Wind turbine maker to pay settlement after blade broke apart and washed up on Nantucket beaches
Read full article: Wind turbine maker to pay settlement after blade broke apart and washed up on Nantucket beachesThe maker of a wind turbine blade that broke apart off Nantucket Island and washed onto beaches last summer has agreed to a $10 million settlement.
Bitcoin tops $118,000 for the first time, as the cryptocurrency continues to climb to new heights
Read full article: Bitcoin tops $118,000 for the first time, as the cryptocurrency continues to climb to new heightsBitcoin has reached another all-time high, surpassing $118,000 for the first time on Friday.
Tired of put-downs, Tennessee town corrects the record with play about the Scopes trial it hosted
Read full article: Tired of put-downs, Tennessee town corrects the record with play about the Scopes trial it hostedA small town in Tennessee courted national publicity a century ago when it recruited a local teacher to challenge a state law banning the teaching of evolution.
A Denver dino museum makes a find deep under own parking lot. Like 'a hole in one from the moon.'
Read full article: A Denver dino museum makes a find deep under own parking lot. Like 'a hole in one from the moon.'A dinosaur fossil has been found in an unlikely place, a hole drilled under the parking lot of a Colorado museum where dinosaur skeletons are on display.
US has reclosed its southern border after a flesh-eating parasite is seen further north in Mexico
Read full article: US has reclosed its southern border after a flesh-eating parasite is seen further north in MexicoThe U.S. has closed its southern border again to livestock imports, saying that a flesh-eating parasite has moved further north in Mexico than previously reported.
AI device startup that sued OpenAI and Jony Ive is now suing its own ex-employee over trade secrets
Read full article: AI device startup that sued OpenAI and Jony Ive is now suing its own ex-employee over trade secretsA secretive competition to build a new way of communicating with artificial intelligence chatbots is getting a messy public airing as OpenAI fights a trademark dispute over its stealth hardware project with legendary iPhone designer Jony Ive.
Microsoft Outlook users experience hourslong outage impacting email access
Read full article: Microsoft Outlook users experience hourslong outage impacting email accessAfter Outlook users ran into issues accessing their email accounts on Wednesday and Thursday, Microsoft says that affected systems are back online.
EU unveils AI code of practice to help businesses comply with bloc's rules
Read full article: EU unveils AI code of practice to help businesses comply with bloc's rulesThe European Union has released a code of practice on general purpose artificial intelligence to help thousands of businesses in the 27-nation bloc using the technology comply with the bloc’s landmark AI rule book.
Tesla announces November annual meeting under pressure from shareholders
Read full article: Tesla announces November annual meeting under pressure from shareholdersTesla has scheduled an annual shareholders meeting for November, one day after the electric vehicle company came under pressure from major shareholders to do so.
The Czech Republic bans DeepSeek in state administration over cybersecurity concerns
Read full article: The Czech Republic bans DeepSeek in state administration over cybersecurity concernsThe Czech Republic has banned the use of any products by the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek in state administration over cybersecurity concerns.
Nvidia is again Wall Street's most valuable company. How it got there, by the numbers
Read full article: Nvidia is again Wall Street's most valuable company. How it got there, by the numbersNvidia reached another milestone in its rise to becoming one of the world’s most important companies: the first publicly traded company to reach a market value of $4 trillion.
Samsung unveils its new line of foldable devices at Unpacked
Read full article: Samsung unveils its new line of foldable devices at UnpackedSamsung introduced several updates to its foldable devices lineup on Wednesday, with the new Galaxy Z Fold 7, Z Flip 7, and the new Z Flip 7 FE taking stage at the latest Unpacked event.
X CEO Linda Yaccarino resigns after two years at the helm of Elon Musk’s social media platform
Read full article: X CEO Linda Yaccarino resigns after two years at the helm of Elon Musk’s social media platformX CEO Linda Yaccarino said she’s stepping down after two years running Elon Musk’s social media platform.
A 'click-to-cancel' rule, intended to make canceling subscriptions easier, is blocked
Read full article: A 'click-to-cancel' rule, intended to make canceling subscriptions easier, is blockedA “click-to-cancel” rule, which would have required businesses to make it easy for consumers to cancel unwanted subscriptions and memberships, has been blocked by a court days before it was set to go into effect.
