Monday pledged to give one share of his company SpaceX to “every kid in America” next year

Business|Science|Technology

AI chip startup Tenstorrent more than doubles its valuation to $6.2 billion in funding round

Tenstorrent said on Monday it raised $1.5 billion in a late-stage funding round that valued the AI chip startup at $6.2 billion post-money, more than doubling its valuation from

Business|Science|Technology

Elon Musk says he will give a SpaceX share to ‘every kid in America’

Elon Musk says he will give a SpaceX share to ‘every kid in America’

Science|Travel

Amelia Earhart mystery continues as researchers unravel identity of the Taraia Object

Amelia Earhart mystery continues as researchers unravel identity of the Taraia Object

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National Guard member is shot while breaking up a fight in Washington, suspect is hit in return fire

A National Guard member has been shot and injured while trying to break up a fight in the nation's capital

Arts|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

Hong Kong regulator sees rise in listing of young growth firms

Hong Kong has seen an increase in listings of growth companies — those yet to achieve sustained profitability but with strong growth potential — due to improved market

Arts|Economy|Entertainment|Science|Technology

Fed sees AI boom adding to inflation headache, but others may pay for the medicine

The artificial intelligence boom, increasingly acknowledged at the Federal Reserve as helping drive inflation, has left central bankers faced with

Business|Science|Technology

How one hacker used AI agents and a few thousand dollars to break into scores of sites

Over the past couple of weeks, a cybersecurity researcher watched as a Chinese-speaking hacker broke into websites belonging to more than 100 companies

Education|Science|Technology

Meet the researchers leaving the US because of Trump's funding cuts and politicization of science

Many American scientists are being recruited by foreign universities holding out offers of stable funding and academic freedom

Arts|Food|Science

Cherry or tabasco? Perfumers test weight-loss drug users' appetite for food-inspired scents

From cherry and banoffee pie to tabasco and sesame, the list of food aromas popping up in luxury fragrances

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‘The world will be amazed:’ Iran’s commanders prepare for further war

‘The world will be amazed:’ Iran’s commanders prepare for further war

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Mali forces, Russian backers kill scores of civilians in drone strikes, report says

Mali's armed forces and their Russian backers utilized some "apparent indiscriminate" drone strikes and other abuses as part of an ramped-up offensive against insurgents in

Environment|Science|World

World faces nature reality check at UN biodiversity conference

World leaders, diplomats and nature experts gather in Armenia this week to assess lagging efforts to halt biodiversity loss, with countries off track on

Arts|Education|Science|Technology|Travel

A historical society with pilot's help bought Neil Armstrong's boyhood home and will offer tours

A former military pilot has stepped up to preserve Neil Armstrong's boyhood home in Ohio

Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

Anthropic commits 5% of its stock to a new 'public benefit' fund

Anthropic says it is committing 5% of its shares to a new “public benefit” fund, with the amount potentially increasing as its shares grow in value

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Trump dominated rural America. Iowa is testing whether Democrats can win them back

Dave Roethler is a former Donald Trump supporter in Iowa who feels disillusioned about the economy and believes middle-class families are suffering while the president benefits

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Republicans confront anger from their own red-state voters ahead of midterms

Republicans confront anger from their own red-state voters ahead of midterms

Business|Science|Technology

Microsoft pulls out of UK Nscale data centre deal over power delay

Microsoft has pulled out of a deal to anchor a flagship data centre for Nvidia-backed Nscale after power connection delays pushed its expected supply date

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Iran urges US to accept proposal to reopen Strait of Hormuz

Iran's offer to the United States to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days is still on the table, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told Iranian media outlets on Sunday.

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Lithuanians forced to take shelter after suspected drone enters airspace

A suspected drone exploded over Lithuania after triggering an alert that forced residents in northern and central areas to seek shelter for an hour on

Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

China proposes export controls on solar-manufacturing technologies

China has proposed export controls on 12 technologies used to make solar equipment, citing national security concerns, as part of a broader revision that

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Hurricane Trudy strengthens to Category 2 as it approaches Mexico coast

The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Trudy has strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane as it moves toward Mexico’s southwestern and west-central Pacific coast

Science|Technology

Japan to launch spacecraft on a mission to get samples from a Martian moon

Japan is launching a spacecraft on a groundbreaking mission to bring back samples from Phobos, one of Mars' moons

Business|Science|Technology

Tesla unveils what it says is a flying car

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has unveiled a car that he said will be able to fly, a feature long relegated to science fiction and Saturday morning cartoons. CNN's Elex Michaelson reports.

Environment|Science

Brewing nor’easter to stir up days of trouble for the Outer Banks and Mid-Atlantic

Brewing nor’easter to stir up days of trouble for the Outer Banks and Mid-Atlantic

Health|Science

Pope Leo discharged from hospital after lung cancer surgery

Pope Leo discharged from hospital after lung cancer surgery

Science|Technology

AI enters the chaotic world of online dating. User beware

AI enters the chaotic world of online dating. User beware

Arts|Science|Technology

This song was scientifically designed to soothe babies — and 470 million streams prove it works

This song was scientifically designed to soothe babies — and 470 million streams prove it works

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Tunisians stage biggest protest in years against President Saied

Thousands of Tunisians joined the largest protest against President Kais Saied in years in the capital on Saturday, accusing him of undermining democracy and

Arts|Education|Science|Technology

Oregon father is the latest armed civilian to confront a gunman in a US mass shooting

Few mass shootings in the U.S. end with an armed civilian confronting the gunman, as happened during the deadly attack on an Oregon elementary school

Environment|Science|Travel

Exotic species appear off California thanks to an unusually strong El Niño

The longfin bigeye fish was spotted in California for the first time last month, and the first sea turtles of any kind

Science|Technology

North Korea says it tested new torpedo system with AI capabilities

North Korea says it has tested a new torpedo system that uses artificial intelligence for target detection and guidance

Asia|Health|Science|World

Bangladesh is battling measles. It's a 'real warning' to other nations

Bangladesh is battling to contain the world’s worst measles outbreak, a crisis exacerbated by weak data

Science|Technology

Tesla unveils what it says is a flying car

Tesla unveils what it says is a flying car

Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Stock Markets|Technology

Anthropic offers Blackstone double-digit yield in chip-financing deal, FT reports

Anthropic is offering Blackstone a yield of more than 10% to finance its latest chip deal, the Financial Times reported on Friday.

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Rep. Ilhan Omar's attorneys demand return of property seized in federal search of her home

Attorneys for Rep_ Ilhan Omar are asking the Justice Department to immediately return property that federal agents seized from her home this week, arguing that the search stemming from an investigation into her citizenship status was “neither justified nor lawful.”

