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Scientists turn viruses into weapons against deadly superbugs
Scientists are advancing a promising new strategy against antibiotic-resistant infections by harnessing bacteriophages, viruses that specifically target an...
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Goodbye, cavities? Scientists create gel that could regrow tooth enamel
Scientists have developed an experimental gel capable of regrowing lost tooth enamel by harnessing minerals naturally present in saliva, according to findi...
World Affairs
Can Iran’s new supreme leader make peace from behind the scenes?
Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iran’s supreme leader and a powerful figure within the clerical establishment, has launched a series of quiet consultations ...
Economy
Faisal Islam: How high will interest rates go?
The Bank of England is expected to raise its benchmark interest rate once more in the coming months, according to BBC economics editor Faisal Islam, who as...
Technology
Aina’s smart ring has a screen, a joystick and a mic so you can talk to AI agents
Aina has unveiled a smart ring that departs sharply from the screenless designs dominating the wearable category, incorporating a display, a joystick and a...
Health
Extra weight may be aging your brain faster than you think
A 24-year study tracking more than 8,200 adults has found that excess body weight may accelerate brain aging, with researchers reporting faster declines in...
Science
Scientists identify two overlooked skills that predict reading success
A large-scale new study has found that general intelligence plays a surprisingly limited role in predicting children's reading success, while visual proces...
World Affairs
Why more investment is not making housing affordable in Ghana
Despite sustained investment inflows into Ghana’s real estate sector, housing affordability continues to deteriorate, with high construction costs, limit...
Economy
Drunk and dangerous e-bike riders face on-the-spot fines under crackdown
The UK government has launched a consultation on measures to tackle dangerous e-bike use, including on-the-spot fines for riders deemed intoxicated or reck...
Technology
Amazon ditches GrubHub, taps Uber Eats for Prime
Amazon has ended its restaurant delivery partnership with GrubHub and named Uber Eats as its official provider for Prime members in the United States. The ...
Health
Experts say high blood pressure guidelines are missing half the equation
A new scientific report is urging a major rethink of global guidelines for managing high blood pressure, arguing that current recommendations focus too hea...
Science
Scientists may have finally explained why our brains and bodies are cross-wired
Scientists may have finally explained one of biology’s most enduring puzzles: why the brain’s hemispheres are cross-wired to the opposite sides of the ...
World Affairs
Wembanyama pours in career-high 52 points as Spurs edge Mavericks 112-111
Victor Wembanyama delivered a career-defining performance on Wednesday night, scoring 52 points and grabbing 24 rebounds to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a...
Economy
Food, fuel and taxes – can the Democrats do anything to ease cost of living pressures?
Democrats are set to retain control of Congress following the latest electoral results, a outcome that party leaders say provides a mandate to advance legi...
Technology
Nothing CEO says company’s mysterious AI-first device is dropping next month
Nothing CEO Carl Pei has confirmed that the London-based smartphone startup will unveil its mysterious AI-first device next month, though the company has y...
Health
Scientists discover new Alzheimer’s drug that repairs DNA damage and reduces brain inflammation
Scientists have identified that an experimental drug originally developed for spinal cord injuries may address several core features of Alzheimer's disease...
Science
A hidden star is plowing through Betelgeuse’s atmosphere, new evidence suggests
Astronomers have reported new evidence suggesting that a previously hidden companion star is interacting with the atmosphere of Betelgeuse, the prominent r...
World Affairs
Zelenskyy hopes Democratic Congress will bring more US help for Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed hope that the new Democratic-controlled US Congress will approve additional assistance for Kyiv as the wa...
Economy
Elon Musk's millions failed to deliver Republican wins in fierce midterms
Elon Musk’s unprecedented personal spending in the 2026 US midterm elections failed to translate into the Republican victories his donations were intende...
Technology
After the midterms, a bigger clash over data centers could be coming
Voters across the United States delivered a fragmented but unmistakable message on data centers in Tuesday’s midterm elections, with opposition to new fa...
Health
Scientists discover a surprising clue to autism's origins hidden in the placenta
Scientists have identified a potential clue to autism's origins in the placenta, according to research examining inflammation during pregnancy. The study f...
Science
NASA’s Voyager 1 is about to reach a historic one-light-day milestone
NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft is set to reach a historic milestone on November 18, becoming the first human-made object to travel one light-day from Earth....
