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$50 million prize funded by Musk foundation goes to carbon-removal company that helps Indian farmers
Read full article: $50 million prize funded by Musk foundation goes to carbon-removal company that helps Indian farmersA company that spreads crushed rock on farmers’ fields to draw climate-warming carbon dioxide from the atmosphere has won the $50 million grand prize in a global competition funded by Elon Musk’s foundation.
The European Union hits Apple and Meta with 700 million euros in fines, first under digital rules
Read full article: The European Union hits Apple and Meta with 700 million euros in fines, first under digital rulesEuropean Union watchdogs fined Apple and Meta hundreds of millions of euros as they stepped up enforcement of the 27-nation bloc’s digital competition rules.
Ex-OpenAI workers ask California and Delaware AGs to block for-profit conversion of ChatGPT maker
Read full article: Ex-OpenAI workers ask California and Delaware AGs to block for-profit conversion of ChatGPT makerFormer employees of OpenAI are appealing to the top law enforcement officers in California and Delaware to halt the company’s move to transfer control of its artificial intelligence technology from a nonprofit charity to a for-profit business.
84% of the world's coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event on record
Read full article: 84% of the world's coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event on recordHarmful bleaching of the world’s coral has now grown to include 84% of the ocean’s reefs in the most intense event of its kind in recorded history.
What is the highly coveted H-1B visa? Trump administration moves put attention on the program
Read full article: What is the highly coveted H-1B visa? Trump administration moves put attention on the programThe H-1B visa has long been a highly coveted employment visa for foreign citizens with specialized skills to live and work in the U.S.
Musk says he'll spend less time in Washington and more time running Tesla after its profit plunges
Read full article: Musk says he'll spend less time in Washington and more time running Tesla after its profit plungesElon Musk says he’ll be spending less time in Washington slashing government costs and more time running Tesla after his electric vehicle company reported a big drop in profits.
UN researchers warn that Asian scam operations are spreading across the rest of the world
Read full article: UN researchers warn that Asian scam operations are spreading across the rest of the worldA new U.N. report warns that transnational organized crime groups in East and Southeast Asia are spreading their lucrative scam operations across the globe in response to increased crackdowns by authorities.
Instagram tries using AI to determine if teens are pretending to be adults
Read full article: Instagram tries using AI to determine if teens are pretending to be adultsInstagram is expanding its use of artificial intelligence to determine if kids are lying about their ages on the app, parent company Meta Platforms said on Monday.
Big Tech's 'Magnificent Seven' heads into earnings season reeling from Trump turbulence
Read full article: Big Tech's 'Magnificent Seven' heads into earnings season reeling from Trump turbulenceAs Big Tech kicks off its quarterly earnings season this week, the industry’s bellwether companies have been thrust into a cauldron of uncertainty and turmoil that they didn’t anticipate when Donald Trump re-entered the White House less than 100 days ago.
Countries shore up their digital defenses as global tensions raise the threat of cyberwarfare
Read full article: Countries shore up their digital defenses as global tensions raise the threat of cyberwarfareCountries around the world are tightening their cyberdefenses as global tensions rise.
A Soyuz capsule with 2 Russians and 1 American returns to Earth from the International Space Station
Read full article: A Soyuz capsule with 2 Russians and 1 American returns to Earth from the International Space StationA Soyuz capsule carrying two Russian cosmonauts and one American astronaut safely landed Sunday in Kazakhstan, concluding a 220-day mission aboard the International Space Station.
No sweat: Humanoid robots run a Chinese half-marathon alongside flesh-and-blood competitors
Read full article: No sweat: Humanoid robots run a Chinese half-marathon alongside flesh-and-blood competitorsIn one small step for robot-kind — thousands of them, really — humanoid robots ran alongside actual humans in a half-marathon in the Chinese capital.
What to Stream: 'Andor,' 'Babygirl' and new Wu-Tang Clan music
Read full article: What to Stream: 'Andor,' 'Babygirl' and new Wu-Tang Clan musicThe second season of the Star Wars series “Andor” and the streaming release of the Wu-Tang Clan’s latest album are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
The US has a single rare earths mine. Chinese export limits are energizing a push for more
Read full article: The US has a single rare earths mine. Chinese export limits are energizing a push for moreAmerica’s only rare earths mine has fielded calls from anxious companies since China responded to President Donald Trump's tariffs by limiting exports of seven heavy metals.
Netflix's first quarter builds on recent momentum as trade war drags down other tech companies
Read full article: Netflix's first quarter builds on recent momentum as trade war drags down other tech companiesNetflix fared better than analysts anticipated during the first three months of the year, signaling the world’s largest video streaming service is still thriving as President Donald Trump’s policies cast a pall on the economy.
