After threatening to sever ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts, Defense Secretary Hegseth announced a 6-month reprieve

In shaking up its Artemis lunar program, NASA's new moon plan looks more like the Apollo missions of the 1960s. Instead of landing on the surface on Artemis III, NASA hopes to do so on Artemis IV.

OpenAI's Sam Altman says he shares the "red lines" set by rival Anthropic restricting how the military uses AI models, amid Anthropic's escalating feud with the Pentagon.

The rule would allow housing agencies and landlords to impose such requirements "to encourage self-sufficiency." Critics say most who can work already do, but their wages are low.

The nearly $111 billion marriage would unite Paramount and Warner film studios, streamers and television properties — including CNN — under the control of the wealthy Ellison family.

Hillary Clinton says the questioning in a closed-door deposition with the House Oversight Committee's Epstein investigation was repetitive. And, Paramount has outbid Netflix for Warner Bros.

Our Real Talk with a Doc columnist explains how to push back if your doctor's obsessed with weight loss. And what other health metrics matter more instead.

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Ukrainian women in their 50s and 60s say they've embraced cheerleading as a way to cope with the extreme stress and anxiety of four years of Russia's full-scale invasion.

When a loved one goes missing, relatives can feel guilty simply for eating, says Charlie Shunick, whose sister was kidnapped. Shunick now helps others navigate a nightmare "nobody is prepared for."

The result - in a seat Labour has held for nearly 100 years - heaps further pressure on the PM's position.

The party's historic win in Gorton and Denton by-election is clearest sign yet of changing political landscape.

President Trump said he was not happy with Iran's stance, but had not yet decided whether to attack.

To many, Iran now seems to be hovering in a tense limbo where everything could change suddenly.

The parents of 14-year-old Ibrahima Seck say they were being harassed and bullied for years.

Can David and Victoria's youngest son escape the "nepo baby" label and find success with his band?

A group of low-fee paying private schools have challenged the government's removal of the VAT exemption.

Huntley, who is serving a life sentence for murdering two schoolgirls, has significant head trauma, the BBC understands.

Dozens of well-known groups faced shutdown under a new Israeli law, although the reprieve might be temporary.

Kirk Jones says he initially thought a slur shouted during the ceremony was not broadcast.

ChatGPT maker announces $110B in new investment amid flurry of self-serving deals

The headlines say OpenAI on Friday announced $110 billion in new investment from Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank at a $730 billion pre-money valuation, though terms and conditions apply.…

Who is knocking at the Dohdoor?

Digital intruders with possible links to North Korea have been infecting US education and healthcare sectors with a never-before-seen backdoor since at least December, according to security researchers.…

Lab aims to link power, cooling, and workload management to ease strain on the US grid

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is hoping to turn its technical expertise to the problem of growing electricity demand from AI datacenters.…

Let’s hope air cargo checks don’t trigger the same headaches

The US Army's attempt to turn Microsoft HoloLens headsets into battlefield kit may have failed, but the AR goggles aren't going into the garbage. Instead, they're being repurposed for remote cargo inspection support.…

Are they shoe-ins for an award? Hard to say

It is a sound evocative of high school: the characteristic squeak of sneakers on a basketball court. UK readers may, however, be familiar with the same sound from their trainers while playing badminton.…

Who's to blame – the vibey platforms or the humans who ignore security warnings?

Vibe-coding platform Lovable has been accused of hosting apps riddled with vulnerabilities after saying users are responsible for addressing security issues flagged before publishing.…

Smaller crews piled in as old names splintered and rebranded

Ransomware payments cratered in 2025, but it seems like the cybercrooks launching the attacks didn't get the memo.…

Crooks claim they helped themselves to over 37M accounts during January hit on subcontractor

French online marketplace ManoMano is warning customers their personal data was siphoned off after a cyberattack hit one of its customer support subcontractors – and criminals are already claiming the haul is far larger than the company's carefully worded notice suggests.…

Government and 32 private-sector backers fund push to take on TSMC and Samsung at leading-edge nodes

Japan's fledgling foundry biz Rapidus has secured funding of $1.7 billion to help it progress to mass production of 2nm semiconductors by 2027, making it a potential rival for Taiwan's TSMC.…

Company refuses to pay ransom as attackers threaten larger daily dumps

The Netherlands' national police is backing Odido's refusal to pay a ransom after ShinyHunters leaked a second round of records belonging to the telco.…

Trump admin "incompetence continues to cause chaos in our skies," Duckworth says.

Director Gore Verbinksi and screenwriter Matthew Robinson on the making of this darkly satirical sci-fi film.

I went into Hyperion blind, decades ago, knowing almost nothing about it. I was never the same.

Lawyers tell Ars the state has a tough road ahead, even as Valve is uniquely vulnerable.

Toyota's small electric SUV is much-revised, much more efficient, and much better.

Netflix shares jumped following the announcement.

"Launching SLS every three and a half years or so is not a recipe for success."

Most new Macs can still be downgraded with few downsides. Here's what to know.

CEO says "most companies are late" to realize how much technology will affect employment.

Apple is taking an "ain't broke/don't fix" approach to most of its gadgets.