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A revolutionary cancer treatment could transform autoimmune disease
At age 49, Jan Janisch-Hanzlik’s multiple sclerosis was destroying her freedom to live the life she wanted. She gave up her active nursing job for a desk role....
‘Feels like an illusion’: inside post-Maduro Venezuela’s bewildering new era
Four months after Trump’s surprise raid, a political thaw has descended – but mingled with hope is trepidation for what comes nextWhen Ángel Linares heard a str...
Samsung One UI 9 beta is here: What Galaxy users should know
Table of contents What is One UI 9? What is new in One UI 9 Which Samsung Galaxy phones will get One UI 9 When will your phone get the update How to join the On...
The US is betting on AI to catch insider trading in prediction markets
For most of the past year, it looked like prediction markets had kicked off a new golden age of fraud. On Polymarket, traders raked in fortunes from suspiciousl...
NASA Science, Cargo Launch on 34th SpaceX Resupply Mission to Station
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Dragon cargo spacecraft atop, launched Friday, May 15, 2026, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force...
Russia pressures university students to become wartime drone pilots
Russian universities are promising free tuition and up to $70,000 to students who are willing to serve as drone pilots in the Russian military for a year—all wh...
Solar power production undercut by coal pollution
Coal is by far the most polluting fuel that we use. It produces the most carbon emissions per unit of energy, and impurities in the coal produce a lot of sulfur...
Weather-monitoring firm hangs dark cloud over customers’ heads by forcing new app
Weather-monitoring company AcuRite is forcing device owners to use a new companion app on May 30, frustrating some long-time customers. AcuRite, which sells dev...
Shaky truce between Israel and Lebanon extended for 45 days, US says
Statement following ‘productive’ talks in Washington comes as Israel launches strikes on southern city of TyreIsrael and Lebanon have agreed to a 45-day extensi...
Silicon Valley’s vacationland needs a new energy provider just as AI is driving prices up
Lake Tahoe, Silicon Valley's favorite vacation spot, is about to get hit with higher energy prices as AI drives demand for electricity.
Volkswagen shows its first electric GTI; there's no chance of US sales
When Volkswagen introduced the first Golf GTI in Europe in 1976, it might not have been the first hot hatchback, but it quickly became the gold standard version...
Making cement from a different type of rock could clean up emissions
Cement production alone currently accounts for about 8 percent of global CO2 emissions, so considerable effort is going into lowering that number. Efficiency ca...
‘Extremely cruel and tragic’: Iranian director Asghar Farhadi speaks out against state violence and...
The film-maker, who won the Grand Prix for A Hero in 2021, condemned both the killing of protesters and the conflict’s bombing campaigns during a Cannes press c...
Building a general-purpose accessibility agent—and what we learned in the process
It is an understatement to say agents have become a popular way of working with code. GitHub has adopted agent-based code creation and editing for many of its i...
Honda shows off new hybrids for America as it absorbs $9 billion EV loss
After US government policies wrecked the country's electric vehicle market, automakers have been scrambling to adapt. The loss of federal clean vehicle tax ince...
Casimir force co-opted to generate free energy, midichlorians not included
This week, a company called Casimir Inc. emerged from “stealth mode” to announce that it had raised significant funding from venture capitalists willing to roll...