Israeli strike in northern Gaza kills at least 60, officials say, as Hezbollah announces new leader The Associated PressLatest strike in Israeli siege on Gaza’s north ... Continue Reading »
North Korea’s elite troops are in Russia to fight Ukraine: What we know The Washington PostNorth Korea and Russia send political shockwaves with Ukraine war moves ReutersNorth ... Continue Reading »
Israeli parliament bans UNRWA over terrorism ties, faces international backlash Fox NewsIsrael’s Parliament Passes Bills Banning UNRWA, Agency That Aids Palestinians The New York TimesIsraeli official: UNRWA ... Continue Reading »
What satellite images reveal about strikes on Iran BBC.comSatellite photos show Israeli strike likely hit important Iran Revolutionary Guard missile base The Associated PressSatellite photos show damage ... Continue Reading »
Kharkiv residents describe ‘pure horror’ after Russian attack on historic building The GuardianRussian air attacks kill four in Kharkiv, injure six in Kyiv, Ukraine says ReutersRussia bombs ... Continue Reading »
US raises alarm over Georgia’s elections The HillPro-Putin party wins contested election as Georgia drifts further from US, Europe Fox NewsGeorgia to run partial recount amid claims ... Continue Reading »
Hezbollah names Naim Qassem as new chief Al Jazeera EnglishLebanon's Hezbollah announces Naim Qassem as new leader BBC.comSheikh Naim Kassem: Hezbollah elects new leader weeks after Hassan ... Continue Reading »
CNN Bans Commentator Ryan Girdusky From Network After His Verbal Attack On Mehdi Hasan – Update DeadlineCNN Bans Conservative Panelist After He Tells Journalist Mehdi Hasan ... Continue Reading »
Election shock in key US ally Japan could embolden China, other rivals ReutersJapan Election: Asia’s Most Stable Democracy Is Sent Into Chaos The New York TimesJapan Faces ... Continue Reading »
Zelensky, With Limited Options, Seeks a Path Forward for Ukraine The New York TimesZelenskyy’s New Peace Formula The Times of IndiaA Western Victory Plan for Ukraine Foreign PolicyKyiv ... Continue Reading »
Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who lived in US, executed in Iran over terror conviction ABC NewsIran executes California man Jamshid Sharmahd after abducting him during international ... Continue Reading »
Duterte’s jarring testimony into drug killings in Philippines relives a nightmare for many The Associated PressFormer Philippine President Duterte confirms existence of 'death squad' ReutersDuterte Says He ... Continue Reading »
CIA director floated 28-day Gaza ceasefire, hostage deal in Doha AxiosPM ‘not certain’ negotiations can progress as Mossad chief returns from Qatar talks The Times of IsraelQatar ... Continue Reading »
Lost Maya city with temple pyramids and plazas discovered in Mexico The GuardianLaser archeology finds lost Maya cities hidden under forests The HillLasers reveal Maya city, including ... Continue Reading »
IDF launches fresh strikes on Tyre as Hezbollah rockets rain down on north The Times of IsraelIt’s raining bombs in a city by the sea Al Jazeera ... Continue Reading »
Alarm call as world's trees slide towards extinction BBC.com40% Of Tree Species Face Extinction, Study Says The Weather ChannelOne-Third of World’s Trees Face Extinction Risk, Report at ... Continue Reading »
Planet-warming pollution is growing at the fastest rate in history, scientists say The Washington PostWorld climate change goals at risk as action stalls, reports warn AxiosGreenhouse gases ... Continue Reading »
IDF withdraws from north Gaza’s last working hospital; cease-fire talks resume The Washington Post'We've had enough': After IDF operation, Gazan ambulance driver says Hamas embeds in ... Continue Reading »
The leaders of India and Spain launch India’s first private military aircraft plant The Associated PressTata-Airbus C295 facility in Vadodara: 5 key things to know about ... Continue Reading »
China: Police target Halloween revellers in Shanghai BBC.comChinese cops declare war on Halloween after citizens used costumes to mock CCP’s failed policies New York Post Police out ... Continue Reading »
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Exosomes are touted ... Continue Reading »
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. War ... Continue Reading »
There’s a trendy new cure-all in town—you might have seen ads pop up on social media or read rave reviews in beauty magazines. Exosomes are ... Continue Reading »
Generative AI could account for up to 5 million metric tons of e-waste by 2030, according to a new study. That’s a relatively small fraction ... Continue Reading »
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Palmer Luckey on ... Continue Reading »
Palmer Luckey has, in some ways, come full circle. His first experience with virtual-reality headsets was as a teenage lab technician at a defense research ... Continue Reading »
