A Silicon Valley biotech startup that drew widespread attention for reportedly discussing “nonsentient humanoids” as a future source of transplant organs is now distancing itself from those claims. R3 Bio, a longevity-focused biotechnology company, says...

President Donald Trump has abandoned plans to impose a 20% transit fee on commercial ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, opting instead for investment agreements with Gulf nations. At the same time, he announced...

Japan is undertaking one of the most significant national security reforms in its postwar history by establishing its first centralised intelligence agency since World War II. The move reflects growing concern over cyber threats, espionage,...

A masked div standing prominently during Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s funeral sparked widespread speculation on social media, with many users claiming the man was Mojtaba Khamenei, the late supreme leader’s son and successor, making a rare...

Apple and OpenAI began as collaborators in the race to bring generative AI to consumers. In 2024, Apple chose ChatGPT as a key partner for Apple Intelligence, integrating OpenAI’s chatbot into Siri to fill gaps...

Meta has withdrawn a newly launched Instagram AI image feature just days after its debut, following widespread criticism over how it used content from public Instagram accounts. The tool, introduced through Meta AI, was designed...

China has reached a major milestone in reusable Rocket, successfully recovering the first stage of its Long March 10B rocket during its maiden launch. The achievement makes China the second country to demonstrate the controlled...

Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski has earned a reputation as one of the brightest theoretical physicists of her generation. She built and flew an airplane as a teenager, graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with...

The battle to dominate the artificial intelligence industry is no longer being fought only through bigger models or benchmark scores. Increasingly, it’s being won by attracting the next generation of AI startups before they become...

A growing number of rafters who visited the Grand Canyon National Park in May and June are reporting an unexplained illness marked by fatigue, fever, joint pain, and other flu-like symptoms. While some have wondered...