DOGE Veterans Are Landing Big Jobs at Prediction Markets

Polymarket and Novig have both recently brought ex-DOGE affiliates onboard as scrutiny of the industry intensifies.

NASA’s Curiosity rover found a ‘sea of polygons’ on Mars

The latest discovery from NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is a field of honeycomb-shaped polygons covering a Martian valley called Valle Grande. As Gizmodo reports,...

Bridget Phillipson, new Labour chair, funded by pro-Israeli lobbyists

On June 28th, unelected Prime Minister Andy Burnham appointed Bridget Phillipson as the new Labour Party chair. What many in the mainstream media did not report...

Google DeepMind’s new AI model can control a robot’s entire body

Apptronik’s Apollo 2 robot takes a baseball glove off of a shelf. | Image: Google Google DeepMind says the latest version of its Gemini Robotics AI model can "c...

‘Scandal within a scandal’: DWP fails to begin Post Office convictions review

The UK government’s Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is still failing families affected by the potentially wrongful Post Office convictions scandal. It’s ...

World Cup: What has FIFA charged Argentina with, what could punishment be?

What do the charges brought against Argentina's FA, their players and their fans mean, and what action could FIFA take?

Zoox clears final federal hurdle to launch paid robotaxi service

Federal safety regulators have given Zoox a temporary exemption that will allow the Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle technology company to charge customers for r...

ABC demands FCC drop its ‘punitive’ early license renewal of its stations

ABC filed its formal opposition to the Federal Communications Commission's effort to force it to submit to an early renewal of its broadcast station licenses, c...

Google is working on Chrome updates that don’t require restarts

Google is working on a way to apply Chrome updates without requiring you to restart your browser. In a post on Thursday, Google outlines its approach to bug fix...

Inforcer raises $50M to help prepare smaller businesses for a new world of AI and security risks

London-based Inforcer just closed a $50 million Series C round led by Insight Partners.

Dili raises $21.7 million to bring AI compliance to the infrastructure boom

The Series A was led by Khosla Ventures, with participation from Allianz, Rebel Fund, Brick and Mortar Ventures’ Darren Bechtel, and Y Combinator’s Garry Tan.

Pixel 11 Pro Fold design leaks ahead of Google launch event

Weeks ahead of Google's next Pixel hardware event, Leaker Evan Blass has shared what appear to be marketing renders of the unannounced Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold ...

Swansea University backslides on commitment not to work with the fossil fuel industry

The University of Swansea has U-turned on a 2023 commitment to cut careers and recruitment ties with fossil fuel companies, against the wishes of student and st...

Detained Ugandan opposition leader Besigye in intensive care, wife says

Kizza Besigye, who faces treason charges, is reported to be 'unconscious' in hospital after collapsing in court.

Friend re-launches its AI pendant with a speaker that talks to you, for twice the price

Do you remember Friend? The Friend that launched an AI pendant, spent $1.8 million of its $2.5 million to acquire friend.com, and plastered the NYC subway with ...

Spanish spycops target Catalan newspaper la Directa

The Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) has opened sanctioning proceedings against la Directa. This follows it publishing investigations into undercover polic...

Unions boycott Labour Women’s Conference over blanket trans ban policy

Four of the eleven unions officially affiliated with the Labour Party have announced that they will boycott the Labour Women’s Conference this year. Unison, Asl...

Best Vacuum Cleaners (2026): Cordless Vacuums, Robot Vacuums, Dysons

Looking for all our top recommended vacuums? Here are our favorites in every category, from cordless models to robot vacs.

England appoint Root and Fleming as Test cricket captain and coach

England confirm Joe Root to return as Test captain, while Stephen Fleming replaces Brendon McCullum as coach.

Reform report Polanski to police over picture he didn’t post

On Wednesday 27 July, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage posted the following to Twitter/X: This is what Zack Polanski has just posted on his instagram. If I was to ...

Best Buy is selling an RTX 5080 for more than the RTX 5090’s MSRP

Best Buy has raised the price of the Asus ROG Astral RTX 5080 OC to $2,099 - the first time a major US retailer is directly selling an RTX 5080 for more than th...

Israel wants to ensure US military support is permanent and irreversible

A new CIA assessment has exposed how Israel is scrabbling to entrench permanent US military backing. The settler-colonial state is terrified that future adminis...

How does a safe zone in Lebanon become a target three times?

Three times in three decades, Qana's shelters were bombed. AJLabs tracks a village the Israeli military keeps hitting.

7 Best Shower Filters of 2026 Are WIRED-Tested and -Approved

I tested leading filtered showerheads to see how well they remove total chlorine from your water.

Israeli strikes kill at least four, including children, across Gaza Strip

Bombings take place as Hamas officials meet with Qatari, Egyptian and Turkish mediators in Cairo to discuss truce.

Farage refuses to condemn Reform death threat against woman MP

Floundering Nigel Farage has set the police on Green leader Zack Polanski for accepting an Instagram collaboration invite on an Instagram post. One of some twen...

White male arrested after ‘gun shot’ outside York Mosque

Reassurance patrols are in place at York Mosque and Islamic Centre after a local man was arrested following a suspected firearm discharge outside the masjid. A ...

Xiaomi’s SkyNomad N90 Max is an extended-range EV with a transforming interior

Hopefully nobody is giving coffee to that dog. | Image: Xiaomi The SkyNomad N90 Max is the latest electric SUV from Xiaomi and its first extended-range EV, with...

4 Best Budget Smartwatch Models for Less Than $250 (2026)

From fitness tracking to notifications, the best budget smartwatch can do a lot without costing a fortune.

Razer’s new keyboards drop the price on powerful gaming features

Here be magnets. And RGB. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge Razer has insisted that optical keyboard switches are the best choice for competitive esp...