Briefing: Peacekeepers killed by roadside explosion in Lebanon, initial report finds
Strategic angle: The deaths of two Indonesian nationals highlight ongoing dangers faced by UN peacekeepers in the region.
Briefing: Microsoft closes worst quarter on Wall Street since 2008 on AI concerns: 'Redmond is in a pickle'
Strategic angle: With Microsoft losing almost a quarter of its value this year, investors have reset the company's earnings multiple to the lowest since late 2022.
Briefing: Crushing Soda Cans and the Mathematics of Corrugation Formation
Strategic angle: Exploring the science behind why objects squash in specific ways under pressure.
Briefing: Lebanon condemns Israel’s 'clear intention' to impose new occupation of its territory
Strategic angle: Lebanon reacts to Israeli strikes and occupation plans amid escalating tensions.
Briefing: Android Auto Gets YouTube Without The Part That Makes YouTube, YouTube
Strategic angle: The new YouTube player for Android Auto supports audio listening but has no in-car browsing and requires Premium access.
Briefing: Reservoirs are changing: What Landsat data reveal about water loss and gain
Strategic angle: Communities worldwide rely on reservoirs for drinking water, hydroelectric power, irrigation, and more.
Briefing: Haiti gang attacks kill at least 70 people over the weekend, says UN
Strategic angle: Carlos Ruiz Massieu, head of the UN office in Haiti, announced the 'brutal' and 'coordinated' attacks on Tuesday.
Briefing: Ordinary Lab Gloves May Have Skewed Microplastic Data
Strategic angle: Research suggests that common lab gloves could be contaminating microplastic studies.
Briefing: Rivian's E-Bike Spinoff Will Make Autonomous Delivery Bots For Bike Lanes
Strategic angle: The micromobility company that spun out of Rivian last year has partnered with DoorDash to create self-driving vehicles.
Briefing: Physicist recreates neutron star reaction, reveals how explosive stars forge elements
Strategic angle: A Mississippi State physicist has produced a direct laboratory measurement of a key nuclear reaction believed to occur during explosive bursts on neutron stars.
Briefing: US journalist Shelly Kittleson kidnapped in Baghdad
Strategic angle: The US state department says a suspect in her abduction has ties to an Iran-backed militia group, Kataib Hezbollah.
Briefing: Israel to ‘demolish’ all houses in Lebanese border villages
Strategic angle: Defence minister Israel Katz plans ‘security control’ of area stretching dozens of kilometres into neighbour’s territory
Briefing: US fuel prices surge past $4 a gallon
Strategic angle: The average price of regular gasoline in the United States topped $4 dollars a gallon for the first time since 2022, as the Iran war continues to disrupt global energy supply.
Briefing: OpenAI closes record-breaking $122 billion funding round as anticipation builds for IPO
Strategic angle: The round totaled $122 billion of committed capital, up from the $110 billion figure that was previously announced.
Briefing: How Spark Plugs Can Improve (Or Devastate) Your Fuel Economy
Strategic angle: Spark plugs are pretty crucial to internal combustion engines, but can swapping old plugs for new ones really improve your car's fuel economy?
Briefing: Tracking the footsteps of West Africa's prehistoric metalworkers
Strategic angle: The discovery of a 2,400-year-old metalworking workshop in Senegal provides new insights into the history of iron production in Africa.
Briefing: Italian Christmas meal tragedy turns into murder inquiry
Strategic angle: Tests results suggest the two women may have been killed with ricin, according to Italian media, but police still do not have a suspect.
Briefing: France eyes ban on social media for under-15s
Strategic angle: Proposed legislation could suspend accounts of users under 15 and prevent new registrations.
Briefing: Amazon settles Teamsters case alleging it retaliated against striking workers
Strategic angle: The Teamsters alleged Amazon illegally docked employees' unpaid time off after they walked off the job, calling the practice 'unlawfully coercive.'
Briefing: Hungarian FM denies passing information to Russia, calls it 'foreign interference'
Strategic angle: Peter Szijjarto responds to allegations of sharing strategic information with Russia.