Employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs in a sign of a wilting labor market
U.S. employers cut 23,000 jobs in July, and job gains for the two previous months were weaker than initially reported, according to a report Friday from the Labor Department.
A new vaccine could vanquish a major cause of deadly diarrheal disease
Over 1 million people a year die from diarrheal disease. Nearly half are kids under age 5. A new vaccine in trials offers great hope.
Trump targets birthright citizenship. And, Iran aims to ban U.S. from Strait of Hormuz
President Trump says he has signed two new orders targeting birthright citizenship. And, Iran is aiming to ban U.S. ships from the Strait of Hormuz.
Kalshi and Polymarket bets on clinical trials criticized as 'ghastly'
Researchers warn betting on clinical trials could incentivize insider trading and interfere with drug development. But Kalshi and Polymarket say they provide valuable information to patients.
Everyone's talking about hormone therapy for menopause. Should I be on it?
For years, doctors advised against hormone therapy for women in the menopausal transition. Now everyone's talking about how great it is. Is it really a wonder drug that women should all be on?
Who or what is 'taking a step back from visibility'? The quiz knows
Plus, if you know what "TMZ" stands for, you'll get at least on question right this week!
Amid cost of living stress, many parents are supporting children well into adulthood
Polls show most Americans think young adults today have it harder financially than past generations. A majority of parents help their grown children with expenses, even if it hurts their own finances.
Besieged Sudanese city faces relentless drone strikes and risk of mass atrocities, U.N. warns
Hundreds of thousands of civilians in el-Obeid are being battered by relentless drone strikes and face critical water shortages and a worsening cholera outbreak, while women and girls are reporting high rates of sexual violence.
When tragedy strikes, America's wildland firefighters ask, was it 'somebody that we loved?'
Deaths and close calls while fighting wildfires have strained an already on-edge workforce. They've also raised questions about policies and priorities amid an intense wildfire season.
Morning news brief
Trump issues new orders to limit birthright citizenship, Iran shares details of an agreement with Oman to reopen Strait of Hormuz, Trump under pressure to find a breakthrough with Iran.
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Jason Arday's Cambridge appointment to be part of wider senior hiring review
Prof Priyamvada Gopal, who is part of the group, says Cambridge should not be "marking its own homework".
Officer who led PC Harper investigation 'appalled' killers could be released early
Former Det Sup Stuart Blaik, who led the investigation into the police officer's death, has publicly shared his views on the case for the first time.
England footballer Ivan Toney charged with assault at Soho nightclub
The 30-year-old former Brentford striker is due to appear in court next month.
How a 90-second power outage sparked chaos for rail commuters
The incident raised questions about how a disrupted power supply can have such a widespread impact.
Data breach investigation into Minnie Merriman's medical records
Minnie Merriman, from West Yorkshire, died after being found seriously injured at an industrial estate in Arbroath.
Madonna and Blur producer William Orbit dies aged 69
The British producer helped to reinvigorate Madonna's career and also worked with All Saints and U2.
Norway call for Infantino to resign as Mexico and Argentina back president
The Norwegian Football Federation calls for Fifa president Gianni Infantino to resign after he attempted to sell off stakes in the World Cup.
Arrests in Norfolk town as disorder continues for third night
The arrests follow disturbances linked to anti-immigration protests in the market town.
Brothers jailed for killing man and injuring his son while racing cars home
Abubakr Ben Yusaf and Umar Ben Yusaf were racing near Welshpool, Powys, in November 2024.
Divers find 162-year-old Guinness in shipwreck off the English coast
Samples from the bottle have been sent for analysis, with researchers hoping to learn more about what the stout would have tasted like.
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Microsoft tosses Teams Live chat into its feature graveyard
Website support widget lasted 18 months before Redmond ended the conversation
Attacker phished way into US defense supplier's Microsoft 365 account
Intruder gained access to engineering files and potentially export-controlled technical data
Intrusion at US healthcare software provider puts 3.8M people's data at risk
Unlimited Technology Systems says names, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and insurance details may have been swiped
'Asimov was right' about rules for robots, says ex-US Cyber Director
Humans will get the AI models they deserve
Cop who used police system to snoop for info on crook pals sentenced for Computer Misuse Act offenses
Former Merseyside police officer sacked after failing to declare he was 'too close' with the wrong crowd
Sysadmin summoned to explain italics – to a user with at least two degrees
What an idiot
China launches mysterious probe into security of Palo Alto Networks' products
Beijing’s not saying why, which is just what happened when it investigated Micron
‘Humans will be a rounding error on the internet’ says Cloudflare exec
Machine-generated traffic to surge 1000x in five years, while we meatbags keep clicking away slowly
How the famed USENIX Security conf is managing a flood of papers in the AI era
AI usage is evident but isn't yet a serious problem
AMD acquires AI chip startup Taalas to boost inference performance by etching models into silicon
Early tech demos show model-specific integrated circuits churning out up to 17,000 tokens a second
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ByteDance trains massive AI model in bid to rival Anthropic
TikTok owner training a model with 10 trillion parameters.
The world's biggest solar telescope caught vortexes on the Sun's surface
We expected them to be there, but they had previously been too small to see.
Trump is losing his war on wind power
A court rules that a hold on all wind projects clearly violates the law.
Remembering the pre-Google web, when search was an experiment
"Most people have completely forgotten how chaotic it really was."
Organ donation group accused of trying to take living man's organs faces shutdown
The organization, Network for Hope, "strongly disagrees" with Trump admin's decision.
Explosive drone found hovering near Ukrainian cargo aircraft at German airport
Russian attack? Explosive drone targeted parked aircraft at Leipzig airport.
X wants to keep suing advertisers, asks 5th Circuit to overrule district judge
Musk continues appeal despite court loss and settlement with advertiser group.
Suno hopes to go legit with watermarks for AI-generated music
Suno plans watermarks and download limits to stop "large-scale abuse."
Anthropic will design its own hardware to power Claude
Anthropic and OpenAI are racing to scale up while reducing dependence on Nvidia.
Large genome models used to design new viruses
The AI system makes genetically distant versions of a bacteria-killing virus.