At least three coal plants have been repeatedly cited for violating environmental regulations. In 2023, after years of pollution, equipment […]
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The UK will scan asylum-seekers’ faces for age checks—despite knowing the tech is flawed
Tests of age-verification technology show the risks of life-altering errors. The arrivals hall and visa area with the automated biometric […]
As global warming threatens corals, scientists search for reefs that can take the heat
Researchers say these coral strongholds may help repopulate more degraded reefs. MAJURO, Marshall Islands—Perched on the bow of an aluminum […]
Before SpaceX IPO, investors in China secretly acquired stakes
One previously unreported SpaceX investor has ties to Chinese military contractors. SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell (center right) celebrates with family […]
“Dangerous” AI models are coming no matter what
“It’s myopic in the extreme to think that no other competitors to Anthropic will develop similar capabilities to Mythos or […]
Trump admin abandons fight against wind energy as clean energy output surges
The EDF report also tracked a sharp uptick in gas projects. “[T]otal planned and under construction natural gas capacity rose […]
Chipmaker Nvidia seeks to raise over $25B in first bond deal since 2021
Early signs of market fatigue have prompted some tech companies to find alternative avenues for financing. Anthropic has turned to […]
Threads of underground fungal networks are long enough to reach beyond the Solar System
The study only covers living arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal networks, Stewart said, and doesn’t include dead fungal networks, which also help […]
Cameras, sensors, and 3D body scans: All the tech helping eliminate blown calls
This World Cup, refs will use digital twins of each player to view plays from every angle. Brian Gutierrez of […]
Racist comments targeting politicians tripled since Meta relaxed its rules
The researchers used an AI system trained to identify comments in the dataset that were likely to violate Meta’s current […]