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Mining turns India's heat-shield hills to dust

Mining turns India's heat-shield hills to dust

Dizzyingly deep pits from large-scale mining scar India's ancient Aravalli mountains, threatening the future of a forested buffer that New Delhi relies on for protection from furnace-hot desert winds.

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Pressure turns to Zverev, Ruud as French Open week two begins

Pressure turns to Zverev, Ruud as French Open week two begins

Although the temperature is expected to drop on Sunday, the pressure will mount as the French Open enters its second week with thinned fields and the ultimate prize almost in sight.

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Australian researchers teach brain cells to play 'Doom'

Australian researchers teach brain cells to play 'Doom'

Australian researchers have trained lab-grown brain cells on a silicon computer chip to play the nineties shooter "Doom" and say they are just scratching the surface of what the neurons could be capable of doing.

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'Totally hooked': Hong Kong targets claw machine addiction

'Totally hooked': Hong Kong targets claw machine addiction

Claw machine lover Neiki Lee carefully lowers the metal jaws of a crane with a joystick into a pool of prizes, only to have the small toy slip from its clutches again and again.

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After the AI binge, companies balk at soaring bills

After the AI binge, companies balk at soaring bills

Artificial intelligence is getting expensive -- and companies are starting to rethink their embrace of the disruptive technology.

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Wallabies scrum-half Gordon set to miss Nations Championship

Wallabies scrum-half Gordon set to miss Nations Championship

Wallabies scrum-half Jake Gordon faces missing the Test season after going down with a suspected Achilles tendon injury in the NSW Waratahs' final Super Rugby game of the year.

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Blues relish chance to defy Crusaders home finals record

Blues relish chance to defy Crusaders home finals record

Coach Vern Cotter says his Auckland Blues will be undaunted by the challenge of ending the Canterbury Crusaders' remarkable unbeaten home play-off record in Super Rugby.

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Who said what: French Open day 7

Who said what: French Open day 7

Key quotes from the seventh day of the French Open at Roland Garros on Saturday:

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Arteta's Arsenal realise evolution needed after PSG final loss

Arteta's Arsenal realise evolution needed after PSG final loss

The last time Arsenal reached a Champions League final they lost it, and then it took 20 long years to claw their way back to that stage again.

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Dozens arrested in Paris clashes on PSG victory night: police

Dozens arrested in Paris clashes on PSG victory night: police

Police on Saturday arrested dozens of people in clashes that erupted in the French capial as thousands poured onto the streets during Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League final victory.

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