Harry Kane becomes first Englishman in 25 years to win Ballon d'Or
Kane was followed in the voting by Kylian Mbappé. Spain star Alexia Putellas won her third women's Ballon d'Or. Outside, fans packed the streets and climbed light poles near the London Palladium.
Jay-Z picks himself to headline the Super Bowl halftime show in Southern California
The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced Monday night that Jay-Z will be the featured performer for the halftime festivities on Feb. 14 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
Brewers rout the Rays 10-1 to move within a win of their first World Series title
The Milwaukee Brewers are one victory from their first World Series title after routing the Tampa Bay Rays 10-1 on Monday night thanks to a trio of young players who have shined in October.
Local ceasefire brokered by Melania Trump starts in southern Ukraine
A localized ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia took effect early Tuesday ahead of a humanitarian mission brokered by U.S. first lady Melania Trump, as missile attacks resumed in Kyiv.
Trump campaigns in Mississippi, highlighting Republicans' challenges
President Trump campaigned Monday in Mississippi, as he continued a closing midterm rally blitz that has highlighted Republicans' challenges ahead of an election that could drastically shift power in Washington.
A quick guide to Israel's high-stakes elections
Israel is holding its first elections since the Hamas-led attacks of 2023 triggered a chain of conflicts across the region — a quick guide the key players, issues and when to expect a result.
Trump administration attempting to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey again
The Trump administration is attempting to prosecute James Comey for what it calls a decade-old leak of classified information. Comey's lawyers immediately dismissed the effort as invalid and outside the time limit.
When an invasive fish is also tasty, Maryland schoolkids can help 'eat the problem'
The Chesapeake Bay, home to blue crabs and striped bass, has a new apex predator: the blue catfish. It's invasive and voracious. It's also delicious, which officials hope might help save the bay.
Trump administration pushes for food assistance card upgrade to fight fraud
The proposed rule is a major step forward in addressing a form of fraud that has robbed SNAP recipients of millions.
Judge says DOJ illegally fired the daughter of former FBI director Comey
Maurene Comey served as a federal prosecutor in Manhattan for around a decade. A judicial ruling finding her dismissal unlawful adds to concerns of politically motivated firings at the DOJ.
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Israel heads to polls for pivotal election defined by security and democracy
Many fear neither of the leading political blocs will win enough seats for a majority - meaning weeks or months of political wrangling may lie ahead.
Chancellor to cut tariffs on some staple goods to offer cost of living help
The chancellor will axe tariffs on some staples as part of plans to give households "breathing space".
Kane ends England’s 25-year wait to win men’s Ballon d’Or award
Harry Kane becomes the first English player to win the prize since Michael Owen in 2001, and Spain midfielder Alexia Putellas wins the Ballon d’Or Feminin for a record-equalling third time.
'A dream come true' - Harry Kane on his Ballon d'Or win
It's the first time an English player has lifted the trophy since Michael Owen in 2001.
Ex-FBI chief James Comey faces federal charges for third time
Comey's lawyers say the case stems from alleged disclosure of classified information to the New York Times in 2016.
Jay-Z to perform at Super Bowl half-time show
The rapper has been involved with the show for years but has never before performed at the NFL championship game.
Storm Boelo leaves thousands without power as Met Office issues new wind warning
A yellow warning for strong winds came in effect at 18:00 on Monday across the west coast of England, Wales and Scotland and eastern parts of Northern Ireland.
Rise in sales of radios and tinned foods, say retailers, after call to stock up
Figures obtained by BBC Newsnight show large spikes in sales of torches, radios and power banks.
Truce begins in wartorn Ukraine city after it was announced by Melania Trump
The ceasefire is meant to allow aid deliveries and the evacuation of civilians.
Apple says it will replace iPhone Duo handsets with screen problems
Photos shared online showed faults appearing on the screens of Apple's first foldable device.
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Elvis rightsholders sue Anthropic for stealing songs and leaving them in Heartbreak Hotel
They want a little less chatbot conversation, and a whole lot more royalty action
IBM admits mainframes need to be modernized and will use AI to do the job
Promises to build ‘IBM Z Atlas’ tool that will tidy up messy big iron and enable AIOps
Japanese virtual desktop cloud hacked so hard it asks to be banned
CEO admits service used for foreign exchange trading had holes company was slow to fix
Humanity can't afford not to spend $800B on AI, Anthropic insists
It's more important than chips, 'leccy and the net, after all
OpenAI rolls out budget-priced mid-tier GPT-6.1 Terra
Not a bombshell, but it rivals pricier models on some tasks at a tenth of Astra's API price
Worm armed 42 GitHub repos by hiding a payload too big to fail
Payload blobs measuring 12.9 to 13.7 MB were large enough to evade GitHub code search
Alibaba's Qwen AI caught trying to contact server in China
But there's not much evidence this is anything more than echoes of unsanitized training data
LiteLLM supply chain attack started with an exposed master key
A 'strong illustration of the risks associated with failing to rotate a potentially exposed key'
Microsoft offers parachutes to 60k employees if they jump by the end of the year
Voluntary exit offer extended to about one-quarter of existing Softies
Microsoft releases emergency .NET security fixes for Google Brotli bug
Redmond joins growing list of software maintainers scrambling to patch compression flaw
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Microsoft offers to buy out a quarter of its workforce
Employees in the US, Canada, India, and the UK may receive offers to leave MS today.
Worms mate in man's eyes, get plucked out right before larvae burst out
Case study gives a whole new meaning to "bedroom eyes."
Meet the real-life Scottish surgeon who inspired Sherlock Holmes
Lindsey Fitzharris chats with Ars about her new book, Sleuth-Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes.
Apple releases iOS and macOS 27.2 with new Siri AI features, new Music logo
Included is the ability to limit which applications Siri can directly access.
Apple reveals updated iPad mini with a bigger OLED screen for $700
Apple claims this is the most significant update ever for the iPad mini line.
ICE plan to buy robot dogs spurs protest from hundreds of Boston Dynamics employees
US robotics company stands by ICE deal as more than 300 employees warn of risk.
Musk accuses Ukraine of violating Starlink terms with deadly drone strikes
Ukraine says Starshield back to normal, denies misuse of Starlink commercial service.
Highway thieves are spoofing GPS to steal millions in data center-bound cargo
Investigators explain how highway thieves stole $100M in data center equipment.
Some iPhone Duo screens are already failing
Apple's "precision-engineered" hinge is apparently damaging some iPhone Duo screens.
F1 in Texas: The American race that fans love to attend
Ars spends the weekend with the Audi Revolut F1 team at the Circuit of the Americas.