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Meta denies accusation of anti-Lula political bias in Brazil after electoral court ruling

Tech giant Meta has denied accusations it has acted with political bias during Brazil’s presidential campaign

October 16, 2026

The Latest: Teacher threw cellphone and tackled gunman who killed 4 at Oregon school, police say

A 16-year-old opened fire at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, killing three children and a teacher before he was shot by a person at the scene who pursued him into the school

October 16, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Tesla's new Roadster car can thrust itself in the air. But don't expect to drive it anytime soon

Tesla has unveiled its new Roadster sports car, which can thrust itself in the air, among other engineering bells and whistles

October 16, 2026

Science|Technology

Presidential adviser says Ukraine is in talks to lift speed limit on military satellite network

Ukraine is in talks with SpaceX and the Pentagon to lift a speed cap on its military satellite communication service

October 16, 2026

Environment|Science

Top global climate science body suspends meeting without deal on major review timeline

A meeting of the members of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was suspended without an agreement on a timeline to publish its next review of

October 16, 2026

Business|Finance|Science|Technology

US appeals court blocks class actions over Tesla's self-driving claims

A US appeals court threw out on Friday an order allowing Tesla customers in California to pursue class action claims accusing the electric vehicle maker of

October 16, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

US is reviving shuttered nuclear plants to meet growing electricity demand and to power data centers

The United States is making an unprecedented attempt to revive three shuttered nuclear plants to meet growing demand, especially from data centers

October 16, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Science|World

Brazil says Amazon deforestation fell to the lowest level since 1988

Brazil’s government announces that annual deforestation in the Amazon has fallen to its lowest level since 1988

October 16, 2026

Finance|Health|Science|Technology

States sue AI giant OpenAI, saying its popular chatbot is hurting children and deceiving adults

Eight states are suing the artificial intelligence giant OpenAI, saying the company’s popular chatbot violated consumer protection laws by hurting children and deceiving adults

October 15, 2026

Science|Technology

Astronomers say they’ve discovered the first green star

October 16, 2026

Health|Science|Technology

US FDA sets up board to oversee drug exclusivity determinations

The US FDA's drug evaluation department said on Friday it has formed a board to oversee and advise on exclusivity determinations made by the department, aiming to improve clarity

October 16, 2026

Health|Science|Technology

UC Davis graduate awarded $33 million after tree limb causes brain injury in Sacramento

October 16, 2026

Africa|Health|Science|World

Kenya confirms third Ebola case, a relative of the first patient who died

Kenya’s health ministry confirmed that a third person tested positive for Ebola on Friday while in quarantine as a known contact of the first patient, who died two days after arriving from Congo

October 16, 2026

Health|Science|World

Pope speaks with Putin, denouncing recent attacks as he shows recovery from lung surgery progressing

Pope Leo XIV has spoken on the phone from the hospital with Russian President Vladimir Putin

October 16, 2026

Science

Worsening water crisis sparks protests in Mexico's Guadalajara

Residents in Guadalajara, one of Mexico's biggest cities, are demanding answers over a worsening water-quality crisis that has left

October 16, 2026

Health|Science|World

CDC reports 4,410 measles cases as outbreak grows

The US CDC on Friday reported 4,410 measles cases nationwide as of October 15, an increase of 330 from its last update a week ago, as an outbreak of the highly contagious disease

October 16, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

SpaceX's spectrum deal still leaves it far from rivaling telecom giants

SpaceX called its recent multibillion-dollar purchase of US airwaves a critical step towards building a mobile network, but constructing a true rival to

October 16, 2026

Hurricane Trudy weakens but may regain strength off Mexican coast

Hurricane Trudy weakened on Friday but could regain strength in the coming hours, meteorologists warned, as the storm approached

October 16, 2026

Arts|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

Stocks slip as dollar heads for weekly loss

Global stocks fell modestly on Friday as markets stabilized after a sharp tech-led selloff, while the dollar headed for a

October 16, 2026

Russian strikes and winter hardship may drive more Ukrainians from homes, UN agency warns

Millions of Ukrainians face another winter of

October 16, 2026

Arts|Finance|Science|Technology|World

Private credit roundup: CoreWeave's debt stress tests private credit's AI financing boom

Private credit's expanding role in financing AI infrastructure faced one of its clearest market tests this week as CoreWeave's bonds fell to distressed levels, raising questions

October 16, 2026

Over 1 million consumers were facing power cuts in Ukraine at some point, energy ministry says

Russia continued attacking Ukrainian energy facilities in the capital Kyiv and five other regions on Friday, causing emergency power outages, Ukraine's energy ministry said.

