There's a beef about beef at the World Cup, as Argentina fans pour into Texas
It's about who produces the best, most succulent steaks, and how to prepare the meat. Argentina and Texas are two of the top cattle-raising areas of the world, where steak is deeply ingrained in diet and culture.
U.S. strikes Iran in response to a drone attack on a ship
The U.S. struck Iran on Friday in response to a drone attack a day earlier on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. It's the most significant test yet to an interim understanding reached a week ago by the two countries.
Pete Buttigieg and his kids subject to CPS, police investigation after false report
Buttigieg, a potential 2028 Democratic presidential contender, shared his family's experience when police and Child Protective Services came to his home investigating an anonymous tip that was false.
5 million have dropped ACA insurance after Trump and the GOP let prices skyrocket
The number of people who signed up for a health plan and then didn't pay their premium fell much more sharply than it has in years past. Trump officials blame fraud. Health policy experts blame costs.
A day after Alito's testy response to Sotomayor's dissent, court says it was a 'misunderstanding'
During Supreme Court opinions Thursday, Justice Samuel Alito, who wrote the majority opinion in an asylum case, appeared to rebut Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who wrote the dissent. The move was highly unusual — and on Friday there was a coda.
It's not just Cape Verde: African soccer is having a World Cup moment
The soccer greats — Brazil, England, Spain — have been giving uneven performances out on the pitch during this World Cup. Meanwhile, teams from Africa have been relentless.
She posted about ICE. Five months later, DHS agents told her to take her post down
In January, Paigelynne Gonyea posted about the immigration surge in Minneapolis. This week, she was visited by ICE officials who claimed one of her posts had doxxed a federal agent.
U.S. pledges generous earthquake relief to Venezuela
Secretary of State Marco Rubio promised: "We have a whole-of-government response. It'll be big; it'll be fast; and it'll be effective."
World Cup fans are missing games after their resale tickets fall through
The ordeal has left fans forced to either miss out on a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity or scramble to find new tickets, often costing more and for worse seats.
Palestinians grieve for a father-to-be shot by Israeli troops the day his son was born
Nayef Samaro, 25, was killed in an Israeli military raid on Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, as he prepared to meet his wife at the hospital for the birth of their first child.
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US strikes Iran after attack on cargo ship
US Central Command says it has struck missile and drone storage facilities and coastal radar positions.
Mahmood announces new refugee sponsorship route into UK
The home secretary says "capped safe and legal" routes would help to restore confidence in the asylum system.
Are we in for a summer of serial heatwaves?
Forecasters have suggested that summer is likely to be warmer than average with an increased chance of more heatwaves, as Simon King explains.
Three unusual things about the King's tax bill
King Charles paid £12.9m in tax for 2024-2025 - here's what we know about his unique tax situation.
Meloni and Trump: A very public fall-out that is proving very hard to fix
Italy's PM was not long ago being called the "Trump whisperer", but their relationship has gone from public attacks to personal insults.
Madonna was 'jealous of Kylie' - and more things we learned in her Graham Norton interview
All the revelations from Madonna's chat with Graham Norton, including a big hint about Glastonbury.
How Cape Verde stunned World Cup to set up Argentina tie
How has a group of islands with just 525,000 inhabitants made it to the knockout rounds of the World Cup?
How completing the World Cup sticker book is like having a second job
From car park meet ups to Facebook groups, how families try to complete the set on a budget.
Do Kane, Saka, or Pickford have roots near you? Try our postcode lookup
Which World Cup stars have roots near you? Find out with our interactive lookup tool
UK search team joins Venezuela earthquake rescue effort
The 68-strong team left Brize Norton airbase on Friday onboard an RAF plane carrying aid supplies.
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It's looking like a hot, messy summer for security teams as AI finds countless previously hidden vulns
Time to start praying to the goddess of wisdom and war
Even the Secret Service won't use company-issued phones
Personal cell phones on protective missions, no threat detection on government-issued devices among the litany of sins
Trump-shuttered climate change site back online in nonprofit hands
Remove something from the internet? You can't stop the (climate change) signal, Mal
Google wants AI regulation, but on its own terms
Surely, we can have rules that allow us to continue doing what we're doing
US auto regulators want to kill robotaxi brake pedals
Requiring driverless vehicles to keep human brake controls impedes innovation, the NHTSA says
Researchers warn many AI coding assistants now execute commands from project configurations
Oracle promises to open up MySQL governance, but the community wants guarantees
Open source advocates remain concerned over lack of binding commitments
One man, two kernels, and a lot of RISC-V
A homebrew PC and mini-mainframe were only the warm-up for Yuri Zaporozhets' latest operating system
Notion kills its Gmail client after AI agents keep humans from troubling inbox
More than half of users now let bots handle email, so service is headed for shutdown
Jiangsu's first AI-powered 10 Gbps all-optical campus network launched at Southeast University
PARTNER CONTENT: Integrating 50G-PON, FTTR-B, Wi-Fi 7, and intelligent AI scheduling to deliver 10 Gbps bidirectional speeds with ultra-low 0.1ms latency across Southeast University
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South Korea plans to train entire military as "drone warriors"
Half-million strong military will train on drones as “universal combat tool.”
Doctors suspected man had brain cancer. He actually had worms.
His doctors went looking for cancer, then they saw the worms' heads.
Streaming services’ obnoxiously loud ads become illegal on July 1 in California
Illinois passed a similar law, giving services more incentive to make ads less booming.
Russian citizens told "switch to Android" after Apple blocks key Russian apps
Russian government lashes out at Apple's "bizarre" decisions.
NYT slams Microsoft for building copyright-infringing supercomputer for OpenAI
NYT shifts OpenAI/Microsoft copyright claims after SCOTUS ruling against Sony.
FCC accused of hiding Chairman Carr's messages with DOGE and Musk
FCC refuses to provide messages, has "wasted a year" of court's time, filing says.
Netflix now requires every user profile to be tied to unique email address
Update began June 15 and will no longer allow you to share your login info.
Antibiotic "megacluster" discovery provides new strategy to fight superbugs
It's "an exciting advance in efforts to restock the antibiotic arsenal."
Ars Live: What's the latest in the aftermath of the New Glenn catastrophe?
Join us on the livestream at 1 pm ET and ask questions about the aftermath of New Glenn.
VW may close four factories to adapt to the future, report says
With falling sales in the US and especially China, VW Group wants to restructure.