The Biggest Update Since iOS 26? Here's What's New in iOS 26.4Apple released iOS 26.4 on March 24, about a week after the tech giant released iOS 26.3.1 (a), the company's first Background Security Improvement update. The most recent update brings a slew of features to your iPhone, including new emoji and video podcasts, plus more than two dozen bug fixes and security patches. You can...

250 missing as boat carrying Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants sinks in Indian Ocean250 missing after migrant boat sinks in Indian OceanAFP via Getty ImagesMany Rohingya have been fleeing by sea, as seen in this 2024 file picture of a boat carrying Rohingya refugees in IndonesiaAbout 250 Rohingya and Bangladeshis, including children, are missing after their boat capsized last week in the...

Esther and Anne Wojcicki join new healthcare accelerator, fund A new residency-venture program helps to tackle one of the most pressing issues in the U.S. — healthcare.   Mary Minno, an investor and former product manager at Google, announced on Wednesday the launch of an early-stage startup accelerator program, Treehub, and an early-stage venture firm, AI Health Fund, aimed at...

Check Out the Galaxy S26 Ultra's Sleek Design and Privacy Display1 of 13Andrew Lanxon/CNETSamsung Galaxy S26 UltraSamsung's Galaxy S26 Ultra is the thinnest and lightest Ultra yet, measuring 7.9mm and 214 grams. It's an incremental slim-down compared to the S25 Ultra, which clocked in at 8.2mm and 218 grams. But the difference is noticeable in my hands.The S26 Ultra is available for preorder...

Palestinian Authority in dire straits as Israel's hold on West Bank deepensYolande KnellMiddle East correspondent, RamallahEPAThe Palestinian Authority has delivered little improvement to the lives of PalestiniansWith Israeli settler violence surging in the occupied West Bank, al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah, has found itself on the frontline. It faces regular incursions by the Israeli...