World Affairs
El Salvador’s Bukele touts military intervention in Haiti
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has publicly promoted military intervention in Haiti, framing the deployment of Salvadoran troops as a decisive response ...
Economy
Interest rates expected to rise for first time in over three years
Most financial analysts are forecasting that the central bank will raise its benchmark interest rate from 3.75 percent to 4 percent, marking the first incr...
Technology
Apple is reportedly cutting budgets for its internal AI usage
Apple is reportedly implementing significant reductions in its internal budget for artificial intelligence usage, according to industry sources familiar wi...
Health
Gene editing could replace a lifetime of medication, but there's a catch
Scientists are exploring whether a single gene-editing treatment could one day provide decades of protection against heart disease, high cholesterol and ot...
Science
NASA smashed into an asteroid. Now Hera is closing in to see what happened
Europe’s Hera spacecraft has returned its first clear images of the binary asteroid system targeted by NASA’s 2022 Double Asteroid Redirection Test, of...
World Affairs
Democratic Socialists of America see record wins in US midterm elections
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) has recorded a series of electoral victories in the US midterm elections, marking the left-wing movement's most ...
Economy
Pound rises to its highest level since the Brexit referendum
The British pound has climbed to its highest level against a basket of currencies since the 2016 Brexit referendum, marking a significant milestone for ste...
Technology
AI PACs spent millions trying to shape Congress — here’s how they fared
Artificial intelligence industry political action committees spent millions of dollars attempting to shape the 2026 midterm elections, according to campaig...
Health
Permanent daylight saving time has a dark side, scientists warn
A new study warns that adopting permanent daylight saving time in the United States could carry significant public health and safety consequences, particul...
Science
MIT scientists break a 20-year rule and unlock never-before-seen crystal structures
MIT researchers have overturned a 20-year-old assumption in materials science, discovering that flexible molecular connections, rather than rigid ones, can...
World Affairs
Ukraine raises death toll from Russian strike on Zaporizhia to 40 people
Ukrainian authorities have raised the death toll from a Russian strike on the city of Zaporizhia to 40 people, in what has become one of the deadliest sing...
Economy
Kellogg's admits snap, crackle and pop is quieter after uproar over Rice Krispies recipe change
Kellogg's has acknowledged that its Rice Krispies cereal now produces a less pronounced “snap, crackle and pop” after the company altered the recipe, f...
Technology
Hackers stole DreamHost customer files and inboxes during months-long attack
Web hosting provider DreamHost has disclosed that unauthorized actors accessed customer files and email inboxes during a sustained intrusion spanning sever...
Health
AI helps Stanford scientists discover a “natural Ozempic” with a surprising advantage
Stanford University researchers have identified a naturally occurring molecule, dubbed BRP, that sharply suppresses appetite and drives fat loss in animal ...
Science
NASA is racing against time to save the Hubble Space Telescope
NASA is exploring a daring plan to rescue the Hubble Space Telescope from an eventual fiery reentry into Earth's atmosphere, the agency has confirmed. Afte...
World Affairs
Presidential hopeful Vance appears to question Iran war after polls debacle
Presidential hopeful Vance appeared to question the strategic logic of a potential war with Iran this week, citing a trusted pollster's findings that the c...
Economy
Poundland owner in crunch talks as retailer's collapse looms
Gordon Brothers, the US investment firm that owns Poundland, is scheduled to meet Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds on Wednesday for crunch talks as con...
Technology
Sequoia hits rewind, undoing 20 years of expansion
Sequoia Capital is reversing two decades of global expansion, consolidating into a smaller, Bay Area–centered firm and shutting down the offices and prog...
Health
A surprising discovery could help aging muscles repair themselves
Scientists have identified a compound that transforms a natural muscle-repair protein into a more potent form, dubbed "Super HGF," potentially offering a n...
Science
SLAC scientists find conclusive proof of a mysterious third type of magnetism
Scientists at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have announced conclusive proof of a third form of magnetism, ending a nearly 90-year assumption tha...
World Affairs
Yemeni government forces claim control of strategic al-Jawf mountain range
Yemeni government forces announced on Tuesday they had seized control of the al-Dahida heights, a strategic mountain range in the northern al-Jawf governor...
