Energy, water use and pollution of AI and data centers rival most countries
Read full article: Energy, water use and pollution of AI and data centers rival most countriesAccording to a United Nations University report, the environmental footprint of data centers already rivals some of the world’s largest countries.
UK orders Google to allow publishers to opt out of AI scraping for search summaries
Read full article: UK orders Google to allow publishers to opt out of AI scraping for search summariesBritish competition regulators have mandated that Google must allow news sites to opt out of having their content scraped for AI overviews.
Scientists lose critical climate record as ocean observatory will go dark under Trump funding cuts
Read full article: Scientists lose critical climate record as ocean observatory will go dark under Trump funding cutsThe Trump administration is dismantling a $386 million network of more than 900 ocean sensors funded by the National Science Foundation.
2 scientists charged with bringing deactivated mpox virus into the US and lying to authorities
Read full article: 2 scientists charged with bringing deactivated mpox virus into the US and lying to authoritiesTwo scientists at a U.S. government lab have been charged with smuggling vials of deactivated mpox virus into the country from Africa without permits and lying about it to investigators.
How a carjacking in Connecticut led back to a man known as the crypto ‘Godfather’ in California
Read full article: How a carjacking in Connecticut led back to a man known as the crypto ‘Godfather’ in CaliforniaA California man known as the crypto “Godfather” has admitted to playing a key role in a botched Connecticut kidnapping nearly two years ago.
Trump signs an executive order that invites vetting of top AI models for national security risks
Read full article: Trump signs an executive order that invites vetting of top AI models for national security risksPresident Donald Trump has signed a new executive order on oversight of artificial intelligence, less than two weeks after postponing a White House ceremony over his concerns that a similar policy could dull America’s edge on AI technology.
Blue Origin says rocket explosion spared fuel tanks and key launch pad parts
Read full article: Blue Origin says rocket explosion spared fuel tanks and key launch pad partsJeff Bezos' Blue Origin says last week's rocket explosion spared fuel tanks and some other critical parts of the launch pad.
Israel's weapons exports reach a record high with sales doubling in the past 5 years
Read full article: Israel's weapons exports reach a record high with sales doubling in the past 5 yearsIsrael's weapons exports reached a record high of over $19 billion last year, marking a 30% increase from 2024, according to Israel's Defense Ministry.
'Love my woke pope': Why Leo's first encyclical went viral and how it speaks to his papal approach
Read full article: 'Love my woke pope': Why Leo's first encyclical went viral and how it speaks to his papal approachPope Leo XIV has issued a manifesto calling for robust regulation of artificial intelligence.
AP exclusive: Under Notre Dame cathedral, a 'dig of the century' unearths 1,700 years of history
Read full article: AP exclusive: Under Notre Dame cathedral, a 'dig of the century' unearths 1,700 years of historyArchaeologists are digging beneath Notre Dame cathedral to explore as far back as Roman Paris from 2,000 years ago.
Wyoming’s ‘Path of the Pronghorn’ is a signature away from protections sought for a quarter century
Read full article: Wyoming’s ‘Path of the Pronghorn’ is a signature away from protections sought for a quarter centuryWyoming is close to designating a migration corridor for pronghorn, a move conservation biologist Joel Berger has long supported.
Florida sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, claiming company concealed serious risks of ChatGPT
Read full article: Florida sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, claiming company concealed serious risks of ChatGPTThe state of Florida has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, claiming the company knowingly released and aggressively marketed ChatGPT to the public while concealing serious risks.
Anthropic races toward a Wall Street debut with a confidential SEC filing
Read full article: Anthropic races toward a Wall Street debut with a confidential SEC filingArtificial intelligence company Anthropic is moving toward going public on Wall Street, the latest chapter in its meteoric rise from a little-known research laboratory to one of the leading AI companies valued at $965 billion.
Young and unemployed? Remote work, not AI, may be the problem, study finds
Read full article: Young and unemployed? Remote work, not AI, may be the problem, study findsThe rise of remote work since the pandemic has made businesses more reluctant to hire young, inexperienced workers and is the key driver of higher unemployment rates for recent college graduates, a study released Monday has found.
Nvidia bets on AI personal computers with new 'superchip' powering Windows laptops
Read full article: Nvidia bets on AI personal computers with new 'superchip' powering Windows laptopsNvidia has unveiled powerful new chips to bring advanced artificial intelligence to Windows laptops and desktops.
