School districts face a back-to-school math problem: The high price of diesel
With the war in Iran driving up fuel prices, diesel is now nearly $5.60 a gallon, affecting school districts at the start of the year.
Before an emergency hearing, the Kennedy Center's board threatens to demolish it
A lawsuit seeks to block President Trump's name from going back on the center. The center's board warns that if renovation plans don't go forward, it may be demolished.
Jon Ossoff, usually a head down senator, has found a formula to excite Democrats
Ossoff should be among the most vulnerable Senate incumbents this year. Instead, the Georgia Democrat has opened a steady lead in polls and is increasingly seen as a potential 2028 contender.
Tech companies and local officials are covering data center talks in NDAs
Nondisclosure agreements covered up negotiations between a tech company and several local and state officials, surprising local residents. It's a tactic used around the country in data center deals.
Andrew Tate is seeking bail in his extradition fight. Here's why that's unlikely
There's a fear that people facing international extradition granted bail could flee. Andrew Tate and his brother face a total of 59 criminal charges in the U.K., including rape and human trafficking.
Nuclear regulator prepares to abandon decades-old radiation safety rule
A push by President Trump could mean the elimination of a safety standard designed to keep radiation exposure as low as possible.
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Trump faces mounting pressure at home and abroad, Meta and states agree to $17 billion settlement in child safety trial, death toll continues to rise after flash flood hit area of Nepal and China.
Why Meta's settlement could be an 'inflection point' for reining in Big Tech
2026 has already brought a wave of setbacks for social media giants as pressure grows on Big Tech from regulators and lawmakers around the world.
FDA approves landmark pancreatic cancer drug that's shown to improve survival
U.S. health officials have approved a groundbreaking pancreatic cancer drug that offers a new approach to treating the deadly form of cancer, by blocking a protein that fuels tumor growth in the vast majority of cases.
Official leading Trump's Gaza ceasefire effort criticizes Israel for its attacks
The official in charge of President Trump's ceasefire plan for Gaza criticized Israel for its attacks on the Palestinian territory and warned that the alternative to the U.S. proposal is the next war.
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Watch: How a glacial collapse caused devastation downstream
At least 270 people have died in the massive flash floods, while more than 800 others are missing.
Two teenagers, 13 and 14, among 33 UK nationals missing in disaster
Nepali police says 270 bodies have been recovered, while over 800 are still missing in total, according to authorities.
Residents need to feel safe after deadly crash and fire near Middlesbrough, council leader says
Teesside MPs and a council leader say communities need to feel safe after the incidents over the past week.
In pictures: The dotty world of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, who has died aged 97
Kusama was known for creating extraordinary immersive worlds that delighted millions of visitors.
Top Gear to return to TV four years after Flintoff crash, BBC confirms
The show was "rested" after co-host Andrew Flintoff was injured in a crash during filming in 2022.
Norway's royal family gathers at King Harald's bedside as his condition worsens
The 89-year-old has been in hospital for over a week receiving treatment for a rare blood condition.
Plug-in solar panels are coming to a shop near you - here's what to know
The UK government claimes panels could help homes "significantly cut" energy bills.
World's first patient to undergo live AI-assisted brain surgery has tumour removed
Without brain surgery guided by live AI assistance, Rhys Hibbert could have lost his sight to a tumour.
Thunderstorm warnings continue for parts of UK with more rain expected
The Met Office has updated its yellow warnings for Thursday with the chance of flash flooding and travel disruption across England and Wales.
What we know so far
Hundreds have died in flooding and landslides on the border of Nepal and Tibet.
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Want to lead Whitehall's AI strategy? AI experience is not essential
Track record is merely desirable for the person tasked with shaping UK.gov's skills blueprint for 550,000 civil servants
AROS, the FOSS recreation of AmigaOS, comes to Raspberry Pi
Plus: new official Amiga-branded hardware is coming
Check out the width of that Debian display
Somebody might be aware, but does anyone care?
AI use among UK teachers doubles, but working hours still don't come down
F- for AI in test of reducing burden of teacher workload
You could own AI.slop, if applicant for new global top-level domains get their way
Resistance is futile: .borg is on the list, along with .itiswhatitis, .therapy, and.hype. If that’s scary, might a cup of .tea help?
Nutanix built $20m AI cluster to reduce use of Copilot and Claude, expects ROI in a year
Also thinks Arm can give it a hand on the edge during RAMpocalypse
FBI seizes hacking tools it says China used to attack NASA, DOE, US Senate and other critical networks
Beijing's botnets busted.
OpenAI explains how its naughty AI agents attacked Hugging Face
Biz describes its act of automated irresponsibility as 'a warning shot'
Meta's new MTIA 400 chip has a split personality: Training AI and serving ads
Faster than Blackwell, but still no replacement for AMD or Nvidia ... yet
Kubernetes cleans house, bins legacy kube-dns, IPVS, and cgroup v1
K8s 1.37 also unsticks a Metrics API that has been lodged in beta status for nine years
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RIP, Tim Curry: Ars remembers his top 10 iconic performances
A dashing pirate, a butler, a killer clown, an alien mad scientist in drag—the man had range.
AI agents meant to replace Meta workers made “large-scale, disruptive actions”
Report shows Meta's challenges replacing people with AI agents.
New Twitter launches, says Musk's X gave up the name
Judge hasn't ruled on X Corp’s preliminary injunction, but Operation Bluebird plows ahead
Meta settles states' child-safety claims for $18B; Florida rejects deal as "peanuts"
Meta to impose daily limit on child social media use in deal with nearly every state.
Florida Catholics slap down state AG by rejecting religious vaccine exemptions
The bishops' snub comes as the state continues to attack vaccines.
Google announces Gemini 3.5 Transcribe for AI-powered speech-to-text
The AI that powers Gboard's Rambler is coming to more Google products, including Chrome.
The Porsche 911 GT3 Touring punches above its weight class
The "everyday" GT3 delivers, despite looming regulations and an ever-inflating price tag.
Xbox’s new disc-to-digital program gives physical games a digital future
"Most" Xbox One and Series X games are compatible; discs will still work after being claimed.
Court blocks Trump FCC order that could flood broadcast TV with more election ads
Republicans demanded that parties and fundraising committees be given lowest ad rates.
Researchers get two genetic codes to work at the same time
Messing with the genetic code might have gotten a bit easier to do.