Economy
Elon Musk's millions fail to deliver Texas for the Republicans in fierce midterms
Elon Musk’s substantial financial backing failed to secure a Republican victory in Texas during the fiercely contested midterm elections, despite a m...
Technology
Titan OS raises million to expand its smart TV OS internationally
Titan OS, the Barcelona-based developer of an independent operating system for smart televisions, has secured million in a new funding round, the compa...
TechnologyUS tech stocks see sharp falls as AI spending nears
US tech stocks see sharp falls as AI spending nears tnUS technology stocks extended a sharp sell-off on Tuesday, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq opening at its lowest level in more than two months as investor anxie...
TechnologyCanva lays off over 1,200 people amid slowing growth
SYDNEY—Australian graphic design platform Canva announced it will lay off approximately 1,200 employees, representing 22 percent of its global workforce,...
TechnologyWhy North Korea's 'elite' hackers are the prime suspect in major Binance hack
The record-breaking breach of Binance, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has placed North Korea's state-linked hacking units under renew...
TechnologyTed Schlein’s Ballistic Ventures seeks 0M for new funds amid AI-driven cybersecurity boom
Ballistic Ventures, the cybersecurity-focused venture capital firm co-founded by Ted Schlein, is seeking to raise 0 million across two new investment ve...
TechnologyThese firms you've never heard of are feeding fears the AI bubble could burst
The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure is increasingly being financed through opaque corporate debt structures, raising concerns amo...
TechnologyIndia’s EloElo nabs M from NBCUniversal to bet on the country’s rising microdrama market
India’s EloElo has secured million in funding from NBCUniversal, a significant bet on the country’s rapidly expanding microdrama market. The invest...
TechnologyGraduates are managing AI - but are they learning much else?
A growing share of early-career graduates report that their day-to-day work is increasingly devoted to supervising, correcting and prompting artificial int...
TechnologyData centers are turning to old jet engines as the wait for power grows
Facing years-long delays for grid connections and new power turbines, data center developers are increasingly turning to retired jet engines to meet surgin...
TechnologyBinance users withdraw .6bn after largest-ever crypto hack
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has processed withdrawals exceeding .6 billion following a major security breach that the company...
TechnologyAnthropic is working on a system to prove AI models’ identity
Anthropic has confirmed it is developing an identity-verification system, internally named FlashProve, designed to let users confirm that an AI-generated r...
TechnologyIf hackers can take control of a supermarket freezer, how vulnerable is other tech?
A coordinated cyber-attack has disrupted refrigerator systems in dozens of supermarkets across several European countries, forcing retailers to address foo...
TechnologyOrbital Matter 3D printed the first rigid beam in the vacuum of space
Orbital Matter has successfully 3D printed the first rigid beam in the vacuum of space, marking a significant milestone in in-space manufacturing and const...
TechnologyBinance says fake job interviews used as part of .3bn crypto hack
Binance has disclosed that a sophisticated social engineering campaign involving fake job interviews was used to facilitate a cryptocurrency hack totaling ...
TechnologyCrowdStrike to shell out nearly 0M for 2 AI security startups as the market for securing agents takes off
CrowdStrike announced it will acquire two artificial intelligence security startups, Fiddler AI and Dreadnode, in deals valued at nearly 0 million combi...
TechnologyNorth Korea denies being behind record .3bn Binance hack
North Korea has denied responsibility for the record-breaking .3 billion hack of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, rejecting allegations by US governm...
TechnologyThe TechCrunch Founder Summit agenda is only half the reason to be in Boston on Nov. 4
TechCrunch will convene its Founder Summit 2026 on November 4 at Boston's SoWa Power Station, gathering early-stage founders, investors, and operators for ...
EconomyCentral Banks Signal Gradual Rate Adjustments Amid Evolving Inflation Dynamics
**Central Banks Signal Gradual Rate Adjustments Amid Evolving Inflation Dynamics**
World AffairsInternational Clean Energy Grid Summit Reaches Landmark Modernization Accord
**International Clean Energy Grid Summit Reaches Landmark Modernization Accord**
ScienceBreakthrough Quantum Sensing Array Opens New Horizons in Deep Space Navigation
**Breakthrough Quantum Sensing Array Opens New Horizons in Deep Space Navigation**
HealthGlobal Health Alliances Expand Early Diagnostics Framework Across Urban Centers
**Global Health Alliances Expand Early Diagnostics Framework Across Urban Centers**
CultureLeading Cultural Heritage Archives Complete Milestone Multilingual Digital Catalog
**Leading Cultural Heritage Archives Complete Milestone Multilingual Digital Catalog**
US technology stocks extended a sharp sell-off on Tuesday, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq opening at its lowest level in more than two months as investor anxie...
