US says BYD, Baidu, Alibaba and other tech giants are aiding China's military

Savannah Guthrie Says ‘I Cry Every Morning on the Way to Work’ While Her Mom Is Still Missing

Savannah Guthrie sat in for Sheinelle Jones on the fourth hour of “Today,” and got emotional as she explained to Jenna Bush Hager what it’s been like going back to work while her mother, Nancy, is still missing. “I can’t really even look at you every day without crying,”

Apple’s Screen Time updates are too little, too late

Apple spending a big chunk of its WWDC keynote on parental controls was surprising for several reasons. But the biggest is that, despite all the airtime, it didn't announce much new beyond a redesigned interface. Almost all the features touted already exist or are upgrades to

5 things I already love from the iOS 27 beta

iOS 27 has only been out for a few hours, and I've been messing around with the developer beta on my iPhone 16 Pro. I was most interested in trying out the new Siri AI, but unfortunately, I'm still on Apple's waitlist for that. In the meantime, I've been poking around a bunch

Cosmic bombardment may have opened Earth's crust for prebiotic chemistry

Asteroids and planetesimals regularly bombarded Earth between about 4.6 billion and 3.5 billion years ago, during the Hadean and Archean eons. Because few rocks today are more than 4 billion years old, our understanding of the planet's environment during that time is limited.

Super sponge can remove toxic dyes from industrial wastewater

Colors brighten our lives and help define countless items we use daily—from the vibrant clothes we wear to decorative paper and packaging materials. What adds different colors to these things? Dyes, which bind themselves to the structure of the material they are coloring. For

China reasserts itself to contain North Korea’s tilt towards Russia

In many ways, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s trip to Pyongyang is an effort to balance influence from Russia.

VICTORY: Meta Strips Facial Recognition Code From Smart Glasses App After Public Outcry

Just days after a damning WIRED report exposed that Meta had quietly embedded facial recognition technology (FRT) code into millions of phones, the tech giant has quietly acquiesced in demands to reverse course. Last week, researchers identified code in Meta AI, a companion

How plants survive constant DNA damage: Newly identified repair protein protects growth-critical stem cells

Similar to the way DNA damage can contribute to human diseases such as cancer, it can also disrupt growth, development and survival in plants. Every day, plants endure environmental stresses such as sunlight, radiation, drought and soil stress—all of which can damage their DNA.

Ari Aster Says He ‘Wrote a Prequel’ to ‘Hereditary,’ But it ‘Never Feels Like the Right Time’ to Make it

Ari Aster said during a Q&A after an Egyptian Theatre screening of “Hereditary” (via Gold Derby) that he wrote a prequel to his 2018 horror hit, but doesn’t have any plans to shoot it. “I wrote a prequel to this,” Aster said on Sunday night. “It never feels like the right time.

SpaceX's stock market blast-off could be Musk's biggest gamble yet

SpaceX is preparing for a stock market debut that could transform the company, the wider market and Elon Musk's fortune.

Despite toxic reputation, our research shows podcasts can help men's mental health

Over the last decade, podcasts have become big business, with more than a fifth of UK adults listening to podcasts each week. The format particularly resonates with men, who are more likely than women to identify as podcast fans. Men are also overrepresented as podcast hosts.

River wildlife moves freely once dams are removed, but so too can invasive species

Almost a quarter of all freshwater species are threatened with extinction. The removal of human-made barriers from rivers, such as dams and weirs, is a popular way to restore water flow and sediment transport to its natural state and allow fish and other aquatic wildlife to

Peptide blocks DNA breaks tied to treatment-induced leukemia, offering new prevention route

Thanks to effective therapies, more and more people are now able to live with or after cancer in the long term. Consequently, the number of patients affected by the long-term effects of their treatment is also increasing. Secondary leukemias are particularly serious. These can

Could humanoid robots be heading for the battlefield?

Armed forces are experimenting with humanoid robots, but battlefield deployment is some way off.

Driving test booking rules tightened after thousands of no shows

Learner drivers can only swap their test to the three centres nearest to their original booking.

Sports store company to close 175 US locations as part of reorganization, cost-cutting strategy

The athletic footwear chain had nearly 1,000 stores when JD Sports completed its acquisition in 2024

Seattle mayor laughs off millionaire exodus as survey shows 44% of bosses eyeing exit

Washington state passed its first-ever income tax in March, a 9.9% levy on households earning over $1M a year

Open AI’s Tech Talk Show ‘TBPN’ Makes Last-Minute Emmy Category Shift to Outstanding Variety Series (EXCLUSIVE)

Greetings from Variety Awards Headquarters! Today is June 8, 2026, which means it’s 3 days until nominations-round voting begins on June 11; 14 days until nominations-round voting ends on June 22 at 10 p.m.; and 30 days until Emmy nominations are announced on July 8. And

Great mysteries of archaeology: An ancient Amazonian world revealed from the sky

From the air, you see it only through the constant jolt, tilt, and shudder of the low-flying Cessna aircraft. The landscape of the Llanos de Moxos, northern Bolivia, appears as a disconnected patchwork of open grassland savannahs, forest islands, and lakes.

