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Greek island temple complex reveals 'countless' offerings left by ancient worshippers

39 minutes ago

Campaigners want fossil fuel firms to pay into climate calamity fund; diplomats dubious

6 hours ago

Former ByteDance executive says Chinese Communist Party tracked Hong Kong protesters via data

11 hours ago

Virginia regulators expected to vote on Youngkin plan to withdraw from climate initiative

Virginia regulators are expected to take a final vote on whether to advance Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s plan to withdraw from a multistate carbon cap-and-trade program.

11 hours ago

Leaders gather in Paris to accelerate wringing more out of every ounce of fuel

As 30 environment and trade ministers, and 50 CEOs gather in Paris for the 8th international conference on energy efficiency, the International Energy Agency is taking stock.

17 hours ago

Apple's Vision Pro goggles unleash a mixed reality that could lead to more innovation and isolation

Reporters are a skeptical bunch, so it was unusual to hear so many of them raving about their firsthand experience with Apple’s next Big Thing.

18 hours ago

Recalled pillows linked to 10 infant deaths still being sold on Facebook Marketplace, US agency says

Federal safety regulators are urging consumers to stop using baby pillows that have been linked to 10 infant deaths but are still being sold on Facebook Marketplace, despite being recalled two years ago.

21 hours ago

Chesapeake Bay report cites environmental justice disparities

A report on the Chesapeake Bay has found strong disparities between communities in different parts of the bay’s watershed in terms of health, economics and social justice concerns.

5 hours ago

Canada wildfires are leading to air-quality alerts in US. Here's how to stay safe

Canada is dealing with a series of intense wildfires that have spread from the western provinces to Quebec, with hundreds of forest fires burning.

23 hours ago

Bluesky, championed by Jack Dorsey, was supposed to be Twitter 2.0. Can it succeed?

Bluesky is the internet’s hottest members-only spot at the moment.

20 hours ago

New Jersey utilities float solar panels on reservoir, powering water treatment plant

Two New Jersey utilities have joined forces on a clean energy project to pump water from a reservoir to 84,000 homes and businesses.

1 day ago

Papa Jake survived D-Day on Omaha Beach, now he's a TikTok star

World War II veteran Jake Larson survived D-Day on Omaha Beach.

22 hours ago

OpenAI CEO suggests international agency like UN's nuclear watchdog could oversee AI

A key innovator is warning that artificial intelligence poses an “existential risk” to humanity.

3 hours ago

Ukrainian dam breach: What's happening and what's at stake

The fallout from the breach of a river dam along a frontline of Russia’s war in Ukraine continues to wreak havoc on lives, livelihoods and the environment.

1 day ago

Japan earmarks $107 billion for developing hydrogen energy to cut emissions, stabilize supplies

Japan’s government has adopted a revision to the country’s plans to use more hydrogen as fuel.

1 day ago

Microsoft will pay $20M to settle U.S. charges of illegally collecting children's data

Microsoft will pay a fine of $20 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it illegally collected and retained the data of children who signed up to use its Xbox video game console.

1 day ago

Federal judge calls Indiana attorney general's TikTok lawsuit largely 'political posturing'

The fate of an Indiana lawsuit against the social media company TikTok is uncertain after a federal judge lambasted it as “political posturing.”.

1 day ago

Agenda spat at UN climate talks as top official sees chance to ask 'difficult questions' in Dubai

Nations have resumed talks on tackling global warming with the aim of shaping a deal that might put the world on track to prevent a dangerous increase in temperatures.

1 day ago

Small-brained ancient human cousins may have buried their dead, according to a surprising study

Scientists say they've found evidence an ancient human cousin may have buried its dead and carved symbols into cave walls, surprising findings for a creature with a small brain.

1 day ago

Binance mishandled funds and violated securities laws, according to SEC lawsuit

The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance and its founder Changpeng Zhao are accused of misusing investor funds, operating as an unregistered exchange and violating a slew of U.S. securities laws in a lawsuit filed by the SEC.

1 day ago

Amount of warming triggering carbon dioxide in air hits new peak, growing at near-record fast rate

The cause of global warming is showing no signs of slowing as heat-trapping carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere has increased to record highs in its annual Spring peak.

2 days ago

DNA sucked into air filters can reveal what plants and animals are nearby

Scientists have found that air quality monitoring stations pick up lots of DNA that can reveal what plants and animals have been in the area.

