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Space station leak concerns will delay visit by astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary
Read full article: Space station leak concerns will delay visit by astronauts from India, Poland and HungaryA chartered spaceflight for India, Poland and Hungary's first astronauts in decades has been delayed indefinitely because of leak concerns at the International Space Station.
A grassland bird eavesdrops on prairie dog calls to keep itself safe from predators
Read full article: A grassland bird eavesdrops on prairie dog calls to keep itself safe from predatorsNew research says long-billed curlews listen to alarm barks from prairie dog colonies to protect themselves from predators.
Ping, ping ping. Here's what it's like to drive into a big hailstorm in the name of science
Read full article: Ping, ping ping. Here's what it's like to drive into a big hailstorm in the name of scienceA team of about 60 researchers are spending six weeks in the Great Plains chasing hail.
AI chatbots need more books to learn from. These libraries are opening their stacks
Read full article: AI chatbots need more books to learn from. These libraries are opening their stacksEverything ever said on the internet was just the start of teaching artificial intelligence about humanity.
Coinbase hires top political strategist as crypto industry flexes its newfound political might
Read full article: Coinbase hires top political strategist as crypto industry flexes its newfound political mightTop Democratic strategist David Plouffe is joining Coinbase as an adviser as the cryptocurrency exchange broadens its political reach.
Brazil’s Supreme Court justices agree to make social media companies liable for user content
Read full article: Brazil’s Supreme Court justices agree to make social media companies liable for user contentThe majority of justices on Brazil’s Supreme Court have agreed to make social media companies liable for illegal postings by their users, in a landmark case for Latin America with implications for U.S. relations.
Club World Cup refs to wear eye-level cameras but it's what FIFA won't show that's most telling
Read full article: Club World Cup refs to wear eye-level cameras but it's what FIFA won't show that's most tellingReferees at the Club World Cup will wear eye-level cameras to finally allow fans to see exactly what the officials are looking at during a soccer match.
With retail cyberattacks on the rise, customers find orders blocked and shelves empty
Read full article: With retail cyberattacks on the rise, customers find orders blocked and shelves emptyA string of recent cyberattacks and data breaches involving the systems of major retailers have started affecting shoppers.
Trump EPA moves to repeal climate rules that limit greenhouse gas emissions from US power plants
Read full article: Trump EPA moves to repeal climate rules that limit greenhouse gas emissions from US power plantsThe Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to eliminate rules that limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas.
Bayesian yacht that sank off Sicily killing 7 to be raised in late June under updated recovery plan
Read full article: Bayesian yacht that sank off Sicily killing 7 to be raised in late June under updated recovery planA salvage company plans to lift the luxury yacht Bayesian in late June from the Sicilian seabed where it sank last summer, killing seven people.
Disney and Universal sue AI firm Midjourney for copyright infringement
Read full article: Disney and Universal sue AI firm Midjourney for copyright infringementDisney and Universal sued popular artificial intelligence image-generator Midjourney on Wednesday, marking the first time major Hollywood companies have taken legal action against a maker of generative AI technology that could upend the entertainment industry.
Google offers buyouts to more workers amid AI-driven tech upheaval and antitrust uncertainty
Read full article: Google offers buyouts to more workers amid AI-driven tech upheaval and antitrust uncertaintyGoogle has offered buyouts to another swath of its workforce across several key divisions in a fresh round of cost cutting coming ahead of a court decision that could order a breakup of its internet empire.
Gabbard says AI is speeding up intel work, including the release of the JFK assassination files
Read full article: Gabbard says AI is speeding up intel work, including the release of the JFK assassination filesThe director of national intelligence says artificial intelligence is speeding up the work of America's spy services.
Chesapeake Bay health grade dips after hottest year on record and extreme rainfall patterns
Read full article: Chesapeake Bay health grade dips after hottest year on record and extreme rainfall patternsThe health of the Chesapeake Bay has declined in an annual report card on the nation's largest estuary.
Video game performers on strike for almost a year over AI issues reach a tentative deal
Read full article: Video game performers on strike for almost a year over AI issues reach a tentative dealThe Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists has reached a tentative contract deal with several video game companies that may bring an end to an almost year-long strike tied to the use of artificial intelligence.
Emperor penguins show dramatic decline in one region of Antarctica, satellite photos show
Read full article: Emperor penguins show dramatic decline in one region of Antarctica, satellite photos showSatellite photos show emperor penguins in one region of Antarctica declined 22% in the past 15 years.
