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Biofuel pledge at climate summit highlights India’s ethanol blending debate
Read full article: Biofuel pledge at climate summit highlights India’s ethanol blending debateEarlier this year, the Indian government announced that it has achieved its target of mixing 20% of ethanol—considered a relatively cleaner fuel—with petrol or gasoline five years ahead of schedule.
OpenAI faces 7 lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide, delusions
Read full article: OpenAI faces 7 lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide, delusionsOpenAI is facing seven lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide and harmful delusions even when they had no prior mental health issues.
Peloton recalls nearly 878,000 exercise bikes after several seat posts break
Read full article: Peloton recalls nearly 878,000 exercise bikes after several seat posts breakPeloton is recalling nearly 878,000 exercise bikes in the U.S. and Canada — due to seat posts that can break during use and pose fall hazards.
On the set of the first Agatha Christie show where mysteries are solved with the internet
Read full article: On the set of the first Agatha Christie show where mysteries are solved with the internetThe first contemporary Agatha Christie English-speaking TV series is being shot in the U.K. Over a hundred years since they first appeared in a Christie novel, Tommy and Tuppence have been modernized.
All roads in ancient Rome stretched far longer than previously known, study shows
Read full article: All roads in ancient Rome stretched far longer than previously known, study showsAs the saying went, all roads once led to Rome — and scientists now say those roads stretched 50% longer than previously known.
Zuckerberg, Chan shift bulk of philanthropy to science, focusing on AI and biology to curb disease
Read full article: Zuckerberg, Chan shift bulk of philanthropy to science, focusing on AI and biology to curb diseaseFor the past decade, Dr. Priscilla Chan and her husband Mark Zuckerberg have focused part of their philanthropy on a lofty goal — “to cure, prevent or manage all disease” — if not in their lifetime, then in their children’s.
Denmark eyes new law to protect citizens from AI deepfakes
Read full article: Denmark eyes new law to protect citizens from AI deepfakesDeepfakes have become not only easier to make worldwide but also look or sound exponentially more realistic thanks to technological advances and the proliferation of generative artificial intelligence tools.
Indians who fled a Myanmar cyberscam center are being flown home from Thailand
Read full article: Indians who fled a Myanmar cyberscam center are being flown home from ThailandIndia is repatriating the first batch of hundreds of its nationals who last month fled to Thailand from Myanmar, where most had been working at a notorious center for online scams.
Norway transport firm steps up controls after tests show Chinese-made buses can be halted remotely
Read full article: Norway transport firm steps up controls after tests show Chinese-made buses can be halted remotelyA Norwegian public transport operator plans to tighten security after tests on Chinese-made electric buses revealed the manufacturer could remotely turn them off.
Fortnite maker Epic Games and Google say they're settling 5-year legal fight over Android app store
Read full article: Fortnite maker Epic Games and Google say they're settling 5-year legal fight over Android app storeEpic Games has reached a settlement with Google, potentially ending its five-year legal battle over Google's Play Store for Android apps.
A decade after Brazil’s deadly dam collapse, Indigenous peoples demand justice on the eve of COP30
Read full article: A decade after Brazil’s deadly dam collapse, Indigenous peoples demand justice on the eve of COP30Ten years after Brazil’s worst environmental disaster, the Indigenous Krenak people are still mourning what they call “the death of the river.”.
As world leaders enter climate talks, people in poverty have the most at stake
Read full article: As world leaders enter climate talks, people in poverty have the most at stakeIn the leadup to the annual United Nations climate conference, the U.N. Development Programme has released new data about how climate change is going to affect agriculture, extreme weather and other factors that often mean life or death for people in poverty.
Trump once again nominates tech space traveler Jared Isaacman to serve as NASA administrator
Read full article: Trump once again nominates tech space traveler Jared Isaacman to serve as NASA administratorPresident Donald Trump is nominating Jared Isaacman to serve as his NASA administrator after all.
Big Tesla investor will vote against Musk's massive pay package
Read full article: Big Tesla investor will vote against Musk's massive pay packageNorway’s sovereign wealth fund, one of Tesla’s biggest investors says it will vote against a proposed compensation package that could pay CEO Elon Musk as much as $1 trillion over a decade.
Stability AI largely wins UK court battle against Getty Images over copyright and trademark
Read full article: Stability AI largely wins UK court battle against Getty Images over copyright and trademarkStability AI has mostly prevailed against Getty Images in a British court battle over intellectual property.
Microsoft $9.7 billion deal with IREN will give it access to Nvidia chips
Read full article: Microsoft $9.7 billion deal with IREN will give it access to Nvidia chipsMicrosoft has entered into an approximately $9.7 billion cloud services contract with artificial intelligence cloud service provider IREN that will give it access to some of Nvidia’s chips.
Flight delays persist as government shutdown leads to air traffic controller shortages
Read full article: Flight delays persist as government shutdown leads to air traffic controller shortagesFlight delays are continuing at U.S. airports amid air traffic controller shortages as the government shutdown enters its second month.
Nvidia partners with South Korean government, companies to boost AI development
Read full article: Nvidia partners with South Korean government, companies to boost AI developmentSilicon Valley chipmaker Nvidia plans to supply its graphics processing units for projects with the South Korean businesses and government to advance the country’s artificial intelligence infrastructure and technologies.
Apple delivers strong quarter despite trade war challenges and ongoing artificial technology issues
Read full article: Apple delivers strong quarter despite trade war challenges and ongoing artificial technology issuesApple delivered financial results during its summertime quarter that exceeded analyst projections, despite being caught in the crosshairs of a global trade war at the same time the trendsetting company is scrambling to catch up to its Big Tech peers in the artificial intelligence race.