2 days ago

Is it real or made by AI? Europe wants a label for that as it fights disinformation

The European Union is pushing online platforms like Google and Meta to step up efforts to fight false information by adding labels to text, photos and other content generated by artificial intelligence.

2 days ago

OpenAI boss 'heartened' by talks with world leaders over will to contain AI risks

The CEO of OpenAI says he is encouraged by a desire shown by world leaders to contain any risks posed by the artificial intelligence technology his company and others are developing.

3 days ago

Senegal's government suspends mobile internet access amid days of deadly clashes

Senegal’s government has temporarily suspended mobile phone data as the country reels from days of deadly clashes between police and supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko.

1 day ago

Apple unveils a $3,500 headset as it wades into the world of virtual reality

Apple has unveiled a long-rumored headset that will place its users between the virtual and real world, while also testing the technology trendsetter’s ability to popularize new-fangled devices after others failed to capture the public’s imagination.

3 days ago

Twitter executive responsible for content safety resigns after Elon Musk criticism

A top Twitter executive responsible for safety and content moderation is leaving the company.

3 days ago

Honeybee health blooms at federal facilities across the country

While judges, lawyers and support staff at the federal courthouse in Concord, New Hampshire, keep the American justice system buzzing, thousands of humble honeybees on the building’s roof are playing their part in a more important task: feeding the world.

Report: Buffalo's snow-removal equipment, communications fell short during deadly blizzard

A new report finds several shortcomings in Buffalo's response to a historic December blizzard in which 31 city residents died.

YouTube changes policy to allow false claims about past US presidential elections

YouTube says it will stop removing content that falsely claims the 2020 election and other past U.S. presidential elections were marred by widespread fraud, errors or glitches.

First-of-its-kind Mars livestream by ESA spacecraft interrupted at times by rain on Earth

A European spacecraft around Mars has sent its first livestream from the red planet to Earth to mark the 20th anniversary of its launch.

Tropical Storm Arlene, 1st of season, forms in Gulf of Mexico

Tropical Storm Arlene, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, has formed in the Gulf of Mexico.

Why are people in Britain talking about Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages?

Critics accuse the British administration of running “government by WhatsApp” due to the popularity of the messaging app with politicians and officials.

Woman walking on California beach finds ancient mastodon tooth

A woman taking a Memorial Day weekend stroll on a California beach found something unusual sticking out of the sand: a tooth from an ancient mastodon.

Soaring rhetoric: NASA mission will carry Poet Laureate Ada Limón's words to Jupiter

A new work by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón, written for an upcoming NASA mission, is a glance at outer space that returns back to Earth.

Boeing's astronaut capsule faces more launch delays after latest problems

Boeing's astronaut capsule faces more launch delays after new problems cropped up.

California bill requiring Big Tech to pay for news gains momentum

A bill that would force Big Tech companies to pay news agencies for using their content passed its first big test in the state Legislature on Thursday.

Airbnb sues New York City over restrictions on short-term rentals

Airbnb is suing New York City over rules that the company says would make it much more difficult for people to turn their property into short-term rentals.

Boeing signs alternative fuel deal with Los Angeles startup to cut carbon footprint

A Los Angeles startup that is designing facilities to remove carbon dioxide from the ocean says it has struck a pre-purchase agreement with Boeing.

Newly discovered stone tools drag dawn of Greek archaeology back by a quarter-million years

Greece is famous for its ancient sites.

Brazil's Congress weakens pro-environment ministries in a rejection of Lula

In a rejection of early moves by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva who took office in January, Brazil’s Congress has stripped powers from the new Ministry of Indigenous Peoples and Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, both led by women environmentalists.

Money stored in Venmo and other payment apps could be vulnerable, financial watchdog warns

Customers of Venmo, PayPal and CashApp should not store their money with those apps for the long term because the funds may not be covered by deposit insurance.

Some 'Diablo IV' players report invalid license error message after early access launch

Early access for “Diablo IV” began Thursday night — but the rollout of the highly anticipated action role-playing video game didn’t come without speedbumps, notably for PlayStation users.

AI chips are hot. Here's what they are, what they're for and why investors see gold

The hottest thing in technology is an unprepossessing sliver of silicon closely related to the chips that power video game graphics.

Amazon to pay $31 million in privacy violation penalties for Alexa voice assistant and Ring camera

Amazon has agreed to pay a $25 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations it violated a child privacy law and deceived parents by keeping for years kids’ voice and location data recorded by its Alexa voice assistant.

