Why a Christian group is suing the Dutch government for West Bank trade ban

The Israeli Product Centre says it has not been given enough time to sell off its stock.

Ring introduces a new encryption standard, makes it the default for cloud features

Ring says users can still opt for end-to-end encryption.

Israel extends campaign against UNRWA to advance West Bank annexation

Raid on UNRWA centre exposes Israel's strategic push to erase refugee rights, seal West Bank annexation, analysts say.

Bill Gates wants to see a robot tax and ‘Human Reserved’ jobs to mitigate harms from AI

Gates is mostly in the Responsible AI camp, but there are a few ideas in here we hadn't heard before.

CISA confirms hackers targeted over 100 US water systems during July

The federal cyber agency's warning comes amid a wave of suspected Iran-backed cyberattacks targeting critical water systems across the United States.

Kremlin says CIA head met Russian intelligence officials, but not Putin

CIA's Ratcliffe has met with Russian intel officials in Moscow, but not President Putin; Kremlin calls talks 'positive'.

Meta agrees to settlement, platform changes in youth addiction case

Meta settles $16.68bn lawsuit over child addiction claims, agreeing to major changes in Facebook and Instagram features.

Surprise: Z.ai is the AI lab behind the mysterious Ox Alpha model

Z.ai confirms it is behind Ox Alpha, the mysterious open AI model topping benchmarks and leaderboards, and its weights are set to be released soon.

Polanski demands answers on Burnham’s Thames Water betrayal

On 25 August, we reported that PM Andy Burnham had reportedly backtracked on plans to temporarily nationalise Thames Water. While the plan didn’t go far enough,...

Trump tells Al Jazeera “not in a hurry” for Iran to return to talks

"I have no time schedule," Trump says when asked when he expects Iran to return to the negotiating table.

15,000 years of solar wind in four hours? A Seattle company gives it a go.

"We're living in this world of scarcity with the Moon."

Being a mom is hard — the heat is making it harder

It's 8:52 AM and 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30 Celsius) where I live in Southern California. My husband just came back from a morning outing with our four-month-old...

Meta Will Pay Up to $16.7 Billion to Settle Its Social Media Harms Case—and That’s Not All

In addition to sending billions of dollars to states, Meta will make substantive changes to its platforms as part of a landmark settlement.

Bodies of missing people found in Korea becomes national scandal

A police officer has been arrested after the bodies of four missing people were found on Jeju Island in South Korea.

The Switch 2’s $50 price increase is happening next week

This is a friendly reminder that the Nintendo Switch 2 will jump in price by $50 starting on September 1st. That’s next Tuesday! The company gave plenty of noti...

Psychiatry’s diagnostic bible is finally getting a biological upgrade

Biology is coming to psychiatry’s diagnostic manual, even as reliable biomarkers remain rare.

Children in Gaza fear flying their kites after Israeli threat

A 10-year-old boy who makes kites says he is afraid to fly them after Israel threatened to treat kites as acts of war.

Why northern Mozambique’s surging violence is worsening displacement crisis

Over 100,000 people displaced last year alone, adding to the 1.3 million people already forced to flee from their homes.

Locked inside: Grief and anger as Pakistan hospital fire kills 14 newborns

A nursery for critical infants — supposedly the safest place in Islamabad's PIMS hospital — turned into a deathtrap.

Meta settles for $18 billion in lawsuit brought by 29 states over social media harms to children

The lawsuit alleged that Meta knowingly designed platforms like Instagram and Facebook to addict children, despite knowing about the harms the platforms could p...

Anti-migrant journo accused of illegally entering UK

A journalist known for pushing anti-migrant sentiment has gone undercover on a small boat crossing in the channel. Now, people are asking if he’s broken the law...

The Cycle of Retaliation: Israeli Doctrine, Border Fences, and the Path to Civil War (1970–1975)

Following the signing of the 1968 Cairo Agreement and the subsequent expulsion of the Palestinian resistance movement from Jordan during the events of Black Sep...

Callaway apologises after golf ad slammed for depicting domestic violence

The advert, which was released online last week before being pulled, prompted calls for a boycott of Callaway products.

Apple Maps has ads now

Ads have started popping up in Apple Maps, following Apple's announcement in March that it would let businesses pay for top spots. They're appearing on my iPhon...

Robot brain builders are pushing out of their GPT-2 era

Robot bodies are waiting for their AI brains to catch up.

A teacher’s slap, student’s death revive India’s corporal punishment debate

Teja's death raises question India has not fully answered: why more than a decade after ban is hitting children routine?

ICC chief urges Japan to counter US pressure on the court

Washington escalated its campaign against the ICC last week by sanctioning its president and a senior trial lawyer.

Bluesky now lets you upload 10-minute long videos

Bluesky's new 10-minute video support includes faster upload speeds, too.

Google’s new AI transcription edits out your ‘ums’ and ‘ahs’

Google has updated Gemini Audio with some new Gemini 3.5 models, introducing new transcription capabilities that automatically detect specialized jargon and mor...

QueryStory wants you to believe what AI is telling you

The startup came out of stealth with $6 million in seed funding and a plan to use LLMs and cybersecurity know-how to make AI queries coherent.