Greetings from Lahore, Pakistan, whose high court offers an oasis for chatter and chai
The Lahore High Court is a near-perfect specimen of British South Asian colonial architecture and its main square is a pleasant spot shaded by banyan trees.
DIY fertilizer is a blessing as farmers face steep prices due to the Iran war
It's hard enough being a small-scale farmer. Then the Iran war drove up fertilizer prices. So farmers are using a traditional Asian recipe to make their own. They call it a "labor of love."
U.S. moves long-range bombers from U.K. And, Israel allegedly warned before Oct. 7
A possible Iranian threat led the U.S. to remove long-range bombers from a U.K. base. And, Israelis are learning that their prime minister may have been warned before the Oct. 7 attacks.
Who will win the 2026 Nobel Prize in economics?
A thinly traded prediction market offers a starting point. We explore potential winners and the big ideas that could earn them economics' biggest prize.
Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai win Nobel Prize in chemistry
Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis.
Over 1,000 children are buried at juvenile detention centers nationwide
Researchers uncovered the graves of more than 1,000 children next to juvenile detention facilities in 29 states. At one Maryland gravesite, 230 Black boys are buried.
An early flu season means it might be time to think about a flu shot
Flu season typically starts in October or November. But it looks like the flu started to pick up in September this year.
'Medicare for All' message attracts midterm voters buckling under medical bills
Midterm candidates are talking up Medicare for All, and in a poll 2 out of 3 Americans said they support it. The phrase speaks to a desire for radical change, though many don't really know what it is.
3 years on, Israelis grapple with reports Netanyahu was warned before Oct. 7 attacks
On the three-year mark since the Hamas-led deadly attack, Israelis are grappling with reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was repeatedly warned by regional allies ahead of time.
Deep in Appalachia, a rail-to-trail project builds bipartisan support for a bridge
The Trump administration has been hostile to federal spending on bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure. But there's bipartisan support for a multiuse trail that would connect Ohio and West Virginia.
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Man admits sexually assaulting woman drugged by husband
The husband is accused of inviting 13 other men to abuse her at their family home in Greater Manchester.
How did Christa Pike survive two lethal injections - and what happens now?
The convicted killer of Colleen Slemmer is said to be awake and speaking in hospital in Tennessee after an execution attempt.
Ex-bankers jailed for rigging rates have convictions quashed
Jay Merchant, Jonathan Mathew, Philippe Moryoussef, Alex Pabon, Colin Bermingham had their convictions overturned by the Court of Appeal.
Man jailed for killing ex days after his release
Robert Sabat is given a 17-year-minimum jail term for the fatal stabbing of his former partner.
Watch: France halts use of stun grenades after boy's hand blown off in student protests
France has halted the use of stun grenades after a 15-year-old boys hand was blown off during student protests.
Five arrested for inciting racial hatred outside Jewish group's headquarters, says Met
The Met Police say a "spontaneous protest" was staged outside the office of the Board of Deputies.
Chemistry Nobel awarded for solving mystery of life's asymmetry
The prize was given to the French and Japanese scientists for solving the mystery of life's asymmetry.
Royal Mail plans to cut 2,500 jobs
The postal service firm wants to cut head office and other non-frontline jobs by the end of 2027.
Widdecombe suspect accused of trying to break into Farage's home
Joshua Kerry, 28, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court and was remanded in custody.
Rob Burrow would be proud of knighthood - Sinfield
Sir Kevin Sinfield is knighted by the Prince of Wales at Windsor Castle.
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Europe's mobile operators sell fewer phones but gain share as budget market shrivels
Contract purchases hold up better than independent retail sales, with Apple overtaking Samsung in the carrier channel
Nine in 10 VMware customers eye the exit as licensing bills bite
Rimini Street-sponsored survey finds 48% have no plans to move workloads to Broadcom's preferred subscription platform
Dutch tax office ditches Microsoft 365 cloud for on-premises alternative
Email and calendars move in-house in 2027, with European open source tools to follow
FortiBleed still a bleeding nuisance as FBI confirms ongoing attacks
Tens of thousands more victims and more ransomware groups getting in on the act
Rails originator roasted over Rust boosterism
David Heinemeier Hansson's agent-coded bakeoff produced curious results
COSMIC shuts the door on AI code as GNOME debates letting bug reports in
System76 demands human-written contributions, while a rival desktop developer argues bot-found flaws are too valuable to ignore
From reactive to proactive: How endpoint monitoring is fixing broken meeting rooms
SPONSORED FEATURE: Cloud-based telemetry is turning meeting rooms into managed endpoints, letting IT teams anticipate failures rather than scramble once users complain
South Korean president calls for creation of tools that stop all cyber-attacks
'Complete security paradigm refresh' needed for the AI era
Microsoft defines its Azure instance lifecycle, without any info about timing
Redmond explains how VMs die, but not when you can expect that to happen
Anthropic reconfigures its cool kids security program
Company's Project Glasswing and Cyber Verification Program metamorphose into triple tier threat hunting club
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Drones sink ships near NATO countries in “unacceptable” attacks, EU says
Two cargo ships have sunk, one ship was afire, and sailors are dead or missing.
OpenAI will watermark ChatGPT outputs by default—but only in the EU
Like other solutions, it is not especially reliable, and it's easy to circumvent.
HBO Max, Paramount+, and Discovery+ "will unify into a single service”
A combined service could lead to higher prices.
It looks like the Atlantic storm season may finally produce a hurricane
To date, this Atlantic tropics year has been exceptionally quiet.
Hackers obtain counterfeit TLS certificates for Google and other large services
Compromise of 3 domain registries allows hackers to walk off with unauthorized certs.
Paramount completes $111B Warner merger, creating “Skydance” behemoth
Paramount now owns Warner Bros. as last-ditch effort to stop $111B merger fails.
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Amazon kills Alexa’s ability to control Echo speakers' AUX input
Amazon hasn't made an Echo with a 3.5mm port in six years.
Neutrino physicist wins 2026 Nobel Physics Prize
Francis Halzen of University of Wisconsin-Madison led development of IceCube Neutrino Observatory.
Googlebook "Better Together" phone features don't work with Samsung at launch
Googlebooks require Android 17, but Samsung's Android 17 phones won't work yet.