Amazon to spend $20B on data centers in Pennsylvania, including one next to a nuclear power plant
Read full article: Amazon to spend $20B on data centers in Pennsylvania, including one next to a nuclear power plantAmazon says it will spend $20 billion on two data center complexes in Pennsylvania, including one it is building alongside a nuclear power plant that has drawn federal scrutiny over its arrangement to essentially plug right into the power plant.
Getty Images and Stability AI face off in British copyright trial that will test AI industry
Read full article: Getty Images and Stability AI face off in British copyright trial that will test AI industryGetty Images is facing off against artificial intelligence company Stability AI in a London courtroom for the first major copyright trial of the generative AI industry.
Apple underwhelms at WWDC with incremental AI changes, new software name and 'liquid glass' design
Read full article: Apple underwhelms at WWDC with incremental AI changes, new software name and 'liquid glass' designAfter stumbling out of the starting gate in Big Tech’s pivotal race to capitalize on artificial intelligence, Apple tried to regain its footing Monday during a developers conference that focused mostly on incremental advances and cosmetic changes in its technology.
Shoppers are wary of digital shelf labels, but a study found they don't lead to price surges
Read full article: Shoppers are wary of digital shelf labels, but a study found they don't lead to price surgesA new study that examined five years’ worth of prices at one U.S. grocery chain found that digital price tags haven’t led to demand-based pricing surges.
Video shows dolphin calf birth and first breath at Chicago zoo. Mom's friend helped
Read full article: Video shows dolphin calf birth and first breath at Chicago zoo. Mom's friend helpedA bottlenose dolphin at the Brookfield Zoo Chicago gave birth to a calf early Saturday morning with the help of a fellow mom.
UK judge warns of risk to justice after lawyers cited fake AI-generated cases in court
Read full article: UK judge warns of risk to justice after lawyers cited fake AI-generated cases in courtA British High Court judge says lawyers have cited fake cases generated by artificial intelligence in court proceedings in England.
X users were glued to the Musk v. Trump blowup. Could this be good for the platform?
Read full article: X users were glued to the Musk v. Trump blowup. Could this be good for the platform?The blowup between the president of the United States and the world’s richest man has played out on social media in real time, the latest, perhaps ultimate example of how X has become Elon Musk’s personal platform, his own reality show where anyone can tune in to watch the mercurial twists and turns of his unpredictable personality.
Trump's new drone orders aim to counter threats while encouraging flying cars and supersonic flights
Read full article: Trump's new drone orders aim to counter threats while encouraging flying cars and supersonic flightsPresident Donald Trump has signed three executive orders dealing with drone regulations and encouraging the development of flying cars and supersonic flights.
Colombia reports 33% drop in deforestation in early 2025, with major progress in Amazon parks
Read full article: Colombia reports 33% drop in deforestation in early 2025, with major progress in Amazon parksColombia’s deforestation dropped 33% in early 2025 compared to last year, with significant reductions in Amazon national parks.
UN nuclear agency members draft resolution accusing Iran of failing to meet obligations
Read full article: UN nuclear agency members draft resolution accusing Iran of failing to meet obligationsWestern nations are planning to table a resolution at an IAEA meeting that will find Iran in non-compliance with its so-called safeguards obligations for the first time in 20 years, a senior western diplomat said.
Cutting off rhinos' horns is a contentious last resort to stop poaching. A new study found it works
Read full article: Cutting off rhinos' horns is a contentious last resort to stop poaching. A new study found it worksA study published in the academic journal Science has found that cutting off the horns of rhinos in Africa leads to a reduction in poaching of the endangered species.
Apple loses bid to halt court ruling that blocks some fees from its iPhone app store
Read full article: Apple loses bid to halt court ruling that blocks some fees from its iPhone app storeA three-judge appeals panel rejected Apple’s request to pause an April 30 order banning the company from charging a fee on in-app iPhone transactions processed outside its once-exclusive payment system in a two-page decision issued late Thursday.
What to know about the much-anticipated Nintendo Switch 2 on launch day
Read full article: What to know about the much-anticipated Nintendo Switch 2 on launch dayThe Nintendo Switch 2 finally hit store shelves on Thursday, eight years after the initial release of Japanese video-game maker Nintendo’s popular video-game console.