Technology
Canva lays off over 1,200 people amid slowing growth
SYDNEY—Australian graphic design platform Canva announced it will lay off approximately 1,200 employees, representing 22 percent of its global workforce,...
Technology
Why North Korea's 'elite' hackers are the prime suspect in major Binance hack
The record-breaking breach of Binance, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has placed North Korea's state-linked hacking units under renew...
Technology
Ted Schlein’s Ballistic Ventures seeks 0M for new funds amid AI-driven cybersecurity boom
Ballistic Ventures, the cybersecurity-focused venture capital firm co-founded by Ted Schlein, is seeking to raise 0 million across two new investment ve...
Technology
These firms you've never heard of are feeding fears the AI bubble could burst
The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure is increasingly being financed through opaque corporate debt structures, raising concerns amo...
Technology
India’s EloElo nabs M from NBCUniversal to bet on the country’s rising microdrama market
India’s EloElo has secured million in funding from NBCUniversal, a significant bet on the country’s rapidly expanding microdrama market. The invest...
Technology
Graduates are managing AI - but are they learning much else?
A growing share of early-career graduates report that their day-to-day work is increasingly devoted to supervising, correcting and prompting artificial int...
Technology
Data centers are turning to old jet engines as the wait for power grows
Facing years-long delays for grid connections and new power turbines, data center developers are increasingly turning to retired jet engines to meet surgin...
Technology
Binance users withdraw .6bn after largest-ever crypto hack
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has processed withdrawals exceeding .6 billion following a major security breach that the company...
Technology
Anthropic is working on a system to prove AI models’ identity
Anthropic has confirmed it is developing an identity-verification system, internally named FlashProve, designed to let users confirm that an AI-generated r...
Technology
If hackers can take control of a supermarket freezer, how vulnerable is other tech?
A coordinated cyber-attack has disrupted refrigerator systems in dozens of supermarkets across several European countries, forcing retailers to address foo...
Technology
Orbital Matter 3D printed the first rigid beam in the vacuum of space
Orbital Matter has successfully 3D printed the first rigid beam in the vacuum of space, marking a significant milestone in in-space manufacturing and const...
Technology
Binance says fake job interviews used as part of .3bn crypto hack
Binance has disclosed that a sophisticated social engineering campaign involving fake job interviews was used to facilitate a cryptocurrency hack totaling ...
Technology
CrowdStrike to shell out nearly 0M for 2 AI security startups as the market for securing agents takes off
CrowdStrike announced it will acquire two artificial intelligence security startups, Fiddler AI and Dreadnode, in deals valued at nearly 0 million combi...
Technology
North Korea denies being behind record .3bn Binance hack
North Korea has denied responsibility for the record-breaking .3 billion hack of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, rejecting allegations by US governm...
Technology
The TechCrunch Founder Summit agenda is only half the reason to be in Boston on Nov. 4
TechCrunch will convene its Founder Summit 2026 on November 4 at Boston's SoWa Power Station, gathering early-stage founders, investors, and operators for ...
Economy
Central Banks Signal Gradual Rate Adjustments Amid Evolving Inflation Dynamics
**Central Banks Signal Gradual Rate Adjustments Amid Evolving Inflation Dynamics**
World Affairs
International Clean Energy Grid Summit Reaches Landmark Modernization Accord
**International Clean Energy Grid Summit Reaches Landmark Modernization Accord**
Science
Breakthrough Quantum Sensing Array Opens New Horizons in Deep Space Navigation
**Breakthrough Quantum Sensing Array Opens New Horizons in Deep Space Navigation**
Health
Global Health Alliances Expand Early Diagnostics Framework Across Urban Centers
**Global Health Alliances Expand Early Diagnostics Framework Across Urban Centers**
Culture
Leading Cultural Heritage Archives Complete Milestone Multilingual Digital Catalog
**Leading Cultural Heritage Archives Complete Milestone Multilingual Digital Catalog**