US Supreme Court hears challenge to air force UXO detonations in Guam

Advocacy group claims military sidestepped impact review, says case highlights lack of representation in US territories.

ChatGPT for Teens keeps teens talking, even during mental health crises

ChatGPT’s teen safeguards are meant to protect vulnerable users, but new testing found the chatbot continues encouraging engagement during crises and potentiall...

X expands its ‘Gametime’ sports hub beyond the NFL, starting with MLB

X is turning its NFL-focused Gametime feature into a year-round sports destination, starting with MLB and with other professional leagues to follow.

Jerusalem Daily: Gaza’s devastation, three years after October 7

Three years after the October 7 attacks, more than 74,000 people have been killed in Gaza.

Spanish unions call general strike over housing before snap election

The general strike is the first to be jointly backed by Spain's two largest unions ‌in 14 years.

BMW’s iX4 SUV is a 428-mile defensive weapon against China’s EV takeover

While much of the automotive world sits dumbfounded as China gobbles up all its customers, BMW continues to roll out extremely well-crafted, technologically adv...

ChatGPT is getting a lot more visual, with the launch of a new interface

OpenAI is launching a new user interface that will bring interactive visuals to ChatGPT.

The New ChatGPT Is More Show Than Tell

OpenAI is updating ChatGPT for all users with an “Intelligent UI” that’s more visual—generating interactive elements as part of the chatbot’s outputs.

Fraudster jailed for using 10K bots and AI songs to outstream Taylor Swift

Man gets 18 months for AI scheme stealing $8M in music streaming royalties.

The Shark CryoGlow LED Mask Is Cheaper Than Ever on Prime Day

The Shark CryoGlow face mask is my favorite LED device, and it’s $299 on Amazon Prime Day. Act fast.

Greenairy is building smart plant towers to clean the air in your office

As it turns out, the cure for stuffy, chemical-infused office air might be a tower of leafy greenery.

Over 100 arrested in Belgium student protests over education costs

Protesting students have demanded education reforms in French-speaking areas of the country.

Teenage Engineering’s CEO says it’ll stop making synths

Teenage Engineering founder and CEO Jesper Kouthoofd told Highsnobiety that it plans to stop making synths. And yes, that includes the iconic OP-1, which put th...

US mortgage rates hit their highest level in three years

Rising borrowing costs have pushed mortgage applications to their lowest level since February 2025.

CIA officer admits to creating fake top secret government program to steal over $190 million, including gold bars

CIA officer David Rush, who worked on highly sensitive intelligence programs, reached a plea deal with U.S. prosecutors after he was caught siphoning money and ...

Meta rolls out new AI tools to detect ads that secretly lead to child sexual abuse material

Meta launches new AI tools after discovering ads on its platforms that may look normal but direct users to harmful content elsewhere online.

UEFA football leaders meet to shape strategy to oust FIFA’s Infantino

European football leaders gather in Berlin with the aim of shaping strategy to oust Gianni Infantino as FIFA president.

Android’s physical navigation buttons are back on Googlebooks, but not the way you think

What year is it, and what dessert name of Android are we up to? | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge A common misconception I've seen with Googlebooks i...

Somalia faces hunger crisis amid climate chaos and global power struggles

Somalia is facing a massive human catastrophe, fuelled by a combination of climate chaos and decades of foreign intervention (primarily from the US). This crisi...

We found some great October Prime Day deals under $50

Anker’s 45W charger is less than $50 during Amazon’s October sale. In fact, you can get two for under $50. Getting in on the Prime Day action doesn’t have to re...

Germany’s Merz vows to fight ‘extremism’ after AfD, far-left election gains

Far-right and far-left parties gain ground in local elections as Merz's approval rating sinks.

More than 200,000 displaced as fighting escalates in Yemen, UN says

With 3,700 fleeing to Djibouti amid Houthi clashes, the UN warns three in four families in parts of Yemen face hunger.

Jaguar Type 01 debuts; now, no one remembers the electric Ferrari

Car design sure riles people up on the Internet these days. Goes double for EVs.

The Pentagon Hopes to Speed Up ‘Kill Chain’ AI Buys With 5-Minute Videos

The US government’s Tradewinds initiative has made it easier to throw millions of dollars at “nontraditional” defense contractors, including OpenAI, Anthropic, ...

Roku’s OLED TVs are up to $400 off during Prime Day, starting at $700

Just over a week ago, we covered a deal at Amazon that knocked around 30 percent off Roku’s new (and first-ever) OLED TVs. The deal expired, but has returned fo...

The mass killing does not mean Israel’s winning

Israel’s military might has failed to achieve the political goals in Gaza it was supposed to.

Trade group crunches numbers on Trump’s impossible push for 100% US-made tech

Trump's aggressive reshoring push could cost tech firms $230 billion, CTA estimates.

How Israel’s genocide in Gaza pulled Britons into the Palestine movement

Britons are risking freedom and reputations to stand with Palestinians and challenge government policy.

ChatGPT’s ‘Intelligent UI’ update fills its responses with pictures, charts, and buttons

OpenAI is launching a new Intelligent UI feature in ChatGPT that allows the chatbot to answer your questions with interactive visuals. The update, which is roll...

Healthleap raises $38M for its AI that flags hospital patients who may need a closer look

The financing includes an $8M seed round co-led by Sequoia Capital and First Round Capital, and a $30 million Series A led by Hummingbird Ventures.