Ebola Response Strains As Congo Centers Burn
Ebola control in Congo is faltering as treatment centers are destroyed, responders face hostility, and health officials warn the outbreak response is near breaking point.
2026-05-26
Top News
GLP-1 Drugs Tied To Addiction And Heart Shifts
Emerging reports suggest GLP-1 agonists may blunt alcohol and gambling urges while also lowering cardiovascular risk in people with and without diabetes.
2026-05-26
Unreal Engine 6 debuts with Rocket League demo
Epic Games previews Unreal Engine 6 through a Rocket League visual overhaul, signaling a new technical ceiling for real‑time graphics while withholding any release timing.
2026-05-26
Health
US disease experts frozen out of WHO talks
Internal directives seen by CNN show US infectious disease research leaders barred from direct WHO talks, weakening coordination on global virus threats and sidelining key technical agencies.
2026-05-26
Ebola spread in DRC races ahead of response
Ebola transmission in DRC is accelerating beyond response capacity, prompting the WHO director general to press neighboring countries to boost surveillance, preparedness and cross‑border coordination.
2026-05-26
Two Words That Poisoned A Birth
A mother describes how a doctor's disgusted comment about her baby and repeated dismissal of her pain shaped a traumatic birth and exposed systemic bias in maternity care.
2026-05-26
Technology
Sennheiser adds serious utility to Momentum 5
Sennheiser’s Momentum 5 headphones boost active noise cancellation, add lossless Bluetooth support and a user‑replaceable battery, signaling a shift toward longer‑lived premium audio gear.
2026-05-26
Momentum 5 aims straight at sound quality
Sennheiser’s Momentum 5 pushes sound quality and active noise cancellation forward, adding Dolby Atmos with head tracking and smarter adaptive processing to stay competitive in premium wireless audio.
2026-05-26
Xreal bets smart glasses are finally ready
Xreal, now partnered with Google, claims the smart glasses sector has reached a real inflection, betting on lighter optics, better chips and Android integration to escape past failures.
2026-05-25
Games
Life Sim Paralives Enters Early Access
Life sim Paralives has launched in discounted early access after a long development, offering deep building tools and a flexible character creator as it tests its systems in public.
2026-05-26
NES and SNES mini consoles as corporate lifeline
Nintendo used the NES and SNES Classic systems as short‑term revenue and engagement tools to stabilize the business during the Wii U slump, according to former executive Reggie Fils-Aime.
2026-05-24
Previously Hidden Prototype Footage Recovered From Nintendo Vault
Newly surfaced footage of Super Mario 64 and cancelled Kirby Bowl 64 prototypes offers a brief, unauthorized window into Nintendo’s experimental design process.
2026-05-24