A federal judge ruled yesterday that President Trump cannot tear down the Kennedy Center without a 30-day notice. And, recent lawsuits seek to keep armed federal officers away from polling sites.
Ms. Rachel has entered her album era, and she is so happy about it
Ms. Rachel has conquered YouTube, Netflix and the toy aisle. Now she's making an album, with real instruments, big feelings and her littlest listeners in mind.
Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway chairman
Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway after serving in the role for more than 50 years. His son, Howard, will become Berkshire Hathaway's new chairman
South Africa 'feels like a prison' for women amid spate of femicides
South Africa has some of the highest rates of violence against women in the world, and a spate of killings of nine women in the same area in recent weeks has led to renewed outrage.
True or false: Trump's name is now on the Kennedy Center. The quiz has the answer
The world made it to another Friday without an AI apocalypse, so here's the quiz! See you next week … maybe.
Could trees developed with gene-editing technology protect Florida's citrus industry?
A bacterial infection is wiping out Florida's citrus trees. Growers hope a rootstock developed with gene-editing technology could keep the disease at bay.
Republican 'cavalry' arrives with a Trump-backed $150 million ad blitz in key races
To counter a difficult political environment, two Trump-aligned super PACs have reserved more than $150 million in ads — primarily in deep red House and Senate races that have now become competitive.
A DHS email raises new questions about the Trump administration's election plans
A heavily redacted email from last year, reported first by NPR, reveals that DHS personnel shared a list of jurisdictions that offer election materials in non-English languages. It's unclear why.
How Google is drafting AI chatbot laws around the country
As states push to regulate chatbots, tech companies are trying to write safety rules in ways that exempt some of their key products.
Morning news brief
Trump threatens to tear down the Kennedy Center amid court battle, Trump's other priorities also get pushback this week, Poland's PM warns Russia could strike countries that support Ukraine.
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Flight chaos caused by software defect in space of a millisecond, report says
The failure led to more than 2,000 flights being cancelled and hundreds of thousands of passengers affected.
MI5 accepts it gave evidence based on lies in neo-Nazi spy case
It is the first time MI5 has confirmed the BBC's revelation that it gave evidence based on lies in court while defending the violent informant.
Russian hybrid attacks against Europe intensifying, says Macron
The French president says he has tasked the government with protecting critical infrastructure and defence industry sites.
Women told breasts removed needlessly as NHS trust finds more than 300 suffered harm
The trust's new chief executive says he apologises unreservedly - "What happened was utterly unacceptable."
British rapper Sway dies aged 44
Sway, whose hits included Still Speedin' and Level Up, was living in Ghana at the time of his death.
Sisters of 'Putney pusher' suspect say DNA will clear his name
Nicholas Brandram's sisters tell the BBC he did a DNA test to speed up the inquiry but never got the results.
War may be coming. Are we psychologically ready?
The military and government say the risk of conflict is growing, but we may not be mentally ready for it
'Insufficient funds' to pay Brewdog creditors and unpaid wages after takeover deal
Administrators say about £489,000 was owed for staff wages and holiday pay and £2.4m was owed to HMRC for unpaid VAT.
Lindsay Clancy holdout juror says he had no doubt she deliberately killed her children
It is the first time the juror, who refused to side with the others and acquit Clancy, has spoken publicly about his decision.
British woman rescued in Malawi shootout that left four suspected kidnappers dead
The mother of two young children was kidnapped last week in the middle of the day in the main city, Blantyre.
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Microsoft fixes the fix that broke Excel paste – partly
Hotfix covers only Excel 2016 and may still come unstuck around conditional formatting
The ideal database for AI agents doesn't exist yet, says Percona CEO
Iterative workloads caught vendors off guard, but requirements for a clean-slate solution remain unclear
Former Labour deputy Tom Watson joins Palantir as £330M NHS deal nears break point
US spy-tech firm insists its new UK senior vice president is there to 'build things, not to open doors'
KPMG tech cuts come with a severance sum some staff call insulting
AI, Cyber, SAP and Testing teams caught in latest reshaping of Big Four consultancy's Advisory arm
British Army spends £16M on 1,000 pocket-sized eyes in the sky
Surveillance and training drone systems will come through three UK suppliers, though some are built overseas
Royal Society slams UK.gov science shake-up
Whitehall changes a 'big mistake' as anything going in with Business department gets squeezed
Techie fixed Wi-Fi dead zone with a drill
When wires and wireless mix, the combination can be electric
AI risks make some insurers wary of corporate liability
RAND wants better data to price machine-made mishaps, apocalypse not included
AWS confesses its console causes cloudy confusion for new users
Improved signup experience for ‘AI builders’ hides complexity and includes spending cap
USA’s Venezuela takeover comes with bonus exposure to Chinese AI surveillance tech
Think tank points out that companies banned by Washington will help run the regime that Uncle Sam now controls
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RFK Jr. names 8 new members to influential preventive medicine task force
The USPSTF sets insurance coverage from preventive services, like colonoscopies.
Small AI models let drones autonomously identify and attack battlefield targets
Scaleout deploys decentralized AI-driven learning to military bases and drones.
Google announces new experimental "CC" AI agent for families
Multiple family members can share data to help the agent make plans and complete tasks.
Microsoft exec called AI scraping the “largest theft of labor in human history”
Microsoft, OpenAI emails reveal fear of AI “doom loop” killing news orgs.
Republican bill would order ISPs, DNS providers, and VPNs to block piracy sites
Bill would help rightsholders obtain court orders to block foreign piracy sites.
LLMs respond differently to harmful prompts when AI watermarking is used
SynthID can cause models to follow harmful instructions they would otherwise refuse.
IV drips used for "detoxification" actually filled with toxins; dozens poisoned
The IV drips included glutathione, which was not made to be injected.
2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5: Here's what we still like, here's what annoys us
It’s spacious, efficient, and charges very quickly. But what about reliability concerns?
Covert uploads and megalomania: OpenAI details new "misaligned" agent incidents
Model maker commits to new framework for reporting misaligned models.
EPA immediately sued over plans to repeal climate rules for power plants
Public health groups warn EPA rule will cost Americans billions in health bills.