A man accused of carrying out cyberattacks on behalf of the Chinese government has been extradited to the United States, according to his lawyer. Last year, the U.S. Justice Department accused Xu Zewei of working as a contractor for the Chinese Ministry of State Security to conduct a series of cyberattacks. Prosecutors alleged Xu and…
A boom in private credit drove the fund finance market past $1 trillion last year, as investment vehicles borrowed to manage liquidity and to bridge delayed exits, according to Moody’s Ratings.
Heavy rain slowed the progress of two sprawling southern Georgia wildfires over the weekend, allowing crews to make some progress in containing the blazes that have destroyed more than 100 homes. Although the rain helped the firefighting efforts, it wasn’t “nearly enough to put the fires out” and crews responded to 10 new blazes throughout…
April 27, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Americans trust vaccine researchers as much as other scientists, poll finds Roughly seven in 10 people still trust vaccine researchers, a new poll finds. The number is in line with trust for other scientists By Dan Vergano edited by Claire Cameron Then medical student…
27 April 2026 Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi found comfort on TikTok after being diagnosed with cervical cancer. Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi has cervical cancer The 38-year-old reality star recalled how she started “freaking out” and was convinced she was going to die when she was first told she had the disease at stage one, but hearing other…
Israel’s far-right Naftali Bennett and centrist opposition leader Yair Lapid have announced that they will resume the alliance that last toppled Benjamin Netanyahu’s government in 2021, which at the time ended the latter’s 12-year hold on the country’s leadership. Speaking in Herzliya on Sunday, both former prime ministers addressed the waiting press pack from identical…
Hey hey, it’s Jay Peters, senior reporter at The Verge. Today, Valve finally announced that the second version of the Steam Controller — and the first piece of Valve’s slate of new gaming hardware set to launch this year — is finally going on sale for $99 on May 4th. My colleague Cameron Faulkner and…
Canada’s sovereign wealth fund will be far smaller than ones in other oil-producing nations like Norway and the Middle East.
Two-time Oscar-nominated producer Stacey Sher, who’s behind more than two dozen critically acclaimed films such as Pulp Fiction, Django Unchained, The Hateful Eight and Erin Brockovich, has signed a first-look deal with MGM Television. Under the pact, Sher will develop and produce television series for the studio via her Shiny Penny Productions. Sher’s body of work has…
Severe storms are expected to sweep across the mid-Mississippi valley and midwest regions of the US on Monday, putting nearly 50 million people at risk. The storm prediction center has issued a level 4 out of 5 risk for severe thunderstorms across south-west Illinois and south-east Missouri, including major cities such as St Louis. Forecasters…
