Meta reportedly plans sweeping layoffs as AI costs increase
Photograph: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images View image in fullscreen Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive. Photograph: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images Meta reportedly plans sweeping layoffs as AI costs increase Sources tell Reuters layoffs could affect 20% or more of...
Invisible datacentres and capricious chips: is UK’s AI bubble about to burst?
Illustration: Anais Mims / Guardian Design/Getty View image in fullscreen If the cracks in the datacentre boom widen, the entire AI bubble could burst in a replay of the 2001 dotcom crash. Datacentre investment boom is one of the biggest...
Week in Politics: Missile attack on a girls' school in Tehran; DHS remains unfunded
Politics Week in Politics: Missile attack on a girls' school in Tehran; DHS remains unfunded March 14, 2026 7:42 AM ET Heard on Weekend Edition Saturday By Scott Simon , Ron Elving Week in Politics: Missile attack on a girls'...
What's Marco Rubio's role as secretary of state and Trump's national security advisor?
Politics What's Marco Rubio's role as secretary of state and Trump's national security advisor? March 14, 2026 7:42 AM ET Heard on Weekend Edition Saturday Scott Simon What's Marco Rubio's role as secretary of state and Trump's national security advisor?...
With boom in prediction markets, some lawmakers worry about how to police themselves
Last week, Merkley introduced legislation that would ban members of Congress, the president and vice president from buying or selling any prediction market bets — known as event contracts. "I mean, we've got [more than] 400 members of the House,"...
How reintroducing beavers is changing our landscape
How reintroducing beavers is changing our landscape 51 minutes ago Share Save Zhara Simpson South West Share Save Beaver Trust Beavers have recently been released in Cornwall and Somerset Cornwall's first fully licensed wild beaver release marks a major moment...
Rescuers blame weather and 'underprepared skiers' for rise in Alps avalanche deaths
Rescuers blame weather and 'underprepared skiers' for rise in Alps avalanche deaths 2 hours ago Share Save James Waterhouse Europe correspondent, Val Thorens in the French Alps Share Save BBC A helicopter is the quickest way to reach those stranded...
With $200m to spend on the midterms, crypto hopes to repeat its 2024 success: ‘It’s the most critical time’
Photograph: Ken Cedeno/Reuters With $200m to spend on the midterms, crypto hopes to repeat its 2024 success: ‘It’s the most critical time’ Candidates in both parties – but mostly Republicans – are seeing cash infusions after merely indicating support W...
Tech Now - MWC Barcelona: What's New In Phone Tech?
Alasdair Keane climbs aboard an electric boat in Norway. 24 mins Inside Europe’s Space Race Adrienne Murray visits the Esrange Spaceport in the far north of Sweden. 25 mins Winter Olympics: Can Tech Boost Performance? Alasdair Keane visits the Olympic...
Top brass in China reaffirm goal to be world leaders in tech, AI
Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X Credit: Kevin Frayer/Getty China is pledging to use ‘extraordinary measures’ to support the country's bid to become a global leader in artificial intelligence, quantum technology and other cutting-edge technological fields, according to its...
Kennedy Center president departs – months before the art complex's scheduled closing
Culture Kennedy Center president departs – months before the art complex's scheduled closing March 13, 2026 6:17 PM ET Anastasia Tsioulcas Richard Grenell attends the world premiere of Amazon MGM Studios' Melania at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, on...
(LEAD) Trump says U.S. will hit Iran 'very hard' over next week, war will end when he feels it 'in my bones' | Yonhap News Agency
President Donald Trump has said that the United States will hit Iran "very hard" over the next week, as the U.S. military operation against the Islamic Republic enters its 14th day, aiming to destroy Tehran's missile capabilities, its Navy, and...
Trump says U.S. will hit Iran 'very hard' over next week, war will end when he feels it 'in my bones' | Yonhap News Agency
President Donald Trump has said that the United States will hit Iran "very hard" over the next week, as the U.S. military operation against the Islamic Republic enters its 14th day, aiming to destroy Tehran's missile capabilities, its Navy, and...
Austrian glaciers disintegrating due to climate change, say scientists
Austrian glaciers disintegrating due to climate change, say scientists Just now Share Save Bethany Bell Vienna Share Save Getty Images Scientists are warning that glaciers in the Austrian Alps are not just shrinking, but are disintegrating, because of climate change....
Bolivia arrests alleged drug kingpin accused of putting hit on Paraguayan prosecutor
Bolivia’s president, Rodrigo Paz, speaks at a press conference in La Paz on 13 March 2026 confirming the arrest of Sebastián Marset. Photograph: Luis Gandarillas/EPA View image in fullscreen Bolivia’s president, Rodrigo Paz, speaks at a press conference in La...
