Two vessels came under fire in the Strait of Hormuz, just hours after the U.S. and Iran failed to meet in Pakistan for talks to end the war and as President Trump indefinitely extended the ceasefire.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. caps off seven budget hearings in as many days, the first time he has testified before Congress since September.

Schools, colleges and other public institutions originally had until this week to make online content accessible to people with disabilities. Now, the Justice Department has delayed that deadline.

Spirit has not confirmed a liquidation, though it has filed for bankruptcy protection twice. Experts predict rising fuel costs could push the company to close its doors for good.

On Earth Day, we take a look back at the rocky history of "tree-huggers." The term originated in the 1970s in the Himalayas and was later co-opted by American politics in the 1990s. Now, environmentalists are reclaiming the word.

After Virginia voters weighed in on Tuesday, the redistricting set off by President Trump to help the GOP in the midterms has been countered and possibly surpassed by Democrats.

The U.S. aviation system is being modernized — but FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford and other leaders say it will take more money to make the system more efficient and flexible.

The ornate Cotofenesti helmet, which was stolen in January 2025 while on loan to a Dutch museum, was recovered last month.

Mexico's government is boosting security at tourist sites in preparation for the World Cup after a man opened fire at the Teotihuacan pyramids.

Virginia voters have delivered a significant win to Democrats, as the party aims to pick up four more U.S. House seats in the state.

A BBC investigation in 2023 heard from more than 100 McDonald's workers in the UK claiming they faced sexual assault, harassment, racism, and bullying

The figures provide the first official look at the impact of the Iran war on the cost of living in the UK.

Thousands of people have got in touch with BBC Your Voice over concerns about rising pet insurance costs and poor cover.

Symptoms are lasting for up to two weeks longer than in the 1990s, according to a major report - so what can you do about the pollen bomb?

Two runners go viral for helping carry exhausted man over the finish line.

The airline is the latest to cut flights as the US-Israel war with Iran sends jet fuel prices soaring.

The Lyrid meteor shower is the oldest recorded and Wednesday brings near perfect weather conditions to see them as they peak. Simon King explains.

The jab targets the H5N1 flu strain which has caused devastating infections in bird populations worldwide, but has yet to spread between humans.

The AI company has said the model is too dangerous to release publicly because of its hacking capabilities.

The Thalattosuchian's jawbone was a chance find on a guided fossil walk run by a museum.

Text-to-SQL might be useful for analysts and DBAs, but be cautious with general user adoption

Over the past few years, database and analytics vendors have hopped on a bandwagon that may take us all to a destination where common data queries are free from the constraints of the specialist query language SQL.…

Brit firms look to run tech overseas as govt tries to support 'sovereign' creators

One in five UK firms have already moved AI workloads abroad due to high energy costs, in findings likely to alarm a government counting on AI to drive economic growth.…

Gartner sees accelerating growth in IT spending, powered by cloud and AI infrastructure investment

A day after the International Energy Agency (IEA) said the US/Israel/Iran war was creating the worst energy crisis ever faced by the ‌world, Gartner increased its growth forecasts for global IT spending by nearly three percentage points.…

Mozilla CTO says AI means developers finally have a chance to get on top of security

The Mozilla Foundation has revealed it tested Anthropic’s bug-finding “Mythos” AI model and feels the results it experienced represent a watershed moment for software defenders.…

Zuck reportedly needs to capture workers’ keystrokes to build AI

Meta, the company built on watching everything its billions of users do online so it can keep them clicking on ragebait and targeted ads, is reportedly now installing surveillance software on employees’ work computers.…

Unannounced change apparently aimed at two percent of users but hit documentation for everyone

Anthropic has removed Claude Code from its Pro subscription plan, according to some of its public-facing web pages, but the company says it’s only a test for a small number of users.…

John Ternus can remake Apple the way it should have been

OPINION Apple's pending leadership transition affords the company a rare opportunity to return to its roots and once again serve as a source of inspiration instead of frustration.…

NCSC boss says China's whole-of-state cyber machine has become Britain's peer competitor in cyberspace

State-sponsored cyberattacks from Chinese intelligence and military agencies display "an eye-watering level of sophistication," UK National Cyber Security Centre CEO Richard Horne is expected to say in a less-than-cheery opening speech to kick off its annual conference.…

Plus news from its Dublin neighbors, Linux Mint

The latest point release of Zorin OS is here, as an interesting alternative to Linux Mint for those still searching for a replacement for Windows 10 as the dust settles over the ruins.…

Lawmakers decry CISA cuts: 'We are shooting ourselves in the foot'

If a cyberattack leads to a death, that's murder. A former FBI cyber division chief urged the US Justice Department to consider felony homicide charges against ransomware actors when attacks on hospitals lead to patient deaths.…

The proposed Pentagon drone investment rivals Ukraine’s entire military budget.

CTO says new AI model is "every bit as capable" as world's best security researchers.

FCC tells Supreme Court its fines are nonbinding unless a jury upholds penalty.

"Before we can know how it will all end, we need to understand how it all began."

"We actually have slightly more Linux users than Windows users."

Can ChatGPT be blamed for a mass shooting? Florida is investigating.

Move highlights the difficulty of finding high-quality interactive training data.

New Xbox CEO says subscription "has become too expensive for too many players."

Laptop includes Core Ultra Series 3 CPUs, a bigger battery, and a touchscreen.

A lower-end Ryzen AI 340 CPU option will also bring the price down, for now.