Photos: Rising energy prices disrupt education on Cambodia’s Tonle Sap lake

Children on Tonle Sap sacrifice education, with many working to help their families cover increasing fuel costs.

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‘Justice for Lorenzo’ protests disrupt Houston council meeting

Protesters shouted ‘Justice for Lorenzo’ at a Houston, Texas, city council meeting on Tuesday after an ICE shooting.

How Apple’s big lawsuit could disrupt OpenAI’s IPO plans

Apple filed a trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI last Friday, and it’s not messing around. The complaint alleges a pattern of misconduct reaching all the way up to OpenAI’s chief hardware officer and claims more…

No product? No problem. This Disrupt 2026 session shows how to get pre-seed funding with conviction, storytelling 

It’s not just you: AI startups are taking in a huge amount of seed funding, and in the process making things harder for anyone looking for funding even at a…

How serious is Iran’s threat to disrupt shipping in the Red Sea?

After the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's IRGC warns it could next target Bab al-Mandeb.