Google’s ‘Debug’ project in California and Florida aims to reduce mosquito numbers by releasing millions of sterilised males

In the United States, Google’s (now Alphabet) Debug initiative has asked the federal government for permission to release up to 32 million sterilised male mosquitoes in California and Florida.

Male mosquitoes don’t bite or carry disease. The hope is these millions of...

The BBC hears from people about the risks and rewards of investing in technology shares.

More than 1,000 illegal streaming sites were shut down in the US during the tournament, with a similar amount blocked in Colombia.

Scientists recorded slower reduction over past 20 years, but study finds this was ‘temporary rather than sustained’

A previously recorded slowdown in Arctic sea ice decline has ended, according to a new study, with the largest year-to-year wintertime reduction ever recorded.

In a study published last summer, researchers found that melting sea ice in the Arctic had slowed down over the past 20...

The regulator said it had “no further legal routes available” under the Online Safety Act.

Exclusive: Research spanning 82 countries finds antibiotic resistance increased in every region between 2004 and 2022

Harry Booth has had a rough run through Australia’s coldest months. The 13-year-old has been in and out of hospital with a range of common chest and urinary tract infections that his doctors found challenging to treat.

Harry was born with kidney failure and began dialysis at six...

The answer to today’s puzzle

Earlier today I set you a puzzle about keeping homes cool in a heatwave. Here it is again with the solution.

Imagine a room with a set of curtains. When the Sun is shining, its energy comes through the windows where it is absorbed by the curtains. The curtains get hotter and hotter until they reach a temperature at which they are radiating as much heat as they...

It is the highest penalty imposed under the Digital Services Act and follows a two-year investigation.

The best mobile network in South Africa has unhappy customers; the worst-measured has the happiest. Why?

Elon Musk is trying to own it, competing powers are trying to fight in it and nobody seems to be regulating it. So who does space really belong to?

The last time I saw Laura Grego was in a tent in a baking field on the Welsh borders in May. The conversation on stage ranged from the dangers of space debris to how the law of the sea might pertain to outer space; from our sense of the sacred to...

CallMiner’s Bruce McMahon on what it takes to run AI at scale, under scrutiny.

A modern firewall blocks threats, inspects encrypted traffic and secures your remote workers.

Stellenbosch engineers have built the electronics for Africa’s first moon mission, flying with China in 2029.

Aeversa’s John Ford unpacks the rands-and-cents case for electric trucks in this first of a new interview series.

Following industry criticism, Openserve has mounted a defence of its decision to launch its own ISP.

A scorching puzzle about heat

In a summer heatwave, you keep the curtains drawn all day.

It helps keep the room cool.

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In today’s newsletter: ​Breakthroughs increasingly hinge not on finding something new, but on recognising what was​ missed. A leading scientist tells us why it matters

Good morning. As Andy Burnham’s search for intelligent life to appoint to cabinet continues (more on that from Libby tomorrow), First Edition sets our sights further afield, to the search for life on another red planet.

It’s...