Google's digital ad network declared an illegal monopoly, joining its search engine in penalty box
Read full article: Google's digital ad network declared an illegal monopoly, joining its search engine in penalty boxGoogle has been branded an abusive monopolist by a federal judge for the second time in less than a year, this time for illegally exploiting some of its online marketing technology to boost the profits fueling an internet empire currently worth $1.8 trillion.
Endangered sea turtle populations show signs of recovery in more than half the world, survey finds
Read full article: Endangered sea turtle populations show signs of recovery in more than half the world, survey findsA new global survey finds that endangered sea turtles show signs of recovery in a majority of places where they’re found worldwide.
Proposed rule change on endangered species triggers alarm for environmentalists
Read full article: Proposed rule change on endangered species triggers alarm for environmentalistsThe Trump administration plans to rewrite part of the Endangered Species Act that prohibits harming the habitats of endangered and threatened species.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wraps up testimony in antitrust case
Read full article: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wraps up testimony in antitrust caseMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is emphasizing that he bought Instagram and WhatsApp because he liked the companies — not to cut competition as the Federal Trade Commission alleges in a historic antitrust trial.
A colossal squid is caught on camera for the first time in the deep sea
Read full article: A colossal squid is caught on camera for the first time in the deep seaA colossal squid has been captured on camera for the first time in the deep sea by an international team of researchers steering a remotely operated submersible.
Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists say
Read full article: Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists sayScientists may have found a new Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system that orbits two failed stars.
OpenAI picks labor icon Dolores Huerta and other philanthropy advisers as it moves toward for-profit
Read full article: OpenAI picks labor icon Dolores Huerta and other philanthropy advisers as it moves toward for-profitOpenAI has named labor leader Dolores Huerta and three others to a temporary advisory board that will help guide the artificial intelligence company’s philanthropy as it attempts to shift itself into a for-profit business.
Tech shares fall after Nvidia says new US controls on exports of AI chip will cost it $5.5 billion
Read full article: Tech shares fall after Nvidia says new US controls on exports of AI chip will cost it $5.5 billionShares in Nvidia and other tech companies slumped after the computer chipmaker said that tighter U.S. government controls on its exports of semiconductors used for artificial intelligence will cost it an extra $5.5 billion.
Meta CEO Zuckerberg considered spinning off Instagram in 2018 over antitrust worries, email says
Read full article: Meta CEO Zuckerberg considered spinning off Instagram in 2018 over antitrust worries, email saysMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg once considered separating Instagram from its parent company due to worries about antitrust litigation.
Visa cancellations sow panic for international students, with more than 1,000 fearing deportation
Read full article: Visa cancellations sow panic for international students, with more than 1,000 fearing deportationThe speed and scope of the federal government’s efforts to terminate the legal status of international students have stunned colleges and universities across the country.
Belgian teens arrested with 5,000 smuggled ants as Kenya warns of changing trafficking trends
Read full article: Belgian teens arrested with 5,000 smuggled ants as Kenya warns of changing trafficking trendsTwo Belgian teenagers have been charged in Kenya with wildlife piracy after they were found with thousands of ants packed in test tubes in what Kenyan authorities said was part of a trend in trafficking smaller and lesser known species.
FDA OKs trial of pig livers as dialysis-like treatment for liver failure
Read full article: FDA OKs trial of pig livers as dialysis-like treatment for liver failureU.S. researchers are about to test if livers from gene-edited pigs could treat people with sudden liver failure — not with a transplant but temporarily attached outside the body.
Japan's anti-monopoly watchdog accuses Google of violations in smartphones
Read full article: Japan's anti-monopoly watchdog accuses Google of violations in smartphonesJapanese regulators have accused U.S. tech giant Google of violating anti-monopoly laws, echoing similar moves in the U.S. and Europe.
China pursuing 3 alleged US operatives over cyberattacks during Asian Games
Read full article: China pursuing 3 alleged US operatives over cyberattacks during Asian GamesChina says it is pursuing three alleged U.S. operatives accused of carrying out cyberattacks on Chinese infrastructure during the Asian Winter Games.
US moves ahead on tariffs with investigations into computer chips and pharmaceuticals
Read full article: US moves ahead on tariffs with investigations into computer chips and pharmaceuticalsThe Trump administration has taken its next steps toward imposing more tariffs on key imports, launching investigations into imports of computer chips and products that contain them, chip making equipment and pharmaceuticals.
Meta says it will resume AI training with public content from European users
Read full article: Meta says it will resume AI training with public content from European usersSocial media company Meta says that it will start using publicly available content from European users to train its artificial intelligence models, resuming work put on hold last year after privacy activists raised concerns about data privacy.
Intel sells majority stake in Altera to Silver Lake investors in a deal valued at $8.75 billion
Read full article: Intel sells majority stake in Altera to Silver Lake investors in a deal valued at $8.75 billionIntel announced Monday that it was selling the majority of its Altera chip business to technology investor Silver Lake in a deal valued at $8.75 billion.
