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Dozens of people are missing after a fire burned on a passenger ferry off the western Philippines. At least five people were killed. A coast guard spokeswoman said 43 people have been rescued and efforts were ongoing Thursday.

Spain declassified documents that showed warnings issued a day before more than 70,000 migrants rushed the Ceuta border fence. Meanwhile, the EU announced funds to strengthen the border and return migrants to Morocco.

Xbox is expanding its partnership with video game industry legend Hideo Kojima.

Neither infant was old enough to be vaccinated. The first dose of the measles vaccine is typically given at around 1 year of age.

Waterhouse has a two-year-old daughter with her fiancé, Pattinson.

The two NASA astronauts who led the Artemis II moonshot earlier this year are stepping away from spaceflight.

The deformation of hemoglobin that causes sickle-cell disease can result in lifelong pain. Gene-editing tools offer a chance at a cure.

Let's Ternus attention to Apple Watch.

Volvo revealed the plug-in hybrid version of the XC40 SUV, with improved styling and better safety sensors.

The Transportation Security Administration launched a new program allowing TSA PreCheck members to move past airport security as non-ticketed guests.

Anthropic listed a sales job specifically targeting Meta, a major customer but also a rival in the AI race. It has since deleted the posting.

Researchers say OpenAI agents quietly spread across more than a dozen obscure websites, raising questions about how the company is monitoring its systems.

NextEra Energy received a $1.9 billion DOE loan commitment to restart Iowa’s Duane Arnold nuclear plant to power Google’s AI data centers.

OpenAI is disrupting mathematics, alright.

A longtime Tennessee restaurant is closing its doors.Nashville-based O’Charley’s Restaurant & Bar will close all of its remaining company-owned locations nation

US urges AI firms to ID, then secretly switch, Chinese users to less-capable models.

Four women sue Amazon, say company denied basic accommodations and fired them.

"The idea of racing forward at all costs seems absurd once one internalizes the seriousness of the stakes."

After the northern lights put on a dazzling show earlier this week, a little cosmic momentum is still in the forecast tonight

Apple today published a new support article that provides more detail on Apple Intelligence usage terms, limits, and restrictions.

Live Rewind and Siri Recap just killed the dreams of always on AI wearables.

Apple today announced AppleCare One Family, a new option for U.S. customers that extends AppleCare coverage to every eligible device across an Apple...

Blizzard Entertainment has secured a first union contract with parent company Microsoft, ratified by a workforce vote c…

Apple today unveiled new iPhone 18 Pro models and the iPhone Duo – the company's first foldable iPhone – and both the iPhone 18 Pro and the...

Apple today seeded the release candidate versions of iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 for final testing purposes, with the update coming a week after Apple...

AirPods 5 with noise cancellation is cheaper than its predecessor.

Following the announcement of the iPhone 18 Pro models today, Apple discontinued the iPhone 17 Pro and ‌iPhone 17 Pro Max. Apple usually retires...

Apple today announced it is extending free access to satellite features for an additional year for existing iPhone 14, iPhone 15, and iPhone 16...

LG rejects the standby recording claims but confirms its TVs scan local networks, calling it industry standard. ACR varies by country.

From a new 2D Metroid to a new open-world Kirby, here's every new update and reveal from today's broadcast.

ATLUS will release a Switch 2 version of Persona 4 Revival on May 20, 2027, the company announced.

Besxar, a startup founded by former OpenAI staffer Ashley Pilipiszyn, wants to make the key precursors for advanced semiconductors by taking advantage of the vacuum of space.

Reports indicate a maintenance bug caused achievement data to be scanned into these sites

Google patches an actively exploited Chrome V8 flaw that allows arbitrary code execution inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page.

Microsoft patches a record 974 vulnerabilities, including two Windows zero-days exploited in the wild.

Complete list of Robot Masters in Mega Man: Dual Override has now leaked, including reveal of winner from design contest picked for the game.

