Newsom signs executive order to consider AI regulation, including proposal for ‘kill switch’
September 19, 2026The Pentagon has rolled out formal guidance for mandatory testosterone testing for male service members 30 and older
September 18, 2026In-person voting for this year’s midterm elections is underway
September 18, 2026Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say
September 18, 2026The US state of Virginia is tightening permitting, commercial and environmental controls on data centers as political backlash grows against the server warehouses and the
September 18, 2026The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is working with the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists to develop a standardized case definition for measles deaths,
September 18, 2026Italian cable maker Prysmian said on Friday it had partnered with Rio Tinto to supply electrical cables made with low-carbon aluminium for an Amazon data centre in Ohio.
September 18, 2026A preliminary report has blamed a software defect for the cancellation of over 2,000 flights in the United Kingdom last week
September 18, 2026Rescuers save dolphin beached on Matlacha sandbar
September 18, 2026For years, scientists have explored ways to remove carbon from the atmosphere, including through direct air capture, changes to ocean chemistry so seawater can absorb more carbon and reforestation
September 18, 2026Learning another language is not a miracle cure for aging, and it cannot guarantee protection against Alzheimer’s disease. But it does have various other benefits.
September 18, 2026Many women report being ‘dismissed’ by doctors. The problems extend far beyond the exam room
September 18, 2026Flushing drugs or throwing them in the trash can have unintended consequences.
September 18, 2026Keeping children home from school if they have COVID-19 protects family and school community members at high risk of serious illness.
September 18, 2026Europe's leading AI company Mistral and others have accused US rivals of using safety concerns to entrench
September 18, 2026Anthropic has quietly set up a laboratory to do physical biology work as it pushes its artificial-intelligence ambitions into the
September 18, 2026Deadly US strike on Iran school may have been a war crime, UN report finds
September 18, 2026Getting Loss and Damage Fund money would be worth a lot more than the $20 million Nepal is asking for. The foreign minister calls it a demand for justice and ‘legal and moral liability.’
September 18, 2026The US is working on rules for pharmaceutical companies investing in China that would likely preserve their ability to strike most licensing deals for
September 18, 2026Warnings of machine-driven human extinction kicked off the week, but the market's attention quickly turned to more prosaic matters, namely Middle East energy
September 18, 2026Three years on from China curbing exports of two niche metals vital to the chipmaking, clean energy and defence sectors, the West is still feeling the price
September 18, 2026Possible measles exposure reported at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, health officials say
September 18, 2026One lawmaker had a plan to tackle AI. House GOP leaders said no
September 18, 2026State-owned China Rare Earth Group is in talks to acquire Shenghe Resources, said two sources with knowledge of the matter, a move that would consolidate Beijing's control over the
September 18, 2026Toyota Motor estimates it could cost 1 trillion yen ($6.4 billion) annually from 2028 to modernise its factories as the world's biggest carmaker accelerates automation and
September 18, 2026The bodies of passengers strewn across a bloodied suburban railway platform near Kyiv last month bore grim testament to the escalating
September 18, 2026Volkswagen is recalling 208,724 vehicles in the US due to a faulty steering rack bolt that could break and cause a loss of steering control, the US National Highway Traffic Safety
September 18, 2026Chinese chipmaker CXMT is preparing to enter the booming flash memory chip market dominated by Samsung Electronics and other foreign rivals, three people with knowledge of the
September 18, 2026Trade in agriculture, energy and rare earths has become major bargaining chips in the trade war between the United States and China and are likely to
September 18, 2026Hyundai Motor CEO Jose Munoz warned on Thursday that the US could face a similar wave of Chinese auto imports that has
September 18, 2026The Pentagon is reinstituting a mandatory testing program for testosterone deficiency among US service members age 30 and older, a spokesperson said on
September 18, 2026New Zealand has not had any discussions with the European Union about becoming an associate member, a spokesperson for New Zealand
September 18, 2026Alphabet's autonomous driving unit Waymo will roll out its autonomous all-electric ride-hailing service in Singapore by 2028, Waymo announced on Friday, marking its
September 18, 2026Anthropic has announced that its AI model, Claude, is significantly aiding in the development of building its successor
September 18, 2026The U.S. confirmed a case of New World screwworm in a horse in New Mexico on Thursday, as the federal government prepared to resume imports of Mexican
September 18, 2026Josh Shapiro wades into AI debate with call for ‘strict guardrails’
September 18, 2026Anthropic said Claude "leads" 26% of the artificial intelligence research and development work inside the company, part of new measures that it will publish regularly to show
