The release of Dr. Anthony Fauci's pandemic diaries has rekindled the debate over the origins of SARS-CoV-2. Here's how scientists have weighed in.

Federal subsidies that have helped defray insurers' Medicare drug costs will disappear at the end of the year. Millions of beneficiaries could face higher premiums in 2027.

Wildfires in central and eastern Oregon are prompting evacuations and forcing ranchers to scramble to move cattle and find feed as public range land burns. More than a million acres have burned so far. Most fires have little or no containment.

The author and translator of Taiwan Travelogue, the winner of the 2026 International Booker Prize, discuss identity and history amid the debate over Taiwan's colonial ties to Japan and escalating geopolitical pressure from China.

The renowned classics scholar caused a stir when her critical review of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey went viral. Wilson explains her reaction to the film and why she's translating the poem again.

Chitral borders Afghanistan and isn't easy to reach. Breathtaking views abound in this remote mountainous region — as do rockslides and avalanches.

The U.S. and Iran have resumed fighting after Iran attacked U.S. forces in the Middle East yesterday. And, a Senate committee will question Anthony Fauci about the COVID-19 pandemic.

A school district in upstate New York is pausing plans to deploy an AI-powered, humanoid robot in the classroom after state education officials, teachers and local residents raised concerns.

The flare-up on multiple fronts raised the risk of a return to all-out war, underscoring the difficulty of winding down a five-month conflict that has jolted the world economy.

The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday. Fed policymakers say they remain committed to curbing stubborn inflation.

The US military said the strikes were in response to Iran firing missiles at US forces in the Middle East on Tuesday.

The kingdom faces a choice of whether to keep hitting back as a deterrent or to try to de-escalate the situation.

Speaking ahead of a visit to Barrow-in-Furness, the PM seeks to stress the economic benefits of defence spending.

Two girls, aged 5 and 12, were among the six killed in a village near the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, while Kyiv and Poltava also saw fatalities.

After another day of record-breaking temperatures for some parts of England, a cold front is moving in.

Should we embrace air conditioning despite its costs and consequences, and how much should we spend on adapting homes versus cutting carbon?

The Green Party leader has said he made an "inadvertent mistake" when he shared the image with his social media followers.

Study suggests less sugar in early life is good for long-term brain health, but the evidence is not conclusive.

It would be the fifth hold in a row, with the Bank rate standing at 3.75% - the lowest since February 2023.

The Commons' Defence Committee says in a report that the MoD used secrecy as a "shield" against proper expertise.

But AI has come along just in time to cover being dumped by Apple

Redmond now allows only locked-down rigs with joint software and hardware support for its on-prem hyperconverged cloud and Switchzilla won't go there

Capex spending? What? Me worry?

Government agency will use Google Cloud H4D VMs to replace HPE Cray machines

Like a Waymo mated with a Roomba

Meanwhile, the other state-backed foundry, Intel, wraps up RAMP-C defense test chip program

"I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that" is an effective sales pitch for open source

Researcher says months of coordination with Microsoft have yet to produce a robust mitigation

FSB claims Ukrainian spies use chat platform to recruit Russians for sabotage and arson

AIStor keeps context, files, and secrets under customer control so interrupted jobs can pick up where they left off

HAWK withstood years of testing that had yet to uncover a fatal weakness found through Mythos.

Advertisers agreed to “reset” relationship with X.

Government ban on foreign-made robots may hinder instead of help US robotics.

Comcast, accused of negligence, says lawsuit mischaracterized alleged events.

Ars Pro subscribers get customizable layouts along with no ads and no trackers.

Google's new API relies on parents to set age ranges in Family Link.

Musk defends Grok, says Minnesota's nudifying app ban is unconstitutional.

Companies are making sure we have a surplus of options for building qubits.

"We're feeling pretty good about that," Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said.

Microsoft is on a mad dash behind the scenes to patch exploits before hackers find them.