Business|Environment|Science|Technology

Anthropic signs lease for first Canadian data center

Anthropic has signed a lease with EverWind for data center capacity at Point Tupper, Nova Scotia, marking the Claude maker’s first data center agreement in Canada, a company

Science|Technology

Anthropic quietly pitches its own AI safety bill to lawmakers, Politico reports

Anthropic representatives have quietly pitched Capitol Hill lawmakers on a draft bill to regulate frontier AI safety and security, Politico reported on Friday, citing three people

Arts|Environment|Science|Travel

WATCH LIVE: New England's having an 'elite' year, but there's fall foliage elsewhere, too

Leaf-peeping season is underway, but some areas of the U.S. are seeing lots more color than others

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Meta denies accusation of anti-Lula political bias in Brazil after electoral court ruling

Tech giant Meta has denied accusations it has acted with political bias during Brazil’s presidential campaign

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The Latest: Teacher threw cellphone and tackled gunman who killed 4 at Oregon school, police say

A 16-year-old opened fire at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, killing three children and a teacher before he was shot by a person at the scene who pursued him into the school

Business|Science|Technology

Tesla's new Roadster car can thrust itself in the air. But don't expect to drive it anytime soon

Tesla has unveiled its new Roadster sports car, which can thrust itself in the air, among other engineering bells and whistles

Science|Technology

Presidential adviser says Ukraine is in talks to lift speed limit on military satellite network

Ukraine is in talks with SpaceX and the Pentagon to lift a speed cap on its military satellite communication service

Environment|Science

Top global climate science body suspends meeting without deal on major review timeline

A meeting of the members of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was suspended without an agreement on a timeline to publish its next review of

Business|Finance|Science|Technology

US appeals court blocks class actions over Tesla's self-driving claims

A US appeals court threw out on Friday an order allowing Tesla customers in California to pursue class action claims accusing the electric vehicle maker of

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

US is reviving shuttered nuclear plants to meet growing electricity demand and to power data centers

The United States is making an unprecedented attempt to revive three shuttered nuclear plants to meet growing demand, especially from data centers

Business|Economy|Environment|Science|World

Brazil says Amazon deforestation fell to the lowest level since 1988

Brazil’s government announces that annual deforestation in the Amazon has fallen to its lowest level since 1988

Finance|Health|Science|Technology

States sue AI giant OpenAI, saying its popular chatbot is hurting children and deceiving adults

Eight states are suing the artificial intelligence giant OpenAI, saying the company’s popular chatbot violated consumer protection laws by hurting children and deceiving adults

Science|Technology

Astronomers say they’ve discovered the first green star

Astronomers say they’ve discovered the first green star

Health|Science|Technology

US FDA sets up board to oversee drug exclusivity determinations

The US FDA's drug evaluation department said on Friday it has formed a board to oversee and advise on exclusivity determinations made by the department, aiming to improve clarity

Health|Science|Technology

UC Davis graduate awarded $33 million after tree limb causes brain injury in Sacramento

UC Davis graduate awarded $33 million after tree limb causes brain injury in Sacramento

Africa|Health|Science|World

Kenya confirms third Ebola case, a relative of the first patient who died

Kenya’s health ministry confirmed that a third person tested positive for Ebola on Friday while in quarantine as a known contact of the first patient, who died two days after arriving from Congo

Health|Science|World

Pope speaks with Putin, denouncing recent attacks as he shows recovery from lung surgery progressing

Pope Leo XIV has spoken on the phone from the hospital with Russian President Vladimir Putin

Science

Worsening water crisis sparks protests in Mexico's Guadalajara

Residents in Guadalajara, one of Mexico's biggest cities, are demanding answers over a worsening water-quality crisis that has left

Health|Science|World

CDC reports 4,410 measles cases as outbreak grows

The US CDC on Friday reported 4,410 measles cases nationwide as of October 15, an increase of 330 from its last update a week ago, as an outbreak of the highly contagious disease

Business|Science|Technology

SpaceX's spectrum deal still leaves it far from rivaling telecom giants

SpaceX called its recent multibillion-dollar purchase of US airwaves a critical step towards building a mobile network, but constructing a true rival to

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Hurricane Trudy weakens but may regain strength off Mexican coast

Hurricane Trudy weakened on Friday but could regain strength in the coming hours, meteorologists warned, as the storm approached

Arts|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

Stocks slip as dollar heads for weekly loss

Global stocks fell modestly on Friday as markets stabilized after a sharp tech-led selloff, while the dollar headed for a

Arts|Crime|Environment|Europe|MidEast|Science|World

Russian strikes and winter hardship may drive more Ukrainians from homes, UN agency warns

Millions of Ukrainians face another winter of

Arts|Finance|Science|Technology|World

Private credit roundup: CoreWeave's debt stress tests private credit's AI financing boom

Private credit's expanding role in financing AI infrastructure faced one of its clearest market tests this week as CoreWeave's bonds fell to distressed levels, raising questions

Europe|MidEast|Political|Science|Technology|World

Over 1 million consumers were facing power cuts in Ukraine at some point, energy ministry says

Russia continued attacking Ukrainian energy facilities in the capital Kyiv and five other regions on Friday, causing emergency power outages, Ukraine's energy ministry said.

Business|Europe|Health|Science

Eli Lilly's weight-loss pill wins EU drug regulator's backing

The European Medicines Agency's committee on Friday recommended approval of Eli Lilly's weight-loss pill Foundayo, the second oral obesity drug to win the agency's

Economy|Finance|Science|Technology|World

Central bankers eye higher rates as AI boom fuels scramble for cash

The artificial intelligence boom is setting off a global race for money, forcing central bankers to contemplate a future in

Science|Technology

US's AI task force sets path for study and reviews, leader tells CNBC

A new government task force on AI used its inaugural meeting to set up protocols, a risk study and various committees, Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton told

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Supertanker rates fall from record highs

The cost ‌of shipping oil on the largest tankers fell this week from record highs as demand eased following a wave of attacks on vessels in the Middle East

Economy|Environment|Finance|Science

Fundraising to protect oceans, forests and other key nature sites falling short ahead of UN summit

Promises by nations to spend hundreds of billions of dollars to finance nature and increase protections for oceans around the globe are falling short ahead of a key U.N. biodiversity conference

Education|Environment|Science|Technology

For centuries, bird migration was a mystery – a tech revolution is changing that, and could help save these amazing creatures

An early clue came from storks found in Europe with African arrows in their bodies. Today, an atlas reveals hundreds of bird migration routes that are both complicated and remarkable.

Health|Science

Pennsylvania’s aging prisons weren’t built for today’s extreme weather – leaving women and seniors especially at risk of illness and death

Extreme hot and cold temperatures are associated with higher rates of deaths, infirmary admissions and transfers to external medical facilities, researchers found.

Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Americans want electric cars – they just can’t find them

Sales reveal how many cars people actually bought, but not how many they actually wanted. Prices, on the other hand, show how demand is changing.

Science

Treating depression during pregnancy may benefit baby’s brain development – new research

Therapy during pregnancy for those who need it may have advantages for the next generation.

Health|Opinion|Science|Technology

Can social media bans protect young people’s mental health? Early research suggests that bans aren’t the answer

Kids have found ways around most of the safeguards meant to keep them off social media platforms.

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Exactly how much of an environmental menace is AI? Here’s what we know

Exactly how much of an environmental menace is AI? Here’s what we know

Science|Technology

China moves to curb tech exports, including AI, citing national security risks

China plans to restrict or ban exports of 40 technologies, including AI, chips, and solar power, as its tech race with countries like the U.S. intensifies

Arts|Economy|Finance|MidEast|Science|Technology|World

BOJ chief vows to keep raising rates, anchor inflation around target

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Friday the central bank will focus on anchoring underlying inflation around its 2% target and won't tolerate any

Business|Science|Technology

Blue Origin targets multiple New Glenn launches weekly by end of decade

Blue Origin is targeting multiple flights per week of its New Glenn rocket by the end of the decade, a company executive said on Friday, as it spends

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Trump administration sued over accelerated immigration process for migrant kids

Trump administration sued over accelerated immigration process for migrant kids

Crime|Health|Science

Minnesota man dies after routine dental cleaning in Hopkins, police investigating

Minnesota man dies after routine dental cleaning in Hopkins, police investigating

Arts|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

CoreWeave bond rout tests market's math on AI buildout

A sharp decline in CoreWeave's bonds this week is emerging as a test of investors' willingness to

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Catholics in Africa outnumber those in Europe, Vatican says

There are now more Catholics in Africa than in Europe, the Vatican said on Friday, releasing the latest Catholic Church statistics compiled by its news agency Fides.

Business|Science|Technology

Besi shares fall on report ASML is working on rival hybrid bonding product

Shares in computer chip packaging equipment maker BE Semiconductor Industries (Besi) fell 3% on Friday after influential semiconductor research firm SemiAnalysis reported

Science|Technology

What happens if AI agents start speaking their own language?

What happens if AI agents start speaking their own language?

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Roller coaster death and injuries leave fans asking whether the thrill is worth the risk

Roller coaster death and injuries leave fans asking whether the thrill is worth the risk

Arts|Business|Economy|Science|Technology

IMF-World Bank meetings focus on global risks and potential benefits of AI

The head of the International Monetary Fund has called for urgent guardrails to manage risks from the AI boom, comparing it to a Formula 1 car that could go off track

Economy|Science|Technology

IMF chief says AI risks may exceed opportunities without safeguards and ethical framework

The risks of artificial intelligence may exceed its opportunities if no adequate safeguards and ethical framework are put in place, IMF

Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|Science|Stock Markets|Technology

Schneider Electric raises 2026 targets again on booming data centre demand

Schneider Electric raised its 2026 core profit and revenue targets for the second time this year on Friday, as the French industrial group

Africa|Health|Science|World

Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to new province bordering Central African Republic

The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to a new province bordering Central African Republic, two health officials said on Thursday, posing a

Science|Technology

Meta releases open-weight Muse Spark model for coding, agentic tasks

Meta Platforms on Thursday released an open-weight version of its Muse Spark artificial intelligence model for coding and AI agents, expanding developers' ability to download and

Arts|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

Fed chair Warsh says price stability is key but shies away from signals about rates

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh says he won't prejudge what the U.S. central bank will do about interest rates at its upcoming meetings

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Trump administration sues California to block state from counting alleged noncitizen mail-in ballots

The Trump administration has sued California election officials

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Authorities investigate letters with 'suspicious substances' sent to congressional, election offices

Federal authorities are investigating letters with “suspicious substances” that have been mailed to congressional and election offices nationwide

Business|Science|Technology

Tesla's new Roadster turns in air with SpaceX thrusters, won't land until 2028

Tesla unveiled a redesigned Roadster powered with rocket-style thrusters on Thursday and said it would start production in 2028, more

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Yemen's Houthis hit palace in Aden, coalition details attacks on Saudi infrastructure

Yemen's Houthis fired missiles at the presidential palace complex in the southern city of Aden on Thursday,

Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

G7 to launch exercises to guard against AI cyber attacks

Finance leaders of the G7 grouping agreed to hold tabletop exercises to guard against AI cyber attacks, Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said, as

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Trump admin files ‘long shot’ lawsuit after California wouldn’t open a thumb drive of alleged non-citizens

Trump admin files ‘long shot’ lawsuit after California wouldn’t open a thumb drive of alleged non-citizens

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Brush fires spark in Southern California as hot weather and winds raise wildfire risk

Several brush fires are burning in Southern California, stoked by hot, windy weather that caused utility companies to shut off electricity for tens of thousands of people around the state

Business|Environment|Science|Technology

3M to argue Australia's $1.4 billion 'forever chemicals' lawsuit legally flawed, court hears

US conglomerate 3M plans to argue a landmark case brought by Australia over contamination from the company's use of PFAS "forever chemicals" in its

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FBI agents and analysts fired for roles in Trump classified files probe sue to get their jobs back

FBI employees fired for their roles in the investigation of President Donald Trump’s retention of classified documents at his Florida estate are suing to get their jobs back, calling their terminations unlawful acts of “political retribution.”

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Chipmaker sell-off sends investors to other stocks and bonds for safety

Chipmaker sell-off sends investors to other stocks and bonds for safety

Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Stock Markets|Technology

Why CoreWeave's troubles are rattling the AI boom

CoreWeave's mounting debt is raising fresh concerns about the AI boom, as investors question whether demand can justify the billions being borrowed

Economy|Finance|Science|Stock Markets|Technology|US

Global stocks flat as AI and rate fears hit tech

An index of global equity markets ended flat on Thursday as concerns about AI spending and higher interest rates fueled further selling in technology and

Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Stock Markets|Technology

Global tech rout loses steam

The AI equity rout accelerated significantly in Asia on Thursday on growing fears about the murky, circular financing powering the intelligence

Arts|Entertainment|Environment|Science|Travel

A rare family of barn owls moved into Manhattan's Upper West Side. New Yorkers are captivated

Manhattan’s Upper West Side has been reveling in the company of its latest celebrities: A family of barn owls nested in a water tower atop a building near Central Park

Political|Science|Technology

US intel officials postpone classified threat briefing for election officials after technical difficulties

US intel officials postpone classified threat briefing for election officials after technical difficulties

Arts|Health|Science

The rise and fall of America's deadly love affair with the cigarette

Cancer stick

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US plan to ease shadow fleet sanctions unlikely to free up many tankers, analysts say

