Higher education needs investment, autonomy to flourish

Higher education needs investment, autonomy to flourish
How much worse can Yemen’s humanitarian crisis become?

UN says fighting has displaced more than 200,000 people in five weeks.
Fired OpenAI safety researchers dispute misconduct claims, warn of chilling effect

Three fired OpenAI safety researchers dispute allegations of mishandling sensitive information, warning in an open letter that their dismissals are creating a chilling effect on the company’s AI safety culture.
Madras High Court permits observance of first death anniversary of prime accused Nagendran in BSP leader Armstrong murder case

Justice V. Lakshminarayanan permitted the event to take place at Vysarpadi in Chennai on October 9, 2026
Hurricane Isaias forecast to bring dangerous storm surge, with millions under warnings in US
Residents in areas from the mouth of the Mississippi River to Florida urged to ‘evacuate if told to do so’Millions of people from Louisiana to Florida are under hurricane warnings on Thursday as Hurricane Isaias head…
A Nobel for optogenetics

A Nobel for optogenetics
Many ways to live with tigers

Many ways to live with tigers
Israeli settlers take Palestinian olives, and their harvest traditions

As Israeli settlers harvest olives on Palestinian land, farmers face growing violence and loss of an ancient tradition.
Let's Encrypt cuts certificate lifetimes to 64 days starting February 2027

Free SSL/TLS certificate lifetimes reduce to 64 days in February.
White House blocks Microsoft from foreign worker hiring program

An international visa program has for years allowed US tech companies to hire highly skilled workers from abroad.