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UK watchdog targets Google's 'strategic' role in search ads and a competitive market
Read full article: UK watchdog targets Google's 'strategic' role in search ads and a competitive marketBritain’s antitrust watchdog is labeling Google a “strategic” player in the online search advertising market, paving the way for regulators to force the company to change its business practices to ensure more competition in that market.
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Arctic seals and more than half of bird species are in trouble on latest list of threatened species
Read full article: Arctic seals and more than half of bird species are in trouble on latest list of threatened speciesArctic seals are being pushed closer to extinction and more than half of bird species around the world are declining.
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Tesla hit with probe after crashes involving a self-driving feature that Musk has boasted about
Read full article: Tesla hit with probe after crashes involving a self-driving feature that Musk has boasted aboutFederal regulators have opened yet another investigation into Tesla’s so-called full-self driving technology after dozens of incidents in which the electric vehicle maker’s cars ran red lights or drove on the wrong side of the road, sometimes crashing into other vehicles and endangering drivers.
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La Nina is back, but it's weak and may be brief. Will it still amp up the Atlantic hurricane season?
Read full article: La Nina is back, but it's weak and may be brief. Will it still amp up the Atlantic hurricane season?Meteorologists say La Nina has arrived, bringing cooler weather patterns worldwide.
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Ferrari reveals features of first fully electric vehicle, but its financial outlook mars the debut
Read full article: Ferrari reveals features of first fully electric vehicle, but its financial outlook mars the debutItalian luxury sports carmaker Ferrari raised its 2025 guidance in the face of global 15% tariffs on foreign car imports to the United States as the company unveiled the new powertrain and chassis of its first fully electric production vehicle.
Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee threatens rural schools and hospitals reliant on immigrant workers
Read full article: Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee threatens rural schools and hospitals reliant on immigrant workersThe new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas spells trouble for rural parts of the U.S. that rely on immigrants to fill vacancies in skilled professions.
Greenland's leader hails EU as trusted friend and urges investment in its minerals
Read full article: Greenland's leader hails EU as trusted friend and urges investment in its mineralsGreenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen has thanked the European Union for being a "trusted friend" and urged investment in Greenland's resources.
Nobel Prize in chemistry goes to discovery that could trap C02 and bring water to deserts
Read full article: Nobel Prize in chemistry goes to discovery that could trap C02 and bring water to desertsThree scientists have won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for their development of new molecular structures that can trap vast quantities of gas inside.
Kentucky lawsuit says Roblox fails to protect children on its popular online gaming platform
Read full article: Kentucky lawsuit says Roblox fails to protect children on its popular online gaming platformKentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman says the online gaming platform Roblox has become a “playground for predators.”.
Tesla offers cheaper versions of 2 electric vehicles in bid to win back market share in tough year
Read full article: Tesla offers cheaper versions of 2 electric vehicles in bid to win back market share in tough yearTesla announced the launch of cheaper versions of two of its electric vehicles Tuesday in hopes of reviving flagging sales.
Deloitte to partially refund Australian government for report with apparent AI-generated errors
Read full article: Deloitte to partially refund Australian government for report with apparent AI-generated errorsDeloitte Australia will partially refund the Australian government for a report filled with apparent AI-generated errors.
Three scientists at US universities win Nobel Prize in physics for advancing quantum technology
Read full article: Three scientists at US universities win Nobel Prize in physics for advancing quantum technologyThree scientists have won the Nobel Prize in physics for research on the strange behavior of subatomic particles called quantum tunneling.
Google's Play Store shake-up looms after Supreme Court refuses to delay overhaul of the monopoly
Read full article: Google's Play Store shake-up looms after Supreme Court refuses to delay overhaul of the monopolyThe U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to protect Google from a year-old order requiring a major makeover of its Android app store.
"Simplified version" of VAR emerging as vital at Under-20 World Cup soccer tournament
Read full article: "Simplified version" of VAR emerging as vital at Under-20 World Cup soccer tournamentFIFA is employing an alternative review system that allows coaches to appeal two referee’s decisions per match at the Under-20 soccer World Cup in Chile.
Southern right whales awe admirers in Patagonia after coming back from brink of extinction
Read full article: Southern right whales awe admirers in Patagonia after coming back from brink of extinctionSouthern right whales are swimming in greater numbers off the coast of Argentina’s Patagonia this year.
