U.S. restrictions on Chinese drones are leaving police departments in the lurch
The U.S. government is trying to end the dominance of high-quality, low-cost drones made in China. But more restrictions mean higher costs for cash-strapped police forces that rely on those drones.
Here's what to know if you're unsure about your measles immunity status
Vaccination is the best way to protect yourself against measles. For most adults, one shot of the MMR is considered enough protection. But there are certain situations that call for a second dose.
Trump says Russia and Ukraine agree to an 'energy ceasefire'
President Trump said Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an "energy ceasefire," but he offered no details on it and Kyiv reported attacks by Moscow on energy sites after his statement.
Tropical Storm Rachel downgraded as high winds and rain turn inward
Forecasters say the storm, which brought heavy rain and coastal flooding, is a preview of what may be in store as California braces for a possibly record-setting El Niño.
Pope Leo XIV to undergo lung surgery this week
Pope Leo XIV said he would undergo surgery after doctors found a "localized nodule" in his lung.
Hurricane Simon pounds resorts and vulnerable towns along Mexico's Pacific coast
Hurricane Simon pounded Mexico's Pacific coast as a Category 3 storm on Sunday, as its most powerful winds and rain slammed people living between the Sierra Madre and the ocean.
Justice Department investigates TV networks, citing possible anti-trust violations
The move escalates Trump's fight with the press amid court battle over barring CNN, Politico and MS NOW from the White House.
Don't be scared: Being afraid is outright fun, and maybe useful
Listeners of NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday may already know that host Ayesha Rascoe loves horror. But why do scream queens (and kings) like her like what's frightening? The answer may surprise you.
She was a global star: Teen bikes 700 miles carrying injured dad. Where is she now?
Her epic ride — carrying her injured dad on her $20 hot pink bicycle — made headlines. Promises were made — financial help, training for a cycling career, even a movie deal. Were any of them kept?
Sweating the details: Sauna's potential health benefits draw scientists' interest
A group of international researchers is pushing to rigorously study the potential health benefits of sauna and other heat therapies. They hope to bring scientific legitimacy to the age-old practices.
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Deloitte helped in falsifying documents to evade tax on Abramovich’s wealth, BBC finds
Backdated paperwork also made the Russian oligarch’s yachts and mansions disappear from accounts, investigation finds.
Rejecting closer EU ties would be dereliction of duty, PM to say
Addressing the Commons, Burnham is expected to say that a new deal with the EU could help tackle illegal immigration and boost economic growth.
Russell Brand arrives at court for start of rape trial
The 51-year-old actor and comedian denies charges of rape and sexual assault against six women.
One killed, 11 injured in second Houthi strike on Riyadh airport in two days
The Saudi capital has been hit by multiple attacks from the Iran-backed Yemeni group over the weekend.
Reform pledges to suspend asylum system for up to five years and deport claimants
All asylum applications would be rejected and existing ones voided, with all claimants marked for deportation.
Watch moment orangutan family released back into the wild after Borneo fires
The critically endangered apes were rescued from intense wildfires that destroyed their habitat in August and September.
Burnham says it is 'clear' Russia interfered with Brexit vote
The prime minister says voters were not "sufficiently" informed about how foreign actors sought to disrupt UK democracy.
Wildlife park closed for third day after tiger attack
Yorkshire Wildlife Park remains shut after a man was fatally attacked by a tiger on Saturday.
Healey faces £35bn Budget challenge to meet spending pledges, says think tank
The Institute for Fiscal Studies says the government will need a "top-up" of billions of pounds if it wants to meet its spending plans.
Sinn Féin ministers facing no-confidence vote after Drumcree dispute
The motion against Michelle O'Neill and three other Sinn Féin ministers will be debated after receiving the backing of unionist parties last week.
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When you just need to build a tiny desktop app: TinyJS
How a micro JavaScript runtime uses native OS webviews to shrink the desktop footprint.
Celebrating the brilliant pragmatism of TCP/IP, the wiring of the world
Nothing this old should scale this well. Yet here these words are
Raspberry Pi Desktop catches up with Debian 13 after 4-year wait
Want a lightweight GUI OS for an old PC? Try this first
To save paper, mainframe tech ruined a week of work
While three bosses looked on, our hero made a very expensive mistake
AI systems are fully capable of carrying out nightmare attacks against infrastructure and nobody's ready
Meanwhile, AI agents move robotic arms, 'make OT device operator screens lie'
HPE's networking boss says AI will handle all trouble tickets without humans in two years
And you'll trust agents to do that for the same reason you no longer worry about automatic transmissions
Researchers work out how to control 2D semiconductor growth for future chips
Korean boffins use oxygen to stop crystals forming in the wrong places, aiming to get tech to commercial sector by 2030
Two characters open up a world of typosquatting opportunities in Chromium browsers
Attackers abusing rare Cyrillic and Latin letters to impersonate popular websites
EC users should be afraid of a US kill switch - not some new software
EU executive branch is building a sovereign backup with
Element, not replacing Teams. Not yet anyway
Stack Overflow survey finds devs hooked on AI, but not totally sold on its judgment
Source attribution matters to 79% of respondents – handy for a company licensing its Q&A archive to model builders
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Review: 4-hour Musk documentary feels like two different films
Alex Gibney's provocative film is compelling but overlong, and there's not much new here for Ars readers.
Prime Video unveils Blade Runner 2099 full trailer at NYCC
Also: new trailer for Godzilla Minus Zero, the sequel to Takashi Yamazaki’s kaiju epic Godzilla Minus One
One with the world? A new look at brains transformed by psychedelics.
Participants meditated inside an MRI tube, with and without psilocybin.
Neanderthal wooden tools from Spain found preserved in stone
Dissolved rock precipitated around the tools, which then decayed.
Ukraine’s drones knock out AI data center belonging to "Russia’s Google"
One damaged data center has supercomputers used for training Yandex’s AI model.
A Cray-1 supercomputer replica from 30 "obsolete" Mac Minis
Stylish upcycling, with a retro flair, at Spain's Museo de Historia de la Computación.
NASA issues long-awaited call to industry for private space stations
"We’ve made it clear that NASA will never give up its presence in low Earth orbit."
What's been driving Hawaii's lava fountains?
Before the lava fountains started, the ground was expanding by half a meter a day.
AI coding agents generate more code, but not more software
Study finds coding efficiency gains get "absorbed" by human review "bottleneck."
Outrage grows as CDC reportedly poised to fund "unethical" vaccine trial
CDC allocated $1.6M for study on alleged harms of hepatitis B vaccine.