Close race as Iceland votes on whether to restart talks on joining EU

How 'Book Queen' Dolly Parton inspired millions of children with gift of reading

Families across the globe share how free books from Parton's Imagination Library helped their children.

Landlady to 9/11 hijackers reveals their links to alleged Saudi spy

A woman who rented out homes to two al-Qaeda members speaks publicly for the first time - to the BBC.

US and Venezuela reach 'historic' oil deal, Trump says

The agreement would grant the US majority control of over 65 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves, Trump…

What tariffs will really cost Canadians and Americans

Households and businesses have become used to tariffs impacting the cost of living for more than year now, so what will…

Ripple Prime Expands Into Equity Derivatives With Delta One Launch

Ripple Prime has launched a Delta One business offering total return swaps across U.S.-listed equities, indices, and…

Canada poaches dozens of top US researchers for its universities

Lured by millions of new research funding from the Carney government, 48 US researchers in fields like climate and…

Does the Sumerian King List Align with Paleoclimate Events?

Researchers tested whether the Sumerian King List's antediluvian reign lengths encode real paleoclimate events by…

PPWR lands another blow to an precarious tabletop industry

# Summary European Union packaging regulations (PPWR) implemented in August 2024 are forcing small tabletop RPG…

9th Circuit sides with states in Kalshi gambling fight

I accidentally turned LLM memory into program analysis

A researcher discovered that building memory systems for LLM agents used in vulnerability research is essentially a…

Chinese automakers are following Tesla’s bet that robots are the next big profit machine

Technical progress has encouraged a new batch of companies to jump in on the promise of profits from humanoid robots.

Stellar Crosses 10M Funded Accounts Amid XLM Rich List Shift

The elite roster of Stellar Lumens holders just got easier to reach: here’s the curious math behind it.

Hovland in tie for lead at Tour Championship

Norway's Viktor Hovland and American Ryan Gerard in tie for the lead at 10 under, heading into the weekend at the Tour…

Boot a Virtual iPhone via Apple's Virtualization.framework

A developer has created vphone-cli, a command-line tool that enables users to boot virtualized iPhones on Apple Silicon…

A magician and a maverick - this could be Cherki's moment for Man City

After two goals and a swaggering display against Crystal Palace, Phil McNulty asks if this is Rayan Cherki's time to…

12 Years Later, Bitcoin Remembers the Man Who Got There First

Twelve years ago today, cryptographer Hal Finney died after a five-year fight with ALS, six years after he became the…

Is the best way to watch a movie on a pair of sunglasses?

Are XREAL's smart glasses the way of the future for home entertainment?

McInnes backs himself to deliver Rangers success

Manager Derek McInnes says Rangers are "a long way away" from what he wants but backs himself to deliver success at…

Highlighting My Code Based on How Much I Care

The author explores rethinking syntax highlighting by questioning whether current color-based approaches are effective,…

Identifying fake cosmetics using AI

A researcher studying counterfeit medicines is exploring whether AI models like ChatGPT and Gemini can identify fake…

Court rules Kalshi sports bets aren't "swaps," just gambling with a different name

Kalshi can't evade Nevada gambling laws by calling bets "swaps," judges rule.

Footage of Tibet floods isn't being shown in China - and we know little about victims there

Some of the most dramatic footage from the deadly flash flooding is hidden from public view in China.

Leeds go back top with thumping win at St Helens

Leeds Rhinos go back to the top of the Super League standings on points difference with a rare and comprehensive away…