'The Real Scoreline' reveals the nations facing climate penalties

As nations prepare to compete on the global stage this summer, researchers at the University of Reading have created a different kind of scoreboard that shows where each country really stands on climate change. The Real Scoreline compares countries using six climate

Cloud-tested quantum noise model predicts superconducting qubit errors with sevenfold better accuracy

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, and Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore have developed a practical, comprehensive noise-modeling framework for a popular class of superconducting quantum processors. Their work, published

Vast Hidden Structure Discovered Beneath Antarctica

The massive formation is older than the continents The post Vast Hidden Structure Discovered Beneath Antarctica appeared first on Nautilus .

Cho Jung-seok, Claudia Kim and Park Hae-soo to Star in Netflix Korean Crime Series ‘Paper Man’

Netflix has confirmed production of Korean crime drama series “Paper Man” (working title), with Cho Jung-seok, Park Hae-soo and Claudia Kim leading the cast under director Lee Il-hyung. The series centers on Cha Myung-jo, a meek worker at a company producing imitation character

OpenAI plans to go public, intensifying investment race with Anthropic

The company behind ChatGPT filed its plans one week after Anthropic did the same.

Savannah Guthrie Says It’s ‘Hard to Hold It Together’ at Work Following Mother’s Disappearance

The Today Show anchor discussed her mother's tragic disappearance. The 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie was abducted on Jan. 31

North Korea and China leaders agree to boost ties at Pyongyang summit

They agreed to expand cooperation in various sectors.

Netanyahu defies Trump as Iran, Lebanon drive wedge

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s open defiance in striking Iran against President Trump’s demands for a ceasefire adds to growing divisions between the U.S. and Israel over the way forward on the war in the Middle East. Trump and Netanyahu have moved in lockstep in

‘Obsession’ Becomes Top-Grossing Fest Acquisition of All Time, Taking Crown From ‘Fahrenheit 9/11’

The feature, which has grossed $225.5 million globally, landed at Focus after a bidding war out of the Toronto Film Festival.

Satellites reveal cities' 'urban pulse,' tracking neighborhood growth in near real time

For over a century, doctors have used electrocardiograms (EKGs) to render the invisible electrical activity of the human heart visible, using the pulse to diagnose disease before it becomes fatal. Now, scientists have invented a way to do the exact same thing for the places

How one of India's most successful female politicians is losing her party

Mamata Banerjee's once-dominant Trinamool Congress party is unravelling, weeks after losing power in West Bengal.

Upcoming telescopes could shed light on dark matter

NASA's plans to return astronauts to the moon through the Artemis program and ultimately send humans to Mars highlight just how far space exploration has come. Yet while the moon and Mars remain compelling destinations filled with scientific mysteries, looking beyond our solar

Aerosols may warm or cool the climate depending on timing, new study finds

A new study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem challenges a long-held assumption in climate science by showing that aerosols—tiny particles suspended in the atmosphere—can either warm or cool the climate, depending on the time scale considered.

Derelict Star review

Chunky pixels, a 1:1 aspect ratio, and the best feeling platforming around.

US leads record rise in spending on nuclear arsenals, campaign group says

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, June 8 (Reuters) - Spending on nuclear weapons by the world's nine nuclear-armed states rose by almost a fifth in 2025 to $119 billion, a report by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons said on Tuesday. The 19% increase from 2024

No, Blade is not cancelled, Arkane artist confirms

Let the words of Walter White give you comfort in these trying times.

Watch: Trump tells BBC Netanyahu did not defy him

In a call with the US president, the BBC’s Sarah Smith asked Trump about the war in Iran and his relationship with the Israeli leader.

Chemists unlock first total synthesis of rare plant alkaloid tied to anticancer activity

Plants are undeniably one of nature's most promising sources of new medicines, with monoterpenoid indole alkaloids (MIAs) being a great example. Some intricate compounds are built from multiple-linked chemical units that form highly complex three-dimensional structures. Because

Platner says he won't be an 'a--hole' like Fetterman in Senate

Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner went after Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Sunday during a town hall, calling the Pennsylvania senator “an a--hole.” “The Senate really is a place of — it's a lot about relationships, and I, like — I don't want to go down there

Fetty Wap Joins Russell Dickerson for Surprise CMA Fest Appearance

The rapper and the country singer teamed up for their collab "Boots"

5 ways data centers endanger their local communities and the country as a whole

Every internet search, streamed video and AI-generated response depends on a data center somewhere. Driven by rapid growth in artificial intelligence, cloud computing and cryptocurrency, data centers have become the backbone of the modern digital economy. But though their key

Rocket launches and reentries harm Earth's ozone layer

The space industry is surging. In coming years, nearly 10,000 spacecraft are slated to launch into low-Earth orbit for a variety of purposes, such as global surveillance, space tourism, and satellite "megaconstellations" providing internet service.

T.I. and Tiny Headed Back to Trial After Judge Slashed $71 Million Doll Award

Toy giant MGA wants to block any debate over how “OMG” ended up in its doll line’s name, but the judge signaled Monday he'll allow it

House Republicans gather congressional scorekeepers to discuss Reconciliation 3.0

GOP lawmakers are coalescing around a list of priorities for their third party-line policy package.

Pentagon policy ruffles feathers among Mormons, prompts changes

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Pentagon policy ruffles feathers among Mormons, prompts changes The Pentagon has reworked a list of religious designations troops can register as