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Today's headlines and in-depth analysis from around the world.
Over 110 AI deepfakes with pro-Iran messaging identified in two weeks. How artificial intelligence is weaponising information in the 2026 Iran conflict.
Six fuel tankers bound for Australia cancelled. Petrol prices hit $2.19/litre. 107 NSW stations ran dry. And New Zealand — with zero refining capacity — is next.
The EU tracked 540 disinformation incidents across 10,500 channels in 2025. AI-generated text, audio, and video appeared in more than one in four. Russia ran 29% of attributed cases.
89% of leaders call AI skills critical. 6% have started training anyone. The gap between AI investment and workforce preparation is a policy failure in real time.
Swedish biotech Atrogi just dosed subjects in a trial for a pill that burns fat while protecting muscle. Up to 40% of GLP-1 weight loss is muscle — ATR-258 could change that.
107 NSW petrol stations ran dry this week. Australia is the only IEA member that never built the required 90-day fuel reserve — and now a war 12,000km away is exposing it.
Balcony solar bills are sweeping US legislatures in 2026. Germany installed 1 million. Virginia just became the second state to legalize plug-in solar for renters.
The US curtailed 20M MWh of clean energy in 2024 — wasted solar and wind. MIT's Fourth Power thermal battery stores excess power at 2,400°C and targets $25/kWh grid storage.
Sub-Saharan Africa imports 90% of its fertilizer. Oil hit $110 a barrel. And unlike Japan or India, no African country has a redirect route. Five scholars from across the continent explain what's happening.
A new study found students paired with an AI that asks questions instead of giving answers scored higher on exams. Here's what that means for AI in education.
Iranian missile debris fell 400m from Al-Aqsa on Eid al-Fitr 2026. The mosque closed — first time in 59 years. Arabic and Western media told two different stories.
Arizona broke the US all-time March temperature record on March 20, 2026. The snowpack feeding 40 million people is at its lowest since 1981. And the planet is warming faster than scientists predicted.