As legacy of Ford fades in Brazil, China's BYD looks to extend global lead in EV sales
Read full article: As legacy of Ford fades in Brazil, China's BYD looks to extend global lead in EV salesChinese giant automaking company BYD bought Ford Motor Co.'s former facilities in Brazil and has promised to run the company’s largest plant outside China in the hardscrabble city of Camacari in northeastern Bahia state.
Blue Origin launches an all-female celebrity crew with Katy Perry, Gayle King and Lauren Sanchez
Read full article: Blue Origin launches an all-female celebrity crew with Katy Perry, Gayle King and Lauren SanchezBlue Origin has launched Jeff Bezos' fiancee Lauren Sanchez into space with an all-female celebrity crew that included Katy Perry and Gayle King.
Sony hikes PlayStation 5 console prices for Europe, UK and Australia citing economic turmoil
Read full article: Sony hikes PlayStation 5 console prices for Europe, UK and Australia citing economic turmoilSony says it will raise prices starting Monday for some PlayStation 5 video game consoles in Europe, Australia and New Zealand, citing global economic turmoil.
Historic domes of Hagia Sophia are renovated to protect the landmark from earthquakes
Read full article: Historic domes of Hagia Sophia are renovated to protect the landmark from earthquakesTurkey has begun a new phase in sweeping restorations of the nearly 1,500-year-old Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, focusing on preserving the monument’s historic domes from the threat of earthquakes.
Some top tech leaders have embraced Trump. That's created a political divide in Silicon Valley
Read full article: Some top tech leaders have embraced Trump. That's created a political divide in Silicon ValleyMany of Silicon Valley's most prominent tech leaders have embraced President Donald Trump in his second term.
Via porn, gore and ultra-violence, extremist groups are sinking hooks online into the very young
Read full article: Via porn, gore and ultra-violence, extremist groups are sinking hooks online into the very youngAcross Europe and further afield, counterterrorism agencies are grappling with a new generation of young people who are being radicalized online and consuming ultraviolent content produced by extremist groups and their supporters.
Trump administration says it will exclude some electronics from ‘reciprocal’ tariffs
Read full article: Trump administration says it will exclude some electronics from ‘reciprocal’ tariffsU.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says tariff exemptions announced Friday on electronics like smartphones and laptops are only a temporary reprieve until the Trump administration develops a new tariff approach specific to the semiconductor industry, The Trump administration had said late Friday it will exclude electronics like smartphones and laptops from reciprocal tariffs, a move that could help keep the prices down for popular consumer electronics that aren’t usually made in the U.S....
Japanese leader says he hopes Osaka expo will help reunite a divided world
Read full article: Japanese leader says he hopes Osaka expo will help reunite a divided worldJapanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has attended the opening ceremony for Expo 2025 Osaka and expressed his hope that the event will help restore global unity in a world is plagued by conflicts and trade wars.
Irish privacy watchdog investigates Elon Musk's X's use of personal data to train Grok AI chatbot
Read full article: Irish privacy watchdog investigates Elon Musk's X's use of personal data to train Grok AI chatbotIreland’s data privacy watchdog says it’s investigating Elon Musk’s social media platform X over its use of personal data to train his artificial intelligence chatbot Grok.
Colombia's capital ends drought-related water rationing. Its case is a warning to other cities
Read full article: Colombia's capital ends drought-related water rationing. Its case is a warning to other citiesColombia’s capital has always seemed immune to water scarcity, nestled among cloud-kissed Andean peaks and known for steady rainfall.
Hackers breach Morocco's social security database in an unprecedented cyberattack
Read full article: Hackers breach Morocco's social security database in an unprecedented cyberattackMorocco’s social security agency says troves of data were stolen from its systems during a cyberattack this week that resulted in personal information being leaked on the Telegram messaging app.
Ancient jawbone from Taiwan belongs to a mysterious group of human ancestors, scientists say
Read full article: Ancient jawbone from Taiwan belongs to a mysterious group of human ancestors, scientists sayResearchers say a fossil jawbone discovered in Taiwan belonged to an enigmatic group of early human ancestors.
Apple has few incentives to start making iPhones in US, despite Trump's trade war with China
Read full article: Apple has few incentives to start making iPhones in US, despite Trump's trade war with ChinaPresident Donald Trump’s administration has been predicting its barrage of tariffs targeting China will push Apple into manufacturing the iPhone in the U.
OpenAI countersues Elon Musk in legal dispute over ChatGPT maker's business ambitions
Read full article: OpenAI countersues Elon Musk in legal dispute over ChatGPT maker's business ambitionsOpenAI is suing Elon Musk for unfair competition and interfering with its business relationships with investors and customers, escalating a legal battle between the ChatGPT maker and the billionaire who helped bankroll the artificial intelligence startup a decade ago.