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OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever announces departure from ChatGPT maker

One of the original creators of the artificial intelligence technology behind ChatGPT says he is leaving the company after a nearly decade

OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever announces departure from ChatGPT maker

JPMorgan's Australia arm fined $509,000 for allowing suspicious client orders

JPMorgan's Australian arm has been fined A$775,000 ($509,252.50) for allowing suspicious client orders to be placed on wheat futures trading designed to manipulate the market, the

JPMorgan's Australia arm fined $509,000 for allowing suspicious client orders

Maryland sets course for offshore wind energy expansion with new legislation

Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed a bill aimed at reevaluating and potentially revising existing offshore wind project plans, setting the stage for the state's goal of achieving 8,500

Maryland sets course for offshore wind energy expansion with new legislation

Morocco’s automotive industry shifts gears to prep for electric vehicle era

Morocco has grown its automotive industry from virtually non-existent to Africa’s largest in less than two decades

Morocco’s automotive industry shifts gears to prep for electric vehicle era

Corporate greed not to blame for price pressures, Fed study shows

Corporate price gouging has not been a primary driver of U.S. inflation, according to research published on Monday by economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.

Corporate greed not to blame for price pressures, Fed study shows

US appeals court upholds biofuel blending mandates for 2020-2022

A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld a rule from President Joe Biden's administration that set the amount of biofuels that oil refiners were required to blend into the

US appeals court upholds biofuel blending mandates for 2020-2022

Canadian crews battle wildfire threatening remote western town

By Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) -Firefighters on Monday battled a large wildfire heading towards a remote western Canadian town as winds and tinder dry conditions threatened to spread the flames

Canadian crews battle wildfire threatening remote western town

Russia says U.S. ban on Russian nuclear fuel will harm global market

Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom said on Tuesday that a U.S. ban on Russian nuclear fuel was discriminatory political move that would undermine the

Russia says U.S. ban on Russian nuclear fuel will harm global market

El Salvador mined nearly 474 bitcoins, adding to state crypto holding, in last three years

El Salvador has mined nearly 474 bitcoins since 2021 thanks to a volcano-fueled geothermal power plant, official data showed on Tuesday, bringing the

El Salvador mined nearly 474 bitcoins, adding to state crypto holding, in last three years

China's Nio turns to rival BYD to power new EV brand, sources say

China electric vehicle maker Nio has struck a deal with larger rival BYD to source batteries for an EV brand priced at a lower range that aims to compete with Tesla, three sources

China's Nio turns to rival BYD to power new EV brand, sources say

North Korea laundered $147.5 million in stolen crypto in March, say UN experts

North Korea laundered $147.5 million through virtual currency platform Tornado Cash in March after stealing it last year from a cryptocurrency exchange,

North Korea laundered $147.5 million in stolen crypto in March, say UN experts

EU probes on Chinese subsidies and imports

(Reuters) -The European Union launched an investigation into China's procurement of medical devices on Wednesday in a latest effort to protect home-grown manufacturers.

EU probes on Chinese subsidies and imports

Sun shoots out biggest solar flare in almost 2 decades, but Earth should be out of the way this time

The sun isn't done yet

Sun shoots out biggest solar flare in almost 2 decades, but Earth should be out of the way this time

Tesla is sued over emissions from California plant

Tesla has been sued by an environmental nonprofit that accused Elon Musk's electric car company of violating the federal Clean Air Act hundreds of

Tesla is sued over emissions from California plant

New US tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, batteries and solar cells could raise consumer prices

New tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and batteries, solar cells, medical equipment and other goods are intended to protect U.S. jobs and manufacturers

New US tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, batteries and solar cells could raise consumer prices

Asia's extreme April heat worsened by climate change, scientists say

Extreme temperatures throughout Asia last month were made worse - and more likely - as a result of human-driven climate change, a team of international scientists said on

Asia's extreme April heat worsened by climate change, scientists say

Biden hikes US tariffs on Chinese imports

(Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled steep tariff increases on an array of Chinese imports, including electric vehicle (EV) batteries, computer chips and medical products.

Biden hikes US tariffs on Chinese imports

Canada wildfire season is starting: Here's what to know

By Nia Williams (Reuters) -Firefighters in western Canada are battling the first major wildfires of 2024 after unseasonably warm temperatures and an ongoing drought left forests tinder-dry.

Canada wildfire season is starting: Here's what to know

US relaxes regulations for labs handling bird flu samples to ease virus response

U.S. government officials have temporarily relaxed strict guidelines on how public health laboratories and healthcare facilities handle, store and transport

US relaxes regulations for labs handling bird flu samples to ease virus response

Cargo ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse had power blackouts hours before leaving port

Investigators probing the March collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore said in a preliminary report the cargo ship Dali experienced an electrical blackout about 10 hours before leaving the Port of Baltimore and yet again shortly before it slammed into the bridge and killed six construction workers

Cargo ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse had power blackouts hours before leaving port

Sweltering heat across Asia was 45 times more likely because of climate change, study finds

Sizzling heat across Asia and the Middle East in late April that echoed last year’s destructive swelter was made 45 times more likely in some parts of the continent because of human-caused climate change, a study Tuesday found

Sweltering heat across Asia was 45 times more likely because of climate change, study finds

Oil eases on higher US crude output, hopes of Israel-Hamas ceasefire

By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices fell 1% on Tuesday, extending losses from Monday, on the back of rising U.S. crude production, as well as hopes of an Israel-Hamas ceasefire.

Oil eases on higher US crude output, hopes of Israel-Hamas ceasefire

This giant gas planet is as fluffy and puffy as cotton candy

Astronomers say a planet that's bigger than Jupiter is surprisingly as fluffy and light as cotton candy

This giant gas planet is as fluffy and puffy as cotton candy

Boeing Starliner's crew debut delayed again over spacecraft issue

By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Boeing's first Starliner mission carrying astronauts into space has been delayed again - until at least May 21 - over an issue with the spacecraft's propulsion

Boeing Starliner's crew debut delayed again over spacecraft issue

Greta Thunberg fined for blocking Swedish parliament entrance

Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been fined in her native Sweden for disobeying police orders after blocking an entrance to parliament on two occasions in March, the Stockholm

Greta Thunberg fined for blocking Swedish parliament entrance
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