Detroit production of Mozart opera turns its female characters into automatons
Read full article: Detroit production of Mozart opera turns its female characters into automatonsAudiences at the Detroit Opera House expecting their performance of “Cosi fan tutte” to begin with the overture may be surprised to hear instead a product launch from a tech company CEO.
Kendrick Lamar, Gracie Abrams and Zoe Saldaña earn Webby Award nominations, along with Nutter Butter
Read full article: Kendrick Lamar, Gracie Abrams and Zoe Saldaña earn Webby Award nominations, along with Nutter ButterKendrick Lamar, Gracie Abrams, Zoe Saldaña and Nutter Butter are among the nominees for this year’s Webby Awards, recognizing the best internet content and creators.
Volcano erupts in southwestern Iceland after a nearby town and spa are evacuated
Read full article: Volcano erupts in southwestern Iceland after a nearby town and spa are evacuatedA volcano in southwestern Iceland that has erupted repeatedly for more than a year again belched lava and smoke into the air, just hours after authorities evacuated the few remaining residents of a nearby fishing village.
Bitcoin investor buys an entire SpaceX flight for the ultimate polar adventure
Read full article: Bitcoin investor buys an entire SpaceX flight for the ultimate polar adventureA bitcoin investor is headed to space with three polar explorers on the first flight to carry people over the North and South poles.
Thousands of workers at nation's health agencies brace for mass layoffs
Read full article: Thousands of workers at nation's health agencies brace for mass layoffsAs they readied to leave work Monday, some workers at the Food and Drug Administration were told to pack their laptops and prepare for the possibility that they wouldn’t be back.
NASA's newly returned astronauts say they would fly on Boeing's Starliner capsule again
Read full article: NASA's newly returned astronauts say they would fly on Boeing's Starliner capsule againNASA's celebrity astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams say they would fly on Boeing's Starliner capsule again.
Dow wants to power its Texas manufacturing complex with new nuclear reactors instead of natural gas
Read full article: Dow wants to power its Texas manufacturing complex with new nuclear reactors instead of natural gasDow, a major producer of chemicals and plastics, wants to use next-generation nuclear reactors for clean power and steam at a Texas manufacturing complex instead of natural gas.
AI and satellites help aid workers respond to Myanmar earthquake damage
Read full article: AI and satellites help aid workers respond to Myanmar earthquake damageJust after sunrise on Saturday, a satellite set its long-range camera on the city of Mandalay in Myanmar, not far from the epicenter of Friday’s 7.7 magnitude earthquake that devastated the Southeast Asian country’s second-largest city.
Scientists hope a newly discovered flower will return after rain in West Texas
Read full article: Scientists hope a newly discovered flower will return after rain in West TexasScientists who want to learn more about a tiny, newly discovered flower in West Texas are hoping it will bloom again in a couple of weeks after rain finally fell in the area.
A stroke survivor speaks again with the help of an experimental brain-computer implant
Read full article: A stroke survivor speaks again with the help of an experimental brain-computer implantScientists have developed a device that can translate thoughts about speech into spoken words in real time.
Jack Black, Jason Momoa enter the Minecraft universe as the video game phenom hits the big screen
Read full article: Jack Black, Jason Momoa enter the Minecraft universe as the video game phenom hits the big screenWhen Jack Black got the call to star in the “Minecraft” movie, the perks were plenty.
Scientists shielding farming from climate change need more public funding. But they're getting less
Read full article: Scientists shielding farming from climate change need more public funding. But they're getting lessPublic funding for agricultural research in the U.S. has been declining for the last two decades, a process Trump has rapidly accelerated by freezing or pausing support for a variety of research programs financed by the USDA, EPA and other organizations.
China's telecoms giant Huawei Technologies says its profit fell 28% while revenue surged in 2024
Read full article: China's telecoms giant Huawei Technologies says its profit fell 28% while revenue surged in 2024Chinese telecoms gear giant Huawei says its net profit fell 28% in 2024 while its revenue surged, as the company invested heavily in advanced technologies.
A private European aerospace startup completes the first test flight of its orbital launch vehicle
Read full article: A private European aerospace startup completes the first test flight of its orbital launch vehicleA rocket by a private European aerospace company launched from Norway on Sunday and crashed into the sea 30 seconds later.
US immigration officials look to expand social media data collection
Read full article: US immigration officials look to expand social media data collectionU.S. immigration officials are asking the public and federal agencies to comment on a proposal to collect social media handles from people applying to benefits such as green cards or citizenship, to comply with an executive order from President Donald Trump.
Top vaccine official resigns from FDA, criticizes RFK Jr. for promoting 'misinformation and lies'
Read full article: Top vaccine official resigns from FDA, criticizes RFK Jr. for promoting 'misinformation and lies'The top vaccine official with the Food and Drug Administration has resigned and criticized the nation's top health official for allowing “misinformation and lies” to guide his thinking behind the safety of vaccinations.
