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Sperm cannot unlock an egg without this ancient molecular key

Using Google's AlphaFold, researchers have identified the bundle of three sperm proteins that appear to make sexual reproduction possible.

Israel says Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed shortly after making a “critical mistake.” The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) described the 61-year-old's last minutes in… Read More »Hamas leader Sinwar made a 'critical mistake' just before he was killed

The US and its allies have sounded the alarm after Volodymyr Zelensky claimed North Korea was sending thousands of soldiers to help Russia in its… Read More »Everything we know about North Korean forces joining Russia's invasion of Ukraine

The U.S. Commerce Department announced Thursday that it is easing restrictions on the export of space technology, responding to a years-long call from space companies… Read More »The Biden administration is limiting controls on certain space-related exports

By James Mackenzie, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Samia Nakhoul JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) – Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said on Friday it is moving to a new and… Read More »Hezbollah says it will escalate war with Israel after killing Hamas leader

The “best bromance in tech” has had a reality check as OpenAI has tried to change its deal with Microsoft and the software maker has… Read More »The close partnership between Microsoft and OpenAI is showing signs of fraying

This embedded content is not available in your region. IDF A drone glides through a glassless window on the second floor of a battle-scarred building.… Read More »Yahya Sinwar throws stick at drone in desperate last moments

Video scraping is just one of many new tricks possible when the latest major language models (LLMs), such as Google's Gemini and GPT-4o, are actually… Read More »Cheap AI “video scraping” can now extract data from any screen recording

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A group of Oklahoma public school parents, teachers and ministers filed a lawsuit Thursday to stop the state's top education official… Read More »Oklahoma parents and teachers are suing to block the top education official's Bible mandate in the classroom

After a year of hunting its most wanted target in the Hamas tunnels under Gaza, Israel appears to have claimed its prey in a chance… Read More »For a year, the IDF hunted Sinwar in tunnels, but then troops happened upon him

The tech giant has expanded live programming on its streaming service, but this will be the first test with news.

The Israeli army has killed Yahya Sinwar, Hamas' top commander in Gaza, in a construction attack, according to reports from the IDF and Israeli media.… Read More »Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in IDF attack, Israeli media report

When the exhaust nozzle on one of the Vulcan rocket's strap-on boosters failed shortly after launch earlier this month, debris scattered across the beachscape just… Read More »ULA examines debris recovered from the Vulcan rocket's shattered booster nozzle

By Munsif Vengattil, Aditya Kalra and Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Having just lost the battle with Elon Musk over how India's satellite spectrum… Read More »Musk's victory in India's satellite spectrum raises the prospect of a price war with Ambani

The $350 Oura Ring 4 looks sleek and cool, and could be useful for data-hungry health enthusiasts. But it failed for this sleep-deprived parent.