A potential Trump administration plan to ease sanctions on vessels that have transported sanctioned oil and fuel would likely have limited impact on

Science|Technology

Volvo Cars expands automated driving partnership with Nvidia

Volvo Cars is expanding its partnership with Nvidia to develop a new generation of driver-assistance and automated-driving technology, the companies said

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US winter is likely to be wetter and warmer, forecasters say. If you want more snow, look south

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the U.S. winter will likely be wetter and warmer, but not necessarily snowier, due to El Niño

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S&P 500 ends higher as traders shift from AI to healthcare

The S&P 500 ended higher on Thursday, springing back from early losses as investors concerned about AI stocks shifted into Eli Lilly,

Science|Technology

Anthropic grants outside evaluator METR employee-level access in AI safety push (Oct 15)

(Removes reference in penultimate paragraph of October 15 story to Anthropic saying SecureBio had first-tier evaluator access, after Anthropic removed that detail from its blog post) By Aditya Soni

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New gene therapy helps Cincinnati Children's doctors restore hearing for children born deaf

New gene therapy helps Cincinnati Children's doctors restore hearing for children born deaf

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Trump administration advances plan for peptide drugs favored by RFK Jr.

Federal health officials are moving ahead with plans to broaden access to a class of unproven injectable drugs called peptides

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Bird flu caused the death of Jackie, a California bald eagle who captured hearts

Officials say bird flu caused the death of a bald eagle named Jackie who had become an internet sensation and a symbol of the species’ recovery in California

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New Hampshire engineer designs custom mountain biking device for one-armed rider

New Hampshire engineer designs custom mountain biking device for one-armed rider

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How are Yemen’s Houthis attacking Saudi Arabia so effectively?

Houthi militants who control northwestern Yemen have in the past week attacked Riyadh international airport and hit the headquarters of Saudi Aramco, the

Business|Science|Technology

CNN, Axios and other publishers join Google's AI news program

Skydance's CNN, the Financial Times, Axios and other publishers joined Google's AI news program to license their content for generative AI features and explore ways to drive

Arts|Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

IEA to speed up oil stocks release including over 20 million barrels of diesel

The International Energy Agency agreed on Thursday to release over 20 million barrels of diesel to the

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Indonesian rescue centre takes in more orangutans as fires rage

In the jungles of Indonesian Borneo, a rehabilitation centre is taking in more orangutans as the country's worst

Science|Technology

Israeli firm used online ads to run vast spy operation, researchers say

Israeli digital advertising agency Discover-Tech spied on internet users through a sprawling network of online ads that it used to track targets and

Business|Finance|Science|Technology

Market selloff, rising rates test AI data centre deal boom

(Corrected AirTrunk's Johor valuation to $2 billion from $1 billion in paragraph 26, and separated Bain Capital from the AirTrunk backer attribution in paragraph 28 to clarify that Blackstone backs

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North Korea missile chief questions South Korea hypersonic glide vehicle test

North Korea's missile chief said South Korea's newly tested hypersonic glide vehicle may not have achieved hypersonic flight as claimed, state media KCNA reported on Thursday

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Amazon launches two new portable AI listening devices

Amazon unveiled two new devices on Thursday for listening to and recording people's information throughout the day to offer calendar reminders and

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

CoreWeave's AI contracts and the lenders financing its build-out

CoreWeave, an Nvidia-backed cloud company that provides high-performance computing infrastructure for artificial intelligence, has secured tens of billions of dollars in contracts

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A super El Niño winter is coming and the first official forecast is in

A super El Niño winter is coming and the first official forecast is in

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Rotting meat smell sparks protest at Mexico's screwworm sterile-fly plant

A rotten smell hanging over a town in Mexico's southern Chiapas state drove residents into the streets on Thursday

Business|Science|Technology

Tesla energy executive Snyder steps down, WSJ reports

Tesla's top energy executive, Mike Snyder, has stepped down as vice president of energy and charging, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

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How the Houthis are helping Iran turn Saudi Arabia into a pressure point

The Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia are about more than Yemen.

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Pennsylvania secures $4 billion in investments, governor says

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said on Thursday the state had secured more than $4 billion in life sciences and private-sector investment commitments over the past week.

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Investors temper Anthropic IPO valuation expectations over revenue growth slowdown, sources say

Some current Anthropic investors and prospective investors in its upcoming initial public offering are weighing a lower valuation for the AI

Science

Neanderthal murder mystery reveals a tale of violence and compassion

Neanderthal murder mystery reveals a tale of violence and compassion

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US chip stocks set to wipe out $2 trillion after latest selloff

US semiconductor stocks were set to lose $2 trillion in market value on Thursday in the steep selloff since last week, driven by rising bets of an interest-rate hike and concerns

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Nasdaq nears one-month low as AI stocks slide on debt concerns

The Nasdaq fell to near one-month lows on Thursday as fears of a hit to artificial-intelligence investments from higher interest rates deepened a rout in AI-linked stocks, while

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Trump's AI task force to meet Thursday, FTC spokesperson says

US President Donald Trump's new government task force on AI is scheduled to meet on Thursday, a Federal Trade Commission spokesperson said, as pressure

Arts|Science|Technology

Trump calls off livestream of Fort Hood shooter’s firing squad execution

Trump calls off livestream of Fort Hood shooter’s firing squad execution

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Microsoft president warns green-card curbs could hurt US tech, Politico reports

Microsoft President Brad Smith warned the Trump administration's move to restrict green-card access for skilled foreign workers could hurt US technological competitiveness and drive

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US Treasury pushes global partners to rename AI as 'super intelligence'

The United States wants its global partners to rename artificial intelligence as "super intelligence," convinced that the new moniker better reflects the

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Seven sailors missing after drones hit two ships near Romania

Rescuers searched on Thursday for seven missing sailors after drones struck two chemical tankers near Romania's Black Sea coast, setting them ablaze and raising fresh

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NYC Comptroller Levine urges Anthropic to pause US IPO

Anthropic should delay its US IPO until it addresses concerns about safety, governance and the pace of development, urged New York City Comptroller Mark Levine in a letter to the AI

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Why the GOP’s voter fraud messaging may backfire

GOP allegations that voter fraud is rampant in the US may drive more Democrats – and fewer Republicans – to the polls in November.

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Brazil investigates Amazon wildfires that disrupt daily life and have fueled political attacks

Brazilian authorities are investigating whether a recent surge in Amazon wildfires was orchestrated

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Ketamine’s role in alleged Cornell rape highlights flood of psychoactive drugs on campus

The growing availability of these substances is worsening the already bad problem of sexual assault on campus.

