The 10 best songs competing at (a very contentious) Eurovision
Glitter, vocal gymnastics, on-stage flames — the show goes on on the Eurovision stage in Vienna, even though five countries are boycotting this year's contest due to Israel's participation.
Native kids with disabilities were held in wooden boxes. Sweeping reforms are coming
State officials in New York say the Salmon River district's special education program confined young children with disabilities in wooden boxes. Parents weren't notified.
Some plants have unusual genetics, which can help them weather cataclysmic events
Unlike humans, many plants have more than two sets of chromosomes. This trait may help them adapt to environmental upheaval, such as climate change.
How AI is speeding new business creation, especially among Gen Z entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs are turning to AI to speed the creation of new businesses, with Gen Z leading the way. That's according to a new report from the payroll software firm Gusto.
The Supreme Court keeps abortion pill mifepristone available by telehealth
The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the abortion pill mifepristone can continue to be prescribed online or over the phone and sent through the mail.
Linda McMahon defends dismantling the Education Department, shifting its work
The education secretary faced questions about the shrinking of her agency, limits on federal student loan borrowing and oversight of the education of students with disabilities.
Cuba's power grid collapses and plunges eastern provinces into a major blackout
Cuba's aging power grid has eroded in recent years as it faces a prolonged economic crisis, made worse by a U.S. energy blockade of the island.
Jury orders Boeing to pay $49.5 million to family of 737 MAX crash victim
A federal jury in Chicago awarded $49.5 million to the family of Samya Stumo, a young woman who was killed in the second of two Boeing 737 MAX crashes within months of each other in 2018 and 2019.
As Trump meets with Xi, security expert says China now faces the U.S. as a peer
Former national security official Rush Doshi says President Trump's sky-high tariffs on Chinese goods sparked a clash in which China prevailed. We look at the current state of U.S.-China relations.
Researchers unearth Southeast Asia's largest dinosaur
They're calling it the "last titan" of Thailand. The sauropod — an herbivore with a long neck and tail — comes from the late Early Cretaceous period, some 100 to 120 million years ago.
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Burnham to make bid to return as MP as pressure mounts on Starmer
Wes Streeting also resigns as health secretary, saying he has lost confidence in Sir Keir Starmer's leadership.
Brutal raid on woman's birthday party highlights rise of Russian vigilante group
The Russkaya Obshina group stages raids to look for activities contravening
"traditional Russian values".
Royal finances face a cut. But will much really change?
The monarchy’s finances have long been protected by tradition. Now experts say the public are demanding for more transparency
One dead and two ill after meningitis cases
Agencies said the risk to pupils and the wider public following the cases of meningitis remains low.
Hundreds of comedians unpaid by one of UK's biggest comedy festivals
Leicester Comedy Festival says it is committed to paying comedians but waiting on money themselves.
Australia soars into Eurovision final as UK song debuts
Delta Goodrem is now a favourite to win Eurovision, following a spectacular semi-final performance.
Zack Polanski did not vote in local elections, Green Party says
The Green Party leader previously told Hackney mayoral candidate Zoë Garbett "you have my vote".
CIA chief visits Cuba as energy crisis worsens
The reported visit to Havana came after the US renewed an offer of aid to ease the effects of its oil blockade.
Hundreds of illegal motorbikes bulldozed in New York City crime crackdown
A moped had been used in the deadly stray-bullet shooting of a 7-month-old in Brooklyn last month, officials said.
I was sexually assaulted by an imam. He told me he had supernatural powers
Abdul Halim Khan would tell young girls they needed "curing" from "bad spirits". The BBC has spoken to two of his victims about their experiences.
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Cerebras risked it all on dinner plate-sized AI accelerators a decade ago. Today it’s worth $66 billion
Here's a look at the tech powering the first big IPO of 2026
Nobody believes the 'criminals and scumbags' who hacked Canvas really deleted stolen student data
Other than Instructure execs - maybe?
Sick and wrong: Ontario auditors find doctors' AI note takers routinely blow basic facts
60% of evaluated AI Scribe systems mixed up prescribed drugs in patient notes, auditors say
Anthropic tosses agents into the API billing pool
Limits Claude subscriptions to interactive use
Grad-to-be turns graduation cap into Rust-powered light show
Eric Park tells us he doesn't plan to wear his modified cap to commencement, but his code's available for anyone with no such qualms and an upcoming ceremony
KDE bags €1.3M as Europe realizes it might need an OS of its own
Germany's Sovereign Tech Fund backs the desktop project while public sector interest in homegrown alternatives grows
Waymo recalls 3,800 robotaxis after one drove itself into a flood
Nothing like a partly submerged self-driving car to dampen public trust in autonomous vehicles
UK begins antitrust inquiry into Microsoft's business software ecosystem
Brit regulator has 'heard' customers can't always 'effectively combine software from Microsoft with that of other providers'
AI to infest eight in ten premium phones within two years
And Counterpoint sees fad spreading from pricey handsets to smart rings and earbuds too... whether you asked for it or not
Dude… where’s my password? Claude reunites forgetful stoner with $400k Bitcoin stash
AI to the rescue as 11-year search for password turns up in old PC files
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Men use "vocal fry" more than women, counter to stereotype
Study suggests "the bias is real but socially constructed, rather than grounded in how women actually sound."
Fired hacker twins forget to end Teams recording, capture own crimes