If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. This helps support our journalism. Learn more. Please also consider subscribing to WIRED As avian influenza rages through birds and dairy cattle across the United States, Georgia has become the latest state to detect the virus in a commercial poultry flock
The dream of battery-free devices has taken an unlikely turn, as Carnegie Mellon researchers debuted Power-Over-Skin. The technology allows for electrical currents to travel through human skin in a bid to power things like blood sugar monitors, pacemakers, and even consumer wearables like smartglasses fitness trackers. Researchers note the tech is still in “early stages.”
Updated January 22, 2025 03:25 PM EST U.S. President Donald Trump speaks while signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Jan. 20, 2025. Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA / Bloomberg / Getty Images Key Takeaways President Donald Trump’s regulatory freeze could affect some of the CFPB’s recent
KEY TAKEAWAYS Federal student loan borrowers can get some relief from payments if they live in areas where the Southern California wildfires caused up to $275 billion in damages and economic loss. Residents of one of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)- designated areas can request a three-month forbearance from their loan servicer. This pause
Toddler and man fatally stabbed in German park Reuters Police cordoned off the park after the knife attack on Wednesday morning A two-year-old boy and a man aged 41 have been killed in a stabbing in a German park. Police confirmed that a 28-year-old man from Afghanistan was arrested following the attack in Bavarian city
The UK has tracked a Russian spy ship in its waters twice in recent months. In November, a British submarine followed the vessel and surfaced near it to turn it away. British defense secretary Healey said the Russian ship is mapping undersea cables and gathering intel. A UK submarine quietly tracked a Russian spy ship
How red flags over Southport killer were repeatedly missed Sean Seddon and Ian Aikman BBC News PA Media/Merseyside Police Axel Rudakubana did not appear out of the blue. By the time he carried out the brutal murders of three young girls, the teenager was well known to police, anti-extremism authorities and a number of other
By COSTAS KANTOURIS Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A marble statue of a woman believed to be more than 2,000 years old was found abandoned in a garbage bag near the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police said Wednesday. A resident discovered the 80-centimeter (31-inch) headless statue beside a
Frank Gardner BBC security correspondent Western officials have told the BBC that North Korean troops have already suffered nearly 40% casualties in the fighting in Russia’s western Kursk region, in just three months. The officials, who spoke on grounds of anonymity, said that out of the estimated 11,000 troops sent from North Korea, known as
In this photo illustration the Visa, Mastercard and American Express logo on various credit cards and debit cards are seen beside US one dollar bills on January 4, 2025 in Somerset, England. Anna Barclay | Getty Images Consumer stress has intensified, with an escalating share of credit card holders making only minimum payments on their