China's foreign aid strategy has shifted in the last few decades and now its model may be the one the US is adopting as China moves away from it.

The rapper, who also serves as the official "hype man" for multiple U.S. Olympic teams, invited the female hockey players to Las Vegas for a "real celebration."

The company's Claude chatbot is one of the few AI systems cleared for use in classified settings. But a standoff between Anthropic and the Trump administration is putting its government work at risk.

President Trump will address the nation Tuesday night to outline his vision and priorities for his administration's second year. Listen to NPR's live special coverage of the speech and the Democratic response.

French President Emmanuel Macron accepted Laurence des Cars' resignation as "an act of responsibility" at a moment when the Louvre needs security upgrades, modernization and other major projects.

Gene therapies have the potential to cure some diseases, but they are extraordinarily expensive. Location can also be a big hurdle for patients seeking this specialized care.

An NPR investigation found that the DOJ withheld some Epstein files related to abuse allegations against Trump. And, what you need to know ahead of the president's State of the Union address tonight.

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger will deliver Democrats' response on Tuesday following President Trump's State of the Union address.

For decades, rising home prices have been an engine for middle-class wealth. Now a growing movement wants to slow — or even reverse — that trend. Are the politics around new housing development inherently stacked against them?

Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine four years ago, and the fighting continues. Here's a look at where the war stands today.

The peer's lawyers say there is no truth in the suggestion he was planning to leave the UK.

The former prince travelled the globe as the UK's trade representative between 2001 and 2011.

Four men expose the horror and brutality of conditions in the Ukraine war, with two saying they saw soldiers being shot for refusing orders.

The BBC's chief content officer Kate Phillips says a slur that aired was the result of a genuine error.

Christopher Trybus denies the manslaughter of his wife Tarryn Baird who took her own life in 2017.

New contract will require patients in England to be given immediate appointment if needed.

The surprise discovery meant Grace Leggett could not be a stem cell donor for her sister Caitlin.

How high will temperatures reach and how long will stay mild? Darren Bett has the details.

Fighting back tears, the missing woman's NBC host daughter says they accept she may be dead.

Rebecca Ableman was struck on the head by crane equipment dangling from a lorry, a court hears.

Cofounder promises transparency and full technical explanation of plans, which aren't actually changing

Discord is delaying age verification checks for a little while after its plan inspired a lot of hand-wringing among the community. But it's not backing down. …

SolarWinds + file transfer software = what attackers' dreams are made of

If you run SolarWinds’ Serv-U, you should patch promptly. Four critical vulnerabilities in the file transfer software can allow attackers to execute code as root.…

iGiant also ramping US chip and AI server production

Your next Mac might be made in the US of A. Apple this week revealed plans to manufacture its most affordable Macintosh computer at a new Foxconn facility in Texas.…

37 groups urge the company to drop ID checks for apps distributed outside Play

Soon, developers who just want to make Android apps for sideloading will have to register with Google. Thirty-seven technology companies, nonprofits, and civil society groups think that the Chocolate Factory should keep its nose out of third-party app stores and have asked its leadership to reconsider.…

New ransomware of choice, same critical targets

North Korea’s Lazarus Group appears to have added another tool to its kit. It has begun using Medusa ransomware in extortion attacks targeting at least one US healthcare organization and an unnamed victim in the Middle East, according to Symantec and Carbon Black threat hunters.…

Manufacturers like John Deere have resisted broader access to proprietary repair software

Soon, farmers could have easier access to the tools and software needed to repair their tractors. A recent Iowa House committee vote advancing a right-to-repair bill could bring changes benefiting thousands of farmers in the US' second-largest agricultural state, supporters say.…

FreeBSD's friendliest desktop distro bets on the controversial fork

GhostBSD plans to move to the XLibre X11 server to better support its flagship MATE desktop – as well as Xfce and the new Gershwin.…

When a one-line fix triggers thousands of PRs, something's off

A Go library maintainer has urged developers to turn off GitHub's Dependabot, arguing that false positives from the dependency-scanning tool "reduce security by causing alert fatigue."…

The House of Zen signed a nearly identical deal with OpenAI last fall

AMD just signed a mega chip deal with Meta that appears almost identical to the one it signed with OpenAI last fall. And just like all cross-industry agreements between AI and chip makers of late, this one comes with some circular financing, too. …

With Server 2016 and other OSes for the chop, security fixes can continue to flow for a price

Microsoft is giving Windows customers the "gift of time" but expects compensation for its generosity.…

UK agency alleges "Reddit failed to apply any robust age assurance mechanism."

Apple is still working to get favorable tariff treatment from the Trump administration.

Stories and lesson learned from an impossibly large community modding project.

Nissan imported some Qashqais from Europe so we could sample the hybrid system.

Investing heavily in battery EVs would be "financially irresponsible," CEO said.

AMD will supply 6 gigawatts' worth of chips to buttress Meta's AI efforts.

Micro-cracks travel along the peeling tape at supersonic speeds, producing shock waves and sound pulses.

"The point is to get missions out the door as fast as possible. Two to three years is too slow."

Even in a fragile farm economy, million-dollar offers can't sway dedicated farmers.

Panasonic was one of the last Japanese companies still manufacturing TVs.