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Using light to control brain cells – neuroscientist Karl Deisseroth explains how he made his Nobel-winning discovery

Optogenetics, a field that started with an algae gene, is shedding light on new treatments for eye and neuropsychiatric conditions.

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As AI takes on more tasks, what happens when people have to jump in to clean up after it?

Having a human “in the loop” overseeing when an AI makes a decision is important, but what happens to that responsible human over time when the AI gets it right over and over again?

Education|Science|Technology

Do you think teachers are similar to coaches, pastors or something else? It depends on where you live

Across three countries, people agree that teaching is centered on the teacher-student relationship. But they don’t agree on which profession teaching most resembles.

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IMF says African economies performing well despite shocks from the Iran war

The head of the International Monetary Fund’s Africa department says African economies have managed to weather the energy crisis brought on by the Iran war

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Northern Ireland's Donaldson sentenced to 15 years in jail for child sex offences

The former leader of Northern Ireland's largest unionist party, Jeffrey Donaldson, was sentenced to 15 years in jail on Thursday for

Environment|Health|Science

Why is the haze so bad in Southeast Asia this year?

Months of sustained wildfires in Indonesia have caused a spike in respiratory illnesses and blanketed several Southeast Asian countries in hazardous haze, with Singapore

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Oil shipping costs spike, lifting prices from pump to grocery

When the oil supertanker Esteem Explorer sails from the United States to Japan in late November, loaded with about 2

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Warsh's quest for quiet Fed gets vocal pushback

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh’s call for a “quieter” central bank is facing pushback from colleagues who see

Science|Technology

China's ByteDance sets up AI safety team, launches global hiring drive

Chinese tech giant ByteDance's AI research unit Seed has created an Alignment & Preparedness team and launched a global drive to recruit 10 researchers,

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Tech leaders, Wall Street CEOs, governments split over 'AI doom' fears

AI industry leaders are split over how fast companies should develop the increasingly powerful technology, as Anthropic's Dario Amodei, OpenAI's Sam Altman and SpaceX's Elon Musk

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Taiwan chipmaker TSMC explores Texas investment to expand production in the US

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is exploring potential investments in Texas to expand chip production in the U.S. The company says it is open to collaborating with Elon Musk’s planned “Terafab” chip manufacturing complex in Texas

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North Korea holds first underwater-launched missile tests in nearly 3 years

North Korea has conducted its first missile test from underwater in nearly three years, in what experts say likely involved a yet-to-be-deployed submarine that the North had said is designed to launch nuclear weapons

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Scientists knew the Doomsday Glacier was melting. They didn’t realize how ‘aggressively’

Scientists knew the Doomsday Glacier was melting. They didn’t realize how ‘aggressively’

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Russia builds major new drone attack base in six weeks, satellite images show

Russia has nearly finished building a major new base for launching jet-powered drones in just six weeks, according to defence experts and

Arts|Environment|Science|Technology

Indonesia's new disaster mitigation chief plans to assess foreign aid to tackle wildfires

Indonesian authorities said on Thursday they would consider offers of foreign assistance to tackle the country's biggest forest fires in over a decade after President 

Business|Science|Technology

Cohere moves to buy AI cybersecurity startup Aisle

Canadian AI lab Cohere said on Thursday it had signed a letter of intent to buy Aisle, a San Francisco-based cybersecurity startup that uses AI to detect

Science|Technology

US FTC subpoenas OpenAI and Anthropic over consumer harms, Axios reports

The US Federal Trade Commission has sent civil subpoenas to AI giants Anthropic and OpenAI, seeking documents about safety incidents, Axios reported, citing a person familiar with

Science|Technology

Chinese startup DexForce trains humanoid robots using virtual data to slash costs

At the offices of Chinese startup DexForce, a screen shows a virtual robot placing objects on a table.

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Copper squeeze breathes new life into old mines

In 1899, the Mt Lyell mine in Tasmania produced some 9,500 metric tons of copper.

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TSMC 'prudent' going into 2027 after posting sixth straight quarter of record profit

TSMC, the world's largest manufacturer of advanced chips, struck a note of caution for 2027 on Thursday due to macroeconomic uncertainties,

Environment|Science

Study says global warming did more than El Niño to turbocharge Hurricane Polo

Both climate change and a strong El Niño combined to cause Hurricane Polo to explosively intensify from a tropical storm to a Category 5 monster in just 24 hours

Business|Finance|Science|Technology

Global financial watchdog calls for more human oversight of agentic AI

The Financial Stability Board (FSB), a global standard setter, has called for greater human oversight of agentic AI in final guidance for banks and other firms on managing

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Trump says advanced defense test range to be located in Montana

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced plans for what he described as a new defense "super range" in Montana for testing advanced military technologies

Science|Technology

SK Hynix conditions new US factory on more US chip equipment exports to China, sources say

South Korea's SK Hynix is seeking approval from Washington to export US chipmaking equipment to China to increase production there

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At Anthropic pre-IPO meet: ‘Thinking’ caps, surging revenue, no human extinction

Anthropic told prospective investors on Wednesday that revenue in the third quarter surged 45% from the prior quarter, two

Economy|Science|Technology

UK government to provide £17 million for Chornobyl plant repairs

The British government said on Thursday it will provide £17 million ($22.45 million) in funding for repairs to the Chornobyl nuclear power plant in northern Ukraine damaged by a

Business|Science|Technology

Rocket Lab pushes Neutron rocket's debut flight to 2027, shares fall

Rocket Lab on Wednesday said the inaugural launch of its new, larger Neutron rocket was delayed until next year, sending the space firm's shares down about 6% in extended trading.

Science|Technology

Greenland contradicts Trump’s claim that ‘massive’ oil and gas drilling is about to begin there

Greenland contradicts Trump’s claim that ‘massive’ oil and gas drilling is about to begin there

Business|Science|Technology

OpenAI accuses former employee of leaking intel on AI device to Apple

OpenAI accuses former employee of leaking intel on AI device to Apple

Economy|Science|Technology

Trading Day: Tech melt

US stocks fell sharply on Wednesday, with the Nasdaq clocking its biggest fall in three months, on surprisingly strong inflation data and

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Flavio Bolsonaro slightly leads Lula in Brazil runoff, Quaest poll shows

Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro was seen slightly ahead of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva heading into the October 25 presidential runoff, a Quaest poll showed on

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Trump says oil, gas and mineral exploration in Greenland is set to begin. It's not that simple

U.S. President Donald Trump says “massive” oil, gas and mineral exploration is set to begin in Greenland

Arts|Economy|MidEast|Science|Technology

Oil prices gain on attacks in Saudi Arabia, Iran's new tactics to target tankers

Oil prices rose on Wednesday after the Houthis attacked Saudi Aramco's headquarters and Iran said it was deploying new tactics to target ships and keep oil

Europe|Political|Science|Technology|World

Ukraine says Starlink restriction disrupting military as Musk claims US controls those systems

Ukraine says Starlink restriction disrupting military as Musk claims US controls those systems

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Judge extends order blocking Trump from banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters from White House

A federal judge has extended an order blocking the Trump administration from banning reporters from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House

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Putin convenes top Russian officials to discuss cybersecurity

Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss cybersecurity with top officials on Wednesday, the Kremlin said, describing it as an increasingly pressing issue but denying

Science|Technology

Google Deepmind's Hassabis calls AI hacks 'early warning shots'

Recent hacking incidents perpetrated by AI agents are "early warning shots", and the world could soon face major incidents if systems are

Asia|Environment|Science|World

Singapore pollution spikes, East Timor shuts schools as Indonesia wildfire haze intensifies

Pollution readings in Singapore reached their highest level this year on Wednesday while East Timor shut its schools for three days in response to

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Europe leads the world on AI rules. So why is it missing from the AI safety debate?