New 3D technology could soon bring surgeons closer to patients in Africa's most remote regions
Read full article: New 3D technology could soon bring surgeons closer to patients in Africa's most remote regionsA groundbreaking initiative could soon be bringing surgeons closer to patients in Africa's remote corners where the doctor-to-patients ratio is among the lowest in the world.
New wave of smaller, cheaper nuclear reactors sends US states racing to attract the industry
Read full article: New wave of smaller, cheaper nuclear reactors sends US states racing to attract the industryU.S. states are positioning themselves to compete for newer, cheaper nuclear reactors being developed as communities and tech giants compete in a race for electricity.
Elon Musk sells X to his own xAI for $33 billion in all-stock deal
Read full article: Elon Musk sells X to his own xAI for $33 billion in all-stock dealElon Musk has sold social media site X to his own xAI artificial intelligence company in a $33 billion all-stock deal, the billionaire announced on Friday.
Convicted of bilking investors, Nikola founder and Trump donor gets a presidential pardon
Read full article: Convicted of bilking investors, Nikola founder and Trump donor gets a presidential pardonThe founder of an electric car start-up sentenced to prison for exaggerating the potential of his technology has been pardoned by President Donald Trump, potentially wiping out hundreds of millions of dollars in restitution that prosecutors were seeking for bamboozled investors.
An AI-based drone that speeds up the detection and monitoring of wildfires is presented in Germany
Read full article: An AI-based drone that speeds up the detection and monitoring of wildfires is presented in GermanyA company that specializes in early wildfire detection has developed a new, AI-based drone that it says will help speed up the detection, location and monitoring of fires.
What is 'classified' information? What are 'secure' communications? Here's a primer
Read full article: What is 'classified' information? What are 'secure' communications? Here's a primerThe Trump administration's use of a popular app to discuss sensitive military plans — with a journalist on the text chain — is raising questions about security and the importance of safeguarding the nation's secrets.
ChatGPT's viral Studio Ghibli-style images highlight AI copyright concerns
Read full article: ChatGPT's viral Studio Ghibli-style images highlight AI copyright concernsFans of Studio Ghibli, the famed Japanese animation studio behind “Spirited Away” and other beloved movies, were delighted this week when a new version of ChatGPT let them transform popular internet memes or personal photos into the distinct style of Ghibli founder Hayao Miyazaki.
19 New England sea turtles are back in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida after rehabbing in Missouri
Read full article: 19 New England sea turtles are back in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida after rehabbing in MissouriNineteen sea turtles that rehabbed in Missouri after suffering the effects of cold water temperatures in New England are now back in the Atlantic Ocean off of Jacksonville, Florida.
Earth’s storage of water in soil, lakes and rivers is dwindling. And it’s especially bad for farming
Read full article: Earth’s storage of water in soil, lakes and rivers is dwindling. And it’s especially bad for farmingNew research finds that global warming has significantly reduced the amount of water that’s being stored around the world in soil, lakes, rivers, snow and other places on land.
Los Angeles sheriff's department to retest 4,000 DNA samples after using faulty kits for 8 months
Read full article: Los Angeles sheriff's department to retest 4,000 DNA samples after using faulty kits for 8 monthsThe Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says it will retest 4,000 DNA samples and open an internal investigation after learning that it used potentially flawed test kits for eight months.
Figure skating embraces the future with new technology, modern concepts to engage athletes and fans
Read full article: Figure skating embraces the future with new technology, modern concepts to engage athletes and fansThe governing body of figure skating has embarked on an ambitious plan called “Vision 2030,” and the idea is simple: Make the sport cool again.
A Venus flytrap wasp? Scientists uncover an ancient insect preserved in amber that snatched its prey
Read full article: A Venus flytrap wasp? Scientists uncover an ancient insect preserved in amber that snatched its preyScientists have discovered an ancient wasp with a body like a Venus flytrap to seize and snatch its prey.
US robotics companies push for national strategy, including a central office, to compete with China
Read full article: US robotics companies push for national strategy, including a central office, to compete with ChinaAmerican robotics companies are pushing for a national robotics strategy, including a central government robotics office, to promote the industry at a time that Beijing is making intelligent robots a top national priority.
Judge allows newspaper copyright lawsuit against OpenAI to proceed
Read full article: Judge allows newspaper copyright lawsuit against OpenAI to proceedA federal judge has ruled that The New York Times and other newspapers can proceed with a copyright lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft seeking to end the practice of using their stories to train artificial intelligence chatbots.
Teams successful on 52.2% of ball/strike challenges during spring training robot umpire test
Read full article: Teams successful on 52.2% of ball/strike challenges during spring training robot umpire testTeams won 52.2% of their ball/strike challenges during the spring training test of robot umpires, and catchers had a markedly better success rate than pitchers.
Cyprus to fund desalination plants at hotels to reduce impact of water shortages on tourism
Read full article: Cyprus to fund desalination plants at hotels to reduce impact of water shortages on tourismCyprus says it will make money available to subsidize construction of private desalination plants at hotels on the tourism-reliant island nation as dwindling fresh water reserves in 108 dams are reaching alarmingly low levels.
