Huge crowd joins funeral procession for Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei

Enormous crowds gather in Tehran for third day to mourn amid calls for revenge against the US and Israel.

How Inflatable Sculptures Elevate Concert Experiences

Concerts have evolved into immersive productions where visual storytelling is just as important as the music itself. Whether it’s a stadium tour, festival headl...

Icon of Palestinian prisoners’ movement dies, aged 68

Maher Younis, a prominent Palestinian prisoner, who was released in January 2023 after spending 40 years in “Israeli” occupation prisons, has died. He was 68. A...

Sony Bravia 7 Mark II: Midrange but Priced High (2026)

This midrange mini RGB LED television has a high-end price but doesn’t match the brightness and contrast of more advanced models.

Inside the big business of the creator economy, with the agents making it happen

We’ve got another special episode of Decoder today, recorded at the Cannes Lions advertising festival in the South of France. I’m talking with Ali Berman and Ra...

Good News! Turns Out the Earth Will Never Be Swallowed by the Sun

A new study suggests that when our star becomes unstable in 5 billion years or so, Earth may avoid being engulfed by its fiery demise.

Inmates and guards killed in deadly fighting at Sri Lanka prison

Inmates and guards killed in deadly fighting at Sri Lanka prison

Impeachment trial of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte begins

Senate trial outcome could permanently bar Duterte from office, shaking her frontrunner status for the 2028 election.

Nintendo will stop selling the original Switch in Europe next year

Nintendo is making a new version of the Switch 2 with a replaceable battery in Europe - but its predecessor has a very different future. As part of an updated F...

UK’s Farage’s gold deal tests his populist brand as Restore Britain rises

As another far-right party gains ground, scrutiny of Farage's outside earnings challenges his anti-establishment image.

Alibaba gets a reprieve from US Chinese military ban

A judge has ruled that the Pentagon must give Alibaba a reprieve over its placement on a Chinese military list.

Laurence Fox issues ominous warning to the police

In recent years, British right wingers have had a favourable attitude towards the police. The way this manifested was that the police would crack down on protes...

Are you older or younger than the rest of the world?

Enter the day you were born and we will place you in the lineup of all eight billion people alive today.

Dodgy Farage backer had Reform UK business cards

Nigel Farage is facing yet another scandal, with the Times reporting that he failed to declare benefits he received from the criminal aristocrat George Cottrell...

Can Partiful keep the party going?

One hundred dollars will buy you 8 pounds of glitter; 10 Domino's pizzas; 406 miniature disco balls from Temu; or 100 cans of Coors Light. For a friend's birthd...

ICE’s Internal Watchdog Is Now Investigating Online Critics

The Office of Professional Responsibility has opened more than 100 cases over what ICE officials call “incidents of doxing and threats” against ICE employees.

Philippine Vice President Duterte’s impeachment trial begins: What we know

Duterte faces charges of mishandling government funds and making threats during rift with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Microsoft is selling off four Xbox studios as part of significant gaming cuts

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma at the Bloomberg Tech conference in June 2026. | Bloomberg via Getty Images Microsoft is laying off 4,800 employees today, and more than 30...

Who is leading the race for the FIFA World Cup 2026 Golden Boot award?

Haaland's double against Brazil takes him to seven goals, the same as Mbappe and Messi at the top of the chart.

Microsoft is laying off 4,800 employees

Satya Nadella in February 2026. | Photo by Sven Hoppe / picture alliance via Getty Images A year after cutting around 9,100 employees, Microsoft is making furth...

What if the Universe Isn’t as Uniform as Scientists Think?

A study based on 47 million galaxies found that the cosmic web retains patterns on enormous scales, which could force a reevaluation of a pillar of cosmology.

Ounahi’s sharp double keeps Morocco in the World Cup

Morocco are into the last eight again, and they did it with a second‑half surge that Canada simply couldn’t live with. After a first half where Jesse Marsch’s s...

FIFA World Cup round of 16: Bracket, schedule, Portugal vs Spain prediction

Round of 16 continues as Portugal-Spain rivalry renews before USA take on Belgium.

Smart glasses maker Even Realities hits $1B valuation with $150M funding led by Meituan, Tencent

Even Realities, an ex-Apple team building camera-free smart glasses, raised $150 million from Meituan and Tencent at a $1 billion valuation.

How Palestinians Are Building a Digital Archive That Can’t Be Erased

Distributed backups, cyber resilience, and a half-million records are preserving Palestinian history beyond any single building or border.

England digs deep to reach World Cup quarter-finals

England are into the World Cup quarter-finals after a tight, disciplined 3-2 win over co-hosts Mexico at the Azteca, a result built on Jude Bellingham’s first-h...

Apple's foldable iPhone may be in short supply after it launches

Many people who want Apple's rumored folding iPhone 'Ultra' may not be able to get it at first

This humanoid robotics company is going public, but its CEO isn’t promising a robot in your home anytime soon

While other humanoid startups chase sky-high valuations, Agility Robotics is betting its future on execution — and a SPAC.

Israel accused of ‘stealing’ Ben & Jerry’s ice cream

Israel and Unilever reportedly collaborated in order to bypass a boycott call by the anti-genocide founders of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. Ben Cohen and Jerry Gree...

The de-banking of the Canary is a warning. If they can silence us, they can silence anyone.

For more than a decade, I have wholeheartedly backed the man who helped build Canary from nothing but a belief that media should serve the many, not the few. I ...