Illuminating the Headlines
Windows 11 KB5124008 was supposed to be one of the year’s best updates, at least on paper. It restored Windows 10-era features, including a movable taskbar and a resizable Start menu, but unfortunately, it’s causing issues on some PCs. Windows 11 KB5124008 wa…
Biology – the study of living things – can admittedly be a little reductive at times.
A study from Cornell University suggests the universe will collapse in a "Big Crunch"
Our relatively stable global climate is governed by an incredibly complex set of factors, all interacting with each other in dynamic and changeable ways – but there are a couple of really big, key players in that system.
Trump’s comments broke with longstanding U.S. neutrality on the question of reuniting the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland — a highly sensitive issue in the U.K.
I’ve been at Blizzard a long time, and I’ve got a bunch of BlizzCons under my belt. Do you know how hard all these announcements were to hold in as we prepared for BlizzCon 2026? I can’t even believe this is real, man, like…okay, sorry, I’m locked in.
Saudi Arabia has closed a critical oil pipeline after it was struck by drones launched from Iraq, with the latest squeeze reverberating through the region Saturday as attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels threatened to deepen the world’s energy crisis.
Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman's sequel is set to end the six-week stretch at the top for 'Brand New Day,' as the frame also sees the debuts of 'Runner' and 'The Uprising.'
Kathy Hochul pardoned a convicted noncitizen, effectively mooting a Supreme Court case on bond hearing rights for detained immigrants facing deportation.
The Venice Film Festival has revealed this year's award winners, with "Woman Unknown" getting the Golden Lion for best film.
President Donald Trump said he thinks the war with Iran will end “very soon,” likely after the midterms, accusing Tehran of trying to hold out “as long as they can to complicate the election.”
The call comes amid growing concerns that AI models may become able to inflict serious damage worldwide.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosts Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders of the BRICS nations for a summit on trade, investment, and global conflicts.
From award-winning sauces in Portland to a legendary Buffalo tavern, these five restaurants across the U.S. serve some of the best chicken wings in America.
Although midterms lead to heightened stock market volatility, year six for two-term presidents has historically been a breadwinner for investors.
crude oil price on Thursday topped $102 per barrel for its highest close since May.
President Trump said Friday he would permit Chinese automakers to move manufacturing to the U.S. over the protest of American automakers. “If China wanted to come in and open a plant to build their cars here, I’d be OK with it,” the president told Fox News’s…
A history-making moment is on tap for America’s leading retirement program in 2027, courtesy of President Trump.
Saraga International Grocery will open a new location at East Washington Plaza in Indianapolis by late 2027.
A subset of male gamers have spent years warning that the transgressive series has been neutered by progressive developers, but the backlash isn’t taking hold.
"NASA's award decision appears to be inconsistent with the eligibility criteria mandated by Congress."
BEIJING: Scientists have discovered a dinosaur fossil buried hundreds of metres underground, not at a traditional excavation site but inside a drill core from a copper mineral resources survey in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
Michigan beat Oklahoma 17-10 in first-year coach Kyle Whittingham's first signature win as coach.
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The Atlantic hurricane season is unusually quiet this year due to a strong El Nino, which disrupts storm formation over that ocean. No hurricanes have formed yet. And only five weak tropical storms have appeared.
About-face comes a day after a filing revealed plans to sell up to 50mn shares by the end of October
Lady Gaga and her fiancé Michael Polansky have welcomed their first baby together, according to multiple reports.
Paleontologists have discovered the first known trackway made by a full-grown Tyrannosaurus rex: four connected footprints found in the badlands of southwestern North Dakota, not far from the Montana border.
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Despite Friday's bounce, the stock market had a tough week.
Nvidia's potential investment could value the ChatGPT rival at around $2 trillion.
Two men were reportedly handcuffed to their seats after allegedly making violent threats ... including allegedly claiming they had a gun during a flight from Australia to Qatar.
America's housing market is short inventory and workers, pressuring home affordability. Constructions robots are reality, but to date not humanoid homebuilders.
In August, consumer prices rose 3.4% over the past year while wages increased just 3.1%.
Rising long-dated bond yields haven't dented the stock market that much. The reason may have to do with why yields have been rising.
The record price of diesel threatens to stoke inflation at a time when consumers are already price-sensitive.
Sam Bankman-Fried asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to overturn his fraud conviction stemming from the collapse of FTX, following high-profile pardons...
Prime Minister Mark Carney hosts a summit to put money behind his plan to decouple from an increasingly hostile US
Customers in North America will be getting ready to spend in the upcoming Nintendo Customer Appreciation Sale. While Nintendo hasn’t announced which first party games will be including in the sale…
The next dark era of the Diablo saga begins in Diablo V, coming Spring 2029.
And it's already been spotted in stores
BlizzCon returns with rumours of a new StarCraft game, Diablo 4 on Switch 2, WoW Classic Plus, a major new Overwatch update, and more.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is still getting updates from Nintendo, so they definitely want it to co-exist alongside Mario Kart World - here's why.
