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They drive toward tornadoes. We went with them to see how their work could save lives

Tornadoes kill hundreds each decade in the US. These researchers are investigating why some storms produce twisters – despite the fatal risks

Sub-$100 smartphones becoming a rarity as AI memory prices soar

The days of the sub-$100 smartphone may be numbered, including in China.

How to Kill a Franchise Before It Even Starts

The new monster movie Hope can’t live up to its own epic aspirations.

The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror

Massif by Garth Nix; Revolution in the Heart: Stories Inspired By Ursula K Le Guin edited by Jonathan Strahan; An Immaculate Deception by Isabela Livino; Serenity Falls by CJ Tudor

25 years after 9/11, the U.S. starts rolling back travel restrictions, from liquids to gate access

Years after 9/11, the U.S. government is walking back some security screenings as threats and technology evolve.

Why fears of AI self-improvement are causing ‘existential’ concerns at Anthropic and OpenAI

AI researchers are warning that faster AI self-improvement could eventually make advanced systems harder for humans to control.

Trump dismisses AI extinction risks as more than a dozen OpenAI, Anthropic insiders call for a slowdown

Trump said he isn't concerned AI could cause human extinction as researchers at leading AI companies warn about rapid advances and lawmakers propose safeguards.

Drawn Together review

The latest adaptation of Culpable trilogy author Mercedes Ron, about a ballet dancer and her security guard, has more holes than plot and chemistry that barely generates a spark

The Original Sin of AI

The harms of chatbots are clear enough to do something about them now.

Raiding the past: Lara Croft relives her first adventure in Legacy of Atlantis

We have a first play of the forthcoming Tomb Raider remake and speak with its developers. Can they improve on the gameplay without losing what made the 1996 original such a classic?

'Fresh from the roof': the supermarket growing salad a few metres above the tills

Customers seeking greens at one Berlin outlet are dealing with some very local supply chains indeed

A Chinese humanoid startup flips 'distillation' claim on OpenAI as it releases a new robotics model

Ant-backed startup JoyIn's CEO published an article in Chinese that raised questions about similarities between his company's new model and OpenAI publications.