US weighs risks of Iranian retaliation

As Donald Trump huddles with advisers in the White House’s situation room weighing whether to join Israel in striking Iran, the US president will also be considering how Tehran might retaliate. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned Washington of “irreparable damage” if the US joins in Israel’s war on the Islamic republic. That…

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OTB names Meryll Rogge new creative director of Marni

OTB Group, which controls Marni, has appointed Meryll Rogge to be the new Creative Director of the Milan-based house. Rogge joins Marni following the success of her eponymous brand, Meryll Rogge, which she launched in 2020. Meryll Rogge, ANDAM 2025 winner, has been named new Creative Director of Marni The appointment comes two weeks after Rogge…

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Who should you trust for a weather forecast?

MaryLou Costa Technology Reporter Getty Images Queensland has seen serious winter and spring flooding As the skies unleashed six months of rain in February over North Queensland, Australia, many locals endured sleepless nights, unsure what level of flooding and damage they would wake up to. Perhaps none more so than Andrew Brown – a cybersecurity…

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Authors Are Posting TikToks to Protest AI Use in Writing—and to Prove They Aren’t Doing It

Godschild, who penned the fantasy novel The Hunter and The Hunted, says she’s been writing since childhood and goes through a lengthy process—plotting her manuscript years before putting pen to paper. A few days after seeing Aveyard’s 1,000-page edit post, Godschild posted a time-lapse of herself writing at her computer, captioning the video, “Watch this…

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Join Our Livestream: Inside the AI Copyright Battles

What’s going on right now with the copyright battles over artificial intelligence? Many lawsuits regarding generative AI’s training materials were initially filed back in 2023, with decisions just now starting to trickle out. Whether it’s Midjourney generating videos of Disney characters, like Wall-E brandishing a gun, or an exit interview with a top AI lawyer…

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Researchers develop recyclable, healable electronics

Between upgrades and breakdowns to cellphones, tablets, laptops, and appliances, so many electronics are getting tossed in the trash that they’ve taken on a name of their own: e-waste. According to a 2024 report issued by the United Nations, the amount of e-waste worldwide has almost doubled in the past 12 years, from 34 billion…

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