The overcrowding at a Unesco-listed geopark in Hong Kong during the National Day “golden week” holiday is not expected to have a “significant impact” on coral colonies, authorities have said, stressing that they will assess the health of the reefs near an outlying island and review crowd control measures. Patrick Lai Chuen-chi, deputy director of...
North Korea is dispatching artificial intelligence researchers and students to Russia and other countries, according to a pro-DPRK media outlet in Japan, the latest sign of its ambition to develop and use cutting-edge AI despite sanctions that restrict technology cooperation with Pyongyang. “We are sending exchange students, interns and researchers to countries including Russia,” said...
Jordan RaananOct 5, 2025, 06:54 PM ET Close Jordan Raanan covers the New York Giants for ESPN and can be heard hosting on ESPN Radio. Raanan joined ESPN in 2016. NEW ORLEANS — Rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart‘s first career start last week for the New York Giants couldn’t have gone much better. He had no...
Sidoarjo, Indonesia – Sixteen-year-old Muhammad Royhan Firdaus had just finished praying on the first floor of the Al-Khoziny Islamic Boarding School in the East Javan city of Sidoarjo on Monday when something struck him on the head. When he looked up, he saw pieces of the ceiling falling upon him and the other boys, all...
Despite a late surge, the Los Angeles Lakers remained winless this preseason with a 111-103 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Sunday. The Lakers outscored the Warriors 23-9 in the fourth quarter, but it wasn’t enough to overcome a deficit that was as high as 24 points. Lakers second-year guard Bronny James made minimal...
Hong Kong’s legislature has not sent any delegations to Europe or North America over its current four-year term, a first since the city’s return to Chinese sovereignty, the Post has found. Observers said such trips, which were routine in the past, were now seen as high risk and of little value amid geopolitical tensions with...
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for all things “future of transportation.” To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! More than a month ago, I asked you, dear reader, how you thought EV sales would play out once the $7,500 federal tax credit expired on September...
South Korea’s National Assembly questioned the Lee administration’s nominees for key positions last week, including the ministers of unification, defense, foreign affairs and labor, and North Korea issues ended up playing a prominent role at all of the hearings. NK News Correspondent Joon Ha Park joins the podcast this week to discuss the main takeaways...
LAS VEGAS — Jackie Young told Aces coach Becky Hammon that she’d be ready to perform in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals. It didn’t matter that it was a noon tipoff. Or that Young didn’t have her legs underneath her in the first game of the series. She was ready to contribute. Finishing with...
New Zealand’s government said on Monday it had agreed to pay 10 million tala (US$3.6 million) in compensation to Samoa’s government, a year after New Zealand sailors drove a navy ship aground on a reef off the Pacific Island nation. All 75 people on board evacuated to safety as the boat foundered about 1.6km (one...