Russia frees ex-US Marine Robert Gilman from detention

The US government had recently designated Gilman as wrongfully detained.

Father grieves son, 27, after Israeli settler shooting leaves his second child paralysed

Israeli settlers continue their violent campaign of intimidation, displacement and ethnic cleansing against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. On 9 August,...

Poland says Women’s World Cup plan on course despite UEFA boycott of FIFA

Poland says their preparations to host the Women's Under-20 World Cup remain on schedule, despite UEFA-FIFA fallout.

PSG vs Aston Villa: UEFA Super Cup – prediction, lineups, teams

The traditional curtain raiser for Europe's football league season pits Paris Saint-Germain against Aston Villa.

Trump faces lawsuit over push to limit birthright citizenship

Despite previous Supreme Court ruling, Trump has sought new approach to limit the longstanding practice.

Tracking extreme heat by the hour makes climate change seem even worse

Hot hours of summer could triple in the coming decades.

An unreleased Anthropic model made progress on one of math’s biggest unsolved problems

For more than 150 years, the Riemann hypothesis has stood as one of the major unsolved problems in mathematics. Anthropic hasn't solved it — but the company's m...

Trump-linked firm brings unpermitted drilling equipment to Greenland

Greenland has issued a strong warning to a US oil company that maybe has ties to Donald Trump after it brought drilling equipment ashore without approval. The T...

A Google insider spills the tea on how the company forsook its founding ideals

Claire Stapleton's new book, Don't Be Evil, recounts her journey from company cheerleader to outspoken dissident.

Joby Aviation builds out defense business with $500M acquisition

Joby Aviation reached an agreement to acquire Resonant Sciences, which will kick off its new defense business.

Hungary elects supreme court judge ousted by Orban as new president

Baka replaces Orban appointee Tamas Sulyok, ousted weeks ago during Tisza’s campaign against Orban-era power structures.

Rwanda: The genocide against the Tutsi

How colonial identity, extremist politics and 'hate radio' helped turn Rwanda’s genocide into organised mass murder.

Israel eyes more Indian support following Mecca Pact, analysis suggests

A new analysis published by the Jerusalem Post suggests that Israel may seek to deepen its strategic partnership with India in response to a defense pact signed...

ChatGPT and Gemini both just passed 1 billion users

That’s a lot of people chatting with their AI friends all day. | Image: Google For the 14th time, a Google product has hit 1 billion users. Google CEO Sundar Pi...

Delta investigating after someone set up fake Wi-Fi network mid-flight

The Delta flight crew switched off the aircraft's legitimate Wi-Fi network for around 30 minutes due to the incident, according to a spokesperson.

2025’s most downloaded game, Block Blast!, is going ad-free on Apple Arcade

Block Blast!, the most downloaded mobile game of 2025, is coming to Apple Arcade in September where it will be ad-free.

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe is betting on EVs, robots, and autonomy all at once — he’ll explain why at Disrupt 2026

Rivian's CEO RJ Scaringe is speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 to detail his journey, and the lessons it’s bestowed.

Trump to give Republicans a 3-1 FCC majority, isn't filling empty Democratic seat

Trump has resisted urge to fire FCC Democrat despite recent Supreme Court win.

FlightAware sues Kalshi over flight cancellation prediction markets

FlightAware says that Kalshi used its name and data to offer bets on flight cancellations without the flight tracker's permission.

Lebanon parliament votes to end death penalty, 1st in Middle East to do so

Death sentences will be replaced with life imprisonment with aggravated hard labour.

Threads has a VR app now

Meta has launched a Threads app for Meta Quest VR headsets, the company announced on Tuesday. The launch follows Meta bringing the app to its Ray-Ban Display AR...

DC residents debate safety gains a year into Trump’s Guard deployment

Mixed reactions persist in Washington, DC, a year after Trump deployed the National Guard to address crime concerns.

Sangita Myska was surveilled by lawyers during LBC sacking row

In her first in-depth interview since being dismissed from LBC, Sangita Myska revealed the extraordinary legal machinery deployed against her. “I was told I was...

Kyoto Fusioneering starts work on key fusion power plant device

Fusion power startups are turning to Kyoto Fusioneering to supply components for future power pants. The Japan-based startup just received a grant to build a pa...

Razer Naga V3 Pro Review: Buttons Galore

The PC gaming world has tried to move on from bulky, heavier mice, but the Naga V3 Pro proves that it still has its place.

Total solar eclipse 2026: Where, when and how to watch on Wednesday?

Millions will see the sun disappear as the eclipse sweeps from the Arctic to Europe, bringing two minutes of totality.

Ten police and 17 “bandits” killed in firefight in northwestern Nigeria

Police say 17 suspected gang members and two civilians were also killed in Kebbi State.

Google’s free streaming service now lets you pick shows and movies to watch

Google TV Freeplay, the company's free, ad-supported streaming service, now supports video on demand. Instead of tuning into Google TV Freeplay's selection of a...

War on Iran: Mojtaba Khamenei is in ‘perfect health’, Iran says

President Masoud Pezeshkian says Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is in ‘perfect health’.

Why the Islamophobic comedian John Cleese should be de-platformed

Roshan Muhammed Salih argues that the famous comedian John Cleese should be de-platformed by respectable institutions because he has crossed the line from criti...