Murder in Okinawa: The US military’s history of alleged crime in Japan

The murder of 39-year-old Anna Yagi is the latest in a string of crimes involving US personnel on Okinawa.

Researchers are tracking a Chinese AI ‘agent fleet’

Independent researchers discovered an agent swarm that seems to be running on Tencent's infrastructure and targeting Alibaba's map service, Amap.

Meet the Startup Battlefield 200 judges who’ll decide the winner at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Meet the final five Startup Battlefield judges who'll decide who wins the pitch competition at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Get your pass now to save up to $100, an...

US pulls bombers from UK base: Is Iran manoeuvring Trump’s war plans?

The withdrawal means the US lost a convenient launchpad, not its underlying strike capability, said an expert.

Nobel medicine prize honours US and German scientists for optogenetics work

The winners of the Nobel Prizes in physics, chemistry, literature, peace and ‌economics will be announced in the week.

OpenAI is adding text watermarking in ChatGPT and Codex

An invisible, machine-readable watermark in text output is rolling out to ChatGPT and Codex, but only for users in the European Union at first. OpenAI says its ...

The final Disrupt Stage lineup: Three days of conversations you won’t hear anywhere outside of TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

The full TechCrunch Disrupt Stage lineup revealed, featuring Max Hodak, Mark Wahlberg, Benchmark partners, and more. Register now to save up to $100 on your pas...

Samoa Prime Minister apologises after Nazi salute video surfaces

Samoa PM has apologised after a video of him resurfaced, showing him leading a Nazi salute and saying ‘Heil Hitler'.

AI glasses face their first major government crackdown

Norway wants time to write permanent rules for glasses that can record bystanders.

Is Iran charging a toll to allow oil traffic through Hormuz?

Crude exports bypassing Hormuz surged in September, yet oil prices remain high. Could a secret fee be the reason?

Before UK Greens, who else has equated Zionism with racism?

Israel condemns the move as the party's vote causes an uproar, including among party members.

OpenAI PR tells journalist to ‘move on’ while asking Sam Altman about a ChatGPT user’s suicide

An OpenAI publicist tried to change the topic of CEO Sam Altman's interview with Vanity Fair's Mark Guiducci after the editor brought up a ChatGPT user's suicid...

Sam Altman says ‘some bad things’ will happen but AI is totally worth it

Sam Altman thinks that the benefits of AI will be so great that "the world should accept some bad things happening" along the way. The OpenAI CEO pointed to hac...

Bolsonaro favourite to win: What Brazil’s first round of elections tells us

Analysts say Flavio Bolsonaro is projected to win the run-off vote on October 25 and become Brazil's next president.

Lionel Messi to join Argentina for farewell match against Benin

The friendly marks a symbolic passing of the torch for a player whose international legacy includes a World Cup title.

In Russia-occupied Oleshky, Ukrainians face hunger, drones and landmines

Ukrainians are turning to weeds for sustenance in a town where bodies are reportedly eaten by feral dogs.

Students continue to protest in France as hundreds of schools close

Education Minister Edouard Geffray said on Sunday about 500 schools likely to be fully or partially closed on Monday.

Zach Bryan smashes Sheeran’s stadium record after defying Kraft on Palestine

Country musician Zach Bryan defied ultra-Zionist billionaire Robert Kraft for his concert last Friday. Singer Ed Sheeran had shamed himself by caving to Kraft a...

UK Green Party votes to define Zionism as ‘racism’

The UK’s Green Party has voted to define Zionism as a form of racism.

Can Safeworld convince people that gen AI robots won’t hurt them?

Safeworld is building digital humans to make sure robots don't hurt the real ones.

WMA members must call for release of detained Palestinian medics

All World Medical Association members have a duty to uphold their commitment to the protection of healthcare workers.

Turning an Overseas Property into Rental Income

If you are an international investor looking to expand your long-term property profits, Ghana offers a stable political and financial environment that can be a ...

Nvidia’s Shield TV Pro just got a $100 price hike

Nvidia's Shield TV streaming boxes are the latest victims of the memory shortage that has seen prices increase dramatically for everything from digital cameras ...

Growing outrage in Japan after US Marine arrested in woman’s killing

The 20-year-old soldier denies the charge as protests held on Okinawa and in Tokyo.

‘Of course it’s racist’: Feinstein shows Green Party how to handle Zionism motion backlash

Andrew Feinstein has given the Green Party an example of how to handle the media and political establishment’s inevitable backlash against the party’s ‘Zionism ...

US abruptly withdraws bombers from UK’s RAF Fairford

The US has abruptly withdrawn all of its aircraft from the UK’s RAF Fairford, citing concerns about a potential attack.

Apple’s new M6 Mac Mini is over $100 off

Really the only negative associated with the new M6-powered Mac Mini is its high price. While the last-gen model debuted at just $599, the faster, but mostly un...

Photos: Yemen’s hospitals struggle to operate amid persistent power outages

Families in Aden endure sleepless nights and spoiled food as blackouts become a defining feature of daily life.

Explaining Hall-effect, TMR, and other new types of "mechanical" switches

Ars Technica's guide to new keyboard sensing technologies.

CNN’s boss will remain as Paramount and WBD merge into Skydance

CNN CEO Mark Thompson will remain at the head of the news network when Paramount's $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition closes this week. Thompson wr...