Technology
“Impact for thousands of businesses across industries will be huge”: Google Earth Pro for desktop is ending and some users are furious
Google discontinues the desktop version of Google Earth ProThe web and mobile versions of the app will continue to be availableYou have until June 25, 2027 to download the desktop versionWhen it comes to abandoning and discontinuing its own products, Google doesn’t have a very stellar record. So many projects…
Microsoft’s new tool lets you rebuild a dead PC without a physical copy of Windows
Cloud Rebuild installs a fresh version of Windows straight from … the cloudIt will even work on PCs where Windows is damaged or files are missingNow available in preview, it is being tested ahead of general availabilityMicrosoft has introduced a new Windows 11 recovery feature that installs a full version…
Scientists say artificial intelligence falls too easily for ‘alien hoaxes’ – and that’s a problem for research
Researchers have discovered problems with AI pattern matching in scientific dataIt could mean false flags for signatures of life on other planetsAI can still be useful, but checks need to be built inOne of the ways in which artificial intelligence can be most useful is by trawling through masses of…
Sports
2026 World Cup quarter-finals preview: The key story for each team
NEWYou can now listen to Pakinomist articles! Erling Haaland. Harry Kane. Kylian Mbappé. Lionel Messi. Lamin Yamal. The sheer amount…
Switzerland wins: 4 takeaways from Swiss penalty shootout win vs. Colombia
NEWYou can now listen to Pakinomist articles! After 120 scoreless minutes and a tense penalty shootout, Switzerland became the last…
From country roads to viewership records, American soccer thanks fans after World Cup Run
NEWYou can now listen to Pakinomist articles! The US men’s soccer team’s run at the 2026 FIFA World Cup ended…
Health
Cancer cases could almost double by 2050 without immediate action, WHO warns
That’s the headline that comes from a new report from the UN’s health agency that highlights stark disparities in cancer survival between high- and low-income countries.Ten million deaths a yearThe Global Status Report on Cancer 2026, produced with the International Agency for Research on Cancer – IARC, a specialized WHO…
Ebola continues to spread in DRC as death toll passes 500, WHO warns
The outbreak’s “true extent is not yet fully established,” said Dr. Anne Ancia, WHO representative in the DRC.”We’d like to say it’s stabilizing, but honestly we can’t say yet,” she said. From Bunia, the capital of Ituri province at the heart of the outbreak, Dr. Ancia told journalists in Geneva…
A Safe Return: Fighting Stigma on Uganda’s Ebola Frontline
According to the latest figures, more than 1,400 confirmed cases of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease, including 350 deaths, have been reported in the two countries. More than 90 percent of the infections are concentrated in Ituri province in the DRC, a major cross-border trade hub with Uganda – ravaged by…
Entertainment
Prince Harry makes final decision to ‘reunite’ with Sarah Ferguson
Prince Harry’s final decision to reunite with Sarah Ferguson has been laid bareThe royal family may be in doubt about…
Trump renews Greenland’s demand, cuts all trade relations with Spain
Trump reveals why he wants the US to take over GreenlandUS President Donald Trump has renewed his demands for Greenland,…
Louise Lasser, ‘Mary Hartman’ star and Woody Allen’s ex-wife, dies aged 87
Lasser also hosted ‘Saturday Night Live’ in 1976Louise Lasser, the Emmy-nominated actress who became a television icon with her starring…