Published23 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Sue FloodBy Rebecca MorelleScience Editor, BBC NewsOcean explorer Captain Don Walsh has died at the age of 92. More than 60 years ago he made the first ever descent to the dee... More »
Mr. Altman was forced out of OpenAI on Friday, leading to an outcry from his supporters and the company’s investors.Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, two top executives at OpenAI who left the company after a dramatic board meeting on Friday, are talking again with... More »
The Republican front-runner has a history of making racist statements, but some advisers think highlighting his signature law could help increase support among Black voters and potentially swing the election.In early July, former President Donald J. Trump rece... More »
Welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight! I, @zombiepie, am once again honored to be your host as we look back at the best community creations from the previous week!The biggest announcement BY FAR has to be about the site's Game of ... More »
Germany, Norway, Britain and others are increasing weapons production to help Kyiv. But the aid may be coming too late as winter looms and Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia stalls.Faced with growing American reluctance to send more military aid to Ukra... More »
A fan died at Taylor Swift’s Rio de Janeiro concert Friday night, during a record-breaking heat wave. Ana Clara Benevides, a 23-year old psychology student, fainted in the front row of the concert and was given 40 minutes of CPR on-site before being taken to t... More »
Daily CommentAfter Forty Years of Democracy, Argentina Faces a Defining Presidential RunoffOnly the national collective rage against the political establishment can explain Javier Milei’s popularity.Photograph by Tomas Cuesta / GettySave this storySave this st... More »
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Author A.S. Byatt, whose books include the Booker Prize-winning novel "Possession," has died at the age of 87.
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SpaceX, Elon Musk's spaceflight company, launched its Starship rocket from the coast of South Texas on Saturday, a mammoth vehicle that could alter the future of space transportation and help NASA return astronauts to the moon.Saturday’s flight of Starship, a ... More »
People who study social media say the conflict between Israel and Hamas has underscored the need for better data transparency from platforms.As the Israel-Hamas war flooded social media with violent content, false information and a seemingly limitless swell of... More »
Published45 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingThis video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.By Jonathan AmosScience correspondentUS company SpaceX says it has made significant progress in ... More »
The minivan life takes a turn when the kids are old enough to drive.My life is pretty relaxing right now, but there’s a chilling period each day that derails all of my sleekest and sturdiest emotional trains, and that’s the dark corridor between 8:30 and 8:42 ... More »