October 16, 2026

Business|Europe|Health|Science

Eli Lilly's weight-loss pill wins EU drug regulator's backing

The European Medicines Agency's committee on Friday recommended approval of Eli Lilly's weight-loss pill Foundayo, the second oral obesity drug to win the agency's

October 16, 2026

Economy|Finance|Science|Technology|World

Central bankers eye higher rates as AI boom fuels scramble for cash

The artificial intelligence boom is setting off a global race for money, forcing central bankers to contemplate a future in

October 16, 2026

Science|Technology

US's AI task force sets path for study and reviews, leader tells CNBC

A new government task force on AI used its inaugural meeting to set up protocols, a risk study and various committees, Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton told

October 16, 2026

Supertanker rates fall from record highs

The cost ‌of shipping oil on the largest tankers fell this week from record highs as demand eased following a wave of attacks on vessels in the Middle East

October 16, 2026

Economy|Environment|Finance|Science

Fundraising to protect oceans, forests and other key nature sites falling short ahead of UN summit

Promises by nations to spend hundreds of billions of dollars to finance nature and increase protections for oceans around the globe are falling short ahead of a key U.N. biodiversity conference

October 16, 2026

Why the 26 secretary of state races this November matter more than they did before Trump’s drive to assert federal authority over elections

Secretaries of state are at the center of growing conflict over how election authority should be divided between states and the federal government. There are 26 elections for the job this November.

October 16, 2026

Education|Environment|Science|Technology

For centuries, bird migration was a mystery – a tech revolution is changing that, and could help save these amazing creatures

An early clue came from storks found in Europe with African arrows in their bodies. Today, an atlas reveals hundreds of bird migration routes that are both complicated and remarkable.

October 16, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Americans want electric cars – they just can’t find them

Sales reveal how many cars people actually bought, but not how many they actually wanted. Prices, on the other hand, show how demand is changing.

October 16, 2026

Science

Treating depression during pregnancy may benefit baby’s brain development – new research

Therapy during pregnancy for those who need it may have advantages for the next generation.

October 16, 2026

Health|Science

Pennsylvania’s aging prisons weren’t built for today’s extreme weather – leaving women and seniors especially at risk of illness and death

Extreme hot and cold temperatures are associated with higher rates of deaths, infirmary admissions and transfers to external medical facilities, researchers found.

October 16, 2026

Health|Opinion|Science|Technology

Can social media bans protect young people’s mental health? Early research suggests that bans aren’t the answer

Kids have found ways around most of the safeguards meant to keep them off social media platforms.

October 16, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Exactly how much of an environmental menace is AI? Here’s what we know

October 16, 2026

Science|Technology

China moves to curb tech exports, including AI, citing national security risks

China plans to restrict or ban exports of 40 technologies, including AI, chips, and solar power, as its tech race with countries like the U.S. intensifies

October 16, 2026

BOJ chief vows to keep raising rates, anchor inflation around target

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Friday the central bank will focus on anchoring underlying inflation around its 2% target and won't tolerate any

October 16, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Blue Origin targets multiple New Glenn launches weekly by end of decade

Blue Origin is targeting multiple flights per week of its New Glenn rocket by the end of the decade, a company executive said on Friday, as it spends

October 16, 2026

Trump administration sued over accelerated immigration process for migrant kids

October 16, 2026

Crime|Health|Science

Minnesota man dies after routine dental cleaning in Hopkins, police investigating

October 16, 2026

Arts|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

CoreWeave bond rout tests market's math on AI buildout

A sharp decline in CoreWeave's bonds this week is emerging as a test of investors' willingness to

October 16, 2026

Catholics in Africa outnumber those in Europe, Vatican says

There are now more Catholics in Africa than in Europe, the Vatican said on Friday, releasing the latest Catholic Church statistics compiled by its news agency Fides.

October 16, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Besi shares fall on report ASML is working on rival hybrid bonding product

Shares in computer chip packaging equipment maker BE Semiconductor Industries (Besi) fell 3% on Friday after influential semiconductor research firm SemiAnalysis reported

October 16, 2026

Science|Technology

What happens if AI agents start speaking their own language?

October 16, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Health|Interview|Science

Roller coaster death and injuries leave fans asking whether the thrill is worth the risk

October 16, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Science|Technology

IMF-World Bank meetings focus on global risks and potential benefits of AI

The head of the International Monetary Fund has called for urgent guardrails to manage risks from the AI boom, comparing it to a Formula 1 car that could go off track

October 16, 2026

Economy|Science|Technology

IMF chief says AI risks may exceed opportunities without safeguards and ethical framework

The risks of artificial intelligence may exceed its opportunities if no adequate safeguards and ethical framework are put in place, IMF

October 16, 2026

Schneider Electric raises 2026 targets again on booming data centre demand

Schneider Electric raised its 2026 core profit and revenue targets for the second time this year on Friday, as the French industrial group

October 16, 2026

Africa|Health|Science|World

Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to new province bordering Central African Republic

The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to a new province bordering Central African Republic, two health officials said on Thursday, posing a

October 15, 2026

Science|Technology

Meta releases open-weight Muse Spark model for coding, agentic tasks

Meta Platforms on Thursday released an open-weight version of its Muse Spark artificial intelligence model for coding and AI agents, expanding developers' ability to download and

October 15, 2026

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