Musk's xAI scrubs inappropriate posts after Grok chatbot makes antisemitic comments
Read full article: Musk's xAI scrubs inappropriate posts after Grok chatbot makes antisemitic commentsElon Musk’s artificial intelligence company is taking down antisemitic comments and other “inappropriate posts” made by its Grok chatbot, including some praising Adolf Hitler.
Video game actors are voting on a new contract. Here’s what it means for AI in gaming
Read full article: Video game actors are voting on a new contract. Here’s what it means for AI in gamingA tentative agreement passed by the union board in June could put video game performers back in action after a nearly year-long strike.
'Lord of the Rings' director backs long shot de-extinction plan, starring New Zealand's lost moa
Read full article: 'Lord of the Rings' director backs long shot de-extinction plan, starring New Zealand's lost moaFilmmaker Peter Jackson's fascination with a large extinct New Zealand bird has led to an unusual partnership with a biotech company known for its grand and controversial plans to bring back lost species.
Residents wear masks as volcanic ash blankets villages near erupting Indonesian volcano
Read full article: Residents wear masks as volcanic ash blankets villages near erupting Indonesian volcanoResidents are wearing masks to protect themselves from thick volcanic ash that is blanketing several Indonesian villages as rumbling Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupted for a second straight day.
What to know about a potential deal to keep TikTok running in US
Read full article: What to know about a potential deal to keep TikTok running in USLess than a month after extending a deadline to ban TikTok for the third time, President Donald Trump told reporters late Friday night that, “We pretty much have a deal,” on TikTok.
Underwater turbine spinning for 6 years off Scotland's coast is a breakthrough for tidal energy
Read full article: Underwater turbine spinning for 6 years off Scotland's coast is a breakthrough for tidal energySubmerged in about 40 meters of water off Scotland’s coast, a turbine has been spinning for more than six years to harness the power of ocean tides and generate electricity.
A reignited Trump-Musk feud burns Tesla investors, shares of EV company tumble 7%
Read full article: A reignited Trump-Musk feud burns Tesla investors, shares of EV company tumble 7%Shares of electric vehicle maker Tesla tumbled 7% as the feud between CEO Elon Musk and Trump reignited over the weekend.
Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano erupts and sends searing-hot ash miles high
Read full article: Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano erupts and sends searing-hot ash miles highIndonesia’s rumbling Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki has erupted twice and sent clouds of searing gas miles into the sky while tons of ash fell on villages and flights were cancelled.
Scientists transplant crossbred corals to help save Miami's reefs from climate change
Read full article: Scientists transplant crossbred corals to help save Miami's reefs from climate changeScientists from the University of Miami, the Florida Aquarium, and Tela Marine in Honduras are transplanting crossbred coral fragments onto a reef off Miami's coast.
EPA puts on leave 139 employees who spoke out against policies under Trump
Read full article: EPA puts on leave 139 employees who spoke out against policies under TrumpThe Environmental Protection Agency has placed on administrative leave 139 employees who signed a so-called “declaration of dissent” against the federal agency's policies.
How a GOP rift over tech regulation doomed a ban on state AI laws in Trump's tax bill
Read full article: How a GOP rift over tech regulation doomed a ban on state AI laws in Trump's tax billA stark disagreement over regulating AI in Republicans’ tax cut and spending bill is the latest tension among conservatives about whether to let states continue to put guardrails on emerging technologies or minimize such interference.
Tesla sales plunge again as anti-Musk boycott shows staying power and rivals pounce on the weakness
Read full article: Tesla sales plunge again as anti-Musk boycott shows staying power and rivals pounce on the weaknessSales of Tesla electric cars fell sharply in the last three months compared to a year earlier as boycotts over Elon Musk’s political views continue to keep buyers away.
The US plans to begin breeding billions of flies to fight a pest. Here is how it will work
Read full article: The US plans to begin breeding billions of flies to fight a pest. Here is how it will workThe U.S. government is preparing to breed billions of flies and drop them from airplanes over Mexico and even southern Texas.