As the Pentagon pushes for battlefield AI, some military leaders urge caution
Read full article: As the Pentagon pushes for battlefield AI, some military leaders urge cautionThe Trump administration is pushing to use artificial intelligence in the U.S. military even as it faces calls for caution from some companies and military leaders.
Claude Lemieux's brain is being donated to Boston University's CTE Center, his family says
Read full article: Claude Lemieux's brain is being donated to Boston University's CTE Center, his family saysClaude Lemieux's brain is being donated to the Boston University CTE Center to research the long-term effects of repetitive brain injuries, his family said Saturday in a statement released by daughter Claudia Lemieux Bishop.
AI helped a musician with Parkinson’s finish his new album when he could no longer play guitar
Read full article: AI helped a musician with Parkinson’s finish his new album when he could no longer play guitarArtificial intelligence is helping a London-based singer-songwriter continue writing and recording music after Parkinson’s disease largely took away his ability to play guitar.
A robot is helping an ailing couple stay in their home. Are more to come for an aging population?
Read full article: A robot is helping an ailing couple stay in their home. Are more to come for an aging population?The decades-long quest to build home robots that are both helpful and lifelike — spurred on by fictional machines like The Jetsons’ humanoid maid Rosie —- is still mostly a pipe dream, but some developers are getting closer.
Blue Origin investigates rocket explosion as public is warned about possible wreckage washing ashore
Read full article: Blue Origin investigates rocket explosion as public is warned about possible wreckage washing ashoreJeff Bezos' Blue Origin is assessing damage to its Florida launch pad after a rocket exploded during a test firing.
3 astronauts from China return to Earth after nearly 7 months in space, a record for a Chinese crew
Read full article: 3 astronauts from China return to Earth after nearly 7 months in space, a record for a Chinese crewThree Chinese astronauts have returned to Earth after spending seven months in space.
Indonesians mark 20 years since mud volcano eruption swallowed up entire communities in East Java
Read full article: Indonesians mark 20 years since mud volcano eruption swallowed up entire communities in East JavaResidents in the East Java province of Indonesia have scattered flowers and paid their respects and prayed at the edge of a mud lake.
What to know about Manhattanhenge, NYC's sunset spectacle
Read full article: What to know about Manhattanhenge, NYC's sunset spectacleNew York City residents and visitors are treated to a phenomenon twice a year known as Manhattanhenge, when the setting sun aligns with the Manhattan street grid and sinks below the horizon framed in a canyon of skyscrapers.
Anthropic vaults to a $965 billion valuation with new funding as Claude demand surges
Read full article: Anthropic vaults to a $965 billion valuation with new funding as Claude demand surgesArtificial intelligence company Anthropic said Thursday it raised $65 billion in private funding that will push its valuation to $965 billion, a whopping number that makes the 5-year-old research laboratory behind the Claude chatbot one of the world’s most valuable startups as it careens toward a likely Wall Street debut.
Ohio suspends data center tax break as tech firms face pressure to pay the cost to power AI
Read full article: Ohio suspends data center tax break as tech firms face pressure to pay the cost to power AIOhio is suspending a tax break that has been critical to its competition with other states to attract the massive new facilities that power and train artificial intelligence chatbots.
Google employee charged with using confidential search data to make $1.2 million on Polymarket
Read full article: Google employee charged with using confidential search data to make $1.2 million on PolymarketU.S. prosecutors slapped insider trading charges against a Google employee this week, alleging the software engineer used confidential company information to pocket more than $1.2 million on prediction market platform Polymarket.
Chinese online retailer Temu hit with $232 million fine over unsafe toys and electronics
Read full article: Chinese online retailer Temu hit with $232 million fine over unsafe toys and electronicsEuropean Union regulators have fined Chinese online retailer Temu for failing to protect consumers from illegal products.
Experimental hepatitis B drug may offer 'functional cure' for some patients
Read full article: Experimental hepatitis B drug may offer 'functional cure' for some patientsNew research suggests a first-of-its-kind drug for hepatitis B may let some patients stop treatment without showing signs of the dangerous liver virus.
Think it's hot now? The next five years will smash records, UN says
Read full article: Think it's hot now? The next five years will smash records, UN saysA new report from the United Nations weather agency gives a three-out-of-four chance that the next five years will average more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial temperatures.
