Japan on high alert for ‘huge’ second quake after issuing tsunami warning
Japan’s meteorological agency warns another, stronger earthquake may hit in the next week,
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Will Humans Live Forever? AI Races to Defeat Aging
It’s a concept that both scares and delights: the possibility that aging might not be an inevitable human fate, as…
US intercepts and seizes Iranian-flagged cargo ship, Trump says
Tehran has not commented on the incident, which comes as the US prepares for a second round of talks.
Eight children killed in Louisiana shooting, police say
The children, aged from one to 14 years old, were killed in a shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, which police are…
Australia’s most-decorated soldier vows to ‘fight’ war crime charges
Ben Roberts-Smith has given his first statement since he was charged with five counts of the war crime of murder…
Strait of Hormuz closed again, Iran says, as ships attacked
Iran is blaming a US blockade for the closure, saying it breaches the ceasefire reached between the two countries.
At least six killed in Kyiv as gunman opens fire and takes hostages
The attacker, who took hostages inside a supermarket, was killed after a shoot-out with police, officials say.
“An AI Could Cost Banks Billions”: Europe Warns of a Next-Gen Cyber Threat
The alert wasn’t blared out with sirens; however it should probably have been. It seems that in some of the…
Madonna joins Sabrina Carpenter to surprise Coachella
The Queen of Pop makes a guest appearance during the Espresso singer’s headline set.
Oil prices plunge as Iran says Strait ‘open’
Brent crude sinks 10% after Iran says the key waterway is completely open for commercial ships for the rest of…
Jacob Andreas and Brett McGuire named Edgerton Award winners
MIT Associate Professor Jacob Andreas of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science [EECS] and MIT Associate Professor Brett McGuire of…
Trump’s Lebanon ceasefire takes Israel by surprise
Few Israelis see this truce as a way out of the conflict with Hezbollah, the BBC’s Lucy Williamson writes.
What we know about the ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel
A 10-day truce between the two countries is now in effect, with Iran-backed Hezbollah voicing support, as negotiations continue between…
Bringing AI-driven protein-design tools to biologists everywhere
Artificial intelligence is already proving it can accelerate drug development and improve our understanding of disease. But to turn AI…
Singer D4vd arrested in connection with death of missing teen girl
The remains of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez were found in the singer’s car last year.
Israel and Lebanon agree 10-day ceasefire, Trump says
The US president invites the two countries’ leaders to Washington as Israel’s prime minister insists troops will not leave southern…
Pope criticises ‘tyrants’ who spend billions on wars after Trump spat
The comments follow a high-profile spat with US President Donald Trump, who called the Pope weak on crime.
Satellite images reveal scale of Israeli demolitions as Lebanese villages destroyed
BBC Verify analysis found more than 1,400 buildings had been destroyed since 2 March.
Lyse Doucet: Under fragile ceasefire, Iranians wonder if US deal can be done
The BBC’s chief international correspondent reports from Iran as diplomatic efforts to avoid a return to war intensify.
Trump’s rift with Pope is playing out in public – it’s costing him valuable support
Leading conservative Catholics tell the BBC why they back the American pontiff in his spat with Trump.
Israel and Hezbollah continue attacks after Israel-Lebanon talks in US
Israel strikes hit southern Lebanon and Hezbollah fires rockets at Israel, a day after rare direct negotiations.
More than 200 Iranian sailors stranded after US torpedo attack return home
The survivors of the US attack on Iranian vessel Iris Dena, which claimed the lives of 104 people, were among…
‘Bit of pain’ worth long-term security from Iran, Bessent tells BBC
US Treasury Secretary said a “small bit of economic pain” was worth it to eliminate the threat of Iranian strikes…
Trump hints Iran talks could resume this week as US port blockade continues
The United Nations’ secretary general said it was “highly probable” that the negotiations would restart.
Hamas rejects Gaza disarmament plan, Palestinian official says
The official tells the BBC that the armed group will not move forward with talks until Israel fully complies with…
Human-machine teaming dives underwater
The electricity to an island goes out. To find the break in the underwater power cable, a ship pulls up…
Lebanon enters talks with Israel but with no cards to play
The Lebanese government go into peace talks with limited influence over the group.
