The Busy Beaver Challenge, a notoriously difficult question in theoretical computer science, is now producing answers so ...

Hilma’s Network Founder Charlotte Mortlock discusses the discovery of teachers being able to assess whether a child has a disability or not. This comes after the government announced children with ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Flying for free on Air Canada may soon be more expensive. Members of the airline’s Aeroplan rewards program are worried that upcoming changes will make it tougher for some to earn points.

Imagine you’re hiring someone for a job that requires a very kind, agreeable and cooperative person. You have two candidates, and all you know about them are their names: Renee and Greta. Who do you ...

Small, diamond-based sensors could help determine whether breast cancer has spread to the nearby lymph nodes, the researchers said. UK scientists have designed a new way to trace breast cancer’s ...

Osama bin Laden famously said that radical Islamic terrorists would ultimately defeat the west because they love death as we love life. He was talking about the suicide bombers that permeate this ...

New research finds that top AI models—including Anthropic’s Claude and OpenAI’s o3—can engage in “scheming,” or deliberately ...