Fighting game Melty Blood: Twi-Lumina will launch for PlayStation 5, Switch 2, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam on April 22, 2027, publisher Aniplex and developer French-Bread anno…
GTA 6 fans believe its nudist resort was inspired by a real-life location, and its owners are already being bombarded with problematic reviews.
Polyarc Games, the developer of the two Moss VR games and Glassbreakers: Champions of Moss, has shut down.
Two iOS 27 features need a little more time in testing and won't be shipping until a future update, even though they were present during the beta...
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If you notice stroke symptoms, doctors say you need to call 911 right away.
A study published in Food Bioscience found pterostilbene from blueberries and grapes helped cultured muscle cells break down stored fat deposits.
As Hillsborough County continues to lead the state in dengue fever cases, Requinn Nicollette recalls her horrific experience with dengue fever 2 years ago.
A new study suggests that the young stars orbiting the Milky Way's central black hole may have a surprisingly ordinary origin. But the black hole's influence may be what makes their origin look more exotic than it really is. Along with shaping their orbits, i…
Despite being farther from the sun, Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system, and the reason has little to do with proximity to a star.
Fossil found in dinosaur feces offers insight into bird extinctions from the time period
Meet the ocean's fastest swimmers, including billfish near 70 mph, killer whales, great barracuda, little tunny, and the Dall's porpoise.
This pattern has been puzzling scientists for centuries – now, new research uncovers part of the mystery.
454 million years ago, an eruption as powerful as several thousand hydrogen bombs tore through the English east coast
Low-energy 3D printing could turn Martian dirt into sturdy structures
The rare sighting is a reminder that sharks aren’t cute – but they’re not monsters either.
About 252 million years ago, at the end of the Permian Period, a large proportion of species on Earth rapidly became extinct. After this mass extinction, many groups of organisms began to recover, while reptiles known as archosauromorphs—the group that includ…
Experiment put atoms in a superposition of trajectories to find out.
The two donations increase the total sum of money pledged to Reform since Friday to $97m.
While OpenAI has filed confidentially for an IPO, the company will not be going public this year, according to CEO Sam Altman.
The Week 2 slate has a couple heavyweight standouts and a whole lot of intrigue besides.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and political appointees in his office pushed for the two crew members of an F-15 who were shot down over Iran in April to participate in Sunday’s highly-publicized “60 Minutes” report about the ensuing rescue operation, accordi…
Fears of a Sunday procession mean it was ultra-important for F1 drivers to nail Spanish GP qualifying. Who maximised the opportunity?
Nocturia affects half of adults over 50, but experts say frequent nighttime urination could signal sleep apnea, diabetes or an enlarged prostate.
The iPhone 18 Pro has been announced, and mobile carriers are scrambling to offer you the best pre-order deals.
New blood tests are helping doctors diagnose whether Alzheimer’s or something else is causing a patient’s memory problems. Those tests aren’t yet ready for the worried well, although studies are exploring if one day they might help predict who's likely to dev…
Researchers could help explain the sun’s internal structure and its depleted lithium abundance.
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Tesla’s halo sports car was first announced in November 2017.
In an interview with Fortune, OpenAI's CEO said the industry need to put egos and competition aside to address AI safety risks, and suggested a coordinated plan might be coming soon.
Warren Buffett has said he paid too much for Precision Castparts in 2016. Now its complex metal castings are in high demand.
L.L.Bean is embracing its rugged roots in Freeport, Maine, shunning AI and adding more brick-and-mortar stores.
The company said when it called 911 this year for theft and disorder incidents at its downtown Seattle store, police usually didn’t respond. Do we expect too little?
Meta's settlement may seem large, but it may be just the tip of the iceberg. The plaintiffs' own models put the damages in the trillions.
Steven Strogatz coauthored a book about how math is moving beyond human understanding. He spoke with WIRED about the seismic impact artificial intelligence has had on his life’s work.
Disney and Starbucks are among firms cutting health benefits for 2027 as medical costs continue to soar. This trend may mean you'll pay more.
The cargo plane crash in Miami is raising concerns about the safety culture at 21 Air, one of the carriers that fly for Amazon. Former pilots were sounding alarms even before Sunday's accident.
Blizzard will launch "World of Warcraft Forever," a game set during the first year of the original 2004 "WoW," Nov.
Make your workday a little less dull with compact gadgets designed to tidy up, keep you focused, entertain you, or simply look cool.
Overwatch reworks Sombra and Roadhog in Season 5, as Sombra becomes a Support hero and Roadhog gains a more team-focused Tank role.
Blizzard's "maintenance mode" MOBA is getting its first new hero in years in the form of Warcraft's big current antagonist.
Borderlands 4 is climbing Steam charts as players fall head over heels for its new DLC character – a Vault Hunter named Loveless the Hacker.
What in the world is going on with Danganronpa 2×2 on Steam?
Apple this week unveiled its new iPhone lineup, including the first ever foldable iPhone – the iPhone Duo.
Apple Watch's Audio Intelligence is getting a significant number of new features for the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 aimed at making your life easier.
Rockstar Games details some of the open-world features players will enjoy in the upcoming release of GTA 6.
