Takeaways from Iowa's primaries. And, DOJ nixes Trump's 'anti-weaponization' fund
Polls have now closed in six states that held primary elections yesterday. Here are the key takeaways. And, the Justice Department has scrapped plans for Trump's "anti-weaponization" fund.
President Trump seeks control of science funding
The White House Office of Management and Budget is moving to take more control of billions of dollars in federal grants. Critics say the proposed change would jeopardize the integrity of U.S. science.
Ukrainian drones strike a St. Petersburg oil terminal ahead of Putin visit
Ukrainian drones struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg and set it ablaze, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as the city hosted an annual economic forum promoted by President Putin.
The White House's new site about 'aliens' has nothing to do with UFOs
The site compares undocumented immigrants to extraterrestrials, refers to people as "it," and says "they do not belong here"
The world is connected by copper. It's a huge target for thieves
The value of copper is rising, and thieves can make money by stripping it from phone poles, streetlights and EV chargers. But those thefts cost the rest of us.
We finally know enough about how the brain breaks to focus on fixing it, experts say
The Allen Institute in Seattle says scientists have now learned enough about how the brain works to start fixing it when it breaks.
California's primary for governor is undecided as candidates vie to be in the top two
Republicans and Democrats all compete together in the unusual primary to set the one-on-one race in November. Two Democrats and one Republican were in close contention.
Iran and the US trade strikes in the Persian Gulf, further testing the ceasefire
Kuwait briefly shut the country's main airport after Iranian drones heavily damaged it and killed one person, the latest in a series of attacks by Iran and the U.S. that have tested a fragile truce.
Why one of the cities most dependent on the Colorado River now has water for sale
Once one of the most dependent on the Colorado River, San Diego now may have water to sell to states that are seeing their supplies from the shrinking river cut.
Iowa voters pick their nominees for competitive general elections
Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek will face Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson in the Senate race. For governor, Democrat state Auditor Rob Sand and Republican businessman Zach Lahn move on to November.
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Royal Navy helicopter crash 'deeply worrying' time for families, says PM
The Ministry of Defence says an investigation into the incident is under way.
Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg as Putin's flagship economic forum opens
Several long-range drones struck oil storage facilities near in the city, days before Vladimir Putin is due to address the event.
US and Iran launch new strikes, as Kuwait says airport hit by Iranian drones
Kuwait says one person is dead after drones hit civilian buildings including its international airport.
Giorgio Locatelli replaces John Torode as co-host of Celebrity MasterChef
The Italian restauranteur will join Grace Dent on the series, following Torode's exit last year.
How a content creator tried to use a YouTube alibi to get away with murder
Stephen McCullagh, 36, of Woodland Gardens in Lisburn, will serve at least 31 years in prison for the murder of his pregnant partner Natalie McNally.
Three-quarters of workers not on track for 'moderate' pension income, report suggests
A newly-published report suggests a moderate lifestyle in retirement costs £32,700 for one person and £45,400 for two.
Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland app users hit by outage
"We're aware some customers are having issues with our app and online banking. We're really sorry about this," Lloyds Bank posted on X.
British soldier killed in Iraq training exercise was 'devoted family-man'
Lance Corporal James Stewart Freeman, 29, died on Sunday during a joint training exercise in Erbil with the US
The 18 creatures in the running to be on the new banknotes
The Bank of England is asking the public which animals should appear on future banknotes.
Police sent personal details to the wrong person, says alleged Al Fayed victim
Joanna Brittan says notes about her alleged abuse were sent by the Met to another alleged victim in error.
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Citation, please! UK regulator slaps Google with new publishing rules for search
Action follows Chocolate Factory's changes to AI search results
UK banks offered access to OpenAI’s GPT-5.5 amid exclusion from Anthropic’s Glasswing expansion
150 new organizations inducted to cyber’s Soho House, including the first outside the US
ZTE and partners nurture global ICT talent through 2026 engineering capacity building program
Global ICT experts gather in Shenzhen to master cutting-edge engineering practices and foster international collaboration
Automattic's CMS empire shows cracks as WordPress share falls
Web publishing giant remains dominant, but 6 straight months of decline suggest era of uninterrupted growth may be over
UK lawmakers call on government to ditch Palantir NHS contract
Lock-in to a small number of suppliers holding up digital government plans, committee says
TypeScript devs no longer need to tangle with C# to use Aspire dev stack after Microsoft update
Aspire is a powerful tool for developers but not well understood – and pure TypeScript AppHost may broaden its appeal
'Dumbass' criminal breaks the 'first rule of ransomware club'
You don't infect anyone in Russia or other CIS countries
Contentful is a shot in the arm for Salesforce's 'headless' bet
Lacking an enterprise content layer for Headless 360, CRM titan went shopping
Trump's AI E-(I)-O could let feds pick winners and losers
Government gets a say in 'trusted partner' access, and that worries policy experts
Cisco sings Mythos' praises - but doesn't say how many bugs the model uncovered
Meanwhile, Anthropic adds 150 partners to Project Glasswing
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How long will it take to rebuild Blue Origin's launch pad? We asked some SpaceX vets.
"Everyone is in a place where it’s no fun to be there."
Male bowerbirds prefer to dazzle females with bright human-made items
"It’s a reminder of how human activity is changing the natural world in unanticipated ways.”
Microsoft plans Linux tools and an RTX Spark desktop for Windows developers
One hardware announcement and several software highlights from Microsoft Build.
Microsoft's Project Solara is an Android OS designed for agents instead of apps
Microsoft missed the boat on apps, so get ready for agents.
Amazon-owned Ring should pay Americans for scanning their faces, lawsuit says
Lawsuit: Ring cameras scan guests and passersby and use AI to identify faces.
If I had a hammer... it might actually be a rhino tooth
Neanderthals had some wild stuff in their toolkits.
Feds failing in bid to take a supercomputer from a climate research center
The National Center for Atmospheric Research won't be losing its supercomputer.
Mathematicians warn of AI threats to profession as industry encroaches
International Mathematical Union endorses warning about tech industry influence.
Android phones will soon be able to detect spoofed calls and impersonation scams
Google's June Android feature drop includes more scam detection, more AirDrop, and yes, more AI.
The truth lies in the past in Silo S3 trailer
"We do not know when it will be safe to go outside. We only know that day is not this day."