The ALA says 4,235 titles were challenged at U.S. libraries — the second-highest year on record. Forty percent of the challenged works involved LGBTQ+ subjects or the experiences of people of color.

President Trump said a U.S. delegation will head to Pakistan to resume talks to end the war with Iran, but Tehran expressed reluctance after the U.S. seized one of its cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

"We women are the land guardians and keepers," says Theonila Roka Matbob of Papua New Guinea, recognized for her efforts to repair the environmental and social harms caused by a copper and gold mine.

U.S. forces seized an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. And, an online government portal for processing tariff refunds launches today.

A new art exhibit in Phoenix features some of the world's prickliest plants. It could also help save them.

A new English-only driving test rule in Florida is fueling a surge in strategy lessons for Spanish speakers where they learn to figure out the questions without having to take English language courses.

The Trump administration asserts that a nearly 50-year-old law requiring the preservation of presidential records is unconstitutional. Historians warn important papers could be destroyed.

Anger over the data center boom has spilled into politics with voters unseating local politicians who support them. It's become an issue hard to ignore in the midterm elections.

Contradictory election mailers, conflicting TV ads and vague wording on the ballot have Virginia voters saying that the campaigns on either side of the redistricting vote are muddying the waters.

The American Academy of Neurology issued guidance on using wearable data devices, like smartwatches or an Oura Ring, to track key health metrics that can help flag serious conditions.

The PM tells the Commons that if he had known the peer failed security vetting he would not have been appointed.

The prime minister has been back in the Commons after it emerged the Labour peer failed vetting.

Education minister Jacqui Smith said the move would create "a clear legal requirement for schools".

A 30-year-old woman is in a critical condition following the incident on Sunday morning in Soho.

British Jews have described to BBC Panorama how they are experiencing a rise in antisemitism.

Prosecutors say the singer, real name David Anthony Burke, could face life in prison due to the nature of the case.

Mitch Winehouse accused two friends of profiting from items sold at auctions in the United States.

Approximately 22,000 weekend students had been told their courses were never eligible for student finance.

A man is on trial accused of murdering 13-month-old Preston Davey in Blackpool.

The Israeli military says it views with "great severity" the actions of the soldier, as the US ambassador demands "swift" consequences.

Installation and pre-approval without consent looks dubious under EU law

One app should not modify another app without asking for and receiving your explicit consent. Yet Anthropic's Claude Desktop for macOS installs files that affect other vendors' applications without disclosure, even before those applications have been installed, and authorizes browser extensions without consent.…

Good news for those working with Windows, bad news for Paragon Software

The feature list for Linux kernel 7.1 is taking shape, and a standout addition has already landed: a new read-write NTFS driver.…

Tyler Buchanan admits role in scheme that stole at least $8 million in virtual currency

A Scottish man linked to the Scattered Spider cybercrime crew has pleaded guilty in the US to a phishing and SIM-swap scheme that stole at least $8 million in cryptocurrency.…

It won't provide much juice, but its creator calls it a 'nanowatt nuclear power plant'

It's illegal and impractical to construct a nuclear power plant in your backyard. But a DIY tritium nuclear battery is far less dramatic - just don't expect any appreciable amount of energy from it.…

Excessive friendliness may cause users to forget they're talking to a very confident autocomplete

A study into how humans interact with chatbots suggests the fastest way to make an LLM feel human isn't making it smarter – it's making it seem nicer.…

US-based cloud providers could have to disclose certain data under American legal orders

The European Commission has awarded four contracts designed to advance cloud sovereignty in the EU, but one uses services from S3NS, a joint venture between Thales and Google Cloud, raising questions about its real independence.…

Google previews Android CLI as agentic development continues to snowball

Google has introduced a new Android command-line interface built specifically for AI agents, claiming a 70 percent cut in token usage and three times reduction in task completion time.…

Out-of-band or out of control?

Microsoft has pushed out an out-of-band update to address the restart loop that hit some Windows Server devices after its April update.…

Bit barns need to worry more about space, access to grid – overstuffed center no longer a must, say experts

UK AI datacenter capacity could migrate away from London as power shortages, planning constraints and reduced reliance on low-latency connections to financial firms make other locations more attractive.…

Companies get to keep IP developed for government projects

The UK government is opening £80 million in AI procurement talks with tech firms, drawing on its £500 million sovereign capability fund.…

Importers can now request refunds, two months after Trump's Supreme Court loss.

Energy management and speed differentials are the problems of the day.

A humanoid robot's record half-marathon run shows China's speed in robotics.

AI tracks account for a small fraction of Deezer streams, and most are demonetized for fraud.

The future war film, from the director of Moon, is adapted from 2000 AD's comic series.

Kea parrot missing his upper beak "has rewritten what disability means for behaviorally complex species."

Cyberdefenses could be exposed faster than fixes could be deployed.

How does HEVC implementation really work these days?

Blue Origin's reused first stage hit its targets, but New Glenn's upper stage did not.

The laser was used to study the physics of stellar interiors and fusion energy, among other things.