April 30, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Human genome decoder J. Craig Venter dies at age 79 Scientist and medical technology entrepreneur J. Craig Venter published the first bacterial genome ever decoded in 1995. The result heralded a new age of discovery for genetics By Claire Cameron Geneticist J. Craig Venter…
US and Venezuelan officials have hailed a new era in diplomatic relations as the first direct commercial flight between the two countries in more than seven years landed in Caracas. Nearly four months ago, US special forces attack helicopters and planes swept into the skies over Venezuela’s capital after Donald Trump ordered the capture of…
Nathan Ingraham for Engadget It’s been about a year since the Light Phone III first arrived. Like Light’s first two phones, this device only ships with a limited set of apps (“tools,” as Light calls them) to help users avoid distraction. When I tested it out last…
This month marked one year since beloved actor Val Kilmer passed away at the too-young age of 65. Kilmer’s final onscreen performance was reprising his role as Iceman in 2022’s Top Gun: Maverick, an appearance that was made possible by AI generating a voice for him after throat cancer took his own. (Snark alert: the…
NewsFeed More than a dozen sailors, the majority from Pakistan, are being held by Somali pirates as hijackings and harassment surge in the wake of the US-Israeli war on Iran. Published On 30 Apr 202630 Apr 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
The US House of Representatives has voted to fund much of the Department of Homeland Security – excluding immigration enforcement operations – and end the longest government agency shutdown in history. The deal struck on Thursday aims to draw a line under a 75-day impasse that had threatened airport chaos and exposed fresh strains within…
Faraday Future paid around $7.5 million to a company controlled by its founder Jia Yueting in 2025, according to a new regulatory filing. The long-struggling electric vehicle startup made the payments in a year when it delivered only four vehicles and lost nearly $400 million. The company has pivoted to selling cheaper vans and robots…
Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian speaks at the Google Cloud Next event in San Francisco, April 9, 2019. Michael Short | Bloomberg | Getty Images All three top cloud infrastructure providers surpassed analyst estimates in earnings reports late Wednesday, but Google was the standout, generating its fastest growth rate on record. Google is chasing Amazon…
NewsFeed A young girl in southern Lebanon joined hundreds mourning her father, one of three paramedics killed in an Israeli “double-tap” strike during the US-brokered ceasefire. At least 95 emergency responders have been killed in Lebanon, a pattern the UN says may amount to a war crime. Published On 30 Apr 202630 Apr 2026 Click…
Zach KramApr 30, 2026, 07:00 AM ET Close Zach Kram is a national NBA writer for ESPN.com, specializing in short- and long-term trends across the league’s analytics landscape. He previously worked at The Ringer covering the NBA and MLB. You can follow Zach on X via @zachkram. Multiple Authors It might not seem like it,…