Introducing Argus, a robot with 20 legs and eyes built to move and see in any direction instantly
Read full article: Introducing Argus, a robot with 20 legs and eyes built to move and see in any direction instantlyRobots that look like dogs or people try to replicate symmetrical shapes found in nature.
Puerto Rico governor announces emergency to fight worsening coastal erosion
Read full article: Puerto Rico governor announces emergency to fight worsening coastal erosionPuerto Rico’s governor has announced a state of emergency following critical coastal erosion along the U.S. territory’s north coast.
Median pay for CEOs rose nearly 6% in 2025, but some compensation packages were eye-popping
Read full article: Median pay for CEOs rose nearly 6% in 2025, but some compensation packages were eye-poppingThe typical CEO compensation package rose nearly 6% in 2025 to $17.7 million, as company boards rewarded their top executives for bigger profits and higher stock prices, and gave them incentives to stick around and make even more money for shareholders in the years ahead.
UK cyberspying chief calls AI 'an unstoppable force' and warns about Russia
Read full article: UK cyberspying chief calls AI 'an unstoppable force' and warns about RussiaBritain's cyberspying chief has warned that artificial intelligence is becoming an “unstoppable force” weaponized just below traditional warfare levels.
NASA lays out moon base plans with landers, buggies and drones at the top of the list
Read full article: NASA lays out moon base plans with landers, buggies and drones at the top of the listNASA is already ordering landers, rovers and drones for a sprawling moon base, less than two months after the Artemis II mission.
SpaceX tries to launch a bigger version of Starship but hits a series of last-minute problems
Read full article: SpaceX tries to launch a bigger version of Starship but hits a series of last-minute problemsSpaceX's newest and biggest Starship will have to wait at least another day before launching on a test flight from Texas.
Canadian regulator triples US streamers' financial contributions to Canadian content
Read full article: Canadian regulator triples US streamers' financial contributions to Canadian contentCanada's federal broadcast regulator is requiring large online streaming services to contribute 15% of their Canadian revenues to Canadian content.
Meta settles social media addiction case brought by rural Kentucky school district
Read full article: Meta settles social media addiction case brought by rural Kentucky school districtMeta has settled the first of many lawsuits brought by school districts across the country that sued social media companies seeking compensation for costs they say they incurred dealing with children’s social media addiction and mental health harms.
Two men charged with creating AI-generated porn under new law targeting 'deepfakes'
Read full article: Two men charged with creating AI-generated porn under new law targeting 'deepfakes'Federal prosecutors have charged two men with using AI to create nude videos and photos under a new law targeting deepfake pornography.
Do Jackson Hole’s busiest trails create a wildlife ‘sacrifice zone’? Study finds coexistence.
Read full article: Do Jackson Hole’s busiest trails create a wildlife ‘sacrifice zone’? Study finds coexistence.Researchers have found that wildlife near Jackson, Wyoming, coexists with heavy human recreation.
Trump calls off AI executive order over concern it could weaken US tech edge
Read full article: Trump calls off AI executive order over concern it could weaken US tech edgePresident Donald Trump has called off plans to sign a new executive order on artificial intelligence hours before an expected White House ceremony.
Malaysia orders TikTok to explain 'grossly offensive' fake content targeting king
Read full article: Malaysia orders TikTok to explain 'grossly offensive' fake content targeting kingMalaysia's Communications and Multimedia Commission has ordered TikTok to explain and address its failure to act swiftly against offensive and fake content targeting the royal institution.
Nvidia Q1 results surpass Wall Street expectations thanks to massive AI chip demand
Read full article: Nvidia Q1 results surpass Wall Street expectations thanks to massive AI chip demandArtificial intelligence chipmaker Nvidia’s quarterly results blew past Wall Street’s expectations once again, fueled by massive demand for its high-end AI chips.
Brazil's Lula adds pressure on big techs by increasing their liability for illegal user content
Read full article: Brazil's Lula adds pressure on big techs by increasing their liability for illegal user contentBrazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed two decrees on Wednesday to add pressure on big tech companies by making them liable for illegal content shared by its users and opening way for investigations through a government body on their response to such cases.
Plastic bags don't go in the recycling bin. What should you do instead?
Read full article: Plastic bags don't go in the recycling bin. What should you do instead?You may have heard that recycling plastic grocery bags can jam up machinery, but what might not be as well known is that there are other ways to get rid of the stuff.