Outrage grows as CDC reportedly poised to fund "unethical" vaccine trial

CDC allocated $1.6M for study on alleged harms of hepatitis B vaccine.

Tsunami warnings across Latin America after 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits

Countries including Colombia, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Chile have received warnings after the quake.

Injured Orangutan rescued from Indonesia wildfires

A young orangutan has been rescued from wildfires on Borneo Island in Indonesia.

Batteries are now cheaper than natural gas turbines used at many data centers

Batteries are now cheaper than natural gas turbines as the data center boom pushes prices up.

PC shipments fall 20.1 percent in “sharpest decline” since Q1 2023

"The current decline may be just the beginning of a new downward cycle."

Katie Zacharia ‘offered’ position as White House press secretary

The role has been vacant since former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt left in August.

AI disqualification yields new Nikon Small World in Motion winner

New winner is Nguyen Nam Nhat of Vietnam for video of a roundworm and single-celled Dileptus.

Your artwork could be featured in the next Debian release

Debian Linux has put a call out for artist submissions for its next release: Forky.

‘Barbaric’: US lawmakers condemn plan to livestream Nidal Hasan’s execution

Republican and Democratic lawmakers condemn Pentagon plan to livestream Fort Hood shooter's execution by firing squad.

NASA Just Made Nearly 1 TB of Artemis II Data Available to the Public

The data drop includes photographs, audio, video, and astronauts’ notes that will be used to study the moon and prepare for future human missions.

Starlink spectrum deal boosts Musk plan to beat AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon

Nationwide 800 MHz spectrum to help Starlink provide mobile coverage indoors.

AI deepfake ads grow more popular in US midterm campaigns, blurring truth

The US midterm election campaign has been filled with political ads featuring AI deepfakes that can mislead voters.

Gaza ceasefire ‘exists in name only’, more than 100 NGOs say

Humanitarian and human rights groups call out Israel's continued killings and restrictions across the enclave.

‘An attack against sovereign states’: ICC President slams US sanctions

International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane has responded to US sanctions imposed to ‘defend sovereignty’.

Decade-old RAM is making a comeback

CPU makers have noticed that the seemingly unending RAM price hikes are making it tough for a lot of us to upgrade our PCs. Their solution? A return to last-gen...

Jerusalem Daily: US charity to use AI to monitor Gaza classrooms

A US charity announced it will use an AI-software to monitor Gaza classrooms for ‘anti-Semitism’ and ‘hate speech’.

Indian government accused of removing millions of Muslims from electoral roll

More than 130 million names have been removed from India’s electoral rolls in a sweeping revision that critics say risks excluding millions of eligible voters, ...

Drone strike kills 30 people in Sudan’s Blue Nile region

Drone reportedly linked to RSF targets Wad al-Mahi, killing dozens near displacement camp, including women and children.

Anthropic’s AI gave Philadelphia police a fake tip about an unsolved homicide

An Anthropic AI model provided false information about an unsolved homicide to a Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) tipline, according to a report from 6abc. ...

Palestinians seek protection from violent settlers during olive harvest

Palestinian farmers harvesting olives in the occupied West Bank are calling on international activists to protect them.

LumenUs helps automate tedious paperwork in times of grief

"The day your loved one passes away, you also get this honorary badge of a project manager for a project you had no idea about," said founder Sara Tashakorinia.

Amazon and others are done keeping data center deals secret. Is it enough to build trust?

Amazon says it will stop using NDAs when negotiating data center deals with local governments, following a similar move from Microsoft earlier this year. Secrec...

Danu Robotics’ fight to build a better recycling robot

For six years, Danu founder Amy Ma has been working on a better way to sort recyclable waste.

We can’t help treating AI like it’s human. But should we?

"When we are drawn into even the most primitive exchanges with a relational artifact, we believe it cares for us," Dr. Sherry Turkle writes. "And we are wired t...

Powerful tornado rips through western Sicily

A powerful tornado tore through western Sicily, causing destruction across the cities of Marsala and Petrosino.

DHS defends ICE shooting in NYC, says officers believed they were in danger

The shooting prompted protests in New York City and Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned the incident.

‘A Ceuta-style surge is possible’: Border tensions on NATO’s eastern flank

Belarus-linked incidents trouble Latvia and Lithuania, where experts warn of security challenges.

The DOJ Is Weighing Perjury Charges Against Cassidy Hutchinson

The Justice Department is considering a perjury and obstruction of justice case against Cassidy Hutchinson, a former White House aide who testified against Dona...

Thousands rally for anti-austerity protest in Brussels amid clashes

Belgian police respond to 'troublemakers' on sidelines of main rally with tear gas, water cannon and baton charges.

Tesla renames ‘Full Self-Driving’ to ‘Tesla Assisted Driving’ in Europe

The name change is enough for Germany's transport minister to start advocating for Europe-wide adoption of the driver assistance software.