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The US and Mexico Announce They're Teaming Up Against Drones

WIRED

The new joint operation uses laser-based technology capable of detecting, tracking, and disabling commercial drones linked to human and drug trafficking. A US Border Patrol agent demonstrates the use of a drone near the border with Mexico. Defense agencies of Mexico and the US have announced they are implementing a new collaborative strategy to combat drones used by criminal organizations. The operation, dubbed High Eagle, or Águila Alta, builds on recent tests of anti-drone technologies carried out along the border between the two countries. The first phase of the strategy took place between August 31 and September 2 along the border between San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico.


Raiding the past: Lara Croft relives her first adventure in Legacy of Atlantis

The Guardian

Co-developed by longtime Lara custodians Crystal Dynamics and Polish studio Flying Wild Hog, Legacy of Atlantis is a reimagining of the classic 1996 game Tomb Raider, and this familiar cliffside location is now brimming with new life and believable detail. Yet while our reunion gets off to an auspicious start, I have my concerns. It feels like reconnecting with an old friend at the pub, only for them to begin spouting conspiracy theories two pints in. Where the '96 original forced players to rely on their wits - or a pricey strategy guide - to figure out what to do, Lara can now straight-up cheat. She's equipped with an environmental scanner, so a button tap reveals extra environmental lore or simply the solution to a puzzle. It's a change that feels somewhat sacrilegious, and may detract from the eerily isolating atmosphere that made the original so beloved.



Why So Many AI Researchers Think the Machines Could Kill Everyone

WIRED

A combination of rapid advances, recursive self-improvement, and agentic swarms are genuinely "spooking people" inside big labs. Earlier this year, Rishub Jain left his position as an artificial intelligence researcher at Google DeepMind after a revelation. As he worked on new models, he came to believe that he and everyone else on AI's frontier were ceding control. By using AI's coding skills to accelerate work on the next generation of models, he was removing himself from the equation. AI labs hope to evolve this approach to the point that AI will improve itself indefinitely, a process known as recursive self-improvement.


Meet the under-35s shaping the future of biotech

MIT Technology Review

Every year, puts together a list of some of the brightest and best young minds working across science and technology. Our 35 Innovators Under 35 are the ones to watch--people whose research and technical work stands to shape the future of their fields. This year, the list includes nine people who are transforming biotech. And this week, I'm going to give you a taste of some of the very cool stuff five of them are working on, which includes lifesaving innovations and groundbreaking "age reversal" tech.


Son charged with murdering parents in own home

BBC News

A man has been charged with murdering his parents in their own home. Ismail Ahmed Yeli, 80, and 78-year-old Fatma Leli were found stabbed to death in a house on Hardman Street in Blackburn on Monday, Lancashire Police said. Their family described the couple as inseparable, adding they were heartbroken to have lost the oldest and most cherished members of our family. Yasin Leli, 46, also of Hardman Street, has been charged with two counts of murder and is due to appear at Blackburn Magistrates Court later. Officers were called to the house at just after 08:20 BST and found the couple had died from multiple stab wounds.


Anthropic warns of bids to use AI to build biological weapons

Al Jazeera

Anthropic has disrupted several attempts to use its artificial intelligence models for research that could help develop biological weapons, the United States technology company has reported. The firm listed the cases in a report issued on Thursday outlining misuse of its models, including the chatbot Claude, over the past eight months. Concern continues to rise over the potential dangers posed by AI development. The company said it erred on the side of caution. In one case in May, a scientist sought help with a grant application to engineer mutations to chikungunya - a mosquito-borne virus similar to malaria - to make it more harmful in live animals.


Get a full Microsoft Office suite and Windows 11 Pro with one 33 purchase

PCWorld

When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. Get lifetime access to Microsoft Office and Windows 11 Pro in one bundle for $32.97 through September 27 at 11:59 p.m. PT, down from the $418.99 It's a simple way to cover two essential PC upgrades without adding another annual subscription. If you're still relying on an older Windows setup or paying for Microsoft 365 year after year, upgrading both can get expensive fast. With Windows 10 support now ended (in 2025) and Microsoft 365 requiring a recurring subscription, this bundle offers a cheaper alternative: lifetime licenses for Microsoft Office and Windows 11 Pro for $32.97 (MSRP $418.99).


Man loses case to claw back 369,000 he spent on lavish gifts for ex-girlfriend

BBC News

A Singaporean man has lost a court case to claw back hundreds of thousands of dollars that he had lavished on his ex-girlfriend while they were together. The S$468,000 ($369,200; £273,260) that Chander Agarwal attempted to recover from Felicia Lee was money he had willingly spent on her, the Singapore High Court ruled. Agarwal displayed a consistent pattern of showering [Lee] with lavish gifts even before they got together and would reassure her that he did not expect repayment, Senior Judge Lee Seiu Kin said. Agarwal, the CEO of a logistics company, met Felicia Lee, a former flight attendant, during a flight in 2019. They were in a romantic relationship from September 2022 to December 2023, the court heard.


NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for September 11, 2026

Mashable

Mashable Selects Mashable's Best: E-readers, robovacs, laptops, earbuds, smart home and more Creator Playbook Look Up Back to School Say More Trending Now Good Connection: Uplifting stories for a digital age Switch Off Mashable Voices Safety Net Versus All Series Today's will be easier for people who watch the WNBA. As we've shared in previous hints stories, this is a version of the popular word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans. Like the original, the game is all about finding the common threads between words. And just like, resets after midnight, and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier -- so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle. If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for the latest solution.