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Thea Energy lands $20M federal grant to build its magnets for fusion reactors
Thea Energy, a US fusion power startup, has been awarded a $20 million grant from the Department of Energy’s ARPA-E programme to help manufacture its modular high-temperature superconducting (HTS) magnets. HTS magnets are a costly but essential component of magnetic confinement fusion reactors, which use powerful magnetic fields to contain and heat plasma until nuclear…
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Gone But Not Forgotten: Musicians We Lost in 2026
Billboard’s photo tribute rounds up notable musicians who have died in 2026, opening with a run of high-profile losses early in the year, including country songwriter Jim McBride, Colombian singer Yeison Jiménez, Grateful Dead founder Bob Weir, Fugees collaborator John Forté, Wu-Tang Clan co-founder Oliver “Power” Grant, and pop legend Neil Sedaka. The piece then…
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The “Van Hagar” Era of Van Halen Began With This Massive Hit Album in 1986
Van Halen’s 1986 album “5150” marked the band’s successful reinvention after original frontman David Lee Roth departed, with new singer Sammy Hagar helping them not only match but surpass their previous commercial peak. The change addressed widespread fan uncertainty about whether the band could survive Roth’s exit, and it settled the question decisively, going on…
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Police ‘conducting inquiries’ into image after Reform report Zack Polanski
The Metropolitan Police is investigating an image shared on Instagram by Green Party leader Zack Polanski after Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, reported him. The picture showed a man wearing a T-shirt bearing the message “We’re only making plans for Nigel” alongside an image of a guillotine, prompting Reform UK figures to accuse Polanski…
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Mother suffocated her son, nine, before taking her own life ‘after finding her partner on a dating site’, inquest rules
An inquest has ruled that a mother suffocated her nine-year-old son before taking her own life, reportedly after discovering her partner using a dating website. The case highlights the tragic consequences of domestic and relationship breakdowns, and such findings typically prompt coroners to comment on warning signs and support services available to those in crisis.…
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Anthropic disputes blame for exposure of shared Claude chats via Google
Shared Claude conversations and Artifacts, including some containing sensitive personal and corporate data, were found publicly searchable on Google over the weekend after Reddit users discovered that search operators such as “site:claude.ai/share” surfaced numerous chats. Anthropic disputed responsibility, telling TechCrunch that shared links only appear in search results if users themselves post them somewhere crawlable,…
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Wildfires force 300,000 evacuations across France, Spain and UK
Wildfires swept across France, Spain and the United Kingdom during a prolonged and extreme heat wave, ultimately forcing more than 300,000 people to evacuate as emergency services worked to bring the flames under control. The scale of the displacement highlighted growing concern about how vulnerable communities are to increasingly severe weather extremes linked to climate…
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DOJ asks Supreme Court to restore Trump’s mail-in voting executive order
The US Department of Justice has asked the Supreme Court to allow President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail-in voting to take effect while legal challenges continue. The request could affect election administration before November’s midterm elections and raises a broader constitutional dispute over whether a president can direct changes to voting rules traditionally set…
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Wildfires ‘stark reminder’ of extreme climate challenge, says William
The prince’s warning comes as wildfires rage in parts of Europe and the UK during a spell of extreme heat.