The classic comedies Airplane and The Naked Gun almost never happened. Legendary filmmaker David Zucker shares the fascinating stories behind the creation of these iconic films that have made audiences laugh for decades. Despite their success, the journ

SpeakOn’s dictation device is a good idea marred by platform limitations I constantly use dictation apps such as Wispr Flow, Willow, or Typeless to reply to messages and emails on both my Mac and my phone. But to do so, I have to use my phone’s mic or AirPods to dictate my messages, and they often don’t pick up what I am saying. That’s why when Notta-owned SpeakOn pitched me to test a...

Speculation about 'missing scientists' is 'denigrating to their memories,' widow saysRelatives of 10 scientists who died or vanished grapple with impact of wild speculationCalTechThe killing of Carl Grillmair, a renowned astronomer, is one of several cases spurring conspiracy theories onlineThe disappearances and deaths of at least 10 people tied to sensitive US research have drawn scrutiny...

US charges Mexican governor and other leaders with aiding drug cartel49 minutes agoWill GrantBBC's Mexico, Central America and Cuba correspondentGetty ImagesUS prosecutors have accused the sitting governor of the Mexican state of Sinaloa, Rúben Rocha Moya, of conspiring with cartel drug traffickers. Moya, who hails from the party of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, is charged alongside nine...

Quantum computing: A tech race Europe could win?1 hour agoJohn LaurensonTechnology Reporter, ParisAlice & BobA technician works on the cryostat that cools the Alice & Bob quantum computerIn a lab on the western edge of Paris, where the River Seine flows wide and trams slide past glass-fronted buildings and blossoming cherry trees, a technician called Rémi makes some adjustments with a...

Europe's Nato allies push back at reported US threat to SpainReutersIt's become a joke - through gritted teeth - these days in EU circles, that whenever leaders meet, as they did these last two days in Cyprus - expecting to discuss practicalities, such as the new EU budget - they get railroaded by yet another crisis.There is the ongoing energy crisis provoked by the US-Israel war on Iran,...