As previewed earlier this year, Google Chrome is now operating on a two-week release cycle. Previously, Chrome received...

A person who tested positive for measles visited Strong Memorial Hospital's emergency department this week, possibly exposing others.

Pharmacies in England will soon offer treatments for a total of 12 common conditions which save people going to their GP first.

Even sleeping in relatively low light may damage the muscle walls of the heart, potentially leading to cardiovascular disease and heart failure, a new study...

Kara Miller underwent five weeks of chemoradiotherapy to shrink the six-centimeter-long tumor – which was obstructing 50% of her rectum.

Potential exposure locations include a Kane County high school and pediatric clinic.

Eight integrated mutational footprints collectively explain the mutational processes in 85% of primary prostate cancer genomes.

There are a few things you need to know about whole-body MRIs.

Peptides are unapproved and unproven injectables. That isn't stopping looksmaxxing minors from ordering them online.

Obesity can raise the risk or severity of both asthma and COPD.

A proximity-mapping atlas defines tumour-associated proximity antigens, revealing disease-associated membrane spatial communities, and identifies EGFR–CDCP1 as a co-target pair that enhances tumour killing by multispecific therapeutics.

Bangladesh faces its worst measles outbreak, killing 1,002 children and infecting nearly 190,000 since March.

The Minnesota Department of Health is searching for customers of a Twin Cities company that it suspects has not been consistently submitting rabies tests for testing.

A newly discovered tick-borne virus is spreading—and the tick that carries it is already living in U.S.

Experts recommend getting your flu shot by mid-fall, when the season sets in

Cornell researchers have used artificial intelligence to uncover a previously unknown way cells control how proteins move inside them, a process essential for growth, communication and movement, and one that is often disrupted in cancer.

Medical experts in the US have expanded their recommendations for who should receive migraine treatment and what preventative drugs they should be prescribed.

A person with Tourette syndrome who holds back their tics may look fine, but keeping these involuntary urges contained can be draining.

Molecular Psychiatry - Novel insight into the effects of the metabolites from gut microbiota in both unmedicated depressive adolescents and mice: key roles of indole derivatives-aryl hydrocarbon...

NodThera rebrands to Rezera, plans Phase 3 trial in peripheral artery disease in 2027 with ~800 patients testing NLRP3 inhibitor ruvonoflast.

Weight-loss drug users who regained weight had 4.2 times higher odds of suicidal ideation, according to a study analyzing data from over 27,000 adults.

A multi-institutional research team led by Georgia State University Regents' Professor Emerita of Biochemistry and Biophysical Chemistry Jenny J. Yang has developed a new class of protein-based MRI contrast agents that detect invasive lung cancer and metastat…

"Like light, gravitational waves can also be deflected, magnified, and split into multiple signals by massive objects."

An electrochemical cell with molten hydroxide and a Pd membrane actively extracts H2 and thereby boosts ammonia and methylcyclohexane conversion, while also delivering purified H2 ready for use.

Identification and proteomic analysis of bone fragments and teeth from an excavation in Southwest China provide insight into the evolution and phenotype of Denisovans and fill a geographical gap in their documented distribution.

Researchers have captured the moment two DNA molecules zip together, overcoming their identical negative charges to pair up and revealing a mechanism that has puzzled scientists for more than 20 years. Using high-powered atomic force microscopy, scientists at…

Researchers combined 100-plus images of a single black hole into an AI-powered video to chart the activity of a mighty blazar's jet.

Deep-foam photolithography uses light-controlled polymer foaming to create high-resolution, multifunctional microstructures with tunable optical, wetting and fluid-handling properties for advanced manufacturing applications.

A few weeks ago, my wife was out walking the dog, and she sent me four or five photos of small orange boxes planted all around our neighborhood. (OK, I’ll bite!) They had little cards on them expla…

A glimpse of a celestial wanderer that last visited during the Middle Ages—caught not by professional observatories, but by four amateurs with a telescope and patience.