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26 July 2017 • 09:50 AMT
26 Afghan soldiers killed in Taliban attack on military base

The militants “attacked an army camp in Karzali area of Khakrez district of Kandahar last night,” a MoD spokesman said.

26 July 2017 • 09:40 AMT
Russia warns new U.S. sanctions take ties into uncharted waters

The Russian Foreign Ministry said earlier this month that too many American spies operated in Russia under diplomatic cover.

26 July 2017 • 09:24 AMT
Spanish PM Rajoy to take stand as witness in major graft trial

The court appearance will be embarrassing for Rajoy, who has sought to distance himself from the series of corruption scandals.

26 July 2017 • 09:08 AMT
DeepMind researchers create AI with an ‘imagination’

Other programs have been able to work in planning abilities, but only within limited environments.

26 July 2017 • 09:03 AMT
Elon Musk shares video of Boring Company’s car elevator

The video shows the elevator next to the tunnel entrance, presumably where the Boring Company has been digging its first tunnels.

26 July 2017 • 08:47 AMT
Apple ordered to pay $506 million in patent infringement case

Apple is appealing Conley’s ruling, according to court papers. An Apple spokesman did not immediately return a request for comment.

26 July 2017 • 08:46 AMT
Lyft’s business growing faster than Uber’s

Total revenue generated by Lyft drivers, or the company’s gross bookings, grew about 25 percent to more than $1 billion in the second quarter.

26 July 2017 • 08:32 AMT
Top EU court rules to keep Hamas on terror list

The European Union’s top court upheld the bloc’s decision to put Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas on its terrorism blacklist.

26 July 2017 • 08:28 AMT
Adobe accidentally released its cloud-based photo editor

According to the screenshots, Adobe’s upcoming app, with a beta due this year, seems to have a non-destructive workflow.

26 July 2017 • 08:19 AMT
Chrome 60 rolling out to desktops with Touch Bar support

It’s slightly tweaked with the Omnibox for searching and entering URLs featuring a Google logo, while there is also a new add bookmark and new tab button.

26 July 2017 • 08:12 AMT
VW executive charged in U.S. emissions scandal to plead guilty

The Chief of Volkswagen’s environmental and engineering center was held in January when he was arrested trying to return to Germany.

26 July 2017 • 08:11 AMT
Nanobots swim the front crawl through your bloodstream

For targeted medicine delivery without invasive procedures, these nano-swimmers could be coated with medicine and injected into the bloodstream.

26 July 2017 • 07:50 AMT
U.S. House votes to impose sanctions on Russia, Iran, N. Korea

The measure now heads to the Senate, where there is support for sanctions but debate about whether to include penalties on North Korea.

26 July 2017 • 07:38 AMT
Jared Leto in talks to star in Sony’s “Bloodshot”

The project, which is being produced by Neal Moritz, is being directed by Dave Wilson who is partnered with “Deadpool” director Tim Miller’s at Blur Studios.

26 July 2017 • 07:35 AMT
Kaspersky Lab launches free antivirus software globally

The free version was not intended to replace the paid versions of its antivirus software, describing it as offering “the bare essentials.”

26 July 2017 • 07:27 AMT
“Simpsons” creator’s new show “Disenchantment” lands on Netflix

The new show is set in the crumbling medieval kingdom of Dreamland and will follow the misadventures of an oddball trio.

26 July 2017 • 07:15 AMT
Armenia, Israel vow to develop ‘friendly ties’

Armenia and Israel will further develop friendly relations, foreign ministers of both countries agreed at a meeting in Yerevan.

26 July 2017 • 07:14 AMT
Horror veterans Jeffrey Allard, Mitchell Altieri team for “Star Light”

“Star Light” is the story of a teen whose life is turned upside down when he helps a world-famous pop star on the run from her violent pursuers.

26 July 2017 • 07:04 AMT
Wives wanted

When the settlement of the western lands of North America started, men were the first to arrive. Some hoped to find gold, the others wanted to set up farms and begin a new life in a place with ample resources and unlimited freedom. However, there was one major problem: the lonely men needed women. Of course, there were females around, but their number was too small compared to the bachelors.

26 July 2017 • 07:01 AMT
Gal Gadot’s “Wonder Woman 2” gets release date

“Wonder Woman,” directed by Patty Jenkins, has been an outsize hit for the studio with $389 million in domestic grosses after 53 days.

26 July 2017 • 06:52 AMT
Trump says won’t let Assad get away with ‘horrible’ crimes

Trump also claimed Syria had his predecessor Barack Obama taken action against Assad after drawing a “red line in the sand.”

26 July 2017 • 06:52 AMT
Leonardo DiCaprio brings “The Right Stuff” TV adaptation to Nat Geo

DiCaprio is on board to executive produce a new scripted series based on Tom Wolfe’s best-selling nonfiction book.

26 July 2017 • 06:40 AMT
J.R.R. Tolkien biopic eyeing Nicholas Hoult for lead role

Finnish director Dome Karukoski (“The Home of Dark Butterflies”) has been set to helm the biopic, with Chernin Entertainment producing for Fox Searchlight.

26 July 2017 • 06:33 AMT
White House targets leakers, says may restructure communications

Scaramucci said there were no immediate plans to fire anyone else following the resignation of senior assistant press secretary Michael Short.

26 July 2017 • 06:27 AMT
Earth’s 2017 resource ‘budget’ will be spent by next week: report

Earth Overshoot Day will arrive on August 2 this year, according to environmental groups WWF and Global Footprint Network.

25 July 2017 • 14:55 AMT
Google expects 11 Daydream VR phones by late 2017

You just need one of Google’s Daydream View headsets to hold the device, together with the accompanying touch controller.

25 July 2017 • 14:48 AMT
Trump cites Ukraine ties to ex-rival Clinton, gives no evidence

Trump gave no other details or offered any evidence about any role Ukraine may have played in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

25 July 2017 • 14:44 AMT
‘Libyan rivals committed to ceasefire, elections’ – draft statement

French officials at the talks stressed that the document was one of several working versions being circulated ahead of the meeting.

25 July 2017 • 14:36 AMT
U.S. Navy ship fires warning shots toward Iranian vessel

An official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the U.S. ship fired the warning shots after the Iranian vessel ignored radio calls.

25 July 2017 • 14:27 AMT
Manolo Caro’s “Tales of an Immoral Couple” gets release date

Caro’s fifth feature film revolves around a couple who meet again 25 years after their first romantic entanglement.