The International Labour Organization agreed on Friday to adopt the first binding employment standards for gig workers in sectors such as ride-hailing and food delivery, […]
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EU To Bar Airlines From Charging Parents To Sit With Children
Airlines will be barred from charging parents to get seats next to their children under an EU reform of passenger rights agreed on Friday that […]
Pak Targets 18% Increase In Tax Revenue As Inflation Sparks Public Outcry
Pakistan’s government presented its annual budget on Friday, including plans to boost tax collection and defence spending, as citizens expressed weariness with surging inflation sparked […]
Thai police arrest two Israeli citizens on suspicion of business and real estate crimes
Thai authorities arrested two Israeli citizens on suspicion of business and real estate crimes as part of a wider crackdown on foreigners circumventing the country’s […]
2.5 Lakh Ford Focus Cars Recalled Over Possible Unexpected Engine Stalls
Ford is recalling more than 250,000 vehicles that were incorrectly repaired under a previous recall meant to fix a problem that caused the engine to […]
In deep-blue California, frustration with Democratic status quo roils governor, L.A. mayor race
As primary voters head to the polls Tuesday to determine which candidates will face off in November to become California’s governor and Los Angeles’ mayor, […]
Trump signs an executive order to vet top AI models for national security risks
WASHINGTON — President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday directing the federal government to establish a voluntary early review process for the country’s most advanced artificial intelligence […]
Competition to run JPL comes at fraught moment of federal budget cuts, project overruns, management missteps
Weeks after Trump administration officials announced that management of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory would open to competitive bidding for the first time, questions remain as […]
World Cup cash grab: Simon Kuper argues politics, greed are strengthening FIFA monopoly
Simon Kuper’s first World Cup memory is of watching the 1978 final in his pajamas from the living room of his home in the Netherlands. […]
Meta reveals details about layoffs in Playa Vista and Menlo Park
Meta Platforms announced more details about its latest round of layoffs. As part of its already-announced plans to cut close to 10% of its workforce, […]
Tulsi Gabbard Reveals US Funding For 120 Biolabs In Over 30 Countries
US Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard on Thursday (local time) disclosed that the United States has historically provided funding for more than 120 […]
El Nino Raises Ocean Temperatures: How Marine Life Could Be Affected
El Nino is back. By late fall 2026, forecast models give a 2-in-3 chance of a strong-to-very strong El Nino affecting the weather, climate and […]
U.S. Considered Ground Operation Inside Iran to Seize Uranium Stockpile Before Trump Rejected Plan Over Casualty Concerns
U.S. CONSIDERED SENDING TROOPS INTO IRAN TO SEIZE URANIUM STOCKPILE Plans were drawn up for a ground operation inside Iran aimed at securing Tehran’s highly […]
From Anti-War Sketch To Exile: Russian Father And Daughter Defy Putin
When Maria Moskalyova was 12, she drew a picture at school of missiles flying above a Russian flag toward a woman and child standing beside […]
U.S. Deports Iranian Pro-Democracy Activist to Central African Republic Under New Third-Country Transfer Program
The U.S. has deported an Iranian pro-democracy activist to the Central African Republic, according to the activist’s lawyer, who warned the individual could ultimately face […]
'People are getting hurt': OpenAI sued by Florida over alleged safety risks
Florida sued OpenAI and its chief executive, Sam Altman, on Monday, alleging that the San Francisco tech company failed to inform people about the dangers […]
Trump’s Favorability Among Noncollege Independents Drops By 50%
Independents have grown increasingly unhappy with President Donald Trump during his second term, a new AP-NORC polling analysis finds, particularly those without a college degree. […]
Monterey Park takes landmark vote on banning data centers
Residents in the city of Monterey Park will be the first in the nation to vote on a permanent ban on data centers Tuesday. If […]
David Hockney dies at 88: 5 things to know about the artist who made pools iconic
British artist David Hockney, who transformed California swimming pools into some of the most recognisable images in modern art and spent seven decades constantly reinventing […]
SpaceX sees itself as infrastructure company, plans data centers on Earth and in orbit: COO Gwynne Shotwell
SpaceX is positioning itself as an infrastructure company that spans launch services, satellite communications and artificial intelligence computing, with plans to build data centres both […]