but workers are often using the apps to manage basic expenses like groceries, rent and other needs, a new report found

If we could remove the 50 most concerning pieces of space debris in low-Earth orbit, there'd be a 50% reduction in the overall debris-generating potential, reports Ars Technica

From superintelligent AI to the climate and democracy, three leading thinkers discuss how to navigate the future

A 150,000-person study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research meeting found millennials appear to be aging biologically faster than previous generations based on blood biomarkers

The European Union was designed for peace – it is never going to be a war machine

[Lazy Hovercraft] has got the solution with his new site RealDice.org, which, well, rolls real dice.

World’s major cities hit by 25% leap in extremely hot days since the 1990s

Capitals from London to Tokyo need urgent action to protect people from deadly high temperatures, analysts say

Tim Berners-Lee writes in a new article in the Guardian that "Somewhere between my original vision for web 1.0 and the rise of social media as part of web 2.0, we took the wrong path

The seventh edition of the report, which has been published every five years since 1995, found:

More than 80% of protected habitats are in a poor or bad state, with “unsustainable” consumption and production patterns driving loss of wildlife.

The EU’s “carbon sink” has declined by about 30% in a decade as logging, wildfires and pests damage forests.

Emissions from transport and food have barely budged since 2005, despite progress in other sectors.

Member states have failed to adapt to extreme weather as fast as risk levels have risen.

Water stress already affects one in three Europeans and will worsen as the climate changes.

Neon, the No. 2 social app on the Apple App Store, pays users to record their phone calls and sells data to AI firms

In the 1970s, the radical leftwing German terrorist organisation may have spread fear through public acts of violence – but its inner workings were characterised by vanity and incompetence

The ‘knowledge economy’ promised cultural and social growth. Instead, we got worsening inequality and division. Artificial intelligence will supercharge it

Arts at CERN artists showcased in Copenhagen

The exhibition Soft Robots at Copenhagen Contemporary presents artworks developed in dialogue with CERN’s scientific community

A Technical Analysis on How a Chinese Company is Exporting The Great Firewall to Autocratic Regimes

The Museum of Ridiculously Interesting Things is an imaginary museum showcasing a collection of peculiar art, objects, ideas, and history

Nearly one-third of internet traffic is bots, raising concerns about the 'dead internet theory'. Altman acknowledges AI-driven content feels increasingly fake, suggesting bots may control online interactions and revenue

A creator explores the concept of a Doom-inspired game where the only action is scrolling, detailing the challenges and eventual success using GPT-5 to bring the idea to life

Blogs have evolved from personal diaries to promotional tools, reflecting changes in content and audience expectations over the past two decades

Managers and supervisors brace yourselves: calling the boss a dickhead is not necessarily a sackable offense

The Pleasure of Patterns in Art
The interplay between repetition and variation is central to how we perceive structure, rhythm, and depth across mediums