Trump chooses top spy boss to run new AI taskforce

The recipients of the six awards in science, literature, economics and peace work will be announced this week.

Scientists Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel have won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work on light-gated ion channels and optogenetics, receiving 12 million Swedish crowns as prize money.

Anew analysis suggests many of the nation's most iconic breeds are disappearing from family homes, as owners increasingly opt for fashionable designer crossbreeds instead.

We asked 100 scientists about unsolved problems in their fields. They sent back provocations — on the origins of life, the possibilities for human progress and much more.

Manufacturers say they are close to perfecting a new, more efficient solar panel that could help the United States reclaim ground it lost.

Flipkart Big Billion Days 2026 begins October 8 with discounts and offers on smartphones. Here are the Realme, POCO, Vivo, Motorola and Nothing phones with 7,000mAh, 9,000mAh and 10,000mAh-plus batteries.

A critical security flaw impacting Rejetto HTTP File Server (HFS) is witnessing active exploitation attempts, according to VulnCheck. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-61500 (CVSS score: 9.3), a case of session forgery stemming from the use of a weak pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) that can lead to a predictable key, which an attacker can then use to gain unauthorized access and

Hong Kong lawmakers have backed the government’s proposed tax incentives for large innovative companies, but many said on Monday that the planned five-year concession period is too short to attract major firms to establish headquarters or expand operations in the city. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu in his policy address last month said the government planned to submit a bill introducing preferential profits tax rates of either 5 per cent or 8.25 per cent, which was half of the city’s standard...

Students in India can use their student ID to access free or discounted services from companies such as Google, Spotify, Apple, IndiGo, Adobe, Samsung and GitHub. Here are seven student offers across AI, entertainment, travel, software and gadgets.

AI-DEVICES/PRIVACY-NORWAY:Norway to propose temporary ban on AI glasses in some public places

What if the world's smartest chatbot really did wake up one day? While it may sound like science fiction, a consciousness scientist says we urgently need to start thinking about the possibility.