French Parliament approves landmark assisted-dying bill

Parliament adopted the text by 291 votes to 241, though it still needs approval from the Constitutional Council.

French lawmakers have adopted a ⁠bill that will create a legal right to assisted dying for adults with incurable illnesses, following an intense ethical and political debate.

Amid hardware legal battle, OpenAI releases a $230 keyboard for Codex

OpenAI is officially entering the hardware market with the launch of a $230 light-up keyboard designed to pair with its AI coding assistant, Codex.

The Codex Micro, co-designed with specialty keyboard designer Work Louder, is being advertised as a fancy new way for ChatGPT users to manage their fleets of AI coding agents — the semi-autonomous bots that can write and execute code with little human input.

Scientists explain how nucleolus sub-compartments drive ribosome assembly

Research explains how nucleolus sub-compartments drive ribosome assembly
Credit: Molecular Cell (2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2026.06.035

The nucleolus is a liquid-like cellular organelle where protein factories called ribosomes are assembled. Researchers knew of three distinct compartments within the nucleolus, but how these compartments function to drive ribosome assembly was unclear. A study from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, published today in Molecular Cell, reveals that smaller subcompartments containing ribosome building blocks and assembly proteins spontaneously form to finish the final steps of ribosome assembly. This reveals unprecedented levels of organization behind the process and may offer insight into diseases associated with increased ribosome production, such as cancer.

Prime Video's near-perfect, criminally underrated sci-fi show is finally streaming on Netflix

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Published Jul 15, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT

There are only two seasons, but they’re both fantastic

The Tick production stills

Ever since I watched the original cartoon series on Saturday mornings back in the 1990s, I’ve been a fan of The Tick. That show — which starred voice actor Townsend Coleman as the Big Blue Bug of Justice — was the perfect example of really smart writing for a really dumb character, making it not only hilariously silly for children, but the perfect show to rewatch as an adult.