Apple and Google block apps that crowdsource ICE sightings. Some warn of chilling effects
Read full article: Apple and Google block apps that crowdsource ICE sightings. Some warn of chilling effectsApple and Google blocked downloads of phone apps that flag sightings of U.S. immigration agents, just hours after the Trump administration demanded that one particularly popular iPhone app be taken down.
Nvidia and Fujitsu agree to work together on AI robots and other technology
Read full article: Nvidia and Fujitsu agree to work together on AI robots and other technologyU.S. technology company Nvidia and Fujitsu, a Japanese telecommunications and computer maker, have agreed to work together on artificial intelligence to deliver smart robots and a variety of other innovations.
Parents of two college students killed in a Tesla allege design flaw trapped them in the burning car
Read full article: Parents of two college students killed in a Tesla allege design flaw trapped them in the burning carLawsuits filed Thursday by parents of two college students killed in a Tesla crash say they were trapped inside as the car burned and filled with smoke because of a design flaw that makes it difficult to open the doors in fires.
A recipe for avoiding 15 million deaths a year and climate disaster is fixing food, scientists say
Read full article: A recipe for avoiding 15 million deaths a year and climate disaster is fixing food, scientists sayScientists are presenting new evidence that the worst effects of climate change can’t be avoided without a major transformation of food systems.
Goodall's influence spread far and wide. Those who felt it are pledging to continue her work
Read full article: Goodall's influence spread far and wide. Those who felt it are pledging to continue her workIn the wake of Jane Goodall's death, the many scientists and others influenced by her are promising to do their best to carry on her legacy.
OpenAI now worth $500 billion, possibly making it the world's most valuable startup
Read full article: OpenAI now worth $500 billion, possibly making it the world's most valuable startupOpenAI could now be the world’s most valuable startup, ahead of Elon Musk’s SpaceX and TikTok parent company ByteDance, after a secondary stock sale designed to retain employees at the ChatGPT maker.
Mystery drone sightings reported over critical infrastructure in northern Germany
Read full article: Mystery drone sightings reported over critical infrastructure in northern GermanyGerman authorities are investigating reports of unidentified drones potentially spying on critical infrastructure in Schleswig-Holstein.
US takes a stake in another company, this one is operating a massive lithium mine in Nevada
Read full article: US takes a stake in another company, this one is operating a massive lithium mine in NevadaThe U.S. government is taking a minority stake in Lithium Americas, a company that is developing one of the world’s largest lithium mines in northern Nevada.
Swiss glaciers shrank 3% this year, the fourth-biggest retreat on record
Read full article: Swiss glaciers shrank 3% this year, the fourth-biggest retreat on recordSwiss glaciers have faced significant melting this year, with a 3% drop in total volume, marking the fourth-largest annual decline on record.
New study adds to the possibility of favorable conditions for life at Saturn's moon Enceladus
Read full article: New study adds to the possibility of favorable conditions for life at Saturn's moon EnceladusScientists have uncovered new types of organics in icy geysers spouting from Saturn's moon Enceladus.
OpenAI's Sora joins Meta in pushing AI-generated videos. Some are worried about a flood of 'AI slop'
Read full article: OpenAI's Sora joins Meta in pushing AI-generated videos. Some are worried about a flood of 'AI slop'OpenAI has launched a new social media app called Sora, aiming to capture the audience of short-form video platforms like TikTok and Instagram.
FCC moves to end discounts for Wi-Fi hotspot lending and school bus connectivity
Read full article: FCC moves to end discounts for Wi-Fi hotspot lending and school bus connectivityThe Federal Communications Commission voted to end discounts for library and school Wi-Fi hotspot lending programs on Tuesday, drawing criticism from lawmakers and librarians who say the move will make it more difficult for people who are low-income or live in rural areas to access the internet.
California police pull over a self-driving Waymo for an illegal U-turn, but they can't ticket
Read full article: California police pull over a self-driving Waymo for an illegal U-turn, but they can't ticketPolice in Northern California pulled over a self-driving Waymo taxi after it made an illegal U-turn.
Nobel laureate George Smoot, who researched the universe's origins at UC Berkeley, dies at 80
Read full article: Nobel laureate George Smoot, who researched the universe's origins at UC Berkeley, dies at 80Nobel laureate Dr. George Smoot, who conducted groundbreaking research into the origins of the universe, has died.