Launching in Japan this December
Seiko updates one of its best-looking affordable diver-style watches with classy new green and white colorways.
Halloween: The Game has been available for a full week at this point, and developers Illfonic have announced a second patch update for the game that will be rolling out today. The team explains, “Since our Early Access launch, our team has been working hard t…
The Witcher 3's upcoming Songs of the Past DLC finally gives Geralt his chain, a weapon that was "impossible" to include when the base game launched.
PlayStation previously argued "reasonable consumers" know they don't own digital goods. One Consumer Rights group is now pulling out receipts.
Apple’s new iPhone 18 Pro cases and other accessories are now available in Apple Stores. Pre-orders for the new phones...
Given that Level-5's CEO previously stated that 'around 80~90% of games are made by AI,' this level of scrutiny should come as no surprise
Turns out, some furry friends — and even scaly or slimy ones too — help kids’ mental health as well. With one key exception.
Researchers found a rare but potentially life-threatening brain disorder in a small number of people taking Ozempic, Wegovy and similar drugs.
As the bacteria proliferated in his body, he worried that the treatment would upset his microbiome.
That's a quote from former rugby star Gareth Thomas, who is HIV positive. At the International AIDS Conference in Rio this year, he spoke out about the isolation and discrimination tied to the virus.
State and federal officials have warned about surges in multiple mosquito-borne illnesses this season. See which states have been most affected.
Kate Ping thought she was just stressed out. A nurse practitioner's surprising recommendation led to a shocking diagnosis.
AI reveals a striking two speed cleanup system that helps the sleeping brain clear away harmful waste.
Powassan virus disease is incredibly rare, with fewer than 100 cases diagnosed and reported in the United States each year, according to the CDC.
Sarah Catherine Daniels did not receive potentially life-extending treatment fast enough, an inquest heard.
When bacteria invade the urinary tract, the body has its own arsenal for fighting back. Among those weapons is an unlikely tool: copper. Researchers at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) are investigating how the b…
Updated COVID and flu vaccines are available at Bay Area pharmacies as COVID wastewater levels remain elevated. Here’s who should get one now.
A Chatham County woman is recovering after a severe illness left her septic and with hearing loss. Doctors are investigating possible tick-borne infections, while testing also detected a rare bacteria commonly found in dogs’ mouths.
Two Georgia survivors share near-fatal battles with sepsis from common infections, joining health experts to urge early screening and warning sign awareness.
(WROC)— The CDC says rabies exposures with animals and post-exposure vaccinations have seen a surge this year, and local health officials are seeing that trend too. Director of public health for Ontario County, Kate Ott, says they currently ha…
The strain lurking in the inflatable structure was hypervirulent.
Four fully vaccinated people test positive for measles, DOH says
A new UCLA study has found a connection between how quickly the brain ages and the bacteria and chemical byproducts found in the gut, offering a clue to what drives brain aging long before symptoms appear.
Missouri Department of Conservation is asking for the public's assistance in reporting cases of a deadly disease that causes a high fever in deer that makes them want to seek water.
These short bursts of activity can flood the blood with helpful proteins linked to heart health and protect against obesity and diabetes.
Drugs used commonly in older adults can cause side effects that trigger cascades of new prescriptions, potentially causing harm.
One man's obsession with sharing his passions led him to engineer something no ornithologist could have predicted: a working submarine for a parakeet.
A study involving 100 pairs of mice produced unexpected results that surprised researchers.
Launched in 1976, LAGEOS-1 (LAser GEOdynamic Satellite) is unusual in that it contains no instrumentation, no electronics, no power supply, and no means of propulsion. It’s spherical, weighs …
A century-old act of sabotage still keeps visitors from reaching the Statue of Liberty's highest point, a restriction so obscure that most Americans don't know it exists.
The newly discovered Type Ia supernova SN 2026aaiv in NGC 7331 offers amateur astronomers and astrophotographers a rare opportunity to observe and image an exploding star before it fades.
Scientists have discovered that there is ice deep inside planets like Neptune and Uranus and want to find out what form it takes and how it behaves. They cannot dig for it and transport it all the way back to Earth, so they do the next best thing: recreate th…
The seemingly trivial ability to hear a regular pulse in music is a remarkable—and perhaps distinctively human—feature of the brain. In a wide-ranging critical review, Gábor Háden of the HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences and Henkjan Honing of the U…
Small trial hints at regenerative potential of bone-seeking marrow cells.
A NASA-led model identifies cold lunar south-pole shadows where terrestrial fungi and bacteria may remain dormant for days and, in especially protected conditions, longer.
What do you do with a simulated fly brain? Make it play Doom and Beat Saber, of course.
The mystery of the flipping foraminifera may conceal a rarely observed evolutionary process playing out across the planet.
These simple moves can help you maintain mobility and independence as you age.
Faint in X-rays but bright in ultraviolet light, new objects found by NASA's Chandra space telescope could help solve two great astrophysical mysteries.
The fossil record suggested modern humans simply wiped out their evolutionary cousins, but genetic evidence now reveals a messier, more intimate history of coexistence and interbreeding.
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