Facebook and Instagram's parent company has been investing huge sums of money in AI, but it lags behind competitors.
After the Kars4Kids ad is banned in California, we check in on nostalgic jingles past
A California judge has given Kars4Kids 30 days to either take its ads off the air or update them to disclose its affiliations to a Jewish charity based in the Northeast.
U.S. grand jury indicts Raul Castro, ex-Cuban president
The 94-year-old former leader of Cuba faces several charges, including four counts of murder for an attack on a humanitarian group more than 30 years ago.
Bipartisan home affordability bill passes the House
The bill is meant to encourage home construction, and would ban corporate investors from buying up more homes to rent out.
The Justice Department gives Trump an unprecedented settlement
D.O.J. gave Trump and his family immunity from tax audits and set up a $1.8 billion fund for victims of "government weaponization." Former government lawyer Andrew Weissmann explains the settlement.
The San Diego mosque shooting victims remembered as 'heroes' for protecting children
Amin Abdullah, Nadir Awad and Mansour Kaziha distracted and delayed two gunmen at the Islamic Center of San Diego. Their actions saved the many children and staff inside the mosque and cost them their lives.
Greetings from Bali, where a kecak dance shows the triumph of good over evil
The kecak dance involves a retelling of one of the stories in the Ramayana, the Hindu epic poem. At the story's climax, there is an eruption of fire as tufts of dried coconut husks are set aflame.
A rare Ebola strain is spreading with no vaccine. Here's what you need to know
This outbreak is being called "the perfect storm." How did it start, what are the characteristics of the strain that's causing it and how much of a threat is it to global health?
Barney Frank, former congressman and gay-rights pioneer, dies at 86
The former congressman was politically engaged until the end. As GBH reports, Even in hospice, Frank was actively working to spread the message of his forthcoming book, "The Hard Path to Unity: Why We Must Reform the Left to Rescue Democracy."
How one Oregon city has raised a billion dollars for climate change
The Portland Clean Energy Fund has raised a billion dollars for climate change action via a retail tax on large corporations in the city. Other cities are starting to shape similar funds.
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Women who died in sea off Brighton were sisters
Paying tribute, their father says "no words can truly describe the pain of losing three daughters".
Russian jets 'dangerously' intercept RAF spy plane over Black Sea
The unarmed Rivet Joint surveillance aircraft was conducting a "routine international flight" during the incidents, the Ministry of Defence says.
Fuel duty freeze extended until the end of the year
Fuel duty was initially cut by 5p in March 2022, under the Conservative government.
Supermarkets hit back over pressure to cap price of milk, bread and eggs
A minister confirms talks have taken place but says there will be no mandatory cap on essential food prices.
Streeting warns Labour risks losing fight against nationalism
The former health secretary quit last week, saying he'd lost confidence in Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's leadership.
Channel 4 boss 'deeply sorry' over MAFS UK rape allegations
Priya Dogra says a Panorama which included allegations from former cast members was "very troubling" to watch.
Men given life terms after woman shot dead at wake
Michelle Sadio was caught in the crossfire as shots were fired at mourners outside a wake.
Rosenberg: Putin enjoys Xi's Chinese welcome but heads home without pipeline deal
Russia and China showed they were shoulder-to-shoulder on the world stage, but it became clear there are limits, says the BBC's Russia Editor.
Temperatures could reach 30C in bank holiday weekend heatwave
The warmest weather of the year is forecast over the bank holiday weekend as some places may reach the earliest 30 Celsius in the UK since 1952.
'At least it wasn't on my head': King laughs off bird poo misfortune
King Charles and Queen Camilla are continuing engagements on day two of their visit to Northern Ireland.
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Fedora: Microsoft is all aboard, but Deepin is dumped
Red Hat’s free distro loses a desktop, but makes an important new friend
Bye-bye, Gemini CLI; Google's gone and swapped you for a closed-source AI
Most users lose access June 18 - unless you’ve got enterprise creds or paid API keys
Plex appeal fades as Lifetime Pass jumps to $750
How many times would you have to watch Lord of the Rings to cover that?
Those spared latest Meta job cuts forcibly reassigned to AI roles
Staff protest overhaul and mouse tracking at 'Employee Data Extraction Factory'
Datacenter builds could be shielded from judicial review in UK planning reforms
British government wants to ensure no hold-ups for critical energy and infrastructure projects
Microsoft says cu l8r to text message security
Old, busted, insecure authentication to be replaced with something shinier and safer
'Workforce rebalancing' comes for Kyndryl, and delivery teams are in the firing line
Big Blue spinout eyes up to $500M in savings and agentic AI while insiders grumble it's still 'IBM without the hardware'
ESA boss tires of being dragged around by NASA mood swings
Are we pilots or are we passengers? Aschbacher asks
GitHub says internal repos exfiltrated after poisoned VS Code extension attack
Initial assessment says customer data spared while users wonder what else may have slipped out
Smaller suppliers invited to pitch for £2.9B UK defense tech framework
Government Commercial Agency wants DIPS 2 to reach beyond MoD buyers and the usual big-name suppliers
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Buckle up: Google is set to remake search with agentic AI in 2026
Google's AI search evolution is accelerating at I/O 2026.
Man jailed for posting Trump meme wins $835,000 settlement
Sheriff loses fight with man he jailed for 37 days for posting a Trump meme on Facebook.
Russia's plan to advertise on rockets and spacecraft takes off
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Yearslong fight over users' right to tweak smart TV software heads to trial
Access to TV OS's source code could allow users to limit ads, tracking.
China banned RTX 5090D V2 while Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was visiting
The chip was added to a list of banned goods at China’s customs checkpoints last Friday.
The Internet can't stop watching Figure AI's humanoid robots handling packages
Figure AI's 24/7 livestream showcases human soft spot for humanoid robots.
Moose-proof and megacasting: Ars drives the new Volvo EX60
Volvo is coming for its competitors with more efficient production and newer tech.
FBI seeks US-wide access to license plate cameras, wants "data in near real time"
FBI will pay vendors to help it track and search for vehicles nationwide.
Spider-Noir final trailer gives us a classic villain
It's never too late to become a hero.
"I'll buy 10 of those"—NASA science chief yearns for mass-produced satellites
"How in the hell do I get more science into space? That is my goal."