The 2026 World Cup has turned North America into a runway for the wealthy. More than a quarter of a thousand private jets touched down in Los Angeles alone, according to data that was examined by a news outlet. That figure represents a 45 % jump from the week before, and it shows how quickly luxury
The world of prediction markets has sparked fresh discussion at this year’s Manifest festival, held in a quiet Berkeley campus that hosts many thinkers on AI and altruism. While the event drew academics, founders, and market players, most attendees had never seen a recent ad featuring actor Timothée
The Middle East’s biggest air carriers are slowly regaining their former rhythm after a four‑month clash that shook flight paths and airport schedules. Data from Flightradar24. com shows that overall Gulf airline traffic has climbed to about 82 % of the level seen just before hostilities began on
In many home labs, people run large language models (LLMs) to help with coding and other tasks. They often use tools that let the LLM read, write, edit files or run shell commands. One popular choice is an agent harness called Pi, which can turn natural language instructions into a series of actions
A group of scientists studied how the tiny, airborne chemicals that some fungi put out affect a small flowering plant called Arabidopsis thaliana. They looked at two very different fungi: one that is known to give off these chemicals, Trichoderma harzianum, and another, Mucor mucedo, that had never
Plant‑derived hydrogels are gaining attention for repairing tough body parts like bone, cartilage, tendon and ligament. These tissues must support weight and movement, so any new material has to be strong and stable over time. Traditional grafts—either taken from the patient or made synthetically—of
Trevor Shattuck was born in Australia but grew up in the United States. He joined the draft at eighteen and spent more than three decades working for the U. S. Postal Service, a job that made him feel like an American. Yet when he applied for a passport in 1978 to go on a cruise, the State Departmen
Data centers that run artificial‑intelligence programs are getting a lot of attention for the electricity and water they use. In 2023, U. S. facilities drew about 176 terawatt‑hours—roughly 4½ percent of the country’s total power. That sounds huge, but when you compare it to other big polluters, the
A new agreement aimed at ending the U. S. war in Iran has sparked sharp criticism from several Republican senators and commentators, a rare break from the party’s usual support for the president. The deal, signed by President Trump and shared with Congress on Thursday, contains provisions that could
The Czech government announced that it will not hit the NATO defence spending target this year. Prime Minister Andrej Babis said the country aims to meet the 2% of GDP goal from 2027 onward. Last year, under a different administration, the Czech Republic spent less than 2% of its GDP on defence.
