What are rare earth minerals, and why are they central to Trump’s threats against China?
The US trade war with China has a major sticking point: rare earth minerals. China increased its restrictions on its...
Will a female PM improve the lives of Japanese women?
Japan has elected staunch conservative politician Sanae Takaichi, as its next prime minister, the country's first woman to hold this...
Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi elected Japan’s first female leader
Staunch conservative Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan’s first female prime minister by parliament on Tuesday, in a landmark moment for...
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy starts five-year prison sentence for campaign finance conspiracy
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy entered a prison in Paris on Tuesday on the first day of a five-year sentence,...
Trump’s nominee for whistleblower office is withdrawn after reports of racist texts
Paul Ingrassia is no longer the nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, two White House officials told CNN...
YouTube’s likeness detection has arrived to help stop AI doppelgängers
AI content has proliferated across the Internet over the past few years, but those early confabulations with mutated hands have...
Upcoming iOS and macOS 26.1 update will let you fog up your Liquid Glass
Apple’s new Liquid Glass user interface design was one of the most noticeable and divisive features of its major software...
Elon Musk just declared war on NASA’s acting administrator, apparently
The clock just ticked past noon here in Houston, so it’s acceptable to have a drink, right? Because after another...
Why did NASA’s chief just shake up the agency’s plans to land on the Moon?
NASA acting administrator Sean Duffy made two television appearances on Monday morning in which he shook up the space agency’s...
Cargo plane fatally slides off runway in Hong Kong
Emirates flight EK 9788 was arriving from Dubai when it veered off the runway at Hong Kong International Airport on...