If a car runs a red light but no one’s driving, who gets the ticket? That’s the puzzle police in San Bruno, California, faced when they pulled over a Waymo robotaxi that made an illegal U-turn. The scene was almost surreal: officers peering into an empty driver’s seat. “Since there was no human driver, a
What drives a couple to spend three months swimming across an ocean? For French adventurers Matthieu Witvoet and Chloe Leger Witvoet, it’s equal parts passion, endurance and a love for the sea. This November, they’ll dive off Cape Verde, near Africa, and begin a staggering 3,800-kilometre relay swim to Guadeloupe in the French Caribbean. The
What happens when the king of AI chips throws a lifeline to its wounded rival? Nvidia just stunned Silicon Valley by announcing a $5 billion stake in Intel — a bold bet that could reshape the chip industry. The deal, revealed Thursday, gives Nvidia about 4% of Intel. It pairs the two American giants to
What if your classmate wasn’t just a peer—but also an informant? That’s the chilling concern raised in a new report from the UK-China Transparency (UKCT) think tank. It claims Chinese students in UK universities are being pressured to report on others discussing topics the Chinese government finds sensitive. Think Tibet, Hong Kong, or Xinjiang. Topics
What do you get when Tesla meets Samsung? A $16.5 billion game-changer. Samsung just inked a huge deal to produce Tesla’s next-gen AI6 chips at its plant in Taylor, Texas — and Elon Musk couldn’t be happier. “The strategic importance of this is hard to overstate,” he posted on X, adding that he’ll personally walk
What if one weak password was all it took to shut down your entire company? That’s exactly what happened to KNP, a 158-year-old UK transport firm. One guessed password let ransomware hackers in—and 700 people lost their jobs. “This is organised crime,” says cyber-specialist Paul Cashmore. “And we’re barely scratching the surface.” The gang behind
Imagine being thrown back in jail—not for a crime, but for changing the channel. That’s what happened to a Tunisian inmate who reportedly refused to watch a news segment about President Kais Saied. His defiance? Asking for the TV to be switched and voicing frustration that the president had, in his words, “ruined my life.”
Who was the man found dead in Arizona with no ID, no belongings—just the clothes on his back? For over a decade, he was known only as “Maricopa County John Doe 2013.” Now, thanks to cutting-edge DNA sleuthing, he finally has a name: Michael Sidney Hill. Hill, a 75-year-old British man, had traveled to visit
Imagine coming home to find your place turned upside down. That’s the nightmare Brad Pitt is waking up to—sort of. While the Hollywood star was across the pond in London for the premiere of his new film F1, a trio of burglars broke into his Los Feliz home. It happened Wednesday night, according to LAPD.
Get ready, Washington, DC—because in less than two weeks, the city’s streets will rumble under the weight of millions of pounds of military hardware. Yep, President Trump’s dream of a grand military parade is coming true. Nearly 7,000 soldiers and a convoy of tanks, fighting vehicles, and artillery will roll through the capital on June
Tragedy struck early Sunday morning in western North Carolina when a party turned deadly, leaving one person dead and 11 others wounded. What started as a noise complaint near Charlotte quickly escalated into chaos. At around 11 p.m. Saturday, deputies responded to loud music at a home on Walnut Acres Drive and asked the residents
What if a dusty $27.50 purchase turned out to be a medieval treasure? That’s exactly what happened at Harvard Law School. A so-called “copy” of Magna Carta bought in 1946 was just revealed to be a rare 1300 original. Professor David Carpenter of King’s College London was casually browsing Harvard’s online archives when something caught
