science
T. rex Skeleton Heads to New York Auction With $30m Price Tag
A 67-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex is expected to fetch record money at a New York sale, reviving a debate over private ownership of major dinosaur fossils.
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business
Modi Courts New Zealand Investors, Casts India as Global Growth Launchpad
On a visit to Auckland, India's prime minister pitched New Zealand capital on a bigger stake in Indian growth as the two countries moved to deepen trade and diplomatic ties.
tech
Apple Sues OpenAI, Alleging Trade Secret Theft in Hardware Push
Apple has filed suit against OpenAI and unnamed former employees, accusing the ChatGPT maker's hardware ambitions of relying on stolen company secrets.
world
South Africa Midfielder Jayden Adams Dies at 25 Weeks After World Cup
Mamelodi Sundowns and Bafana Bafana midfielder Jayden Adams has died at 25, just weeks after representing South Africa at the World Cup, prompting tributes across African and global football.
climate
Western Europe's Hottest June on Record Sharpens Climate Alarm
Copernicus data confirm western Europe just lived through its warmest June ever measured, part of a second-warmest June globally, as scientists tie the heat and a faltering Indian monsoon to a warming climate.
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world
South Africa Midfielder Jayden Adams Dies at 25 Weeks After World Cup
Mamelodi Sundowns and Bafana Bafana midfielder Jayden Adams has died at 25, just weeks after representing South Africa at the World Cup, prompting tributes across African and global football.
world
Wildfire in Southern Spain Kills Dozens, Leaves Scores Missing Near Almería
A fast-moving blaze near Los Gallardos in Almería province has killed at least a dozen people and left dozens more unaccounted for, with hundreds displaced from their homes.
world
Bieber Joins Madonna, Shakira and BTS for World Cup Final Halftime Show
FIFA has assembled a cross-generational, multi-genre lineup for a Super Bowl-style halftime spectacle at the World Cup final, with Justin Bieber the latest name added to the bill.
world
Trump Says He Asked FIFA to Review Balogun's Red-Card Ban
The US president confirmed he personally lobbied football's governing body over a suspension handed to American forward Folarin Balogun, days before FIFA paused the punishment.
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business
Modi Courts New Zealand Investors, Casts India as Global Growth Launchpad
On a visit to Auckland, India's prime minister pitched New Zealand capital on a bigger stake in Indian growth as the two countries moved to deepen trade and diplomatic ties.
business
Meta Pushes AI Business Agent to WhatsApp Users Across India
At a Mumbai summit, WhatsApp unveiled a Meta-built AI agent that lets companies automate customer chats and sales, part of a broader enterprise push into India's vast messaging market.
business
Union Bank of India Shares Slide Despite Growth in Quarterly Business Update
Investors sold off Union Bank of India stock even as the lender reported higher global business and deposit growth, with analysts pointing to a slowdown in loan expansion as the trigger.
business
The Great AI Capital-Spending Reckoning Has Begun
After pouring hundreds of billions into chips, data centres, and power, investors are finally asking the unglamorous question: when does any of this earn a return?
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tech
Apple Sues OpenAI, Alleging Trade Secret Theft in Hardware Push
Apple has filed suit against OpenAI and unnamed former employees, accusing the ChatGPT maker's hardware ambitions of relying on stolen company secrets.
tech
Apple Accuses OpenAI of Poaching Staff and Stealing Trade Secrets for Hardware Push
Apple has filed suit against OpenAI and several former employees, alleging its nascent hardware division was built on stolen confidential designs and recruiting tactics that crossed legal lines.
tech
Europe's Tech Showcase Exposes a Widening Trust Gap in AI and Platform Moderation
From disturbing AI-generated images to shadow-banned health content and screen-time worries for children, a major European tech gathering highlights how innovation is outpacing oversight.
tech
The Internet Runs on a Few Hundred Cables. That Is a Problem.
Almost everything that crosses the internet travels through a thin lattice of cables on the ocean floor — and the risks to that lattice are growing faster than its defences.
SCIENCE · 00°00′
science
T. rex Skeleton Heads to New York Auction With $30m Price Tag
A 67-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex is expected to fetch record money at a New York sale, reviving a debate over private ownership of major dinosaur fossils.
science
The Gut-Brain Axis Moves From Fringe to Frontier
The idea that the bacteria in your gut shape your mood and mind was once dismissed as wishful thinking. It is now one of the most serious frontiers in biology.
science
A Distant World Shows the Clearest Sign Yet of Liquid Water
Spectra from a planet a hundred light-years away reveal a chemical fingerprint that, on Earth, only oceans and life produce. Scientists are excited — and very, very careful.
science
Inside the Long Hunt for a Room-Temperature Superconductor
A material that carries electricity without loss at ordinary temperatures would remake energy, computing, and transport. The question is how close the long hunt really is.
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climate
Western Europe's Hottest June on Record Sharpens Climate Alarm
Copernicus data confirm western Europe just lived through its warmest June ever measured, part of a second-warmest June globally, as scientists tie the heat and a faltering Indian monsoon to a warming climate.
climate
Western Europe Records Its Hottest June as Heatwaves Intensify
Copernicus data show western Europe just endured its warmest June on record, part of a second-warmest June globally, as scientists point to a warming climate driving harsher and more frequent heat events.
climate
North Sea Gas Field's Owner Says Development Will Not Materially Affect Climate
A revised environmental assessment for the Jackdaw gas field argues its emissions impact is negligible, after regulators found an earlier submission fell short on climate scrutiny.
climate
As Climate Risks Mount, Agencies Shift Focus From Warnings to Adaptation
UN and European bodies are increasingly framing climate change as a present-tense risk-management problem, spanning child welfare, emissions cuts and regional adaptation planning.
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