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 ...

Astronomers at the University of Warwick have discovered that black holes don't just consume matter—they manage it, choosing whether to blast it into space as high-speed jets or sweep it away in vast ...

This artist’s impression shows the surroundings of the supermassive black hole at the heart of the active galaxy NGC 3783 in the southern constellation of Centaurus (The Centaur). New observations ...

There’s a TikTok user who goes by Tamara who is marking 2026 using 365 buttons. How is Tamara doing that exactly? No one is sure. That’s the whole point. This slightly confounding practice was ...

2026’s first viral meme has birthed an iconic catchphrase for nonchalance in the new year Luke Chinman is a writer at PEOPLE. He joined PEOPLE in 2024. His work has previously appeared in The ...

But for now, its Area-51 and Aurora 16X laptops are getting new anti-glare OLED display options. But for now, its Area-51 and Aurora 16X laptops are getting new anti-glare OLED display options. is a ...

It's one of humanity's scariest what-ifs – that the technology we develop to make our lives better develops a will of its own. Early reactions to a September preprint describing AI behavior have ...

YouTube is testing a merged thumbs-down option on Shorts that combines “Dislike” and “Not interested.” The new thumbs-down button is being moved behind the three-dot menu for the test. YouTube says ...

TOKYO — The pledge by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to “work, work, work, work and work” for her country has been named the catchphrase of the year, recognizing the effort Japan’s first ...

Player Housing might very well be the biggest feature to ever drop in a patch in World of Warcraft’s history. The devs originally put this off as the technical implications that came with were ...

The new additions will appear alongside previously announced stars Ella Hunt, Avantika, Will Angus, Jack Martin, and Nicholas Duvernay. Jay Ellis has also been cast in the series, which is said to ...

Dr. Low is an economist at the University of Pennsylvania. Before I became an economist studying gender, I was a junior consultant. I spent late hours working far from home, skipping meals and making ...