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As the Steelers moved quickly with the truncated window to make their first pick in the 2026 draft, they didn't know the guy they wanted was already gone.

Lawyers for singer D4vd insisted Thursday on forcing prosecutors to show what evidence they have, and a judge set a hearing for next week for them to lay it out publicly in the killing and dismemberment of Celeste Rivas Hernandez.

The US Justice Department reclassified state-regulated marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a major shift that could increase legal cannabis sales and help a struggling industry.

Microsoft is getting ready to bundle Xbox Game Pass with Discord Nitro. A more limited “Starter Edition” is on the way.

One person was killed and five others were injured in a shooting at a Louisiana shopping mall Thursday that occurred when two groups began shooting at each other, police said

US military officials are developing new plans to target Iran’s capabilities in the Strait of Hormuz in the event the current ceasefire with Iran falls apart, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.

Eating late at night might worsen people's digestive problems, including constipation.

The cuts come as Meta looks to offset rising AI infrastructure costs.

Noscroll wants to cure doomscrolling with an AI bot that reads the internet for you.

health officials stopped the publication of a study on whether the Covid-19 vaccine was keeping adults from becoming sick enough to have to go to the hospital

It's launching with the same base, S and 1,139-horsepower Turbo trims as the regular Cayenne Electric, with prices that start at around $5,000 more.

Weeks before Cursor agreed to a $60 billion potential takeover from SpaceX, the hot AI coding startup set out to raise billions of dollars. As its leaders made the rounds among tech’s largest investors, they started to hear an unfamiliar message: No, thanks.

Changes in AI, including the rise of agentic AI, are rekindling demand for CPU chips, says Intel after a blowout quarter that sent shares up 22%.

The March 22 crash came as seven different emergency vehicles scrambled to respond to another plane at the airport.

Travelers could see airline fares rise and fewer flights available in the coming weeks, Chevron CEO Mike Wirth said in an interview with "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan."

(Bloomberg) -- ServiceNow Inc. shares plunged the most ever after the provider of software for business tasks reported results that disappointed investors...

The treatment, developed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, is for a very rare form of deafness. But it represents a medical milestone.

So when it comes to models that the general public can access, GPT-5.5 has retaken the crown for OpenAI, achieving the state-of-the-art across 14 benchmarks.

Anthropic’s model was reportedly accessed by a handful of users in an online forum.

Elon Musk and Sam Altman are set to face off in a civil trial led by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, known for running a "hot bench."

The arrival of AMD's new data center graphics card could help the stock sustain its terrific momentum.

Apple has released a new iPhone update — that has taken many by surprise — to address a vulnerability that was recently exploited by the FBI.

Multiview is one of the best features to launch on YouTube TV for some time, but it’s always been restricted...

There are a lot of folks waiting for a new version of the Apple TV because the set-top box hasn't been updated since 2022. There is an update...

Asha Sharma has a new strategy for her return of Xbox.

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Ikea shared a sneak peek at its new experimental collection that includes an inflatable chair that doesn’t look like one.

There are many possible explanations.

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced revitalizes a fan-favorite adventure with state-of-the-art visuals, gameplay upgrades, and new content.

After being cancelled back in 2022, a new report claims that Halo’s long-rumored battle royale mode was reworked into an extraction shooter.

Microsoft has lost a lot of executives this year already. The company is reshuffling many of its businesses to meet AI demand.

Here’s the full list of six “major new product categories” that Mark Gurman just told TBPN are in development at Apple.

High-end CPU debut adds momentum, though appeal may remain niche.

An extensive hands-on preview, studio visit and series of interviews on the hugely anticipated co-op Switch 2 exclusive, Orbitals.

Apple’s upcoming iPhone 18 Pro Max is expected to be thicker than the iPhone 17 Pro Max due to increased...

Outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook has named the botched 2012 launch of Apple Maps as his "first really big mistake" in the role, according to a...

