2026 News Archive

On their first earnings call since SpaceX's June public offering, executives said the company is pouring funds into rocket development, Starlink satellites and AI.

Dallas' financial industry is growing amid a larger Texas business boom. But can it really steal New York's crown?

Why food companies love labels like "organic" and "high protein," why our brains are misled by them — and how to avoid paying extra for marketing.

Conservatives who have long pushed for Medicaid work requirements often said vulnerable people would get a pass. But the federal government's list of exemptions left off homeless people.

Jeff Dean, who for years was one of Google’s most important executives, is leading the new artificial intelligence company with the backing of Google.

The voluntary review process will cover closed-source artificial intelligence models, but exclude those that publish the underlying code.

Researcher says simpler writing by AI is easier to read and digest, but this does not mean human authors are obsolete From Homer’s Odyssey to Agatha Christie’s crime fiction, humans have produced plenty of tales to grace the bookshelf. But research suggests artificial intelligence may now be providing some competition. In a study published in the journal Judgment and Decision Making, 1,682 adults were asked to read one of six short stories, three of which were written by humans and three by ChatGPT. Each AI story had a similar theme to one of the human-authored works...

Four-tonne piece of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket believed to have hit lunar surface on Wednesday at 5,400mph A four-tonne piece of a discarded SpaceX rocket that has been floating in space since last year is believed to have unintentionally crashed into the moon at high speed, in a collision that posed no danger to Earth but was expected to blast out a new lunar crater. The object, the height of a five-storey building, was part of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that launched two commercial lunar landers, one from the US and one from Japan, towards the moon in January 2025...

Scientists have proved that a species of plant covered with sticky hairs is carnivorous, confirming Darwin’s 150-year-old hunch.

A new fund called the Phoenix Species Project will provide $200 million to help pull imperiled wildlife back from the brink of extinction.

Veterinarians are gingerly embracing the honeybee, a vital pollinator for agriculture but one that’s in increasing danger.

Jérôme Dupras is a member of one of Quebec’s most popular folk rock bands. Now, as the province’s chief scientist, he will help shape its environmental destiny.

An episode this week focuses on the dangerous effects of warming, without mentioning climate change.

Looking for respite from European heat waves, summer tourists are flocking to the diplomatic hub. But city leaders are wary of overcrowding.

Highest-ever resolution pictures of our star could help show why its corona is millions of degrees hotter than its surface Golden bands and swirling vortices have been spotted on the sun in the most detailed images ever captured of the turbulent surface of our home star. Astronomers observed the sun with the Inouye solar telescope in Hawaii, the world’s most powerful solar telescope, and saw new features smaller than 20km (12 miles) across in a magnetically active region close to a sun spot...

They may keep your feet cool but some styles could be doing more harm than good.

Used to chronicling other people’s vacation disasters, a travel reporter faced the new normal on her own long-awaited family trip.

Up to 95% of younger women who are at higher risk of developing breast cancer are being missed by current NHS checks, researchers warn.

An NHS trust could lose up to 330 posts and a union says there will be "consequences" for patients.

Theo became the first British baby to be operated on in the womb to correct complex gastroschisis, as part of a pioneering clinical trial.

A new study tests the scent of fathers and newborns recognition of dad's smell

Footage posted by a conservancy group offers an unusual glimpse of a common behavior by dolphins that often goes unobserved.

Wildfires in Spokane have destroyed hundreds of homes and led to evacuation orders for 60,000 people.

New images and footage of the Sun show "whirlpools" of activity that it has not been possible to see before.

An FDA advisory panel recently voted to green-light some popular peptides. The decision brought enormous attention to the market for these products — and concerns about the unregulated supply.

The FDA allowed some Zyn nicotine pouches to be marketed as "lower risk" than cigarettes. Public health experts agree they can help current smokers, but worry young people may become addicted.

Pupils who open accounts aged 11 to 12 score lower in some subjects than those who wait a few years, study finds Children who open social media accounts at the start of secondary school appear to perform worse in tests than those who delay, with researchers suspecting that the constant checking for updates is a major distraction for many students. Pupils who opened their first social media account aged 11 to 12 scored lower in mathematics and reading tests than those who waited a few years, with scores at age 16 differing between the groups by the equivalent of about six months of learning, the study found...

Scientists at a biotech company have used gene editing to create two hypoallergenic beagles that don't trigger allergies Matt Walker couldn’t pet a dog without sneezing – until he and other scientists used a gene editing technique to produce a hypoallergenic beagle named Bailey. Now, he can feed Bailey spoons of peanut butter while she lies on his lap and play fetch with her in Central Park. His allergies didn’t go away: Bailey’s saliva and hair no longer contain a key allergy-causing protein...

Tens of millions of Americans have criminal records that can be barriers to employment. An AI-powered app is helping those eligible to expunge their records at a pace not seen before.

Apple says it's planning to invest its hefty tariff refund into U.S. manufacturing. That's a luxury many smaller companies can't afford.

AI Security Institute says OpenAI and Anthropic models went rogue during a cybersecurity test and showed a new type of risk Explainer: Should we be alarmed at AI models going rogue in tests? Advanced artificial intelligence models have stunned the UK’s AI Security Institute (AISI) by carrying out a hacking campaign against real people during a cybersecurity test. The institute said the incident was unprecedented and involved sending targeted emails to software developers in an attempt to pass a cyber challenge...