Daily briefing: Vaccine-carrying mosquitoes could inoculate bats against rabies
Nature | 4 min read Reference: Science Advances paper AI use could ‘same-ify’ human expression People who use large language models are picking up writing patterns, reasoning methods and even opinions from the chatbots, some research suggests. Nature | 6...
Apple cuts China App Store commission fees after government pressure
Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images Apple cuts China App Store commission fees after government pressure The move, which lowers fees to 25%, is a breakthrough for Chinese developers Tencent and ByteDance Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter...
TSA workers miss a full paycheck, while travelers keep paying airport security fees
National TSA workers miss a full paycheck, while travelers keep paying airport security fees March 13, 2026 2:02 PM ET Joel Rose Travelers and staff walk through Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., on Friday. Transportation Security Administration...
Hegseth says new Iranian supreme leader 'likely disfigured' | Yonhap News Agency
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that Iran's new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei is wounded and "likely disfigured," as the United States and Israel continue their campaign of strikes on the Islamic Republic. On Thursday, the new Iranian leader...
(LEAD) Hegseth says new Iranian supreme leader 'likely disfigured' | Yonhap News Agency
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that Iran's new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei is wounded and "likely disfigured," as the United States and Israel continue their campaign of strikes on the Islamic Republic. On Thursday, the new Iranian leader...
(LEAD) Air China to resume Beijing-Pyongyang route for 1st time in 6 yrs | Yonhap News Agency
OK (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS more info throughout) BEIJING, March 13 (Yonhap) -- China's national carrier, Air China, will resume flights between Pyongyang and Beijing for the first time in six years, industry and diplomatic sources said Friday. Air...
Polymers with purpose: molecules can squirm free of the pack
Credit: Juan Gaertner/Science Photo Library Access through your institution Buy or subscribe When densely packed, long molecular chains, such as chromosomes, in living cells can crawl past their neighbours, computer simulations and theoretical modelling suggest 1 . Article Google Scholar...
How the classic computer game Doom became a tool for science
Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X Developers of the computer game Doom released the game's code in 1997, allowing scientists to use it as part of their research. Doom , with its more complex environment, was a natural next...
Giant robots battle it out in Detroit's Robowar
Culture Giant robots battle it out in Detroit's Robowar March 13, 2026 9:50 AM ET Neda Ulaby The fighters at the Interactive Combat League are more than nine feet tall, wear suits of steel and shoot exploding projectiles toward each...
Countries are negotiating rules to mine the deep sea. The U.S. is pushing ahead alone
NOAA/DeepCCZ expedition hide caption toggle caption NOAA/DeepCCZ expedition Vacuuming deep sea nodules All types of mining have an environmental impact. NOAA Ocean Exploration hide caption toggle caption NOAA Ocean Exploration "What we're proposing is that we basically build a large...
4 confirmed dead after U.S. military aircraft goes down in Iraq
Middle East 4 confirmed dead after U.S. military aircraft goes down in Iraq Updated March 13, 2026 7:06 AM ET Originally published March 13, 2026 6:21 AM ET By NPR Staff People inspect the site of a destroyed branch of...
Miliband unveils plans to speed up nuclear power generation for UK
Photograph: Chris Radburn/PA View image in fullscreen Part of the Sizewell nuclear plant in Suffolk, where the government has already committed to building a new nuclear power station. Miliband, the energy secretary, said: “As the current Middle East conflict shows,...
‘IG is a drug’: jury to deliberate as US trial over social media addiction wraps up
Photograph: Jill Connelly/Getty Images ‘IG is a drug’: jury to deliberate as US trial over social media addiction wraps up Meta and YouTube accused of creating harmful products in trial seen as a bellwether for attitudes towards social media The...
US temporarily lifts sanctions on Russian oil at sea as Iran war sees global prices surge
Photograph: Alireza Sotakbar/AP US temporarily lifts sanctions on Russian oil at sea as Iran war sees global prices surge Trump administration announces 30-day waiver on Russian oil stranded at sea as concerns over US-Israel war on Iran unsettles markets Middle...
King expresses 'concern' over Alberta separatists in meeting with First Nations chiefs
King expresses 'concern' over Alberta separatists in meeting with First Nations chiefs 3 hours ago Share Save Nadine Yousif Senior Canada reporter Share Save PA Media First Nations Grand Chief Joey Pete called the meeting with King Charles III "significant"...