US calls reported threats by pro-Iran hackers to release Trump-tied material a 'smear campaign'
Read full article: US calls reported threats by pro-Iran hackers to release Trump-tied material a 'smear campaign'A news report says hackers supporting Iran have threatened to release emails supposedly stolen from people connected to President Donald Trump.
Iran assesses the damage and lashes out after Israeli and US strikes damage its nuclear sites
Read full article: Iran assesses the damage and lashes out after Israeli and US strikes damage its nuclear sitesIran is assessing the damage and lashing out over the American and Israeli airstrikes that damaged its nuclear sites.
Senate strikes AI regulatory ban from GOP bill after uproar from the states
Read full article: Senate strikes AI regulatory ban from GOP bill after uproar from the statesA proposal to deter states from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade was soundly defeated in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, thwarting attempts to insert the measure into President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts.
Trump vents online about service provider after conference call marred by glitch
Read full article: Trump vents online about service provider after conference call marred by glitchPresident Donald Trump is complaining about technical difficulties he experienced while trying to hold a conference call with faith leaders across the country.
Iranian cyberattacks remain a threat despite ceasefire, US officials warn
Read full article: Iranian cyberattacks remain a threat despite ceasefire, US officials warnThe FBI and federal cybersecurity officials are warning that the threat of cyberattacks linked to pro-Iranian groups continues despite a ceasefire between Iran and Israel.
NOAA delays the cutoff of key satellite data for hurricane forecasting
Read full article: NOAA delays the cutoff of key satellite data for hurricane forecastingThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says it is delaying by one month the planned cutoff of satellite data that helps forecasters track hurricanes.
A Georgia town that solidly backed Trump could fall victim to his tax bill's green energy cuts
Read full article: A Georgia town that solidly backed Trump could fall victim to his tax bill's green energy cutsNo state may have more to lose than Georgia as Republicans in Congress look to gut federal subsidies that aid both the solar and electric vehicle industries.
EPA employees put names to 'declaration of dissent' over agency moves under Trump
Read full article: EPA employees put names to 'declaration of dissent' over agency moves under TrumpA group of Environmental Protection Agency employees has published a declaration of dissent to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin over the agency's leadership and policies.
China's humanoid robots generate more soccer excitement than their human counterparts
Read full article: China's humanoid robots generate more soccer excitement than their human counterpartsHumanoid robots have captivated fans in Beijing with a fully autonomous soccer match powered by artificial intelligence.
Residents express amazement after seeing fireball streak across the southern sky
Read full article: Residents express amazement after seeing fireball streak across the southern skyMore than 200 people across a half-dozen southern states have reported witnessing a fireball streak across the sky, and NASA has determined that it was a meteor.
The government cuts key data used in hurricane forecasting, and experts sound an alarm
Read full article: The government cuts key data used in hurricane forecasting, and experts sound an alarmWeather experts are warning that hurricane forecasts will be severely hampered by the upcoming cutoff of key data from U.S. Department of Defense satellites.
Brazil’s Supreme Court clears way to hold social media companies liable for user content
Read full article: Brazil’s Supreme Court clears way to hold social media companies liable for user contentBrazil’s Supreme Court agreed on Thursday on details of a decision to hold social media companies liable for what their users post, clearing the way for it go into effect within weeks.
Trumps drop 'Made in the USA' label for new phone and a debate ensues: How to define 'made'?
Read full article: Trumps drop 'Made in the USA' label for new phone and a debate ensues: How to define 'made'?The Trump family may be having second thoughts about that “Made in the USA” claim attached to its new Trump-branded phone, which raises an interesting question: How to define “made”.
More refunds are being sent to Fortnite players 'tricked' into unwanted purchases. How you can apply
Read full article: More refunds are being sent to Fortnite players 'tricked' into unwanted purchases. How you can applyThe Federal Trade Commission is issuing more refunds to Fortnite players who it says were charged for unwanted purchases.
How carbon capture works and the debate about whether it's a future climate solution
Read full article: How carbon capture works and the debate about whether it's a future climate solutionPower plants and industrial facilities that emit planet-warming carbon dioxide are hopeful that Congress will keep tax credits for capturing the gas and storing it deep underground.