Srishti's efforts go in vain at World Tennis U-14 Junior Team Finals - Bengaluru, Aug 4 Karnataka's Srishti Kiran continued her impressive run at the 2026 World Tennis Under-14 Junior Team...

Sri Lanka is rapidly emerging as a base for international Chinese cyber crime syndicates and has prompted senior police officials to warn the top leadership.

Developing nations should embrace artificial intelligence for rapid advancement. AI offers significant improvements in healthcare, education, and agriculture services. This technology can boost productivity and create new opportunities for workers. Governments must quickly address infrastructure and skill gaps to benefit. The World Bank sees AI as a crucial tool for economic growth.

The UN World Food Programme has warned that child malnutrition is worsening sharply across Afghanistan. Aid cuts, health centre closures and supply disruptions now threaten millions during the peak hunger season.

Dovetail Games has made an important announcement regarding future content for the franchise on console, and it's bad news if you're playing on last-gen hardware

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian reportedly had a secretive and brief meeting with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei under heavy security, contradicting his earlier claims of a lengthy, cordial interaction.

The Northern Ireland capital is hosting the world’s largest celebration of Irish music and culture for the first time this week.

U.S. News & World Report has released its 2026-27 hospital rankings, and one from Ohio is among the best in the nation.

On Monday, Russia accused Ukraine of a drone attack in Gelendzhik, resulting in the deaths of seven individuals, including three children, and injuries to 40 others. Ukrainian officials have not responded to the claims.

At least seven people, including three children, were killed and 40 others injured after a drone struck a beach at Arkhipo-Osipovka near Russia’s Blac.

By Bianca Betancourt, CNN. Photographs by Marco Postigo Storel, CNN. New York has a bad habit of inflicting trend culture upon the masses — especially

Across the day crowds thronged the streets of Belfast for the world’s largest celebration of Irish music and culture

Inox Green Energy Services has obtained the certified NCLT order approving the acquisition of Wind World (India) Limited's O&M assets. The deal, valued at up to ₹550 crore, adds 4.5 GW to Inox Green's portfolio, bringing its total managed capacity to 13 GW.

Reports indicated that several local and regional news domains, as well as international broadcasters, had been made inaccessible to users in parts of Pakistan.

BURBANK, Calif., Aug. 4, 2026 CJ 4DPLEX, the world's leading entertainment technology and content company specializing in premium film formats, cinematic production, visual effects and immersive experiences, today announced that Sony Pictures' Spider-Man: Brand New Day achieved a record-breaking global opening of more than $31 million across SCREENX and 4DX combined, marking the biggest opening weekend in CJ 4DPLEX history.

The Financial Times (FT) recently observed that “the contrast between a world order on fire and a world economy on autopilot is glaring”.

The World Meteorological Organization has warned that El Niño is intensifying and is expected to become strong during August–October 2026, reshaping temperature and rainfall patterns across large parts of the world. With unusually warm oceans and a possible positive Indian Ocean Dipole adding to the signal, governments face a narrowing window to prepare for droughts, floods, heatwaves and wildfires.

Porsche sealed the 2025-26 Formula E Manufacturers' World Championship after a strong performance in the Tokyo double-header, securing the title with.

The World Bank Group is providing Fortaleza with a $177 million loan to support fiscal reforms, climate resilience, social housing and more sustainable urban development. The program reflects a broader challenge facing rapidly growing cities: environmental and social ambitions increasingly depend on whether municipal governments can raise revenue, control spending and preserve resources for long-term investment.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the world is entering “uncharted territory,” cautioning that the developing El Niño will amplify the effects of climate change by bringing more heatwaves, droughts, wildfires and heavy rainfall.

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Join the Chennai breastfeeding awareness walkathon to promote maternal and child health ahead of World Breastfeeding Week.

A sterilisation drive across Bihar from July 11 to July 31 as part of the family planning initiative in the wake of the World Population Day (July 11), saw only 2% men among 15,033 participants, state health officials said on Sunday. This highlights that women continue to share the larger onus for permanent family planning despite male sterilisation (vasectomy) being a simpler, safer and less invasive procedure

Tarik Skubal is a Los Angeles Dodger. The back-to-back World Series champions acquired the biggest name on the trade block Saturday night. That should clear the way for a lot of transaction action in the mere hours remaining before the Trade Deadline arrives at 6 p.m. ET Monday.

An open letter from 22 out of 27 EU member countries called for an emergency meeting to “prevent further uncontrolled crossings”.

Former Bolivia captain Marco Antonio Etcheverry calls for a worldwide petition to convince Lionel Messi to extend his international career and play in the 2030 FIFA World Cup, emphasizing his importance to football.

Finland's Pornainen just switched on the world's largest sand battery, a lithium-free storage fix for Europe's widening energy gap.

The inflatable pneumatic barrier spans 500 metres in length, sitting 30 to 70 centimetres above the water and dropping 1 metre below the surface.

U17 World Championships: Aaryan claims silver; Prathamesh and Arush earn bronze in freestyle wrestling - Baku, Aug 1 India’s freestyle wrestling contingent opened its account on day five of the 2026 U17 World...