White House Restores Access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico
A judge ordered President Trump to reverse his ban on three media outlets, but it took several hours for them to get back in. The White House TV pool remains suspended.
Far-right suspected killer of Argentine rugby star asks for forgiveness ahead of verdict
Prosecutors are seeking 27 and 20 years in prison for the two far-right activists accused of shooting Federico Martin Aramburu dead after a dispute in a Paris brasserie in 2022, with a verdict expected on Friday evening.
Manchester City found guilty of breaking Premier League’s financial fair play rules
City face sanctions after more than 100 rule breaches Club insists it is innocent and is expected to appeal Manchester City have been found guilty of the vast majority of more than a hundred charges related to breaches of the Premier League’s…
Nepal PM urges climate justice after ‘Himalayan tsunami’ devastates country
Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah brought a stark warning from the Himalayas to the UN General Assembly on Thursday, saying catastrophic floods that killed at least 1,400 people in his country laid bare the human cost of climate change, and the…
Ethiopia's Tigray rebels declare 'full-blown war' as fighting spreads
The renewed clashes revive memories of a devastating 2020-2022 war that killed more than 600,000 people and displaced around one million.
Nepal’s PM says flash flood was ‘warning to world’ as he scolds leaders at UN over climate change
Shah said Nepal’s recovery and reconstruction needs were estimated at about 10% of GDP, as he appealed for more international support Nepal’s prime minister scolded world leaders at the UN on Thursday, saying last month’s catastrophic deadly…
Pompeii's destruction helps calibrate volcanic dating to within decades
When Pliny the Younger recorded his firsthand experience of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius 2,000 years ago—a cataclysm that buried Pompeii and killed his uncle, Pliny the Elder—he provided enough detail about the date to allow scientists to…
Climate breakdown: Is the EU adapting to the new normal? Europe's summer of disasters
It has been called Europe's disaster year. 2026 has seen more than 30,000 excess deaths linked to heatwaves, along with mega wildfires, nuclear power plants having to shut down, gas plants under pressure, droughts reducing hydropower generation…
Ethiopia: what's driving the renewed violence in Tigray?
Tigray's rebel authorities say they are now in a "full-blown war" with the Ethiopian government, as fighting spreads into the neighbouring Amhara and Afar regions. Ethiopia's federal army says 272 rebels were killed and 260 wounded in the north…
Ethiopia: renewed Tigray fighting raises fears of return to civil war
Fears are mounting that Ethiopia could be sliding back towards civil war as fighting intensifies in the north, with the army saying it killed 272 TPLF fighters in Amhara while the rebels describe the conflict as a "full-blown war." The escalation…
Pflegereform: SPD-Generalsekretär stellt sich gegen Leistungskürzung in der Pflege
Die SPD will bei der geplanten Pflegereform keine Leistungskürzungen akzeptieren. Kommende Woche ist ein Kabinettsbeschluss für die Finanzierung der Pflege geplant.
Scenariul apocaliptic al lui Bill Gates despre AI: 1 miliard de morți
Bil Gates face o predicție sumbră despre utilizarea inteligenței artificiale (AI) de către „oamenii cu intenții rele”. El vorbește chiar despre posibilitatea unui număr uriaș de decese la nivel mondial. Cofondatorul Microsoft crede că inteligența…
U2 a susținut un concert-surpriză la liceul unde a luat naștere trupa, acum 50 de ani. Trupa lansează un album în noiembrie
Pentru a aniversa 50 de ani de la formarea trupei, U2 a susținut un concert-surpriză la liceul Mount Temple din Dublin, unde a început povestea formației.
Meurtre du rugbyman Aramburu : les deux tireurs condamnés à 19 et 26 ans de réclusion
La justice française a condamné, vendredi, les deux tireurs, Romain Bouvier et Loïk Le Priol, responsables du meurtre de l'ex-rugbyman argentin Federico Martin Aramburu en 2022, à 19 et 26 ans de réclusion
Six Russian Words for a Country Sliding Into Authoritarianism
How ordinary people describe power, repression, absurdity, and life under Putin.
‘Furious’ Is an Angry Show for the World of Epstein and Trump
A tumultuous TV thriller delves into damage and revenge.
The Twilight of the Francis Fukuyama Era
The famous thinker’s new memoir reveals a fateful political and intellectual blind spot.
Government can use Social Security data to identify noncitizen voters, Supreme Court rules
President Donald Trump wants to let states use a federal database that includes voters’ personal information to check for noncitizens on voter rolls.
Jury in Trayon White Sr. bribery trial says it can’t reach verdict
White was charged with accepting $35,000 from a D.C. government contractor in exchange for agreeing to pressure D.C. officials to renew contracts that his companies had obtained for violence-interruption services.