Europe leads the world on AI rules. So why is it missing from the AI safety debate?

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Space startups secure record $20.8 billion funding as infrastructure bets surge, report shows

Space startups attracted a record $20.8 billion in funding in the third quarter, as investors poured money into launch providers, manufacturing and other

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China buys 8-10 US soybean cargoes in first deals since Trump-Xi summit, sources say

Chinese state buyers purchased 8-10 Panamax cargoes of US soybeans this week, the first such deals since the September summit between Presidents Donald

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ASML CFO says US Match Act limiting DUV sales to China would be counterproductive

The chief financial officer of top computer chip equipment manufacturer ASML said on Wednesday the company opposes a proposal by US Congress to limit the

Europe|Science|Technology|World

Poland's Sikorski asks 'big man' Musk if he is playing politics with Starlink in Ukraine

Poland's foreign minister asked Elon Musk if he was "playing politics" with Starlink in Ukraine on Wednesday, after Kyiv said Space X had introduced a limit on some services

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Barbados joins push for global panel to tackle inequality

Barbados is joining a group of countries calling for the establishment of an international panel to address inequality, at a time when heightened geopolitical

Science|Technology

Google DeepMind, Google Cloud to allow European researchers access to frontier models

Google DeepMind and Alphabet's cloud service Google Cloud will provide up to 200 European scientific researchers with direct access to their frontier models, together with

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Denmark says US resource exploration in Greenland must respect local laws

Denmark's foreign ministry said on Wednesday if the US wished to explore Greenland's resources, it would have to do so within the framework of the

Business|Science|Technology

Nvidia pledges $250 million to UK AI safety research

US chipmaker Nvidia has pledged $250 million worth of computing resources to Britain over five years, to fund AI security research, bolstering the country's ambitions to

Political|Science|Technology

Ukraine says SpaceX limits Starlink operations, disrupting military

SpaceX has introduced a limit on some Starlink services in Ukraine, disrupting combat drone missions for which the technology is crucial, officials said on

Economy|Science|Technology

Kamala Harris warns window closing for AI safeguards, urges US-China cooperation

Former US Vice President Kamala Harris urged governments and technology companies on Wednesday to urgently put safeguards in place for artificial

Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

China September rare earth exports rise 6.7% from a year earlier

China's exports of rare earths in September rose 6.7% from the prior year, customs data showed on Wednesday, as overseas buying improved after a summer lull.

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Iowa faces a reckoning over water quality and cancer rates in midterm campaigns

Iowa is grappling with water quality and cancer rates, bringing these issues to the forefront of state politics

Environment|Science

Indonesia relocates 8 orangutans into protected forest after rescue from wildfires

Eight endangered orangutans rescued from areas of Indonesia’s Borneo ravaged by wildfires have been released into a protected forest

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Iran shifting tactics to step up attacks on shipping before US vote, officials say

Iran is deploying new tactics to target ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz as it seeks to keep oil

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From climate-driven disasters to Rohingya refugee camps, solar kits help keep the lights on

Mohammed Saber and his family rely on a solar kit for electricity at the bamboo-and-tarpaulin shack they call home at a camp for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

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Rep. Collins and Sen. Ossoff clash over Epstein files in Georgia debate

Republican Rep. Mike Collins attacked Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff over campaign donations from LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, who has acknowledged meeting Jeffrey Epstein, while Ossoff countered accusing Collins of voting against releasing Epstein-related records, and helping to "cover up" evidence.

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Anthropic seeks rehearing of case over Pentagon's security risk branding

Anthropic asked a US appeals court on Tuesday to reconsider a ruling that upheld the Pentagon's decision to label the AI company as a national security supply chain risk over a

Health|Science

Pope Leo XIV’s lung cancer highlights growing number of nonsmokers diagnosed with the disease – and younger people too

While lung cancer rates have decreased by 43% in men, they have risen by 79% in women. Broader screening guidelines and recognizing early symptoms can help address the changing face of lung cancer.

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Trump says US still sharing intel, even as Ukraine reports attacks with no warnings

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Washington was still sharing intelligence with Ukraine, even as Kyiv reported new Russian

Business|Science|Technology

Apple's HomeView brings personalized Siri to smart home, takes on Amazon and Google

Apple on Tuesday unveiled a smart-home hub that taps iPhone user data to make Siri more personal, but promised privacy safeguards designed to keep that

Science|Technology

The leap second is on the chopping block — and timekeeping could change forever

The leap second is on the chopping block — and timekeeping could change forever

Economy|Health|Science|Technology

Social Security benefits will rise 3.6% in 2027, but that may not be enough to offset healthcare costs

Some advocates for older Americans want the government to change the index used for this adjustment to one more tailored to their spending patterns.

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US stocks edge back from their record following the first big batch of profit reports for the summer

The first big batch of summertime profit reports from U.S. companies made waves on Wall Street after topping analysts’ expectations, but many canceled each other out

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Tencent raises $5.7 billion in debt sale as demand defies AI scrutiny

Tencent Holdings has raised about $5.7 billion through US dollar and offshore yuan debt offerings on Tuesday, drawing combined

Business|Science|Technology

Nvidia buys stakes in French tech startups Doctolib, Genesis AI

US chipmaker Nvidia has agreed to buy stakes in French technology startups Doctolib and Genesis AI, the two French companies said on Tuesday.

