The enthralling 2-2 draw for the Anderson-Tendulkar trophy between England and India provided a dramatic start to the new World Test Championship cycle.
It was an epic contest, each of the five Tests going into the final day, four in fact into the…
Category: 2. World
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I made an AI clone of my dead son
An interview between a US journalist and an AI clone of a teenager who was killed during a school shooting in 2018 has prompted criticism online.
Experts say this is one of the first times that an AI avatar of a dead person has been used in this…
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Pornographic Taylor Swift deepfakes generated by Musk’s Grok AI
Imran Rahman-JonesTechnology reporter
Getty ImagesElon Musk’s AI video generator has been accused of making “a deliberate choice” to create sexually explicit clips of Taylor Swift without prompting, says an expert in online abuse.
“This is not…
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The Seoul ‘convenience stores’ fighting loneliness
Jake KwonBBC News in Seoul
Getty ImagesThe sign reads, ‘escape room, half price’ on popular pedestrian street in Seoul- the city is on a mission to stave off growing loneliness among its people Hee-kyung giggles as she steps into Seoul’s new…
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Why Hiroshima and Nagasaki are safe to live in today
In August 1945, the United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
BBC climate and science reporter Esme Stallard explains why 80 years on, the radiation from the explosions is undetectable.
World War Two in…
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Stories of the last Moon men
NASAWho will be the next human to leave their footprint on the surface of the Moon? They were the pioneers of space exploration – the 24 Nasa astronauts who travelled to the Moon in the Apollo missions of the 1960s and 1970s.
The loss of Apollo 13…
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Trump says Armenia, Azerbaijan committed to end fighting ‘for
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijan’s longtime President Ilham Aliyev were in Washington for what Trump had touted as a “historic peace summit.”
“Armenia and Azerbaijan are committing to stop all fighting forever, open up…
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Trump says Armenia, Azerbaijan committed to end fighting
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijan’s longtime President Ilham Aliyev were in Washington for what Trump had touted as a “historic peace summit.”
“Armenia and Azerbaijan are committing to stop all fighting forever, open up…
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Iran backs Venezuela in face of US meddling policy
Iran expresses solidarity with the people and government of Venezuela in the face of America’s interventionist policies, a statement by the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Ministry said on X on Friday evening.
“The interventionist behavior and…
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What Israel’s Gaza City takeover plan could mean for Palestinians
Israel has approved a plan to take control of Gaza City, which it says is part of its strategy to end the war.
BBC Verify has been looking at what this could mean for Palestinians still living in the city, many already displaced by the fighting.
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