Fed’s Hammack Says Yields Reflect Growth, US Debt and Rate Path
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack said long-term Treasury yields are being driven higher by a stronger growth outlook, concerns about government debt and expectations for additional interest-rate increases from the US central…
Can't Say 60/40 Is Back: Rosenberg
Jeff Rosenberg, portfolio manager of the systematic alternative ETF at BlockRock, joins Scarlet Fu and Tom Keene on "Bloomberg Money." He explains what's happening in bond markets and says investors should broaden to a 50/30/20 portfolio. (Source…
Bond Market Getting Mainstream Attention: Rosenberg
Jeff Rosenberg, portfolio manager of the systematic alternative ETF at BlockRock, joins Scarlet Fu and Tom Keene on "Bloomberg Money." He explains what's happening in bond markets and says investors should broaden to a 50/30/20 portfolio. (Source…
Trump & Mamdani, Bond Markets Go Mainstream, Taylor Swift's New Songs
Bloomberg Money takes the pulse of your financial life, powered by the reporting of our global newsroom. Today's guests: Mexico Secretary of Foreign Affairs Roberto Velasco Alvarez, BlackRock Portfolio Manager of the Systematic Alternative ETF…
Northern Trust Joins ETF Conversion Boom With $33 Billion Move
Northern Trust Asset Management has filed regulatory paperwork to turn six mutual funds into exchange-traded funds, a move the firm says would amount to the largest such conversion in industry history.
Ollaya – Ollama for open-source, Jev-style decision models
Ollaya downloads and serves open decision models on your own machine. Typed, calibrated answers in milliseconds — private and open source.
Roku’s first OLED TVs are up to $400 off, starting at $699
Roku recently launched its first-ever OLED TVs. The $999 starting price was already impressive for the 55-inch Pro Series model that has a 120Hz refresh rate OLED panel (with four HDMI 2.1 ports and support for Dolby Vision and HDR 10 Plus). The…
Meta's Muse appears to use an OpenAI model labeled muse-special
While Muse was building my website, one subagent ran on a model called azure/muse-special. So I dug through the filesystem again.
Yes, Claude can do Nine Loops
Claude computes a nine-loop amplitude in N=4 super-Yang-Mills
Proaction boosts sales 60% and saves 75+ hours with Codex
With Codex, GPT-Live-1, and GPT-6 Astra, Proaction builds, operates, and sells modern fleet management faster.
Pope Leo warns AI could lead to losing 'humanity amid a paradise of machines' in Paris – video
Pontiff continues to decry the rise of AI on his visit to France, stressing the importance of retaining 'ethical discernment' in an age when rapidly advancing technology threatens to undermine humanity Europe live Pope Leo warns of AI threat to…
OpenAI hack on Australian government reveals anxiety at heart of global artificial intelligence dilemma
As the UN warns traditional safeguards are ‘unravelling’, Donald Trump says he will encourage, not restrain, the AI race When the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, sat down for an interview in the heart of Silicon Valley at the weekend…
She was convicted of a murder she says she didn’t commit. Then AI hallucinations stopped her speaking out
Tasmania’s Parole Board used a document citing legal authorities that do not exist to prevent Susan Neill-Fraser from proclaiming her innocence. Advocates say the case is ‘deeply troubling’ On 26 January 2009, a troublesome yacht called the Four…
NSW crackdown on ‘AI-doctored’ real estate listings hits mural-covered wall
Apartment with strange view singled out in government’s fight against deceptive ads – but real estate agent says photo is no fake Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast The New South Wales government’s crackdown on…
How a century-old solvent can enable efficient amide synthesis
Amide bonds are chemical linkages essential to biology, medicine and materials chemistry. Peptide bonds, a class of amide bonds, link amino acids to form proteins. Amide bonds are also important in medicines and polymers. Efficient synthesis of…
Ultrathin materials could make quantum light circuits programmable
Quantum photonics could be a pivotal part of future quantum technology if the right materials can be created, a new review paper has found.
An overlooked era of cosmology is stealing the show in the quest to understand the cosmos
Could you imagine if pagers made a comeback? Sure, your smartphone would still be your notepad-flashlight-camera-personal assistant-MP3 player-wallet-social media browser. But imagine if pagers made it so easy to do that one important thing—pinging…
Laser light enables detection of colorectal cancer biomarker in blood within minutes
Researchers often use antibodies to detect specific molecules or biological markers because they are remarkably precise at recognizing their targets. However, finding the faint signals of cancer in blood samples is a challenge even for the most…
New tools pinpoint where urban trees could provide the most relief from heat
Cities trying to cool sweltering streets often set broad tree canopy targets. But those targets can overlook the reality that not all shade is equally useful, and not every neighborhood has room for more trees.
