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Klook Withdraws U.S. IPO, Citing Market Conditions
Klook has withdrawn its planned U.S. IPO, citing unfavorable market conditions. The travel experiences platform initially filed to list on the NYSE in November 2025 seeking $300-500 million.
‘We live with a big burden’: survivor of abusive Spotlight priest hopes clergyman’s death brings closure
A survivor of abuse by a defrocked Boston priest featured in the film Spotlight says the clergyman’s death in prison brings hope for closure and awareness about protecting children.
Bumble bought for $1.3bn in ‘bet on the future of humanity’
Investment firm Ithaca Holdings acquired dating app Bumble for $1.3 billion, with new leaders pledging to leverage artificial intelligence to enhance human connection and business growth.
Targeted ads delivered 0-click exploits to install mercenary malware
Researchers confirmed mercenary spyware delivered through targeted ads using zero-click exploits that infected devices without user interaction, affecting media organization staff globally.
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More than 70% of new solar is being built in states that voted for Trump
States that voted for Trump account for more than 70% of new solar construction in the U.S., with Texas and Florida leading deployment despite Republican opposition to climate-focused energy policies.
Revealed: More than 1,000 NHS operations cancelled due to record UK heatwaves
More than 1,000 NHS operations were cancelled during record May and June heatwaves, including emergency surgeries, according to an investigation by Carbon Brief.
El Niño: Indonesia fire emissions in 2026 ‘on track’ to match record for this century
Indonesia’s wildfires are producing carbon emissions on pace to match the country’s worst fire season this century in 2015, driven by El Niño conditions creating unusually dry circumstances.
Trump topples the last pillar of Biden’s climate agenda
The Trump administration has repealed Biden’s 2024 coal emissions rule, allowing utilities to operate coal plants without federal carbon restrictions, reversing efforts to phase out the nation’s dirtiest energy source.
Gray whales are starving as the Arctic warms. Will the US protect them?
Gray whale populations along the U.S. West Coast have declined sharply in recent years as Arctic warming reduces their food supply, prompting calls for federal protection under the Endangered Species Act.
‘Immature playground boasting’: Mathematicians uneasy at OpenAI’s latest scalp
OpenAI’s AI model solved a Millennium Prize Problem using 10,000 agents at an estimated $15m cost, alarming mathematicians about the field’s future and their professional prospects.
NASA-backed scientists turn plastic waste into edible cookies
Researchers at Southern Illinois University have engineered yeast to convert plastic waste and agricultural byproducts into edible proteins, vitamins, and other food ingredients, with potential applications ranging from disaster relief to space exploration.
Chemistry textbooks have been getting this wrong for nearly 100 years
An international research team has found that chemistry textbooks have incorrectly described the inductive effect, a fundamental concept in organic chemistry, for nearly a century.
One Mount Etna eruption took weeks. Another happened in hours
A Cornell-led research team analyzed two major Mount Etna eruptions, finding that magma followed dramatically different pathways and ascended at vastly different speeds, with one eruption taking weeks and another occurring within hours.
New Carlo Rovelli book challenges science’s understanding of reality and the universe
Physicist Carlo Rovelli’s new book challenges the traditional scientific quest for ultimate truth, arguing that physics reveals a relational universe rather than an objective reality independent of observation.
This German submarine sank in 1917. It’s still leaking TNT
A German submarine that sank in 1917 carrying explosives is still leaking TNT into the North Sea, according to recent research examining pollution from thousands of historical wrecks in Danish waters.
Crocodiles are famous for finding their way home. These ones didn’t
A new study finds that captive-born saltwater crocodiles do not attempt to return to their breeding facilities after release, unlike wild crocodiles, offering new opportunities for conservation efforts.