CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Cuban officials including Raúl Castro's grandson during a high-level visit to the island Thursday, Cuban and U.S. officials said.

Pope Leo XIV denounced how investments in artificial intelligence and high-tech weaponry were leading the world into a "spiral of annihilation," as he called for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine.

Tensions are escalating again near the Strait of Hormuz after a ship anchored off the United Arab Emirates was seized and taken toward Iran and another was attacked and sank near the coast of Oman.

Glitter, vocal gymnastics, on-stage flames — the show goes on on the Eurovision stage in Vienna, even though five countries are boycotting this year's contest due to Israel's participation.

State officials in New York say the Salmon River district's special education program confined young children with disabilities in wooden boxes. Parents weren't notified.

Unlike humans, many plants have more than two sets of chromosomes. This trait may help them adapt to environmental upheaval, such as climate change.

Entrepreneurs are turning to AI to speed the creation of new businesses, with Gen Z leading the way. That's according to a new report from the payroll software firm Gusto.

The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the abortion pill mifepristone can continue to be prescribed online or over the phone and sent through the mail.

The education secretary faced questions about the shrinking of her agency, limits on federal student loan borrowing and oversight of the education of students with disabilities.

Cuba's aging power grid has eroded in recent years as it faces a prolonged economic crisis, made worse by a U.S. energy blockade of the island.

The Greater Manchester mayor faces a messy and bitter by-election battle with Reform UK.

Political turmoil continued in Westminster on Thursday after Health Secretary Wes Streeting resigned Starmer's government saying he had "lost confidence" in his leadership.

The Russkaya Obshina group stages raids to look for activities contravening "traditional Russian values".

Too much bacteria linked to faeces found at almost all England's designated river bathing sites

Four of the Italians were part of a team from the University of Genoa.

The regulator say the energy supplier breached licence conditions aimed at protecting customers in vulnerable situations.

The monarchy’s finances have long been protected by tradition. Now experts say the public are demanding for more transparency

Delta Goodrem is now a favourite to win Eurovision, following a spectacular semi-final performance.

The Green Party leader previously told Hackney mayoral candidate Zoë Garbett "you have my vote".

Leicester Comedy Festival says it is committed to paying comedians but waiting on money themselves.

Lazy weekend of Grand Prix fun turned into a terrifying all-nighter

Manages to get its hands on some Mac Studio machines before the OpenClaw machine grabs them

As a senior policymaker ponders whether all South Koreans should enjoy an ‘AI dividend’

Here's a look at the tech powering the first big IPO of 2026

Other than Instructure execs - maybe?

60% of evaluated AI Scribe systems mixed up prescribed drugs in patient notes, auditors say

Limits Claude subscriptions to interactive use

Eric Park tells us he doesn't plan to wear his modified cap to commencement, but his code's available for anyone with no such qualms and an upcoming ceremony

Germany's Sovereign Tech Fund backs the desktop project while public sector interest in homegrown alternatives grows

Nothing like a partly submerged self-driving car to dampen public trust in autonomous vehicles

Study suggests "the bias is real but socially constructed, rather than grounded in how women actually sound."

One little mystery—solved.

People confide almost everything to their phones.

Town’s 49,000 California residents compete with Nevada data centers for energy.

FSR 4.1 running on RDNA3 or RDNA2 GPUs may take a bigger performance hit.

Trump admin wants to let Musk pay $1.5M fine to settle $150 million Twitter suit.

It's not entirely clear how the exploit works. Microsoft says it's investigating.

Made-up therapy referrals, incorrect prescriptions among the common mistakes.

The three-wheel, two-seat EV has been in development since 2006.

Layoffs are "not a savings-driven restructure," CFO says.