Asia stocks skittish as Middle East anxiety offsets AI optimism

From hiking to hotpot, lonely consumers in China fuel a $95 billion companionship economy

The companionship economy includes paid partners for running, sightseeing and even eating hotpot.

ESA selects two new scout-class missions

When it comes to understanding Earth and our changing environment, space is the place. Not only does it give us an overall holistic view of the planet below, but satellite-based imagery can transcend national boundaries and give us an understanding of key changes that often go

Typhoon Jangmi moves north towards Japan’s Kyushu after battering Okinawa

Four people were injured due to falls and other causes in Okinawa amid strong winds on June 1.

New Zealand Prime Minister Luxon vows to keep nuclear-free stance

He said the country's nuclear-free status was non-negotiable.

Platner to meet Tuesday with Senate Democrats

Maine Senate Democratic candidate Graham Platner is meeting with Senate Democrats on Tuesday, according to NewsNation, The Hill’s sister network. A campaign official told NewsNation’s Jackie Koppell that the meeting is a “longstanding” one. It will take place after reports

Rovers, regolith, robots: The blueprint for the moon

The "soil" blanketing the moon's surface isn't actually soil. It's a fine, lethal, abrasive powder of shattered rock and jagged glass that shreds gaskets, chews through seals, and hangs in an airless environment blasted by unfiltered radiation and temperature swings that can

AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE review (Acer Nitro)

Navi 48 proves it's still a great GPU with this cut-down-for-China card's global release. If its divisive MSRP holds.

The Academy Launches Global Award Recognizing Exceptional Movie Theaters Worldwide – Film News in Brief

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced a new global award to celebrate moviegoing and the traditional theatrical experience. The Academy Marquee Theater List is designed to recognize the most remarkable movie theaters around the world and honor the best

Cheese bread sold at Costco, Walmart recalled over salmonella concerns

A Michigan-based company is recalling some of its popular frozen cheese breads over potential contamination with salmonella.

Sabrina Carpenter Gets Restraining Order After ‘Deeply Alarming’ Incident With Alleged Stalker

“His pattern of stalking, trespassing, and surveillance has caused me severe and ongoing emotional distress," the pop star wrote in a declaration

Nvidia courts South Korea’s tech giants at Taipei dinner as AI push deepens

The dinner was the first time Jensen Huang hosted South Korean partners while in Taipei.

Textile wastewater treatment generates alarmingly high levels of toxic compounds, study reveals

Textile wastewater treatment practices inadvertently produce toxic byproducts—including chloroform and bromoform—at alarming levels that pose a clear occupational health hazard and lead to unknown environmental effects downstream, University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers

Longtime Disney Exec Jim Kapenstein, Who Helped Oversee Some Of Its Biggest Acquisitions, Joins Starz as Chief Legal and Strategy Officer

Starz has tapped longtime Disney exec Jim Kapenstein to serve as the company’s new chief legal and strategy officer. Kapenstein will join Starz next week and report to president/CEO Jeffrey Hirsch, who announced the news on Monday. According to the company, Kapenstein “will be

Jay-Z Shuts It Down and More Takeaways From Roots Picnic 2026

Just like Hov, the festival returned with something to prove

Two decades of data show that climate change is transforming Biscayne Bay to be warmer, saltier and more acidic

Climate change and sea level rise are altering the chemistry of Biscayne Bay in ways that could threaten South Florida's coastal ecosystems, water resources, fisheries, and recreation, according to a study led by scientists from the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of

Moderate thinning increased hair lichens, while heavy cuts reduced them in Sweden

By using clearcutting, industrial forestry has caused a large-scale decline of hair lichens in Sweden's forests. In a large-scale field-experiment, researchers from Umeå University, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada, and Norwegian University of Life Sciences have

Report: Trump upbraids Netanyahu over Lebanon, asking, 'What the f--- are you doing?'

President Trump reportedly took Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to task during a Monday phone call over the latter’s military campaign in Lebanon. Axios reported, citing two U.S. officials and a third source briefed on the call, that Trump called Netanyahu “crazy”

Nvidia’s AI chips sought by Chinese labs with ties to military

Some universities seeking Nvidia's chips are blacklisted by the US for advancing China’s military.

Sanders says Platner ‘getting through’ marriage problems

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) defended Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner on Monday and told reporters that he’s not at all rethinking his endorsement of the progressive firebrand after media outlets reported he sent sexual messages to several women while he was

How 'confused' AI rollout hurts firms and baffles staff

Some firms are putting pressure on staff to use AI, but have not thought through their AI rollout.

UK’s growing green economy worth more than £100bn a year, research finds

Net zero industry accounts for more than a million jobs and benefits whole country, according to CBI Economics More than a million jobs, higher wages, nearly half a trillion pounds in investment in the pipeline – the UK’s green economy is powering ahead, according to research

First injured Langobard woman in skeletal record reshapes view of male-only violence

The Langobards are frequently depicted as fierce warrior-like people, with all known archaeological evidence of violence restricted to men. However, nearly 1,400 years ago, a Langobard woman took two severe injuries to the head, one a clean slice made by a blade, the other a

Did a Roman Legionnaire Wear Eyeliner?

An ancient makeup bottle turns up far from its Egyptian home The post Did a Roman Legionnaire Wear Eyeliner? appeared first on Nautilus .

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell asked to testify to Congress about league’s broadcast deals

The hearing will examine “the extent to which” the law “has been used by the professional sports leagues to harm consumers and whether potential legislative remedies may be needed to address that harm,” Rep. Jordan wrote Goodell.

