South Korea: Official expelled from party for remark on 'importing' foreign womenOutrage as South Korean official suggests 'importing' foreign women to boost birth rateBloomberg via Getty ImagesSouth Korea has the lowest birth rate in the worldA South Korean official who suggested the country "import young women" from "Vietnam or Sri Lanka" to boost its birth-rate has been expelled from his...

This Phone Stays Charged for Almost a Week by Keeping Your Data SecureImagine a smartphone that doesn't track your every move and harvest your data. That's the pitch of German company Punkt (pronounced "poonkt," after the German word for "period"), which has been making privacy-minded handsets for years. In a private hotel room during CES 2026, I got hands-on time with its next smartphone, the...

New York City extreme cold weather leaves 18 dead, Mamdani saysGetty ImagesTemperatures are rising after days of extreme cold and snow in the city A total of 18 people have died as a result of a period of extreme cold weather in New York City, its mayor has said.Since late January, the city has endured a cold snap, including 13 days of temperatures of 0C (32F) or below – one of the longest...

Why the economics of orbital AI are so brutal In a sense, this whole thing was inevitable. Elon Musk and his coterie have been talking about AI in space for years—mainly in the context of Iain Banks’ science fiction series about a far-future universe where sentient spaceships roam and control the galaxy.  Now, Musk sees an opportunity to realize a version of this vision. His company...

Tired (Literally) of Getting Up to Pee in the Middle of the Night? Try These 5 TricksThere is nothing worse than waking up in the middle of the night and realizing you have to pee. Perhaps you try to avoid this sensation and go back to sleep, but your bladder forces you to get out from under your warm covers and make your way to the bathroom. If this happens multiple times a night, it can...