'Lord of the Rings' Director Peter Jackson Says AI Is 'Just a Special Effect'
Peter Jackson says Hollywood’s fears around AI could hurt recognition for performance-capture acting, as debates about how the technology will reshape the movie industry grow.
How Figure is Democratizing Crypto-as-Collateral for Mainstream Users
As digital assets make inroads into the mainstream, crypto lender Figure is helping to turn them into viable collateral…
Charles Schwab Begins Offering Bitcoin, Ethereum Trading to US Users
Charles Schwab started allowing select users to trade Bitcoin and Ethereum directly alongside their other investments.
Asteroid set to fly very close to Earth
Asteroid 2026JH2 has enough mass to wipe out a city and will zoom past Earth next week
Why autism pioneer Uta Frith wants to dismantle the spectrum
After a career spent grappling with the neural underpinnings of autism, Uta Frith is unwavering in her controversial…
Ancient teeth hint at links between Denisovans and Homo erectus
Six teeth roughly 400,000 years old have yielded some of the first ancient proteins thought to belong to Homo erectus,…
Natural sunscreen found in fish eggs can be made by E. coli factories
Genetically altered bacteria can synthesise gadusol, a naturally occurring compound found in zebrafish eggs that could…
Bank of England Treating Stablecoins as 'New Form of Money', Says Exec
The U.K.’s central bank is “not picking winners” in the debate over tokenized deposits and stablecoins, Sasha Mills said…
Levy optimistic Tottenham will avoid relegation
Former Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is optimistic the club will remain in the Premier League despite battling…
Tech
Half of AI Health Advice Is Wrong—And Seems Just Right
A peer-reviewed audit in BMJ Open found that nearly 50% of health responses from five major AI chatbots were…
New rules confirm public has a right to see how UK government uses AI
Government departments and other public bodies in the UK must consider requests to release information about AI-produced…
MEXC Commits to $500M Guardian Fund Expansion, Acquires 1,000 BTC to Strengthen User Protection
Victoria, Seychelles, May 13, 2026 MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, today announced its commitment to…
Alex Batty vanished at 11. Now he tells his story
At 11 years old, Alex thought he was going on holiday. Instead, he vanished for six years.
Watch goals as Dunfermline & Thistle draw play-off semi first leg
Watch the goals as Dunfermline Athletic and Partick Thistle draw the first leg of their Scottish Premiership play-off…
Slavia Prague punished for pitch invasion
Slavia Prague are fined after a mass pitch invasion sees their match against rivals Sparta Prague abandoned
Can cloud seeding save us from water bankruptcy?
We’ve long tried to control the weather by engineering rainfall.
My mum missed my Glamorgan hat-trick - Norton
Glamorgan teenager Tom Norton says his mum Kelly missed his record-breaking efforts during their dramatic County…
Carbon credits are flawed, but they can still help save forests
Carbon credits bought by companies to offset their emissions really have reduced deforestation, but not by as much as…
PCOS has been officially renamed PMOS, and it’s a momentous move
PCOS will now be known as PMOS (polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome), and for Alice Klein, who has the condition,…
Why do particle physicists like spending time in fields?
The concept of a field plays a key role in particle physics, but what exactly is it?
The Kabul rehab centre hit by deadly Pakistani strike
Pakistan says it hit 'military and terrorist infrastructure' - but the UN and victims' families reject this claim.
A new tectonic plate boundary could be forming in southern Africa
Gases collected from boiling mineral springs in Zambia contain the chemical signature of having come directly from the…
Tottenham players good enough to stay up - De Zerbi
Tottenham boss Roberto De Zerbi says his players are good enough to stay up after their draw with Leeds United leaves…
Calvert-Lewin penalty earns Leeds draw at Tottenham
Tottenham Hotspur squander the opportunity to take a significant step towards Premier League safety as they are held to…