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World stocks dip on AI spending concerns; Brent settles lower

World stocks edged lower on Tuesday as concerns about AI spending weighed on chipmakers and investors looked ahead to more US corporate

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MI5 chief says Iran is targeting military sites and suspected plot at RAF Fairford is 'not unique’

The head of MI5 says Iran is trying to hit military sites in the U.K. and the suspected plot to attack a U.S.-run military air base in September is not unique

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Brutal session for chip stocks shows AI trade is turning

A selloff in AI supplier shares on Tuesday is the strongest sign to date that the mood on the trade of the decade is shifting, with growing worries that

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Cyberattacks hit European supermarket chains and disrupt refrigeration systems

Cyberattacks have disrupted European supermarket chains, causing refrigeration systems to overheat at hundreds of stores in France

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Oil prices settle mixed, focus on US-Russia diesel deal, Saudi Yemen attacks

Oil prices were mixed on Tuesday as hopes the US-Russia diesel deal could free up more supplies from Moscow offset attacks in Saudi Arabia and Yemen that could

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Investigators hunt French supermarket fridge hackers, no claim of responsibility

French investigators on Tuesday were hunting the hackers who seized control of cooling units at hundreds of supermarkets in a

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CVS agrees to pay $315 million to settle Justice Department case over opioid prescriptions

CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries have agreed to pay $315 million to resolve a Justice Department case alleging it unlawfully dispensed medically unnecessary prescriptions of highly addictive opioids

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No black-footed ferrets found in Meeteetse, 40 years after a rescue saved the species

Wyoming wildlife managers report no black-footed ferrets are being detected in the Absaroka Range foothills near Meeteetse, a key conservation area for the species

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Dollar retreats from 18-month high as oil prices fall, inflation data in focus

The dollar slipped from an 18-month high on Tuesday as oil prices retreated and investors reassessed the AI-fueled rally that has supported demand for US

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Goldman CEO watching for election-driven volatility around data centers

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said on Tuesday it would be interesting to watch for political volatility around AI centers ahead of

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Anthropic warns AI models may soon self-replicate and could wreak havoc on the web

A new warning about artificial intelligence from Anthropic caused a stir in cybersecurity circles on Tuesday, a day after the company

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Trump says US still sharing intel with Ukraine, defends Russian diesel deal

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States continues to share intelligence with Ukraine and is working with both Kyiv

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Why billions spent on defense haven’t shielded Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks

Why billions spent on defense haven’t shielded Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks

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A big cooldown will drop temperatures to their lowest levels in months

A big cooldown will drop temperatures to their lowest levels in months

Science|Technology

Influential Hindu group urges India to block Starlink amid Musk-Ambani feud

An influential Hindu nationalist group close to India's ruling party urged the government on Tuesday to block Elon Musk's Starlink from launching

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Iran and Russia are stepping up hybrid campaigns in Britain, UK spy chief says

Iran is stepping up attempts to hit harder targets such as military sites in Britain and Russia is increasing its hybrid warfare against Ukraine's allies,

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Qantas plane grounded after reported bedbug outbreak

Qantas plane grounded after reported bedbug outbreak

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Apple just announced a new gadget that could be key to its AI push

Apple just announced a new gadget that could be key to its AI push

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Americans are stressed about grocery prices, so why do they toss or overlook so much ‘misfit’ food?

Quality, rather than discounts or environmental benefits, is what’s needed to encourage shoppers to consider odd-shaped produce.

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That brightly packaged sexual enhancement pill at the gas station might be laced with dangerous drugs

Sexual enhancement supplements often contain unlisted prescription drugs that pose serious health risks.

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UK in ‘new era of national security’ as AI supercharges rising threats, security chief warns

UK in ‘new era of national security’ as AI supercharges rising threats, security chief warns

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Trump says he does not believe China and Russia help Iran, contradicting US intelligence

President Donald Trump said on Monday he did not believe that China and Russia were helping Iran "at all," even as US

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Across the US, people don’t want data centers coming to their communities

Opposition to data centers is widespread across the US, uniting people despite other differences on political and environmental issues.

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Environmentalists picket African Energy Week, urging an end to new oil and gas exploration

Climate activists in South Africa have picketed outside the African Energy Week conference, demanding an end to new oil and gas exploration across the continent

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Indian police detain 'cockroach' movement leaders demanding election chief stand down

India's "cockroach" youth movement leaders were detained on Tuesday after they jumped barricades to enter a historic Delhi site popular for protests, demanding that the

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Could GLP-1 drugs be anti-aging medications?

Could GLP-1 drugs be anti-aging medications?

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BlackRock cools on US stocks, turns bullish on short-dated Treasuries

The BlackRock Investment Institute said it had downgraded its view on US stocks to neutral, citing volatility around AI, and upgraded Treasuries, preferring short-term

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NATO fund targets drone defence technologies as Ukraine reshapes priorities

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is reshaping NATO's defence technology priorities, with counter-drone systems and space-based surveillance emerging as

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NASA's Perseverance rover breaks record for off-planet driving on Mars

While no person has ever set foot on Mars, humankind has managed to conduct extensive explorations of the surface of Earth's planetary neighbor using

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Banking watchdogs ramp up AI scrutiny as stability fears mount, sources say

Banking regulators are stepping up efforts to contain growing AI risks, six people familiar with the matter

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Nvidia's China AI-chip share falls as Huawei closes gap, report finds

Nvidia's share of China's market for data-centre AI chips fell to 34% in the first half of 2026, as US export controls restricted supplies of its products and domestic

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US says it opposes Chinese 'coercion', after Belize, Paraguay ministers sanctioned

The Trump administration opposes "coercion and aggression" by China against countries for exercising their sovereign rights, the US State Department said,

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NTT Data in final talks to build Anthropic's first data centre in Japan, Nikkei reports

Japan's NTT Data Group, a unit of telecommunications giant NTT, is in the final stages of talks to build a data centre in Osaka, western Japan, for US AI company Anthropic,

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Storms cause 5 deaths in Mexico as flood risk eases in southwestern US

Hurricane Simon is still pounding Mexico's Pacific coast as it remains offshore

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Anthropic says new safeguards sharply reduce AI distillation attacks

Anthropic said on Monday new measures designed to prevent rivals from copying the capabilities of its Claude AI models have reduced data harvested in so-called distillation attacks

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IMF cuts Latin America, Caribbean growth forecasts on energy shock, little AI boost

The International Monetary Fund trimmed its growth forecasts for Latin America and the Caribbean for this year and next and said most of the region was getting little lift

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Pacific hurricane region sets record for big, long-lasting storms thanks to El Niño

El Niño and other factors have combined to turbocharge the central and eastern Pacific hurricane region to record activity

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Companies cutting jobs as investments shift toward AI

Companies spanning tech giant Microsoft to British lender Barclays have announced layoffs this year, deepening concerns that AI adoption will upend established industries, with job

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North Korea fires missiles days after South Korea's hypersonic test

North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward the sea off its east coast on Monday, South Korea's military said, marking Pyongyang's fourth

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US AI testing agency officials to move to White House, The Information reports

President Donald Trump's administration is planning to move three senior officials from the Center for Advancing Innovation and Standards for Super Intelligence (CAISSI) to the

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Hooked on tuna: People have been harvesting these ocean predators for 44,000 years

Bones in archaeological sites, ancient rock art, paintings on frescos and vases, written historical records and ethnographic accounts all helped researchers recreate a deep history of people and tuna.