Amazon unveils new generation of AI-powered Kindle and other devices
Read full article: Amazon unveils new generation of AI-powered Kindle and other devicesOnline juggernaut Amazon Inc. unveiled its next generation of Kindle, Ring and Echo devices, among other gadgets, that are all powered by artificial intelligence and connected to Alexa+, its AI-infused personal assistant, which made its debut in February.
Researchers turn human skin cells into eggs — but not yet usable ones
Read full article: Researchers turn human skin cells into eggs — but not yet usable onesOregon scientists used human skin cells to create fertilizable eggs, a step in the quest to develop lab-grown eggs or sperm to one day help people conceive.
How to shop secondhand clothing sustainably and look cool doing it
Read full article: How to shop secondhand clothing sustainably and look cool doing itMore online platforms are giving secondhand shopping a digital upgrade, rolling out features like livestream shopping and AI-powered search to make thrifting faster and more exciting.
As Amazon's 'flying rivers' weaken with tree loss, scientists warn of worsening droughts
Read full article: As Amazon's 'flying rivers' weaken with tree loss, scientists warn of worsening droughtsScientists warn that “flying rivers” — invisible streams of moisture that carry rain from the Atlantic Ocean westward across the Amazon — are weakening as deforestation and climate change advance.
UN appeals to the Taliban to restore internet access across Afghanistan
Read full article: UN appeals to the Taliban to restore internet access across AfghanistanThe United Nations mission in Afghanistan is urging the Taliban government to immediately restore nationwide internet and telecommunications access.
YouTube to pay $24.5 million to settle lawsuit over Trump's account suspension after Jan. 6 attack
Read full article: YouTube to pay $24.5 million to settle lawsuit over Trump's account suspension after Jan. 6 attackGoogle’s YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit by President Donald Trump over his 2021 account suspension following the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs landmark bill creating AI safety measures
Read full article: California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs landmark bill creating AI safety measuresCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law legislation aiming to increase transparency and prevent AI models from being used to cause catastrophic harms.
AI is transforming how software engineers do their jobs. Just don't call it 'vibe-coding'
Read full article: AI is transforming how software engineers do their jobs. Just don't call it 'vibe-coding'One of the hottest markets in the artificial intelligence industry is selling chatbots that write computer code.
Video gamer Electronic Arts to be bought in largest-ever private equity buyout valued at $55 billion
Read full article: Video gamer Electronic Arts to be bought in largest-ever private equity buyout valued at $55 billionElectronic Arts, the maker of video games like “Madden NFL,” “Battlefield,” and “The Sims,” is being acquired by an investor group including Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund in the largest private equity-funded buyout in history.
Regulators struggle to keep up with the fast-moving and complicated landscape of AI therapy apps
Read full article: Regulators struggle to keep up with the fast-moving and complicated landscape of AI therapy appsAs mental health chatbots driven by artificial intelligence proliferate, a small number of states are trying to regulate them.
A raptor with no qualms about eating its opponents wins New Zealand's annual bird election
Read full article: A raptor with no qualms about eating its opponents wins New Zealand's annual bird electionNew Zealand’s annual bird election has crowned the kārearea, or New Zealand falcon, as Bird of the Year.
Private equity sees profits in power utilities as electric bills rise and Big Tech seeks more energy
Read full article: Private equity sees profits in power utilities as electric bills rise and Big Tech seeks more energyPrivate investment firms that are helping finance America’s artificial intelligence race and the huge buildout of energy-hungry data centers are getting interested in the local utilities that deliver electricity to regular customers — and the servers that power AI.
Trump moves toward deal to give US an equity stake in company developing Nevada lithium mine
Read full article: Trump moves toward deal to give US an equity stake in company developing Nevada lithium mineThe White House is moving forward with a deal that would allow the U.S. government to take a small equity stake in a Canadian company that is developing one of the world’s largest lithium mines.
Mikey Madison will play a Facebook whistleblower in Aaron Sorkin's ‘Social Network’ follow-up
Read full article: Mikey Madison will play a Facebook whistleblower in Aaron Sorkin's ‘Social Network’ follow-upAaron Sorkin is diving back into the world of Facebook with a new film called “The Social Reckoning.”.