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Owner of funeral homes accused of spraying insecticide at cops, assaulting media at Jan. 6 riot

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Prosecutor: Deputy could have stopped Parkland school shooting but chose to take cover

23 minutes ago

How to protect your children from hot car dangers as summer approaches

25 minutes ago

Greek island temple complex reveals 'countless' offerings left by ancient worshippers

NASA talks UFOs with public ahead of final report on unidentified flying objects

NASA is publicly addressing the subject of UFOs a year after launching a study into unexplained sightings.

Earth is 'really quite sick now' and in danger zone in nearly all ecological ways, study says

A new study says Earth has pushed past seven out of eight scientifically established safety limits and into “the danger zone,” not just for an overheating planet that’s losing its natural areas, but for well-being of people living on it.

For the few women who sit atop S&P 500 companies, thinner paychecks as median compensation slips

Last year was a mixed bag pay-wise for the women who run companies in the S&P 500 -- compensation increased for more than half of them, but the median pay package fell 6%.

CEOs got smaller raises. It would still take a typical worker two lifetimes to make their annual pay

After ballooning for years, CEO pay growth is finally slowing.

China warns of artificial intelligence risks, calls for beefed-up national security measures

China has warned of the risks posed by advances in artificial intelligence while calling for heightened national security measures.

Corporate Amazon workers protest company’s climate impact and return-to-office mandate in walkout

Hundreds of corporate Amazon workers upset about the company’s environmental impact, recent layoffs and a return-to-office mandate protested at its Seattle headquarters.

Private flight with 2 Saudi astronauts returns from space station with Gulf of Mexico splashdown

A private crew is back on Earth after a nine-day trip to the International Space Station.

What to know about the Texas prison where Elizabeth Holmes is serving her 11-year sentence

Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has reported to a federal prison in Texas — marking the start of her 11-year sentence for overseeing a notorious blood testing hoax.

What's new in robots? An AI-powered humanoid machine that writes poems

Robots are on display at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation in London, where visitors can get a glimpse of the future.

Chipmaker Nvidia joins exclusive club of companies with a $1 trillion market capitalization

Nvidia has joined the exclusive club of companies with a $1 trillion market capitalization as the chipmaker benefits from the growing use of artificial intelligence.

Artificial intelligence raises risk of extinction, experts say in new warning

Scientists and tech industry leaders, including executives at Microsoft and Google, have issued a new warning about the perils that artificial intelligence poses to humankind.

Toyota, Daimler Truck, Hino, Mitsubishi Fuso joining forces in ecological technology

German truck maker Daimler, Toyota and two other automakers plan to work together on new technologies, including the use of hydrogen fuel, to help fight climate change.

China launches new crew for space station, with eye to putting astronauts on moon before 2030

China has launched a spacecraft carrying a new three-person crew for its orbiting space station.

IAEA team in Japan for final review before planned discharge of Fukushima nuclear plant water

An International Atomic Energy Agency team has arrived in Tokyo for a final review before Japan begins releasing massive amounts of treated radioactive water into the sea from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant, a plan that has been strongly opposed by local fishing communities and neighboring countries.

China plans to land astronauts on moon before 2030, expand space station, bring on foreign partners

Officials with China's burgeoning space program say they plan to place astronauts on the moon before 2030 and expand their space station.

As Elizabeth Holmes heads to prison for fraud, many puzzle over her motives

As Elizabeth Holmes prepares to report to prison next week, the criminal case that laid bare the blood-testing scam at the heart of her Theranos startup is entering its final phase.

EU official says Twitter abandons bloc's voluntary pact against disinformation

A top European Union official says Twitter has dropped out of the bloc's voluntary agreement to combat online disinformation.

Farmer-turned-policeman is Mexico's eyes and ears at Popocatepetl volcano

When the Popocatepetl volcano reawakened in 1994, Mexican scientists needed people in the area who could be their eyes and ears.

Brazil: UN regional group has endorsed Amazon city to host 2025 climate conference

Brazil’s government has announced that a U.N. Latin America regional group has endorsed a Brazilian city in the Amazon region to host the 2025 U.N. climate change conference, though the world body has not yet publicly confirmed the venue.

Killer whales damage boats in Spanish, Portuguese waters in puzzling new behavior

A pod of killer whales repeatedly rammed a yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar this week, damaging it enough to require Spanish rescuers to come to the aid of its four crew members.

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