US adds Chinese tech firms to its export control list, says they sought US knowhow for military use
Read full article: US adds Chinese tech firms to its export control list, says they sought US knowhow for military useThe U.S. has added dozens of companies to its export control, including more than 50 based in China that it says sought advanced knowhow in supercomputing, artificial intelligence and quantum technology for military purposes.
GameStop's plan to bet on Bitcoin juices video game retailer's stock
Read full article: GameStop's plan to bet on Bitcoin juices video game retailer's stockGameStop’s seesawing stock price surged 7% late Tuesday after the video game retailer disclosed plans to invest some of its cash in cryptocurrency.
'Like a sound from hell:' Was an illegal sonic weapon used against peaceful protesters in Serbia?
Read full article: 'Like a sound from hell:' Was an illegal sonic weapon used against peaceful protesters in Serbia?Serbia's populist government is facing increased public scrutiny over reports that it used a sonic weapon against a peaceful crowd during a massive anti-corruption rally in the capital, Belgrade, on March 15.
Researchers in limbo as Columbia bows to Trump’s demands in bid to restore $400M federal funding
Read full article: Researchers in limbo as Columbia bows to Trump’s demands in bid to restore $400M federal fundingResearchers at Columbia University remain in limbo after the Ivy League institution bowed to the Trump administration’s demands for unprecedented changes in a bid to restore some $400 million in federal funds cut.
23andMe has filed for bankruptcy. What does this mean for your DNA data privacy?
Read full article: 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy. What does this mean for your DNA data privacy?The genetic testing company 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy, prompting people who've used the service and sent in DNA samples to be analyzed to wonder what will happen to their genetic data.
Trump downplays national security team texting military operation plan on Signal as a minor 'glitch'
Read full article: Trump downplays national security team texting military operation plan on Signal as a minor 'glitch'President Donald Trump is downplaying the texting of attack plans to a group chat that included a journalist as “the only glitch in two months” of his administration.
What is Signal, the chat app used by US officials to share attack plans?
Read full article: What is Signal, the chat app used by US officials to share attack plans?A magazine journalist’s account of being added to a group chat of U.S. national security officials coordinating plans for airstrikes has raised questions about how highly sensitive information is supposed to be handled.
Webb Space Telescope captures a star in the making and a galaxy far, far away
Read full article: Webb Space Telescope captures a star in the making and a galaxy far, far awayThe Webb Space Telescope has captured a plume of gas and dust streaming from a star in the making, with a spiral galaxy as a stunning backdrop.
A European startup scrubs its attempt to launch an orbital rocket on its first test flight
Read full article: A European startup scrubs its attempt to launch an orbital rocket on its first test flightA private European aerospace company has scrubbed the first test flight of its orbital launch vehicle.
Murphy, a beloved bald eagle who became a foster dad, dies following violent storms in Missouri
Read full article: Murphy, a beloved bald eagle who became a foster dad, dies following violent storms in MissouriA beloved bald eagle who gained popularity after incubating a rock is mourned after dying from head trauma sustained during violent storms in Missouri last week.
Finding health advice on social media is easier than knowing which claims to trust
Read full article: Finding health advice on social media is easier than knowing which claims to trustIn the corners of social media dominated by wellness content, influencers recommend an assortment of treatments and products to support weight loss, fight exhaustion or promote other desired health outcomes.
An ancient bronze griffin head is returned to Greece from New York in a major repatriation move
Read full article: An ancient bronze griffin head is returned to Greece from New York in a major repatriation moveAn ancient bronze griffin head, stolen nearly a century ago, has been returned to the Archaeological Museum of Olympia.
Democrats' new digital strategy tops trending charts but also draws mockery from allies and foes
Read full article: Democrats' new digital strategy tops trending charts but also draws mockery from allies and foesDemocratic lawmakers are courting online content creators, podcasters and celebrities in a bid to find new ways to boost their message to voters.
Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano erupts, prompting alert level to be raised
Read full article: Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano erupts, prompting alert level to be raisedThe Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano in south-central Indonesia has erupted, sending an ash column 26,000 feet high and prompting authorities to expand the danger zone around the volcano.
US agency kills Colorado wolf in Wyoming where it was suspected of killing sheep
Read full article: US agency kills Colorado wolf in Wyoming where it was suspected of killing sheepA federal agency says it killed a collard wolf that apparently crossed from Colorado into Wyoming and killed several sheep.
NHL launches a front office iPad app to modernize roster, contract and salary cap info for teams
Read full article: NHL launches a front office iPad app to modernize roster, contract and salary cap info for teamsThe NHL has launched a front office app that modernizes the league's roster, contract and salary cap information.
Encrypted messaging apps promise privacy. Government transparency is often the price
Read full article: Encrypted messaging apps promise privacy. Government transparency is often the priceStates and cities across the country are grappling with how to stay on the right side of government transparency laws as the use of encrypted messaging apps becomes more widespread.