Startups and Big Ag are using Crispr gene editing to create crops that taste better and grow on a hotter planet. But will they find a market? If you wanted to create better blackberries, you could try to breed a variety without the seeds that get stuck in your teeth. Or one without the thorns that make the berries hard to pick. Or you could aim for more environmentally efficient plants that produce more berries per acre with less water and fewer chemicals.

Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. Sen. Scott Wiener, shown in 2023, caught heat for launching an AI chatbot parodying his rival in his race for congress. Scott Wiener's congressional campaign launched a chatbot parodying rival Connie Chan, sparking a rebuke from Pelosi and illustrating the minefield politicians navigate when using AI. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here .

OpenAI is giving some members of its Daybreak cybersecurity program access to a new model that's less likely to refuse higher-risk tasks. The company is also expanding access to Daybreak to more partners, including Accenture, IBM, CrowdStrike, Cisco, Sophos and Cloudflare. OpenAI says the companies will use the cyber models available through Daybreak to protect their customers. Under the expanded program, Daybreak is available to partners in two tiers. Daybreak Blue gives them access to frontier general-purpose models, including GPT‑5.6 Sol, OpenAI's most advanced one yet.

Ukraine and Russia have continued striking each other overnight, with Volodymyr Zelensky accusing Moscow of using North Korean missiles. The Ukrainian president said strikes in Zaporizhzhia - which killed at least six and injured at least 19 - involved ballistic missiles from Russia's ally. In Voronezh, in southern Russia, warehouses belonging to the online retailer, Wildberries, were hit by Ukraine. The company, known as Russia's Amazon, has been repeatedly targeted in recent weeks. The attacks come a day after at least 13 people were killed, including one child, in Ukrainian drone strikes on the Russian republic of Tatarstan, more than 1,100 km (680 miles) from the Ukrainian border.

A member of Japanese Self-Defense Force pilots a SOTEN drone during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture on June 28. The Japanese government is considering incorporating domestically developed artificial intelligence into the Self-Defense Forces' command and control system, informed sources have said. The government hopes the move will speed up and improve the accuracy of decision-making by SDF commanders while maintaining AI sovereignty, at a time when countries around the world are rushing to adapt to new ways of warfare. It is expected to include the policy in the planned update by year-end of its three key national security-related documents. AI would be incorporated into the SDF's command and control system for the first time.

Is the war entering a new phase? Russian attacks kill six in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Overnight Russian attacks have killed six people in southeastern Ukraine and struck a children's hospital in the capital Kyiv, according to local officials. The attacks early Tuesday included long-range missiles, officials said, part of a Russian campaign to overwhelm Ukraine's air defences as Kyiv faces a shortage of Patriot interceptors . He posted pictures on social media showing buildings and vehicles ablaze, and said there had also been power outages. A ballistic missile attack on Kyiv also caused damage and wounded one person.

She is Russia's richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames. Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31. She built Russia's answer to Amazon. And she outmaneuvered her ex-husband -- the father of her seven children -- in a rancorous business feud that involved a deadly shooting near Red Square. But Tatyana Kim, billionaire co-founder of the online marketplace Wildberries and the richest woman in Russia, is now facing a far greater challenge.

Fire rages after drone strikes Libya's largest oil refinery Firefighters in Libya are battling a massive blaze at the Zawiya refinery following a drone attack, with the country's national oil company warning it may declare a force majeure and shut down operations if attacks continue. Libya's Ambulance and Emergency Service said in a statement on Tuesday there were no "serious injuries" from the fire, with most patients treated for smoke inhalation. It is located about 40km (25 miles) west of the capital, Tripoli. The National Oil Corporation (NOC) said in a statement on Facebook that the fire broke out on Monday evening at tank number 402-T, belonging to the Brega Oil Company. It said the tank, which contained about 4.5 million litres (1.2 million gallons) of gasoline, was "directly targeted, resulting in a severe fire before the tank completely collapsed".

Fire rages after drone strikes Libya's largest oil refinery Fire rages after drone strikes Libya's largest oil refinery A drone attack ignited gasoline at Libya's Zawiya oil refinery, the country's largest operational facility. No casualties were reported, but days of strikes from unknown attackers have forced Libya's National Oil Corporation to consider suspending operations. China's Long March 7A rocket explodes after lift-off Where did all the money go if the US is running out of weapons?

Where did all the money go if the US is running out of weapons? Where did all the money go if the US is running out of weapons? The war on Iran is exposing shortages in US weapons stockpiles, raising questions about years of defence spending. As a former Pentagon official points out, after less than five months of fighting the US is already running out of ammunition against a'middle-tier country'. China's Long March 7A rocket explodes after lift-off Fire rages after drone strikes Libya's largest oil refinery