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From dancing to playing poker, is there anything fruit fly brain can't do?

For years, researchers worked to develop sophisticated imaging techniques to map the connections within the nervous systems of various organisms.

China Defence Minister Dong Jun urges nations to step up AI oversight

Dong also urged nations to "strengthen risk assessment, experience sharing, and the establishment of rules and governance."

European Commission Prez wants Canada to become EU's first associate member

European Union lawmakers gave a standing ovation after she made the proposal and then walked over to embrace Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney,

US Federal Reserve raises interest rate by 25 bps to 3.75-4% range

It's the first policy shift under the new Fed chief, who took office in late May after being selected by Trump with an expectation that he would cut rates

Microsoft AI chief says Claude training risks making AI harder to control

Suleyman called ​for removing all speculation ​about consciousness from AI training documents, arguing such language could undermine humanity's ability ​to control superintelligent systems.

Saudi calls attempted Mecca attack a 'red line', Houthis deny any role

Saudi Arabia accused Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels overnight of trying to attack Islam's holiest city, prompting condemnation from countries in the region but no sign of military support

US stock market: Nasdaq, S&P 500 climb ahead of keenly awaited Fed decision

The rate move will be crucial to investor sentiment at a ‌time when elevated Treasury yields, inflation and the escalating Middle ​East conflict have kept risk appetite in check

At least 60 killed in gold mine collapse in Sudan's West Kordofan

At least 60 people were killed in a gold mine collapse in Sudan's West Kordofan state on Sunday, while a local rights group said some miners could still be alive underground

Fed rate decision tonight: Will inflation push Kevin Warsh towards a hike?

The US Federal Reserve is set to announce its latest interest rate decision today. Here's what the move could mean for the US economy, markets

OpenAI's rogue agents probed Hugging Face for weakness 2 months before hack

The newly uncovered malicious activity showed that the rogue agents' efforts to find a way into Hugging Face began earlier than publicly known.

South Korean man's plot to escape prison by strapping self to drone foiled

South Korean man convicted of killing three people allegedly planned to flee a Philippine prison by being carried over its walls by a heavy-duty drone

EU president backs AI slowdown, to invite frontier labs for talks

Von der Leyen's comments in her annual speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg came amid growing ‌worries about the potential danger posed by artificial ​intelligence

In a first, Japan records more than 100,000 people aged 100 or older

Women account for nearly 88 per cent of Japan's centenarians, with 94,298 aged 100 or older, compared with 13,379 men, according to the latest data by Japan's health ministry

India retains 131st rank in Global Gender Gap Index 2026, Iceland on top

Chad was the lowest-ranked country in the index, with Iran and Pakistan joining it in the bottom three

EU chief von der Leyen proposes ban on social media for children under 13

The EU's 27 member nations will now vote on the proposal, which could spark tensions with US President Donald Trump, who has long criticized Europe's tech regulations

New Development Bank: How Brics bank raises money and finances projects

During the Brics summit in New Delhi, the grouping urged the New Development Bank to expand local-currency financing. Here is how bank raises funds and what it finances

A decade after mercury ban, toxic skin bleachers still sold online

Regulators, companies and multinational entities have for years tried to coordinate efforts to take these products off shelves and websites

Why Yemen's Houthi rebels have only grown stronger through years of war

Now, as Iran-backed Houthis advance on a key maritime chokepoint and strike Saudi oil facilities, rattling world markets, there is little that can be done to stop them that hasn't been tried before

AWS unable to restore access to Bahrain, UAE cloud zone hit in Iran war

Amazon's cloud computing unit AWS said the damage in Bahrain ‌spanned multiple so-called availability zones, which are clusters of one ​or more data centres in the same geographic region

SpaceX targets September 22 for Starship test, eyes first orbital flight

Starship's 14th test ​flight would mark a major leap ​in the rocket's development over its last test in July