FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026, 01:23
To celebrate Sir David Attenborough’s centenary, Madeleine Finlay catches up with natural history writer Patrick Barkham, who has met the celebrated presenter. They explore how the natural world has changed in the century that Attenborough has been on Earth, and how his programming has reflected his growing commitment to highlighting the devastating impacts of the climate crisis on nature and...
The chief executive, Dario Amodei, said the rapid growth had exponentially increased the start-up’s need for more computing power.
The feud has fuelled a costly showdown between two tech titans.
Shivon Zilis worked closely with Elon Musk while she was on OpenAI’s board of directors. Her ties to the world’s richest man were detailed in a landmark trial on Wednesday.
Gabi, the newest monk at a temple in Seoul, vowed to not overcharge as it seeks enlightenment.
Scientists suggest algae could be embedded within biosensors that glow when toxins detected in the environment
The captivating blue glow emitted by a sea-dwelling species of algae has been harnessed by scientists in the US to make light-emitting structures.
Pyrocystis lunula is a bioluminescent single-celled organism that sometimes produces brief flashes of blue light. Large clumps of the algae...
Finding would explain why type of stroke affecting about 35,000 a year in UK is not as responsive to some medication
The cause of a type of stroke that affects about 35,000 people across UK each year has been uncovered by researchers and may explain why some medications are ineffective as treatment.
Lacunar strokes, which account for a quarter of all strokes in the UK, had been linked to the...
SpaceX is heading for a record IPO with governance terms that erode investor rights in unprecedented ways.
Longer contracts have become South Africa’s answer to unaffordable smartphones – but at a big long-term cost to consumers.
Co-founders Bradley Wattrus and Lungisa Matshoba will return to CFO and chief product and technology roles.
After Ukraine’s President Zelensky said territory had been captured using just robots and drones, what is the future of unmanned warfare?
A Bristol Myers Squibb plant that makes cancer drugs was the only manufacturer in the U.S. recognized for innovation by the World Economic Forum this year.
Janine Roebuck, from London, says she no longer considers herself deaf after double cochlear implants restored hearing
An opera singer who hid her deafness for more than 30 years has described “life-changing” surgery that has the potential to become the norm for thousands of NHS patients.
Janine Roebuck, 72, from London, had double cochlear implants fitted to restore her hearing, a method now...
Claims from last year said the tech firm’s advertising of Apple Intelligence fooled iPhone buyers.
Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s president, testified in a trial pitting Mr. Musk against his company that the world’s richest man was eager to change how it operated as a nonprofit.
Serious side-effects from vaccines were rare, scientists found in studies funded by US taxpayer money
The US Food and Drug Administration has blocked the publication of several studies that found Covid-19 and shingles vaccines to be safe, according to a spokesperson from the Department of Health and Human Services.
Agency scientists conducted the studies by analyzing millions of patient records...
Some iPhone owners will be eligible to receive $25 to $95 over claims that the tech giant oversold its artificial intelligence system, Apple Intelligence.
Brockman spoke during the second week of a month-long trial between Musk and OpenAI’s Sam Altman.
The largest U.S. crypto exchange said it was cutting jobs because of cryptocurrency market volatility and to “optimize” for the artificial intelligence era.
New agreements between the companies and the Commerce department build on Biden-era pacts.
Three people have died after an outbreak of hantavirus onboard a cruise ship travelling from Argentina to Cape Verde. The World Health Organization says that a total of seven cases – two confirmed by laboratory testing and five suspected – have been identified on the cruise ship so far. They are also investigating whether rare human-to-human transmission of the virus could be behind the...