Japan faces shortage of bananas as Middle East impact spreads

Supplies of naphtha-derived ethylene, which it needs to ripen the fruit, are running low.

Powell's warning

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Powell warns of political pressure on Fed Former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Sunday warned of growing political pressure on the central bank, saying it

Australia says its wheat output will be shrunk by Iran war costs, dry weather

Australia's lowered harvest will put an upward pressure on global food prices.

Fleeing for their futures, a California exodus unleashes a Florida ‘gold rush’

Los Angeles County lost over 54,000 residents in a single year as billionaires flee to zero-income-tax Florida

Low-cost method uncovers conical intersections that steer light-driven molecular reactions

Conical intersections are crucial molecular switching points in light-driven reactions, but accurately predicting them usually requires computations. A researcher from Shibaura Institute of Technology has developed a new low-cost quantum chemistry method that can simultaneously

Optimism over US-Iran deal fades; Trump scrambles to secure Lebanon truce

The optimism that President Trump projected last week toward securing a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz has quickly faded, with Tehran on Monday suspending talks in protest of Israel’s punishing strikes on Lebanon. Trump sent varying messages as he scrambled

Drought linked to 46% increase in sexual violence among adolescents in Southern Africa

New research from the University of Oxford provides the first quantitative evidence that drought exposure over the last 12 months is associated with an increased risk of sexual, emotional and physical violence among adolescents in Southern Africa. This risk rises substantially

Mamdani signs order 'repealing bedtimes' so kids can watch Knicks in NBA Finals

New York City Zohran Mamdani (D) on Monday signed an executive order "repealing bedtimes" to allow kids in the Big Apple to watch the New York Knicks in the NBA Finals. “Today, I signed an Executive Order temporarily repealing bedtimes in the City of New York so that kids of

Haley Bennett and Jack Whitehall Open SXSW London Film Section With World Premiere of ‘Virginia Woolf’s Night and Day’

The intersection of technology and culture may be the main focus of SXSW London, but that’s not to say there isn’t room for a splash of old fashioned period rom-com in the lineup. On the first day of the Austin spinoff’s second edition in London, “Virginia Woolf’s Night and

Future jet stream changes could ease drying across Asian drylands

Mid-latitude Asian drylands, stretching from Central Asia to northern China, are among the largest dryland systems in the world. Home to extensive agricultural activities and fragile ecosystems, the region is highly vulnerable to climate change and water scarcity.

Bridged or not? Scientists uncover a key step in hydrogenase assembly

How does nature build one of the most sophisticated catalytic metal centers found in biology? An international team of researchers has now resolved a long-standing debate surrounding the assembly of the active site of [FeFe]-hydrogenases—enzymes that rank among nature's most

Trump cuts gas to electric swap from energy rebate program

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump restricts energy rebate program Americans will no longer be able to get cash back for making the switch to electric appliances under a Trump administration change. © AP Photo/Mike Stewart The Energy

GameStop Snuck An Alarming AI Disclosure Into The Risks Section Of Its Latest Annual Report

Yoobic, I bic, we all bic

Demings 'surprised at the timing' of Jill Biden interview about husband's health

Former Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.) on Sunday said she was "surprised at the timing" of former first lady Jill Biden's interview about former President Biden's health almost one and a half years after they left the White House. Demings appeared on NBC News's "Meet the Press" and

The Memo: Do voters care about the Graham Platner sexting furor?

The compelling but controversial candidacy of Maine Democrat Graham Platner has taken yet another turn with little more than a week left before the Senate primary in the Pine Tree State. Platner is enmeshed in a sexting furor after The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times

RNA 'cut-and-patch' tool repairs faulty messages without altering DNA

A research team from the School of Biomedical Sciences at the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), has achieved a significant advance in biotechnology that could revolutionize treatment strategies for neurodegenerative diseases. The team has developed

How sargassum affects air quality, beach environments and exposure risks for families

As another heavy sargassum season unfolds, many beachgoers are asking the same question: Is it safe to be near it? A recent University of Miami study offers an evidence-based answer, particularly for children. Overall risks are low, but not zero. The research, published in

See Saturn Like You’ve Never Seen it Before

The ringed planet stuns in old photos The post See Saturn Like You’ve Never Seen it Before appeared first on Nautilus .

Josh O’Connor, Tom Francis, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Thea Sharrock and Edward Enninful to Present at Inaugural Power of Women London

Variety has announced the presenters for the inaugural Power of Women London taking place on June 3. The event, in partnership with A+E Global Media’s Lifetime, celebrates the Power of Women honorees, who will each be featured on five different Variety covers of the

Commentary: The most concerning outbreak right now isn’t Ebola or hantavirus

Despite being the leading cause of vaccine-preventable child deaths worldwide, measles doesn’t garner much attention, says Hsu Li Yang of the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health.

'Insane scale': A close-up look at scam compounds along Cambodia's border with Vietnam

In the second of a two-part series that looks into scam operations in Cambodia, CNA travels along the country’s eastern border with Vietnam, where new roads, casino zones and guarded compounds have transformed agricultural land into a frontier for online scams.

Darde Ghorbat

"The pain of alienation."

Hilde Lynn Helphenstein of “Jerry Gogosian” Found Dead in Brazil

The curator and commentator built a following for her online persona and satirical memes of the art world.

Living brain gene activity revealed noninvasively through programmable blood test

Cell function is determined by how DNA is expressed into proteins. That process includes two main steps—transcription, when messenger RNA (mRNA) makes copies of active genes; and translation, when mRNA guides protein assembly.