Iranians escaping hardship and war are shaking it off to Persian, Arabic and Turkish tunes in this disco in eastern Turkey.

The verdict marks the end of the first-ever jury trial over whether tech giants should be held accountable for social media addiction. It may influence the outcome of 2,000 other pending lawsuits.

A new archbishop of Canterbury has been installed in a historic ceremony. Sarah Mullally is the 106th person to hold the job, and the first woman.

Nearly two months after Nancy Guthrie disappeared, her daughter Savannah discusses the toll on her family in an emotional interview with her Today show colleague Hoda Kotb.

"There is an America that is more free — where there's more equality, where there is more justice, where there is less bigotry — and I think it's waiting for us," says lawyer Bryan Stevenson.

Low morale, staff turnover and budget issues have sapped the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The administration is expected to soon name a new director, who will have their hands full.

After weeks of start and stop negotiations between Congressional Democrats and the White House, there's an emerging proposal to fund the majority of DHS and tackle ICE enforcement funding separately.

Former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro heads to court again this week. The judge overseeing this case is longtime federal Judge Alvin Hellerstein. At 92 years old, Hellerstein is older than the average age of a federal judge by more than 20 years.

A 3-year study published in Pediatrics examined newborns in Norway. It found a clear benefit for the baby when mom gets a COVID vaccination during pregnancy.

The U.S. is sending thousands of paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne to the Middle East. And, congressional Republicans present Democrats with a new deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security.

The verdict marks the end of a five-week trial on the addictive nature of social media platforms.

A public inquiry into the attacks heard killer Valdo Calocane refused toxicology samples in custody.

The walkout over jobs and pay is one of the longest yet in the dispute, and will begin on 7 April in England.

The Prince and Princess of Wales joined the congregation at Canterbury Cathedral.

Matt Brittin says he's taking the top job at "a moment of real risk, yet also real opportunity".

The US presenter says terrifying thoughts wake her at night as she imagines what happened.

Nathan Newby, who persuaded the "lone-wolf terrorist" to abandon his plan, receives the George Medal.

London Marathon organisers are "looking at the intention" for next year's event to take place across two days.

Sir Keir Starmer's former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney's phone may have contained vital information.

Tristan Roberts waited until he was 18 to buy knives, hammers and axes before murdering his mother.

Four former NSA bosses walk onto the stage at RSAC…

rsac 2026 There's a theoretical red line with cyber warfare. Cross it, and the US will respond with a physical attack like missile strikes. And that line "is whatever the President says it is," according to former NSA boss retired General Paul Nakasone.…

Forget the metaverse

Meta has begun laying off employees as it focuses more of its cash on building out datacenters, training its own large language models, and recruiting talent for AI.…

Fusion Agentic Applications promise autonomous enterprise decisions. Gartner urges caution

Oracle says it's building a suite of AI agents binto its cloud-based enterprise applications, claiming they can make and execute decisions autonmomously within business processes. But analysts are urging caution given unresolved questions around data integration and liability.…

Plus one actual physicist

Donald Trump has named the first members of his President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), largely comprising Trump allies in the tech industry and one actual scientist.…

AWS, Google, Broadcom, or Netscape?

OpenAI on Wednesday announced the death of its controversial Sora video creation tool, just two days after publishing a guide on how to use it well.…

In other browser news, Opera now caters to penguinista gamers

Firefox 149 is here, and although we've already talked about one of the big new features on the way, the release version has some others that will be very welcome.…

Effort includes permitting and planning

Microsoft is working with Nvidia on nuclear power. Not to build it, but to offer AI-driven tools to deal with all the red tape, help with the design work, and optimize operations for nuclear projects.…

Exactly how will astronauts get to and from that moonbase?

Opinion NASA's Ignition presentation was heavy on space hardware, but light on details. Not least of which was how astronauts are supposed to get from Earth to its moonbase and back.…

Bye-bye Code With Me as company focuses on other areas

Dev tooling biz JetBrains has previewed Central for agentic AI software development but will retire the Code With Me human pair programming feature.…

Pro line gets new naming convention and some serious upgrades

Dell's upcoming 2026 commercial laptops won't leave recent buyers kicking themselves - but they do bring meaningful upgrades, including a thinner Pro 7, larger batteries, and improved thermals.…

Sony's 1984 Betamax win helps Cox beat Sony in important online piracy case.

TurboQuant makes AI models more efficient but doesn't reduce output quality like other methods.

Study links two crises: Climate change and antibiotic-resistant infections.

Appointee list is in keeping with the administration's hostility toward science.

Company warns entire industry to move off RSA and EC more quickly.

Meta plans to appeal as it faces down two other child safety trials.

Move follows government pressure on smartphone makers to do more to protect children online.

Press reports suggest Disney was blindsided and that no money changed hands.

Sony Honda Mobility says the Afeela 1 and Afeela 2 are no more.

With production now finished, we take one last ride in our favorite station wagon.