Hungary’s next PM would pick up if Putin calls and tell him to stop Ukraine war
Russia has offered “pragmatic” relations, but Péter Magyar says he will not call Vladimir Putin himself.
“Too Smart for Comfort?” Regulators Battle to Control a New Type of AI Threat
This is not exactly a good time for regulators. The prevailing mood is: Wait, did things just get worse faster…
Orbán era swept away by Péter Magyar’s Hungary election landslide
Viktor Orbán’s 16 years in power is over, defeated by a 45-year-old ex-party insider who convinced a majority of Hungarians…
Trump’s Strait of Hormuz blockade threat raises risks and leaves predicaments unchanged
The conflict is now a test of wills – Iran’s capacity to absorb strikes versus Trump’s tolerance for the war’s…
After Iran talks falter, the big question is ‘what happens next?’
Twenty-one hours was not enough to end 47 years of hostility between Iran and the US, writes the BBC’s Lyse…
“When Machines Start Thinking Too Much”: Why Experts Are Suddenly Worried About AI Going Rogue
Something has shifted in the air around AI. It is not a dramatic turn of events, the kind that usually…
Hungarians decide whether to end 16 years of Orbán rule and elect rival
Most polls favour Péter Magyar, who fronts a grassroots party, but PM Viktor Orbán has been in a defiant mood.
‘It’s a special thing to be on Planet Earth’: Artemis crew welcomed home in Houston
The four astronauts flew around the Moon in a nine-day voyage that took them further from Earth than any humans…
Artemis crew home safely after completing historic mission to the Moon
Four astronauts splashed down in the Pacific after a nine-day voyage that took them further from Earth than any humans.
Final push for votes as challenger to Hungary’s Orbán senses victory
As Péter Magyar’s opposition movement leads in the polls, tens of thousands of anti-Orbán supporters fill Heroes’ Square in Budapest.
Washington Is Getting Ready to Slow AI Down. And This Has Nothing to Do with Politics
Something strange is happening in Washington. And no, it is not a new scandal. Government officials are in a frantic…
Historic Vance-Ghalibaf talks must bridge deep distrust
Face-to-face talks would mark the highest-level engagement between Iran and the US since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Lebanon and Israel officials to meet in US on Tuesday
A senior Lebanese official earlier told the BBC that Lebanon would only take part in talks if a ceasefire was…
Ceasefire or no ceasefire, the Middle East’s reshuffling is not yet done
Both sides have reason to end the war but share no common ground.
Israel to hold direct talks with Lebanon but no ceasefire, Netanyahu says
Lebanese officials had called for a ceasefire before talks begin.
A philosophy of work
What makes work valuable? Michal Masny, the NC Ethics of Technology Postdoctoral Fellow in the MIT Department of Philosophy, investigates the…
‘Endless fears’: Even if fighting stops, the damage to Iran’s children will endure
The BBC has been able to obtain testimony from parents and those trying to help children deal with the distress…
New technique makes AI models leaner and faster while they’re still learning
Training a large artificial intelligence model is expensive, not just in dollars, but in time, energy, and computational resources. Traditionally,…
Israeli strikes in Lebanon ‘grave violation’ of ceasefire, Iran minister tells BBC
Iran’s deputy foreign minister says the US must choose between ‘war and ceasefire’.
Trump criticises Nato as alliance chief describes meeting as ‘very frank’
The US president says Nato “wasn’t there when we needed them” during the Iran war.
Four-Day Workweeks and Robot Taxes? OpenAI’s Radical Vision for the AI Future Is Turning Heads
It sounds like a late-night conversation with friends, what if artificial intelligence becomes so capable that we simply start working…
Iran ceasefire deal a partial win for Trump – but at a high cost
The path to the two-week ceasefire with Iran may have fundamentally altered the way the rest of the world views…
Sixteen new START.nano companies are developing hard-tech solutions with the support of MIT.nano
MIT.nano has announced that 16 startups became active participants in its START.nano program in 2025, more than doubling the number…