The United Kingdom plans to require social-media services to place 16- and 17-year-olds into a default overnight curfew from midnight to 6 a.m. The new protections will also switch off features designed to prolong use,…
Eli Lilly has agreed to acquire clinical-stage biotechnology company AtaiBeckley in a transaction worth approximately $2.8 billion upfront and as much as $3.8 billion if specified development and regulatory milestones are achieved. The agreement moves…
Astronomers have discovered a third giant planet orbiting Beta Pictoris, a young star 63 light-years from Earth. The newly identified world, Beta Pictoris d, was independently detected with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and the…
The World Health Organization has updated its guidance on reducing cognitive decline and dementia, saying that up to 45% of dementia risk is associated with factors that can potentially be modified. The recommendations cover physical…
A new investigation has exposed a serious dispute inside the World Bank Group over who is responsible for protecting borrowers when development-finance projects cause harm. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists reported on July 15…
Microsoft and 3M have announced a strategic partnership that brings a less visible part of the artificial-intelligence boom into focus: the physical fiber connections inside hyperscale data centers. Microsoft says its Azure cloud infrastructure will…
OpenAI is reportedly preparing to enter the consumer hardware market with a mobile, screen-free AI speaker designed to function as a new kind of home computer. Bloomberg reported that the unreleased device is being developed…
OpenAI GPT-5.6 is now generally available as a three-model family designed to offer different levels of intelligence, speed and cost. The lineup includes Sol for demanding frontier work, Terra for balanced everyday workloads and Luna…
Renewed military action around the Strait of Hormuz has pushed the US–Iran confrontation back into a dangerous phase, raising fresh concerns about commercial shipping, regional security and energy prices worldwide. The United States reimposed a…
