Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is urging the US to loosen restrictions on open-source AI. He argues that Washington risks falling behind China if American companies face too many barriers. The call came as Meta unveiled Muse Glimmer, a smaller open-weight AI model. It is designed to run agentic tasks directly on a Mac or PC
What better way to leave a legacy than by helping others until your very last day? That’s exactly what 82-year-old Australian cyclist Bob Montgomery did. He completed a remarkable 3,300-mile (5,300km) charity ride across Australia before passing away peacefully just one day later. Montgomery had spent six weeks cycling from Broome in Western Australia to
Could a new US-Saudi nuclear deal reshape the Middle East? That’s the question as Washington prepares to unveil an agreement that would help Saudi Arabia develop a civilian nuclear programme. According to US media reports, the deal is expected to be announced on Wednesday and would allow American companies to support Saudi Arabia’s nuclear ambitions.
What should have been an ordinary afternoon of learning turned into heartbreak in Bangladesh. A landslide buried a girls’ religious school inside the world’s largest refugee camp. At least seven students and one teacher were killed after mud and debris swept over the Islamic study centre in Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday. Rescue workers and local
A routine skydiving flight turned into a heartbreaking disaster in just moments. Eleven people lost their lives after a plane carrying skydivers crashed shortly after takeoff in the eastern French town of Tomblaine. Everyone on board—the pilot, fiThe aircraft, operated by a parachuting school, had departed from Nancy-Essey airfield. It suddenly plunged almost vertically near
Spain’s political storm is growing as the wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has been ordered to stand trial in a corruption case. Adding more pressure to a government already facing several investigations. Begoña Gómez is accused of using her position as the prime minister’s wife to help secure business contracts, allegations she strongly denies.
Anger is rising in China after a deadly coal mine explosion — and this time, people aren’t just mourning. They’re asking hard questions. At least 82 workers were killed and more than 120 injured in Friday’s blast at the Liushenyu coal mine in Shanxi province. One of the country’s most important mining regions. It’s being
What looked like the start of an ordinary travel day at Australia’s Avalon Airport suddenly turned into a full-blown bomb scare. The culprit? A laser hair removal device and a container for hot chocolate. Yes, really. Police rushed to the airport near Melbourne just before 6am on Thursday after security staff spotted a suspicious package
He broke barriers on the basketball court — and reshaped conversations far beyond it. Now, the sports world is mourning the loss of Jason Collins, who has died at 47 after battling an aggressive brain cancer. Jason Collins, a former NBA centre and the first openly gay athlete to play in one of America’s major
What if the far edge of our Solar System isn’t as silent and frozen as we thought? Japanese astronomers say a tiny, icy world—2002 XV93—may have something unexpected: an atmosphere. Yes, an atmosphere… nearly six billion kilometres from the Sun. Until now, only Pluto held that title among distant objects in the Kuiper Belt. So
After years in detention, Aung San Suu Kyi has reportedly been moved to house arrest, according to state media in Myanmar. The 80-year-old Nobel laureate has been held since the 2021 military coup led by Min Aung Hlaing, which ended her elected government. On paper, it sounds like progress. The junta says her remaining sentence
What happens when one of the world’s biggest tech giants decides it needs a reset? Apple may have just answered that—by handing the reins to an insider. After 15 years under Tim Cook, the company has named hardware chief John Ternus as its next CEO, starting September 1. Cook isn’t disappearing—he’ll stay on as executive
