12 h. ago Concerns for Elon Musk's health as doctor spots worrying sign in latest Joe Rogan episode

Musk, 54, looked old, tired and drained during his eighth appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience released today.

Society

20 h. ago Musk’s SpaceX set to win $2 billion satellite deal with Pentagon, report says

Billionaire tech boss reportedly in line for lucrative Golden Dome commission despite spectacular public falling out with President Donald Trump in July

Economics

25 h. ago Elon Musk speaks out after beloved San Francisco bodega cat is killed by autonomous Waymo vehicle

A shrine to the pet has sprung up near where KitKat was killed, with one resident predicting it will “grow and grow” as Day of the Dead approaches

Events

28 h. ago Inside the secret psychology of horror games – and why we can’t help pushing play

It’s not just what we hear and see that scares us, according to those behind many of video gaming’s modern horror classicsThe sound came first. In a San Francisco Bart train tunnel, Don Veca took his recorder and captured a train’s metallic roar – “like demons in agony, beautifully ugly,” he remembers. That recording became one of the most chilling sounds in 2008’s Dead Space.“We dropped that screeching, industrial noise at full volume right after the vacuum silence – creating one of the game’s most jarring sonic contrasts,” Veca, who made horror history as the audio director for the Dead Space games, recalls. “Our game designer hated it – but the boss loved it. Over time, it’s become iconic.” Continue reading...

Events

40 h. ago Apple delivers strong quarter despite iPhone sales slowdown and ongoing artificial technology issues

Apple’s iPhone sales growth decelerated during its summertime quarter, but the company still delivered financial results that exceeded analyst projections while the trendsetting company continued to catch up to its Big Tech peers in the artificial intelligence race

Technology

48 h. ago Mystery bright object in Irish skies likely to be US rocket debris

Space commentator Leo Enright said ejecting fuel from rockets was normal, but spotting them in cloudy Irish skies can be difficult.

Events

51 h. ago Grim urban myth derails search for missing Blackpool teenager Charlene Downes

Nicola Thorp has put to rest the baseless tale - even amplified by Elon Musk - surrounding Charlene Downes' disappearance in Blackpool more than 20 years ago

Events

51 h. ago Wife of British journalist ‘abducted by ICE’ speaks out: ‘We’re being kept in the dark’

Soumaya Hamdi says she has barely spoken to Sami Hamdi since he was taken over his pro-Palestinian advocacyThe wife of a British political commentator who was detained by immigration authorities while on a speaking tour of the US said she has only been able to speak with him for “30 seconds” since he was taken into custody on Sunday over his pro-Palestinian advocacy.Soumaya Hamdi told the Guardian she first learned her husband, Sami Hamdi, was detained at San Francisco international airport when a friend asked her to confirm rumors he had been “abducted by ICE”. When he was finally able to briefly call her, Hamdi only had enough time to say he had been taken to an immigration detention center in McFarland, California, where he remains. Continue reading...

Politics

52 h. ago First UK mobile network to use Musk’s Starlink for rural coverage

Virgin Media O2 announces UK-first mobile partnership with Elon Musk’s Starlink to improve connectivity in signal blackspots

Politics

57 h. ago San Francisco mayor proposes denser housing to tackle affordability crisis

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is pushing to build more homes to address the city's housing crisis

Events

68 h. ago Nvidia has started the $5 trillion club. A look at its rise, by the numbers

Nvidia on Wednesday became the first public company to reach a market capitalization of $5 trillion

Politics

69 h. ago Uber announces first market for its specially built autonomous taxis with 100 vehicles set to hit the streets

A different type of autonomous vehicle is already available to Uber riders in one US city

Economics

69 h. ago Elon Musk says 'enough is enough' as tearful woman reveals she is terrified to leave home after fatal stabbing of dog walker 'by Afghan who was granted asylum'

Dog walker Wayne Broadhurst, 49, was knifed to death on Monday in a horrific attack in Uxbridge, West London that left two other people injured.

Events

69 h. ago Elon Musk’s daughter Vivian Wilson responds to troll who demanded to hear her ‘real voice’

The model admitted that voice acting is a ‘pipe dream’ of hers

Politics

3 d. ago Uber plans to offer autonomous taxi rides in San Francisco starting next year

Uber said Wednesday that the San Francisco Bay Area will be the first market for its specially built autonomous taxi, which is expected to launch in late 2026

Politics

3 d. ago A San Francisco dog wags its tail and kisses rescuers after it's plucked from the side of a cliff

Rescuers have saved a pet dog that fell off an oceanside bluff in San Francisco and spent more than 20 minutes clinging to a narrow ledge

Events

3 d. ago From CBS to TikTok, US media are falling to Trump’s allies. This is how democracy crumbles | Owen Jones

We’re watching the Orbánisation of the US – and as in Hungary, control of the media is key to consolidating powerDemocracy may be dying in the US. Whether the patient receives emergency treatment in time will determine whether the condition becomes terminal. Before Donald Trump’s return to the presidency, I warned of “Orbánisation” – in reference to Hungary’s authoritarian leader Viktor Orbán. There, democracy was not extinguished by firing squads or the mass imprisonment of dissidents, but by slow attrition. The electoral system was warped, civil society was targeted and pro-Orbán moguls quietly absorbed the media.Nine months on, and Orbánisation is in full bloom across the Atlantic. Billionaire Larry Ellison, the Oracle co-founder, and his filmmaker son, David, have become blunt instruments in this process. Trump boasts they are “friends of mine – they’re big supporters of mine”. Larry Ellison, second only to Elon Musk as the world’s richest man, has poured tens of millions into R...

Politics

3 d. ago Elon Musk launches Grokipedia to compete with online encyclopedia Wikipedia

Elon Musk has launched Grokipedia, a right-leaning version of Wikipedia

Politics

4 d. ago Trial of a California woman who stole chickens puts slaughter houses in national spotlight

A California woman on trial for taking four chickens from one of Perdue Farms’ major poultry plants has put animal treatment at slaughter houses in the national spotlight as the defense argues she rescued the birds from abuse

Politics

4 d. ago British Muslim journalist taken into ICE custody after speaking at Islamic gala... and Laura Loomer is taking credit

Far-right influencer Laura Loomer took credit for the arrest of Sami Hamdi, saying it came as a result of her 'relentless pressure' on the State Department.

Politics