Universal Music and AI song tool Udio settle lawsuit and partner on new platform, sparking backlash
Read full article: Universal Music and AI song tool Udio settle lawsuit and partner on new platform, sparking backlashUniversal Music Group and AI platform Udio have settled a copyright lawsuit and will collaborate on a new music creation and streaming platform.
China says it's on track to land astronauts on the moon by 2030 ahead of space station mission
Read full article: China says it's on track to land astronauts on the moon by 2030 ahead of space station missionChina said it's on track to land astronauts on the moon by 2030 as it prepared to send another team of astronauts to its space station, as part of its ambitious plans to be a leader in space exploration.
Colorado says relocation of Space Command to Alabama is 'punishment' for mail-in voting
Read full article: Colorado says relocation of Space Command to Alabama is 'punishment' for mail-in votingColorado officials say the relocation of U.S. Space Command to Alabama was illegally motivated by President Donald Trump’s desire to punish Colorado for allowing mail-in voting.
Meta shares slide after company projects higher expenses for 2026
Read full article: Meta shares slide after company projects higher expenses for 2026Meta’s stock slid in after-hours trading Wednesday after the tech giant posted strong third-quarter results but warned that its expenses will be significantly higher in 2026 than this year.
Google's corporate parent posts first-ever quarter with $100B in revenue in latest show of its power
Read full article: Google's corporate parent posts first-ever quarter with $100B in revenue in latest show of its powerGoogle’s corporate parent on Wednesday announced its first-ever quarter with more than $100 billion in revenue.
NTSB says FAA was wrong not to require inspections of Learjet landing gear after Arizona crash
Read full article: NTSB says FAA was wrong not to require inspections of Learjet landing gear after Arizona crashThe National Transportation Safety Board wants the owners of nearly 2,000 Learjets to urgently inspect their landing gear to make sure they won't collapse like they did in a fatal crash earlier this year involving a private jet owned by Motley Crue singer Vince Neil.
Study finds EVs quickly overcome their energy-intensive build to be cleaner than gas cars
Read full article: Study finds EVs quickly overcome their energy-intensive build to be cleaner than gas carsProducing and manufacturing electric vehicles and their batteries uses a lot of energy, leading many to be skeptical about the environmental benefits of going electric.
Microsoft deploys a fix to Azure cloud service that's hit with outage
Read full article: Microsoft deploys a fix to Azure cloud service that's hit with outageMicrosoft says users of its Azure cloud portal may be not be able to access Office 365, Minecraft or other services due to issues with its global content delivery network services.
White House says deal to put TikTok under US ownership could be finalized in South Korea
Read full article: White House says deal to put TikTok under US ownership could be finalized in South KoreaThe Trump administration has been signaling that it may have finally reached a deal with China to keep TikTok running in the U.S., with the two countries finalizing the details as soon as Thursday.
Uber plans to offer autonomous taxi rides in San Francisco starting next year
Read full article: Uber plans to offer autonomous taxi rides in San Francisco starting next yearUber said Wednesday that the San Francisco Bay Area will be the first market for its specially built autonomous taxi, which is expected to launch in late 2026.
OpenAI may move forward with new business structure, partnership with Microsoft, regulators say
Read full article: OpenAI may move forward with new business structure, partnership with Microsoft, regulators sayOpenAI said it has reorganized its ownership structure and converted its business into a public benefit corporation.
Elon Musk launches Grokipedia to compete with online encyclopedia Wikipedia
Read full article: Elon Musk launches Grokipedia to compete with online encyclopedia WikipediaElon Musk has launched Grokipedia, a crowdsourced online encyclopedia that the billionaire seeks to position as a rival to Wikipedia.
Stragglers from Myanmar scam center raided by army cross into Thailand as buildings are blown up
Read full article: Stragglers from Myanmar scam center raided by army cross into Thailand as buildings are blown upA Thai regional army commander say that the number of people fleeing from Myanmar to Thailand after Myanmar’s military shut down a major online scam center has slowed to a trickle.
Bird flu hits migrating cranes hard in Germany as the virus flares up
Read full article: Bird flu hits migrating cranes hard in Germany as the virus flares upIn a spot outside Berlin that’s usually a paradise for birdwatchers, volunteers have recovered nearly 2,000 dead cranes in recent days as bird flu has hit the migrating birds hard.
Bill Gates calls for climate fight to shift focus from curbing emissions to reducing human suffering
Read full article: Bill Gates calls for climate fight to shift focus from curbing emissions to reducing human sufferingBill Gates thinks climate change is a serious problem and that scientific innovation will curb it.
Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in the Caribbean
Read full article: Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in the CaribbeanThe National Hurricane Center warns that Hurricane Melissa poses a threat of catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in Jamaica, Cuba and Hispaniola.
New Hampshire man resumes dialysis after record 271 days living with a pig kidney
Read full article: New Hampshire man resumes dialysis after record 271 days living with a pig kidneyA New Hampshire man lived with a pig kidney for a record 271 days before surgeons removed it last week as the organ's function declined.
China's rare golden monkeys debut at European zoos, a possible successor to 'panda diplomacy'
Read full article: China's rare golden monkeys debut at European zoos, a possible successor to 'panda diplomacy'China's endangered golden snub-nosed monkeys have joined pandas as diplomatic envoys to Europe.
In a California farming region, researchers are mapping rural heat to protect farmworkers
Read full article: In a California farming region, researchers are mapping rural heat to protect farmworkersIn some of the most agriculturally rich regions in the U.S., researchers from San Diego State University are working to understand how climate change is impacting heat in rural areas and the farmworkers who toil in them.