Spain's king welcomes Mexico's World Cup invite after 'abuse' commentsGetty ImagesThe Spanish monarch (centre) is a keen football fan and is said to be an avid Atlético de Madrid supporterMexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum has invited King Felipe VI of Spain to the Fifa World Cup, the Spanish royal palace has said, signalling a thawing of relations between the two nations.Sheinbaum wrote that...

Trump Slams Anthropic as 'Woke,' Orders Feds to Stop Using Claude AI The company refused to grant the Department of Defense permission to use it for mass domestic surveillance or for fully autonomous weapons systems. Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home energy and utilities category, with a focus on energy-saving advice, thermostats, and heating and...

Bug in student admissions website exposed children’s personal information A student admissions website used by families to enroll children into schools has fixed a security lapse that was exposing their personal information. The website, Ravenna Hub, which lets parents apply and track the status of their kids’ applications across thousands of schools, was allowing any logged-in user to access...

Bill Gates’ TerraPower gets approval to build new nuclear reactor The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) gave TerraPower the go-ahead this week to build a new nuclear reactor in the shadow of an aging coal power plant in Wyoming. TerraPower’s permit is the first to be issued by the NRC in nearly a decade. The startup —founded by Bill Gates in 2015 and backed by Nvidia — has been designing its...

Nigeria's Argungu fishing festival: Tens of thousands celebrate in Kebbi stateCatch of the day: Pictures from spectacular Nigerian fishing festivalAFP via Getty ImagesWith their nets at the ready, tens of thousands of fishermen were poised to take part in a traditional festival in northern Nigeria last weekend after a six-year break due to Covid and security concerns.The drummers beat out the...