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300 glaciers have disappeared from the American West since the mid-20th century – the survivors have a few things in common

A new study compared the glaciers in the Lower 48 states today against historical data from the mid-20th century. The results show the region’s vulnerabilities as temperatures rise.

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California is taking a beating from an unusually destructive 2026 Pacific hurricane season

Tropical storms rarely survive in the cool water off California, but waves from storms far to the south can still damaged coastal areas. And flooding rain can sweep in.

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UK PM Burnham says Iran's IRGC likely behind RAF Fairford incident

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Monday that a suspected plot targeting the RAF Fairford air base in Britain was "highly likely" to have been

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Model blitz at Paris motor show as Europe-China rivalry heats up

Europe's car industry fought back against rising Chinese competition at the Paris car show on Monday with a wave of new model launches and

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Meta releases Muse Wonder AI models to challenge Anthropic and OpenAI

Meta on Monday launched Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full, calling them its most capable AI models yet, as the social media firm looks to compete more forcefully with OpenAI and

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Marijuana on the ballot for the final time in Idaho? Voters to decide if lawmakers have sole power to legalize

Marijuana on the ballot for the final time in Idaho? Voters to decide if lawmakers have sole power to legalize

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Black bear cub with head stuck in jar for days rescued by N.C. wildlife officials

Black bear cub with head stuck in jar for days rescued by N.C. wildlife officials

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"Massive shellfish die-offs continue" along Maine coast due to red tide

"Massive shellfish die-offs continue" along Maine coast due to red tide

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2 American economists win Nobel for work on managing economic shocks

American-born economists Robert E

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US yield surge triggers mortgage hedging, adds to bond market pressure

The sharp rise in long-term US Treasury yields has spurred mortgage-related hedging that adds selling pressure to an already

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Video of California man convicted of poisoning co-worker released as he seeks to dismiss ruling

Video of California man convicted of poisoning co-worker released as he seeks to dismiss ruling

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A list of this year’s Nobel Prize winners

This year’s Nobel Prize awards concluded Monday after two economists won the Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for their work on models that help manage economic shocks

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Hall, Woodford win Nobel prize for work on how to stabilise economies

US academics Robert Hall and Michael Woodford won the 2026 Nobel economics prize on Monday for decades of work developing ground-up

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EnergyX signs binding $2 billion lithium supply deal with Trafigura

Lithium startup EnergyX said on Monday it has signed a $2 billion binding offtake to supply commodities trader Trafigura with the battery metal from Chile and the

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Microsoft plans huge deployment of its own AI chips, with an eye on saving costs 

By Stephen Nellis and Max A.

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From ‘hands-free’ to ‘eyes-off’: how General Motors is simulating its way to autonomous driving

General Motors plans to launch an advanced iteration of its driver assist technology on the 2028 Cadillac Escalade IQ electric vehicle

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How much rain can a hurricane make, and does the storm size matter?

Storms big and small can produce a lot of rain. What matters most is how fast they’re moving, as an atmospheric scientist and educator explains.

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Americans can now see a famous portrait of the Pacific Islander who captivated 18th-century England for the first time

Joshua Reynolds’ 1776 ‘Portrait of Omai’ portrays a commoner from Tahiti as a nobleman, reflecting European fantasies and assumptions about Pacific cultures.

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Democrats distance themselves from trans rights – close midterm races may show whether that pays off

A scholar of LGBTQ+ politics looks at how Democratic campaigns in Texas and Ohio are shifting on trans issues and what that could mean for control of Congress.

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Physics Nobel highlights Antarctica’s role in exploring the cosmos

For more than a century, scientists have treated Antarctica’s environments as windows into worlds beyond Earth.

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Ancient people relied on genetic variation already present in wild plants to domesticate crops like rice and corn

New genomic tools let scientists dig into the family trees of crops like rice, corn and adzuki beans to learn more about how they transitioned from wild plants to domesticated crops.

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I teach doctors how to interpret test results – and the labels ‘normal’ and ‘abnormal’ often hide what matters most

Labeling medical test results as ‘normal’ or ‘abnormal’ helps clinicians make quick judgments when diagnosing patients. But this binary approach to interpreting tests can lead to fatal errors.

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Pope Leo announces he will undergo surgery to remove lung nodule

Pope Leo announces he will undergo surgery to remove lung nodule

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Two Americans win Nobel prize for models to tackle economic downturns

Two Americans win Nobel prize for models to tackle economic downturns

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NASA may already have proof life once existed on another planet. Scientists might never get to find out

NASA may already have proof life once existed on another planet. Scientists might never get to find out

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Nikon revokes first prize in Small World in Motion video competition over AI use

Nikon revokes first prize in Small World in Motion video competition over AI use

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When AI goes rogue, who should get sued?

When AI goes rogue, who should get sued?

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Microsoft president says milk faces more regulation than AI

Artificial Intelligence needs urgent global regulation with independent evaluators able to vet new developments, the president of Microsoft said, warning that AI currently

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Airbus tests Valkyrie drone in Europe, plans 2029 combat readiness

Airbus has carried out the first test flight in Europe of a US-built drone that it hopes to team with Eurofighter jets, but without yet incorporating its

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The races that will decide control of the US Senate

By Nolan D.

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IMF says AI investment keeps global growth around 3% but brings massive disruption

Strong investment in AI infrastructure is keeping global growth at around 3% with major benefits for Asia, but also foreshadows a "slow-moving

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Broadcom CEO sees capital hurdle to AI growth, 'casino' in AI investing

Broadcom CEO Hock Tan said on Monday that capital will be the biggest constraint facing the company as AI development continues and likened some of the investment flow

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Intel CEO says Chinese frontier AI model adoption has been 'very fast'

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan said on Monday that the token costs of Chinese frontier AI models have been lower and adoption has been "very fast". 

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Productivity gains from AI could help offset Asia's ageing population problem, IMF says

Artificial intelligence could help offset Asia's shrinking workforce as some countries' populations age, provided its adoption is scaled evenly across the region

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Siberian hunters declare open season on bears after spate of deadly attacks

A brown bear bounds across the Siberian taiga before two hunters close in on their prey. Three shots ring out and the bear quickly drops dead in the long grass. 

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Volkswagen deliveries post steepest drop in more than four years as China weakness deepens

German automaker Volkswagen reported a 14.3% decline in global deliveries in the third quarter on Monday, its sharpest drop in more than four years, as weakness in China, its