The Islamic State lost its territorial stronghold in the Middle East years ago, but its influence didn't disappear. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Aaron Zelin about how ISIS looks now.
Israel keeps Gaza border crossing closed while reducing aid deliveries Trucks loaded with humanitarian aid on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing wait to cross into the Gaza Strip early on Oct. 15, 2025. STR/AFP via Getty...
How an old suitcase revealed a hidden family fortune, lost under Nazi ruleCharlie Northcott andBen MilneBBCIt started with a suitcase hidden under a bed.It was 2009, and Antony Easton's father, Peter, had recently died. As Antony started to engage with the messy business of probate, he came across a small brown leather case in his father's old flat in the Hampshire town of Lymington.Inside were...
Accel backs Uber rival Rapido as Prosus boosts stake Accel has invested in Rapido, the ride-hailing platform competing with Uber in India, while Prosus has increased its stake, after Indian two-wheeler giant TVS Motor sold its entire holding. On Thursday, TVS Motor said in a stock exchange filing (PDF) that it has sold its entire stake in Rapido for ₹2.88 billion (about $32 million) to Accel...
OpenAI Sora 2 Invite Code: How the Waitlist Works and How to Get AccessJust when you thought the internet couldn't get any more fake, the creators of ChatGPT have decided to launch a social media platform app where nothing is real. It's called Sora, and it's a bizarre experiment that's both intriguing and a little unsettling.The concept is simple: Sora is a social network...
New Spotify Feature Pulls Playlists Straight From Other Music ServicesI use Spotify for hours every single day: on commutes, while cooking, during workouts, when walking my dog. Essentially, whenever life grants me a spare minute, I'm streaming Spotify. But even with all that listening, I've always wished the app had an easy way to scoop up the playlists I'd built on other music...