Meta plans to release AI-powered prediction market app, documents show
The company is building an app separate from Facebook and Instagram where people can wager on the outcome of real-world events, using "play money."
A judge says the Kennedy Center must update him on its plans — and address that tarp
A federal judge has ordered the Kennedy Center to update him on programming and operational plans. But with most of the staff gone and many artists booked elsewhere, what shows would they present?
Postal Service says its cash crisis is delayed until at least 2031, but problems loom
The U.S. Postal Service is no longer set to be out of cash in 2027, the agency's head says. But its finances remain shaky as Trump officials keep putting it in political hot water.
Will Texas' new top voting official be a 'disruptor'? Locals are preparing for it
Just ahead of closely contested midterms, Texas is about to get a new top voting official. Many locals there fear the frontrunner is a state lawmaker and pastor with no election experience.
Understanding 'masculinism,' a movement to restore the primacy of men
Masculinism is a belief that feminism emasculates men, and men should be in control while women stay at home raising children. The Atlantic writer Helen Lewis says the movement is becoming mainstream.
US eases restriction on Iran's World Cup team, allowing travel 2 days before next match
The U.S. is easing its restrictions on Iran's World Cup team. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday the squad could travel into the country two days before its next match.
Star Fox Review: Can't quite teach an old Fox new tricks
The Switch 2 Star Fox remake comes with high-effort visuals and a fun battle mode, but its campaign feels stuck in the past.
Greetings from sweltering Switzerland
On the waterfront in Lucerne, Switzerland, soccer fans watched jumbo TVs showing a World Cup match played an ocean away. But the air felt more like the tropics.
U.N. nuclear chief says inspectors will visit Iran, but Iran says only after final deal
The head of the U.N.'s atomic agency said Iran's nuclear enrichment sites would be inspected as part of the interim deal. Iran insists any such visit would only come after a final deal.
Congress passes major housing bill. And, Mamdani-backed candidates sweep NYC primaries
Congress has passed the largest housing affordability bill in decades. And all three candidates endorsed by New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani have won their primaries.
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How Brazil won in Miami to finish top of Group C
Scotland's hopes of reaching the knockout stages of the World Cup for the first time are in significant peril with calamitous defending allowed Brazil to win 3-0 in Miami and finish top of Group C.
Watch: Moment quake shakes Venezuela, causing widespread damage and evacuations
Video filmed by BBC reporters and contributors shows the aftermath, as frantic residents evacuate.
UK sees hottest June day on record as 36.1C recorded in Hampshire
Heat records were broken when temperatures soared across southern England on Wednesday afternoon.
How to cope in a heatwave - according to you
From what to wear to getting a restful night's sleep, you share your tips for beating the heat.
Obesity cases rising fastest in young adults
Experts say the cost of living, pandemic and boom in unhealthy food are behind the rise in cases.
'From excitement to emptiness': Families affected by largest NHS maternity scandal tell their stories
Families explain how they became part of the biggest maternity scandal in NHS history.
VAT cut on theme parks and kids' meals comes into force
The government will reduce tax from 20% to 5% on a range of attractions as schools begin to break-up.
Trump accuses big oil firms of price-gouging drivers
The president named Shell, ExxonMobil, BP and Chevron when talking to reporters about a probe into fuel prices.
Michael Barrymore TikTok videos prompt concern over filming on smart glasses
A shop worker tells the BBC he unexpectedly appeared in a video Barrymore uploaded on social media.
Elon Musk loses trillionaire status as global tech rout hits SpaceX
Elon Musk lost his trillionaire status on Tuesday after a brutal global tech rout erased billions from his wealth.
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Companies are not looking before they're leaping into the AI playpen
93% of organizations report infrastructure incidents attributable to AI
The hits keep on coming for Cisco vulnerabilities
CVE-2026-20230 under exploitation, while an earlier SD-WAN 0-day looks even worse than we thought
Qualcomm claims it's not too late for Dragonfly to land in datacenters
Oh, Snap(dragon): DC chief says the mobile-chip giant sees bit barns as its next growth market
Loop engineering, latest AI buzzword, still needs humans in the loop
Prompting less and automating more comes with a price
OpenAI gets chippy with Broadcom
Jalapeño is the latest announcement that attempts to portray OpenAI as more than a race-to-the-bottom model maker
Microsoft uses AI to link two malware operations in racketeering suit
200+ C2 servers linked to StealC and Amadey shut down
Windows 11 turns five, leaving some important lessons for Microsoft
Maybe sometimes users know best
Deno project is going to add cross-platform desktop apps in next major update
Feature is not yet stable, but will offer easy conversion of web applications
Boffin claims Microsoft's supposed quantum leap does not compute due to 'basic Python errors'
Nature paper argues researchers cherry-picked data. Redmond insists its work is sound
Medical diagnosis AIs can be tricked into telling whose data trained them
Did you read all the documents you signed last time you had a medical test?
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Hotly anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI will cost more than other AAA games
GTA6 might be an outlier, though—at least for now.
OpenAI and Broadcom announce chip designed for LLM inference at scale
The silicon race is heating up amid the struggle to keep up with demand.
13 years and $500 million for a stage adapter? Report justifies NASA cancellations.
"Contract values for these efforts ballooned from nearly $2.8 billion to $5.9 billion."
US ends hantavirus outbreak response with no answers on draconian quarantines
We still don't know why RFK Jr. overruled CDC expert to order strict quarantines.
One-two punch delivered in global operation disrupts cybercrime "assembly line"
"Operation Endgame" simultaneously disrupts two widely used crime tools.
Underpromise, overdeliver? Hands-on with the $24,950 Slate auto.
It has 205 miles of bare-bones range.
Disney agreed to $50M settlement over claims it made live-TV streaming expensive
Lawsuit alleged Disney inflated market prices by making carriers include ESPN.
Experimental wine bottle tracks oxygen moving through the cork
The small bit of air in the bottle sees oxygen and other chemicals move in and out.
FCC plans ID mandate that could block anonymous use of prepaid burner phones
Privacy advocates and domestic violence groups say ID mandate is a big mistake.
Formula E reveals first calendar for GEN4 with lots of real race tracks
Brands Hatch, COTA, and Zandvoort will all hold an e-Prix in 2027.