The US has a major problem with education inequality. Children from low-income families are less likely to receive high-quality education, partly because poorer districts struggle ... Continue Reading »
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How Wayve’s driverless ... Continue Reading »
“This new AI technology—it’s very interesting to learn how it works and understand it more,” says 10-year-old Luca, a young AI model maker. Luca is ... Continue Reading »
iOS 18 is Apple‘s current operating system for iPhone models, including the new iPhone 16. Previewed during the WWDC 2024 keynote, this software update offers ... Continue Reading »
Apple has an enticing week of Mac announcements ready for fans. After unveiling the new M4 iMac, Cupertino has also tweaked its most powerful Mac, ... Continue Reading »
We’ve got some terrific daily deals for you to check out on Tuesday, including a rare discount on a Nintendo Switch bundle. You can also ... Continue Reading »
Apple has just released iOS 18.1. Despite the introduction of Apple Intelligence and several other tweaks for iPhone users, this major software update also fixes ... Continue Reading »
Apple is preparing a week of Mac announcements. The company started with the M4 iMac in new colors, Thunderbolt 4 ports, and other improvements, and ... Continue Reading »
AI continues to push the bounds of creativity, such that we’re now at a point where entire podcast episodes with realistic-sounding AI hosts can be ... Continue Reading »
If you had trouble searching YouTube on Monday for the full Donald Trump interview on Joe Rogan’s podcast, you weren’t alone. I first noticed there ... Continue Reading »
Tom Holland confirmed repeatedly last week that Spider-Man 4 production will start next summer. After teasing the Spider-Man 4 story earlier, the actor also said ... Continue Reading »
Researchers have uncovered a rare and intelligent fungus. The fungus is called Phanerochaete velutina, and while it isn’t overly intelligent—it won’t be taking over the ... Continue Reading »
Coming off a month that saw the release of several major Apple TV+ releases — like the long-awaited second season of Shrinking, as well as ... Continue Reading »
Ben Thompson / Stratechery:
Why Meta is well positioned to be AI's main beneficiary in the short, medium, and long term: generative AI, ads, infinite ... Continue Reading »
Wayne Ma / The Information:
Sources: in a first, Apple is using an Indian factory to do the early manufacturing work for the base iPhone ... Continue Reading »
Sarah McBride / Bloomberg:
Barcelona-based brain-computer interface startup Inbrain, which uses graphene, raised $50M led by Imec.xpand and plans to trial its device in up ... Continue Reading »
Mariella Moon / Engadget:
Amazon plans to shut down its Kindle Vella serialized story platform in February 2025; users won't lose access to unlocked stories ... Continue Reading »
Washington Post:
An analysis of the top 100 US congressional X accounts: since July 2023, Republicans had nearly all the posts with 20M+ views and ... Continue Reading »
Bloomberg:
Shopify says it has lured hundreds of Salesforce clients, including Mattel and Casper; analysts say Shopify overtook Salesforce's e-commerce business in 2021 — The ... Continue Reading »
Cheng Ting-Fang / Nikkei Asia:
Sources: TSMC has suspended shipments of 7nm chips to at least two chip developers over suspicions they were trying to ... Continue Reading »
Politico:
Sources: in digital euro negotiations, Germany, France, and others say the European Central Bank has gained too much power over how much users' wallets ... Continue Reading »
Casey Hall / Reuters:
Hurun China Rich List: ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming, who stepped down as CEO in 2021, is China's richest person at $49.3B; ... Continue Reading »
Aanu Adeoye / Financial Times:
Nigeria-based Moniepoint, which offers bank accounts, loans, and POS terminals, raised $110M led by DPI, sources say at a $1B+ ... Continue Reading »
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
An interview with Epic CEO Tim Sweeney on the path to the open metaverse, the growth of user-generated content on Fortnite, ... Continue Reading »
K-12 Dive:
A look at the rise of ransomware attacks on schools; K12 SIX study: the number of ransomware attacks on K-12 increased by 393%, ... Continue Reading »
Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Q&A with Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky on “founder mode” and why it's not about micromanagement, obsessing over company structure, Airbnb's ... Continue Reading »
Taryn Plumb / VentureBeat:
Gartner says AI agents are “one of the most hyped topics in gen AI today”; Gartner survey: 75% of CEOs say ... Continue Reading »
Sankalp Phartiyal / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple's iPhone exports from India rose 33% YoY to ~$6B in the six months through September 2024, putting 2025 exports ... Continue Reading »