New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill Thursday that raises the age of consent to be married to 18 — effectively banning child marriage. The bill, called Nalia's Law, is named after a survivor who was forced into marriage at age 13. New York raised the age of consent from 14 to 17 with parental or judicial consent in 2017.

Scholars have investigated the issue for centuries, but many questions persist.

The new maglev train is capable of reaching 600 kilometres per hour.

Hungary’s far-right government suspected of hacking phones of investigative journalists and targeting owners

All her life, Carole-Ann Warburton kept a little hope glowing at the back of her mind. “You’re living your life. And every now and then you think: ‘I have a dream.’” Warburton’s dream was to work in a bookshop.

Many factors influence our risk of illness from SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus responsible for COVID-19. That includes being careful to limit our possible exposures to the virus, as well as whether we have acquired immunity from a vaccine or an earlier infection. But once a person is infected, a host of other biological factors, including age and pre-existing medical conditions, will influence one’s risk of becoming severely ill.

Amnesty International has detailed evidence showing some of the ways NSO's Pegasus spyware tool infiltrated the iPhones of journalists and activists, by using weaknesses in Apple's software including an iMessage zero-click 0-day vulnerability.

Imagine a world in which nature is intertwined with the industrial: giant lotus flowers replace concrete skyscrapers; an urban forest forms a city constantly in shift through a tree’s life cycle. This is the imaginarium of Belgian architect Luc Schuiten. To discover his work is to fall under the spe

In a new video with IGN, Valve talked a bit more about the technical capabilities of the Steam Deck and its AMD processor, stating that even games releasing this year "have been running without issues."

NSA whistleblower warns of world in which no phone is safe from state-sponsored hackers if no action taken

What a difference a month makes! Reports are NBC & Netflix are in discussions to bring Manifest back as series creator Jeff Rake responds.

Virtual characters emerge as new trend in digital marketing

Netflix is adding video games as a free add-on to its member subscriptions, the company said in a shareholder letter released ahead of its Tuesday earnings call. While the letter said Netflix is still in the “early stages of further expanding into games,” the streamer’s offerings will first be “primarily focused on games for mobile devices.”

If you’re finding that your iPhone doesn’t unlock your Apple Watch after updating to iOS 14.7, it’s not just you. Apple has admitted that there’s a bug in the latest public release of iOS that affects iPhones with Touch ID instead of Face ID.

RAF chief says system to track objects up to 22,000 miles from Earth is ‘incredibly important’

A pair of knickers, which once belonged to Eva Braun, have sold for nearly £3,000 at auction.

When My Name is Earl was canceled by NBC in 2009 after its fourth season, fans were heartbroken that our final glimpse into Earl Hickey’s life was a simple title card promising “to be continued…” After four years of watching Earl transform his life—and so many others’—it felt like a punch in the gut to see his story end this way.

There are already too many "sacrifice zones" on this planet.

A university in South Carolina is forgiving the student loans of over 2,500 students who stopped attending school because of financial hardship. South Carolina State University, the state’s only public Historically Black College or University (HBCU), announced last week that the school was automatically clearing the loan accounts of students who have not registered for classes or who dropped out entirely because they could no longer afford college.