Russia killed opposition leader Alexei Navalny using toxin from dart frog, UK saysAdam GoldsmithandTom McArthurGetty ImagesRussian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was killed using a poison developed from a dart frog toxin, the UK and European allies have said.Two years on from the death of Navalny at a Siberian penal colony, Britain and its allies have blamed the Kremlin following analysis of...

Alexa+, Amazon’s AI assistant, is now available to everyone in the U.S. Alexa+, Amazon’s upgraded, generative AI-powered version of its Alexa assistant, is available to all U.S. customers as of Wednesday. The company said that the AI feature will be free to Prime members across devices. Meanwhile, anyone can use Alexa+ for free via the Alexa website or mobile app, with some limitations. “We...

Mark Zuckerberg texted Elon Musk to offer help with DOGE In Brief Posted: 2:23 PM PDT · March 28, 2026 Image Credits:Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC While the relationship between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg was once thorny enough that Musk challenged Zuckerberg to a cagefight, things had warmed up by the early days of the second Trump...

I Tested Dozens of Devices to Find the Biggest 'Energy Vampire.' The Winner Surprised MeYou've likely heard about energy vampires -- the appliances, devices and other electronics that draw electricity even when powered off. Called standby power, this leech can be a significant expense: According to the US Department of Energy, standby power accounts for 5% to 10% of residential energy...

Kidnapping of foreigners soars in Africa's lawless Sahel regionJacob BoswallBBC MonitoringChristoph GreztmacherIt is over a year since Eva Greztmacher, now 74, was kidnapped from her home in NigerWhen Marin Petrović arrived in Bamako in early September last year, he was elated. The Bosnian national had spent years applying for tourist visas to Mali, only to be repeatedly denied on security...