Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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NASA images unlock complex history of two near-Earth asteroids

In the moments before NASA's DART spacecraft slammed into the asteroid Dimorphos in a landmark planetary defense test in 2022, it took high-resolution images of

NASA images unlock complex history of two near-Earth asteroids
Technology

ChatGPT is getting chattier with ‘advanced voice mode’

ChatGPT is getting chattier with ‘advanced voice mode’

ChatGPT is getting chattier with ‘advanced voice mode’
Business|Technology

Delta hires powerful lawyer David Boies’ firm to seek compensation from CrowdStrike and Microsoft for its outage

Delta hires powerful lawyer David Boies’ firm to seek compensation from CrowdStrike and Microsoft for its outage

Delta hires powerful lawyer David Boies’ firm to seek compensation from CrowdStrike and Microsoft for its outage
Environment|Science|Technology

USC researchers use artificial intelligence to predict wildfire activity

USC researchers use artificial intelligence to predict wildfire activity

USC researchers use artificial intelligence to predict wildfire activity
Business|Technology

Elon Musk said Tesla robotaxi skeptics should try ‘full self driving.’ A Wall Street analyst nearly crashed

Elon Musk said Tesla robotaxi skeptics should try ‘full self driving.’ A Wall Street analyst nearly crashed

Elon Musk said Tesla robotaxi skeptics should try ‘full self driving.’ A Wall Street analyst nearly crashed
Business|Technology

Starbucks online ordering returns after app outage

Starbucks online ordering returns after app outage

Starbucks online ordering returns after app outage
Political|Technology

Senate passes legislation aimed at protecting minors online

Senate passes legislation aimed at protecting minors online

Senate passes legislation aimed at protecting minors online
Business|Technology

Appian's $2 billion verdict against Pegasystems overturned by appeals court

Software company Pegasystems convinced a Virginia appeals court on Tuesday to throw out a $2 billion jury verdict for rival Appian in a court battle over Pegasystems'

Appian's $2 billion verdict against Pegasystems overturned by appeals court
Business|Technology

Amazon can now be held responsible for dangerous products sold on its platform

Amazon can now be held responsible for dangerous products sold on its platform

Amazon can now be held responsible for dangerous products sold on its platform
Environment|Science|Technology

Strong solar activity may soon trigger auroras farther south than usual

Strong solar activity may soon trigger auroras farther south than usual

Strong solar activity may soon trigger auroras farther south than usual
Business|News|Technology

Meta agrees to $1.4B settlement with Texas in privacy lawsuit over facial recognition

Officials say Meta has agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement with Texas in a privacy lawsuit over allegations that the tech giant used biometric data of users without their permission

Meta agrees to $1.4B settlement with Texas in privacy lawsuit over facial recognition
Business|Technology

California DMV puts 42 million car titles on blockchain to fight fraud

California's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has digitized 42 million car titles using blockchain technology in a bid to detect fraud and smoothen the title transfer

California DMV puts 42 million car titles on blockchain to fight fraud
Business|Economy|Political|Technology

Amazon is responsible for hazardous items sold by third-party sellers, US agency says

A U.S. government agency says Amazon is responsible for hazardous products sold on its platform by third-party sellers and shipped by the company

Amazon is responsible for hazardous items sold by third-party sellers, US agency says
Business|Economy|News|Technology

Meta to pay $1.4 billion to settle Texas facial recognition data lawsuit

Meta Platforms has agreed to pay $1.4 billion to Texas to resolve the state’s lawsuit accusing the Facebook parent of illegally using facial-recognition

Meta to pay $1.4 billion to settle Texas facial recognition data lawsuit
Business|Economy|Technology

Corning sees weak Q3 profit on slow demand for clean-air tech

Specialty glass maker Corning forecast current-quarter profit largely below Wall Street estimates on Tuesday, blaming a slowdown in demand for its clean-air technologies, even as it saw

Corning sees weak Q3 profit on slow demand for clean-air tech
Economy|Finance|Technology

Trump’s remarks at Bitcoin event were delayed due to security concern, Secret Service says

Trump’s remarks at Bitcoin event were delayed due to security concern, Secret Service says

Trump’s remarks at Bitcoin event were delayed due to security concern, Secret Service says
Business|Economy|Technology

Google's partnership with AI startup Anthropic faces scrutiny from UK competition watchdog

Britain’s competition watchdog said Tuesday it’s looking into Google’s partnership with artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, adding fresh regulatory scrutiny to investment money flooding into the AI industry

Google's partnership with AI startup Anthropic faces scrutiny from UK competition watchdog
Environment|Science|Technology

The aviation industry mess is turning into bad news for the planet

The aviation industry mess is turning into bad news for the planet

The aviation industry mess is turning into bad news for the planet
Business|Economy|Technology

American Electric Power expects strong growth in new data center demand

American Electric Power has signed letters of intent to connect an additional 15 gigawatts of data centers, or more than 40% of the utility's current peak electrical load, by the end of the

American Electric Power expects strong growth in new data center demand
Education|Science|Technology

Verifying facts in the age of AI – librarians offer 5 strategies

Library scientists offer tips and tricks to figure out if a particular online news article is reliable or fake.

Verifying facts in the age of AI – librarians offer 5 strategies
Business|Economy|Technology

US agency puts onus on Amazon for sale of hazardous third-party products

Amazon.com is responsible for the sale of hazardous third-party products on its platform, a U.S. government agency said, ordering the e-commerce giant to propose

US agency puts onus on Amazon for sale of hazardous third-party products
Business|Technology

Google parent's partnership with AI startup Anthropic under UK scrutiny

Britain's antitrust watchdog is scrutinising Google-parent Alphabet's partnership with artificial intelligence startup Anthropic and its impact on competition, the

Google parent's partnership with AI startup Anthropic under UK scrutiny
Science|Technology

Quantum information theorists are shedding light on entanglement, one of the spooky mysteries of quantum mechanics

Quantum information theory is the field behind quantum computing, but experts in this field are also applying their way of thinking to some big questions in quantum physics.

Quantum information theorists are shedding light on entanglement, one of the spooky mysteries of quantum mechanics
Business|Europe|Technology

BMW to set up five new assembly sites for high-voltage batteries

BMW plans to set up five new assembly sites on three continents to build its sixth-generation high-voltage batteries, the German carmaker said on Tuesday.

BMW to set up five new assembly sites for high-voltage batteries
Entertainment|Technology

AI bots talk dirty so OnlyFans stars don’t have to

OnlyFans is a porn-saturated website that offers its subscribers a chance to forge “authentic relationships” with content creators.

AI bots talk dirty so OnlyFans stars don’t have to

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