Africa is not breaking apart in a sudden geological catastrophe, but a huge rift in eastern Africa has reached a stage that scientists say brings the continent closer to an eventual breakup. Researchers studying the...

A three-word message has offered an unusually intimate glimpse into the potential of brain-computer interfaces. Neuralink has released a video showing a speech-impaired clinical trial participant communicating with his partner using the company’s implanted brain-computer...

New satellite imagery suggests Iran is rapidly rebuilding the Taleghan 2 facility inside the Parchin military complex, a site long associated with allegations of past nuclear weapons-related research. The images, captured by Vantor on September...

California is moving to strengthen oversight of advanced artificial intelligence systems, with Governor Gavin Newsom signing an executive order that puts an emergency “kill switch” for frontier AI models among the measures the state will...

Cybersecurity researchers have demonstrated a striking twist in the AI race: Anthropic’s Claude was used to help uncover vulnerabilities in rival OpenAI’s systems, allowing researchers to take over employee accounts and reach an internal software...

As world leaders gather in New York for the high-level week of the 81st United Nations General Assembly, much of the attention will also be on the diplomat presiding over the proceedings: Bangladesh’s Khalilur Rahman....