Stablecoin bigwig Circle soars in debut on the New York Stock Exchange
Read full article: Stablecoin bigwig Circle soars in debut on the New York Stock ExchangeThe U.S.-based issuer of one of the most popular cryptocurrencies made its debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday and quickly saw its value soar amid heavy interest from crypto enthusiasts and investors.
Consultant behind AI-generated robocalls mimicking Biden goes on trial in New Hampshire
Read full article: Consultant behind AI-generated robocalls mimicking Biden goes on trial in New HampshireA criminal trial is underway for a political consultant who sent voters artificial intelligence-generated robocalls mimicking former President Joe Biden last year.
Dilly Dally the sea turtle returns to the ocean after flipper amputation
Read full article: Dilly Dally the sea turtle returns to the ocean after flipper amputationAn adolescent loggerhead sea turtle named Dilly Dally is back in the Atlantic Ocean, months after having a front flipper amputated at a Florida turtle hospital.
Reddit sues AI company Anthropic for allegedly 'scraping' user comments to train chatbot Claude
Read full article: Reddit sues AI company Anthropic for allegedly 'scraping' user comments to train chatbot ClaudeSocial media platform Reddit sued the artificial intelligence company Anthropic on Wednesday, alleging that it is illegally “scraping” the comments of millions of Reddit users to train its chatbot Claude.
What is Fusarium graminearum, the fungus US authorities say was smuggled in from China?
Read full article: What is Fusarium graminearum, the fungus US authorities say was smuggled in from China?Federal prosecutors have charged two Chinese researchers with smuggling a crop-killing fungus into the U.S. last summer.
Napa Valley town that once rode out emergencies with diesel gets a clean-power backup
Read full article: Napa Valley town that once rode out emergencies with diesel gets a clean-power backupWhen the threat of wildfires has forced power to be cut in the tourist town of Calistoga, California, on the edge of Napa Valley, it’s meant firing up a bank of noisy, polluting diesel generators.
Federal judge blocks Florida from enforcing social media ban for kids while lawsuit continues
Read full article: Federal judge blocks Florida from enforcing social media ban for kids while lawsuit continuesA federal judge has barred state officials from enforcing a Florida law that would ban social media accounts for young children, while a legal challenge against the law plays out.
US says it broke up effort to bring toxic fungus to Michigan lab from China
Read full article: US says it broke up effort to bring toxic fungus to Michigan lab from ChinaTwo scientists from China have been charged in Michigan in what the FBI says was an effort to bring a toxic fungus to the U.S. Investigators say the pathogen can attack wheat, barley, maize and rice and sicken livestock and people.
Meta's nuclear deal signals AI's growing energy needs
Read full article: Meta's nuclear deal signals AI's growing energy needsMeta’s 20-year deal with Constellation Energy follows similar maneuvers from Amazon, Google and Microsoft, but it will take years before nuclear energy can meet the tech industry’s insatiable demand for new sources of electricity.
A long-running experiment finds a tiny particle is still acting weird
Read full article: A long-running experiment finds a tiny particle is still acting weirdFinal results from a long-running U.S.-based experiment show a tiny particle continues to act strangely -- but that’s still good news for the laws of physics as we know them.
Meta becomes the latest big tech company turning to nuclear power for AI needs
Read full article: Meta becomes the latest big tech company turning to nuclear power for AI needsMeta has cut a 20-year deal to secure nuclear power to help meet surging demand for artificial intelligence and other computing needs at Facebook’s parent company.
Immersive tech reshapes music and film landscape with Bono, Metallica and 'Matrix' taking the leap
Read full article: Immersive tech reshapes music and film landscape with Bono, Metallica and 'Matrix' taking the leapThe future of how viewers experience music, film and live performances is happening now through immersive platforms like the Apple Vision Pro and cutting-edge venues such as the Sphere and Cosm.
Scientists say a record amount of seaweed hit the Caribbean and nearby areas in May
Read full article: Scientists say a record amount of seaweed hit the Caribbean and nearby areas in MayA new report says that a record 38 million metric tons of sargassum piled up across the Caribbean and nearby areas in May, with more expected this month.
One Tech Tip: How to use your smartphone to photograph the Northern Lights
Read full article: One Tech Tip: How to use your smartphone to photograph the Northern LightsPeople in parts of the U.S. may be able to see Northern lights Monday night — or at least use a smartphone cameras to reveal hints of the aurora not visible to the naked eye.