September 18, 2026Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tells anti-vaccine activists from an organization he once chaired that they have a friend in the White House
September 18, 2026Killing endangered animals while logging a forest or building a dam would not be considered illegal unless the animals were specifically targeted, under a new interpretation of the Endangered Species Act
September 18, 2026Kennedy tells anti-vaccine group he previously led that he’ll ‘stay in this fight’
September 18, 2026Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical said on Thursday it has set a U.S. list price of $3.95 million for its newly approved gene therapy Fayuvi, launching
September 18, 2026GE Aerospace does not see broad vertical integration as the answer to aerospace supply-chain constraints, Chief Financial Officer Rahul Ghai said on Thursday, after the
September 18, 2026A US government website employed an AI model from a Chinese company for users to search proposed federal regulations despite the FBI accusing the
September 18, 2026Britain’s royal family wracked by fresh turmoil after brief summer respite
September 17, 2026Russia and China have vetoed a U.N. resolution that would have authorized U.N. experts to keep monitoring sanctions that were reimposed against Iran over its nuclear program
September 18, 2026AI infrastructure provider Crusoe said on Thursday it has raised $3.9 billion at a post-money valuation of $30.9 billion, as demand for computing capacity to power AI workloads
September 18, 2026The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo is still serious, with data indicating gaps in infection prevention and control, Africa's top public health agency
September 18, 2026North Korea’s nuclear tests may have reactivated seismic faults
September 18, 2026Summer heat, drought could impact Minnesota's fall leaf outlook, DNR says
September 18, 2026A man initially accused of being a high-profile al-Qaida figure and who was tortured in CIA custody has appeared at a hearing to review his detention
September 18, 2026The Pennsylvania health department has requested emergency support from the US CDC as it grapples with one of the country's largest
September 17, 2026US House of Representatives Democrats raised concerns on Thursday about President Donald Trump's civil nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia, and
September 17, 2026US health regulators on Thursday called for more data on testosterone therapies for women, with FDA officials urging manufacturers to
September 17, 2026Cloud provider Nebius said on Thursday it will raise pay-as-you-go prices for leasing selected Nvidia chips from October 1, marking the company's second price hike in three months.
September 17, 2026Dying sea birds washing ashore in Bay Area due to effects of warming ocean
September 18, 2026The US government has approved up to $414 million in financing for a uranium project in Niger, according to the project's developer, in what sources
September 17, 2026Amazon weighed in on the artificial intelligence safety debate roiling Silicon Valley, saying AI labs should ensure models are released only when
September 17, 2026Finnish authorities boarded and searched a target vessel in the Baltic Sea on Thursday in a live drill that officials said shows how
September 17, 2026The U.S. Senate health committee will hold a confirmation hearing next week for Dr.
September 17, 2026King Charles III has urged AI leaders to keep artificial intelligence under control and beneficial for people and the planet
September 17, 2026Estonian car-sharing platform Bolt aims to deploy at least 25,000 fully autonomous vehicles in Europe with US-based electric vehicle maker Lucid, the companies
September 17, 2026In Silicon Valley's biggest city, residents and environmental groups are organizing against a wave of proposed data
September 17, 2026Lockheed Martin unveiled on Thursday details of a next-generation air-to-air missile developed to counter threats from China and a new agreement with the
September 17, 2026Britain's King Charles warned artificial intelligence executives on Thursday of the "existential dangers" posed by the technology falling into the wrong hands and said
September 17, 2026Shipowners have already ordered more than twice as many supertankers this year as in all of 2025, a buying spree worth over $20 billion that is the biggest
September 17, 2026GlobalFoundries and Marvell Technology have expanded their agreement to increase production capacity for a type of semiconductor used in high-speed optical connections in data
September 17, 2026Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng plans to offer its technology to foreign automakers beyond partner Volkswagen as it seeks new revenue streams, according to two people
September 17, 2026King Charles opens AI summit with plea to get a grip on technology ‘before it’s too late’
September 17, 2026Countries are embracing clean power and taking steps to use less energy because of the war against Iran
September 17, 2026Will AI really kill everyone? How, exactly?
September 17, 2026In the opening chapter of Kim Stanley Robinson's “The Ministry for the Future,” a prolonged heat wave grips northern India
September 17, 2026Georgia reports first West Nile virus death of 2026; 8 confirmed cases
September 17, 2026A public opinion researcher explains why this group’s declining faith goes beyond partisanship and reflects a fundamental question about its sense of belonging.
September 17, 2026Cities won’t survive on the moon as there isn’t enough water, scientists say
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