STAT+: Licensing deals on generic versions of Roche flu drug aimed at preparing for pandemic
With an eye toward pandemic preparedness, a U.N.-backed agency has signed sub-licensing deals with 11 manufacturers to develop and manufacture generic versions of a Roche influenza treatment. Under the agreements, brokered by the Medicines Patent…
STAT+: Lilly wins approval for once-weekly insulin shot
Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today? Sign up to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. My delightful coworker, Jason Mast, is in Shanghai reporting for STAT. And that, my darling readers, is how you get access…
Opinion: FDA commissioner nominee Heidi Overton is ignoring the science on abortion drug
On Thursday, the Senate health committee met with Heidi Overton, nominee for commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. When asked about her views on mifepristone, a key abortion medication, Overton danced around the issue. As the CEO of…
STAT+: Up and down the ladder: The latest comings and goings
Hired someone new and exciting? Promoted a rising star? Finally solved that hard-to-fill spot? Share the news with us, and we’ll share it with others. That’s right. Send us your changes, and we’ll find a home for them. Don’t be shy. Everyone wants…
This “rare” autism-linked genetic disorder may be far more common than scientists thought
A major analysis suggests Phelan-McDermid syndrome, a genetic disorder closely linked to autism, may affect about 1 in 7,300 people and more than 45,000 Americans. Researchers warn that thousands of cases may remain hidden because genetic testing…
I saw pedestrians swear at plovers when they swooped. But I admired the birds
Many people despise these birds for violently defending their babies in nests they create in ridiculously vulnerable areas. My community, however, became devoted to them It was early September when the two spur-winged plover chicks hatched. They…
‘Hope is a built-in characteristic’: Margaret Atwood on birds, conservation and optimism for the future
Canadian novelist has celebrated her late partner’s love of birds with a C$1m gift to a university to establish the Graeme Gibson chair in avian biology If she could be any bird, Margaret Atwood would transform into a raven. “They’re very smart…
‘Concerning’ low sea ice persists as Antarctic hits third-lowest winter peak
Print article Share Antarctic sea ice has recorded its third-smallest winter peak extent since satellite records began 48 years ago, new data reveals. Provisional data from the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) shows that Antarctic sea…
Revealed: the undisclosed safety data emerging as weedkiller maker faces Parkinson’s lawsuits in US
Syngenta denies keeping relevant data from the EPA as paraquat stays in the US market despite global bans Sweden started ringing the alarm bell more than 20 years ago, calling for a ban on the weedkilling chemical paraquat in 2004. One by one…
‘Your body fights to stay cool’: workers toil in record heat as federal rule frozen
Trump officials and Republicans are rolling back protections against heat-related illnesses and deaths When it’s 90F on a hot summer day, Esther Minton wears a long-sleeved shirt to work. “Working outside, you don’t have cover. There’s nowhere for…
Crypto CEO accuses North Korea of stealing $387 million from Bitget platform
The CEO said the company has a User Protection Fund that has over $464 million and those funds will be used to cover the losses.
Cyberattack hits Welsh police force, may have affected staff data
Dyfed-Powys Police in Wales said a cyberattack affecting the force disrupted some non-emergency systems and may have compromised staff information.
Doubts grow over claims OpenAI agent hacked Australian Medicare portal
Researchers are questioning whether an OpenAI agent needed to hack an Australian government health portal to access it, after a review of the website’s archived code found it explicitly directed visitors to an unauthenticated endpoint.
On Anthropic’s AI Misuse Report
Earlier this month, Anthropic published a long report detailing all of the Claude misuses it detected. Daniel Meissler usefully summarized the report into 117 findings. A few of the highlights: AI agents increasingly handled reconnaissance…
Digital forensics firm with US federal contracts covered up ties to Russia, DOJ alleges
Two executives at a data extraction and digital forensics company that sold several U.S. agencies its software were arrested for allegedly lying about the fact that its technology is made in Russia.
💰 Flagg's 1-of-1 rookie debut patch card sells for record $8.04M
The card was sold in early Friday morning at 2 a.m. ET.
LeBron: Maxey friendship, desire to help Embiid drove 76ers decision
LeBron James says his long-standing friendship with All-Star Tyrese Maxey and a desire to help Joel Embiid win his first NBA title played significant roles in his decision to sign with the 76ers.
Knicks' Brunson cleared to play after offseason wrist surgery
Knicks star guard Jalen Brunson is ready for the 2026-27 season after acknowledging that he underwent left wrist surgery.
NFL, NFLPA continue to monitor field conditions in Rio
Field experts for the NFL and the NFL Players Association have been in Brazil for days to monitor the playing surface at Maracanã Stadium, NFLPA executive director JC Tretter said in a lengthy statement on Friday.
Nacua doubtful as Rams turn focus to WR's return in Week 4
The Rams are targeting a Week 4 return for wide receiver Puka Nacua, who is doubtful to play against the Broncos.