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Prosecutors Seek to Drop Charges Against Russian Scientist Accused of Smuggling Frog Embryos
Kseniia Petrova, a researcher at Harvard, has argued that she was vindictively prosecuted after her arrest in 2025.
iPhone 18 Key Specifications Leaked by Tipster Ahead of 2027 Launch; May Get a Price Hike
Following the launch of the iPhone 18 Pro series and the iPhone Duo in September, Apple’s focus is now expected to shift to the vanilla iPhone 18. The standard model is rumoured to debut early next year as part of the Cupertino-based tech giant’s staggered launch strategy. While Apple has yet to confirm any details, a tipster has hinted at key specifications of th...
Baidu’s new AI simulator gives robotaxis a crash course in rare road hazards
For autonomous vehicles, the hardest lessons to learn are the ones that can test the skills of even the most experienced human drivers: an errant cyclist darting through a red light, or an animal bolting into oncoming traffic from behind a corner. The Chinese tech giant Baidu has developed a new AI-driven simulator to prepare its Apollo robotaxis for just such rare but high-stakes road hazards, as the firm looks to gain an edge in the fast-growing self-driving taxi market. The system, Apollo...
Graduates are managing AI - but are they learning much else?
Graduates are spending more time managing AI, but are they missing out on other work experience?
OpenAI and Anthropic Set Up ‘War Rooms’ to Fight Disinfo About Midterm Elections
OpenAI, Anthropic and other tech companies have vowed to protect Tuesday’s elections from efforts to undermine democracy.
Prince William says UK faces terrifying risk of more wildfires due to climate change
The prince says 2026 was the first summer he felt "worried about the scale of the wildfires".
Anthropic is working on a system to prove AI models’ identity
Called FlashProve, the system would let anyone check that an AI response really came from the model it claims to be from.
A NASA Telescope Is Predicted to Crash Back to Earth Within Hours
The space agency estimates that there is a one-in-2,100 chance that debris from the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory could injure someone on the ground.
Data centers are turning to old jet engines as the wait for power grows
The years-long wait for access to the grid and new turbines is causing data center builders to turn to an unusual, less-efficient and less environmentally friendly solution: once-discarded jet engines.
Yet another rare sea turtle nest discovered in Southern California, this time in Ventura
The olive ridley sea turtle nest is the third one ever documented on the nation's West Coast.