China has emerged as a credible challenger to the US in artificial intelligence-driven drug discovery, where advantage depends not only on computing prowess but also on the ability to effectively mine data, from genomes to clinical trial results, according to Leung Chuen-yan, a private equity investor and life sciences scientist. “Globally, the way companies develop…
Andrea AdelsonJan 19, 2026, 07:35 AM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Mario Cristobal sat in his office a few days after a humiliating loss to rival Florida State, nine games into his tenure as Miami head coach in 2022. The walls around…
Helen Briggs,Environment correspondentand Gwyndaf Hughes,Science videographer Watch: hedgehogs have been busy in our gardens at night British gardens matter more than ever for hedgehogs, according to a study of the secret night life of the spiny mammals. Scientists gave householders wildlife cameras to spy on hedgehogs in more than 400 gardens in Chester in one…
Nick Triggle,Health correspondentand Daniel Wainwright,BBC Verify Getty Images Nearly a quarter of hospitals in England have seen waiting times worsen since the government published its plan to tackle the backlog a year ago, BBC analysis shows. Hitting the 18-week waiting target for treatments such as knee and hip operations was Labour’s key manifesto pledge for…
David SilverbergTechnology Reporter Getty Images The US has fewer but more “tech dense” farms according to a government report Jake Leguee is a third-generation farmer in Saskatchewan, Canada. Since his grandfather bought the 17,000 acres in 1956, the Leguee family has grown canola, wheat, flax and green lentils. As a child, he watched his father…
Pioneering mathematician Dr. Gladys West has passed away at the age of 95. Her name may not be familiar to you, but her contributions certainly are; West’s work laid the foundation for the global positioning system. As you likely know from experience, GPS is now an essential component of industries ranging from aviation and emergency…
China’s population declined for a fourth consecutive year in 2025, extending a downturn that has coincided with weaker economic conditions and falling birth rates. The continued contraction comes as job prospects remain uncertain for many young people and marriage rates stay subdued, adding pressure to China’s long-term growth outlook and social support systems. In 2025,…
Hong Kong authorities are “very concerned” about subdivided flat tenants facing eviction from a Cheung Sha Wan building by March, after the landlord’s plans to upgrade the premises to comply with new rules left dozens in need of temporary housing. The Housing Bureau said on Monday that it was in contact with 109 households in…
The screenwriter Angelo Pizzo was in an Uber from the Hard Rock Hotel to South Beach Sunday afternoon, on his way to a bar that would be swimming in Indiana University red. “It feels like we’re taking over all of Miami,” he mused as his car shot down Florida’s Turnpike past Hard Rock Stadium. Pizzo,…
The AI industry entered 2025 with strong momentum. There were49 startups that raised funding rounds worth $100 millionor more in 2024, per our count at TechCrunch; three companies raised more than one “mega-round,” and seven companies raised rounds that were $1billionin size or larger. The industrydidn’tslow down in2025.Whilelesscompanies raised rounds larger than $1 billion,four—Anthropic raised…