In four pre-registered studies across Belgium, the US, and the UK, people judged anti-obesity medication users as putting in less effort and, in turn, viewed them as less moral, competent, warm, and deserving than non-users. The findings suggest that effort m…

According to scientists, banana peel-based fertilizer outperforms chemical products and produces taller, healthier plants and crops.

A grandparent's love is truly like nothing else. Scientists explain what "grandma brain" is and what exactly causes that unique emotion.

Pressure on the heart as it pumps blood stops cancer cells from multiplying in mouse hearts.

Kaha Kelau came to Arizona to become a diesel mechanic. He left with a fungal infection that would trigger a stroke. Nearly 3,000 miles away, his mother found the one man who could help.

A measles case has been confirmed in a Macomb County resident, according to health officials.

Why do we remember a hug forever? A new neurobiological model explains how "affective tactile memory" stores emotional touch deep in our brain and body.

Experts explain what happens when you eat a banana every day, including benefits for energy, digestion, potassium intake, and overall health.

A Hudson County resident was diagnosed with measles after returning from an international trip, the state health department said.

Living alone doesn’t just mean having peace and independence. It means carrying every invisible job yourself, day after day, until exhaustion starts to feel like a personality flaw instead of what it really is: overload.

A new study suggests that even low-level drinking over a lifetime may negatively affect brain health. Researchers found that cumulative light drinking, combined with aging, is linked to reduced blood flow and thinner tissue in the brain.

The study was conducted at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse.

A rare group of adults over 80, known as SuperAgers, are rewriting what we thought was possible for the aging brain. With memory abilities comparable to people decades younger, their brains either resist or withstand the damage typically linked to Alzheimer’s…

Researchers said it's spread in recent years.

He called monotony and solitude "fuel for the creative mind." Newly resurfaced letters from Albert Einstein reveal why he fled the noise everyone else craves.

"It was emotional, of course, but it was also just a really beautiful day," the woman's best friend recalled of the wedding

Scientists have identified two specific types of brain cells that behave differently in people with depression, offering a clearer picture of what is happening inside the brain. By analyzing donated brain tissue with advanced genetic tools, the researchers fo…

Health News: Most people have never had their magnesium levels checked. Their annual bloodwork probably didn't flag it. And yet, according to Dr.

The night sky above Utah was bright as day for just a moment early Thursday morning as a suspected meteor burned its way into the atmosphere.

(Almost) A Eulogy for Voyager: The robotic space probe is 15 billion miles away and is nearing the end of its life in the distant cosmos

A new modeling study suggests that greater connectivity between groups may have given Homo sapiens the edge over Neanderthals. Why Neanderthals went extinct and Homo sapiens established a lasting presence in Europe is still not fully understood.

What were once considered tiny, miniature dinosaur fossils have now been identified as something entirely different.

A glowing golden orb discovered on the ocean floor during a NOAA expedition baffled scientists until new genetic research finally uncovered its surprising...

Modern analytical tools are no less than a time machine. From their 21st-century labs, researchers can peer into the everyday lives, hygiene, and even the parasites that plagued the people who lived centuries ago. In one such recent venture, a team from Polan…

Decades after their discovery, the origin story of these carbon spheres remains enigmatic.

For years, NASA engineers have turned to a tool called the Launch, Ascent, and Vehicle Aerodynamics (LAVA) framework to solve airflow challenges that could

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In a first-of-its-kind finding, researchers at University of Iowa Health Care discovered that specific genetic sequences have an outsized impact on humans' language abilities and that these sequences evolved before humans and Neanderthals diverged.

Physicists have taken a major step toward using AI not just to analyze data, but to uncover entirely new laws of nature. By combining a specially designed neural network with precise 3D tracking of particles in a dusty plasma—a strange “fourth state of matter…

An asteroid slammed into the North Sea at hypervelocity. The impact would have sent a massive plume skyward and unleashed a tsunami over 100 meters (330 feet) high.

Astronomers are turning to GPUs to find needles in the galactic haystack.