A panel of scholars recently discussing the 2024 presidential election outcome at the University of Virginia largely blamed racism and sexism for President Donald Trump’s reelection, with one scholar arguing the Kamala Harris’ loss harkens back to “the violence of chattel slavery.” Read more

The US State Department has dropped a statement from its website which stated that Washington does not support Taiwan's independence - a move which has sparked anger in China. Read more

President Donald Trump’s plan to pursue “Manifest Destiny” by putting the first person on Mars has drawn mixed reactions from astronomers, with one expressing concerns about “imperialist connotations.” Read more

Two US lawmakers have strongly condemned what they call the UK's "dangerous" and "shortsighted" request to be able to access encrypted data stored by Apple users worldwide in its cloud service. Read more

A newly created advisory group headed by the world's richest man has been behind many of the most radical efforts to remake the US government in the weeks since Donald Trump returned to the White House. Read more

Following a TikTok ban in the US, phones and iPads with the TikTok app preinstalled are up for sale, and it seems some people are buying. Experts say it's a security disaster waiting to happen. Read more

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has written a letter to Google asking the firm to reconsider its decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico. Read more

Google has agreed to make "significant changes to its processes" to help tackle fake reviews of UK businesses, the regulator has announced. Read more

The US is moving to impose tough new restrictions on the export of advanced computer chips and other artificial intelligence (AI) technology to dozens of countries - not just the handful it has long identified as adversaries. Read more

Apple has agreed to pay $95m (£77m) to settle a court case alleging some of its devices were listening to people without their permission. Read more