Today: May 08, 2024
Today: May 08, 2024

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From flooding in Brazil and Houston to brutal heat in Asia, extreme weather seems nearly everywhere

In a world growing increasingly accustomed to wild weather swings, the last few days and weeks have seemingly taken those environmental extremes to a new level

From flooding in Brazil and Houston to brutal heat in Asia, extreme weather seems nearly everywhere

Fire and hide: Ukraine's artillery pinned down by Russian drones

By Dan Peleschuk DONETSK REGION, Ukraine (Reuters) - Rumbling out of its forest hideout, the hulking German-supplied howitzer has only a few minutes to fire before slipping back under cover to evade

Fire and hide: Ukraine's artillery pinned down by Russian drones

Oil settles lower on signs of easing supply tightness

By Shariq Khan NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices closed slightly lower on Tuesday on signs of easing supply concerns, while market participants shifted their focus to U.S. stockpiles data due later today

Oil settles lower on signs of easing supply tightness

Apple's biggest announcements from its iPad event: brighter screen, faster chips and the Pencil Pro

Apple on Tuesday unveiled its next generation of iPad Pros and Airs — lineups that will boast faster processors, new sizes and a new display system

Apple's biggest announcements from its iPad event: brighter screen, faster chips and the Pencil Pro

Survivors rescued but dozens still trapped after a deadly building collapse in South Africa

Rescue teams searching for dozens of construction workers missing after a multi-story apartment complex collapsed in a coastal city in South Africa have brought out more survivors as the operation entered a second night of desperate work to find anyone alive in the mangled wreckage

Survivors rescued but dozens still trapped after a deadly building collapse in South Africa

US power and natgas prices turn negative in Texas, California and Arizona

By Scott DiSavino (Reuters) - U.S. spot power and natural gas prices turned negative in Texas, California and Arizona for Tuesday as pipeline maintenance trapped gas in the Permian Shale in West Texas

US power and natgas prices turn negative in Texas, California and Arizona

OpenAI to launch tool to detect images created by DALL-E 3

(Reuters) - OpenAI is launching a tool that can detect images created by its text-to-image generator DALL-E 3, the Microsoft-backed startup said on Tuesday amid rising worries about the influence of

OpenAI to launch tool to detect images created by DALL-E 3

Oil settles higher as weak U.S. economic growth offset by supply concerns

By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices settled higher on Thursday on worries of supply disruptions in Middle East supply as Israel stepped up airstrikes on Gaza's Rafah and on the U.S.

Oil settles higher as weak U.S. economic growth offset by supply concerns

Analysis-New ASML boss Fouquet must navigate US/China chip war

By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - ASML's new boss Christophe Fouquet faces a tricky balancing act in helping to steer Europe's biggest tech company through the US/China "chip war", while

Analysis-New ASML boss Fouquet must navigate US/China chip war

Oil settles lower as U.S. business activity cools, concerns over Middle East ease

By Nicole Jao NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices fell on Wednesday as worries over conflict in the Middle East eased and business activity in the United States slowed, although a fall in U.S. crude oil

Oil settles lower as U.S. business activity cools, concerns over Middle East ease

Apple unveils new AI-focused chip in upgraded iPad Pro

By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) -Apple unveiled its latest iPad Pro on Tuesday with a new chip for artificial intelligence computing as it rushes to catch up with its Big Tech rivals in a race to dominate

Apple unveils new AI-focused chip in upgraded iPad Pro

IAEA's Grossi seeks deal with Iran on nuclear steps 'soon'

By Francois Murphy and Parisa Hafezi VIENNA (Reuters) -Iran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog will continue talks aimed at ending an impasse on many issues between them and should strike a deal on a

IAEA's Grossi seeks deal with Iran on nuclear steps 'soon'

US seeks answers from Tesla in Autopilot recall probe

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. auto safety investigators are seeking detailed answers and documents from Tesla in a probe into the automaker's December recall of more than 2 million

US seeks answers from Tesla in Autopilot recall probe

Scientists document remarkable sperm whale 'phonetic alphabet'

By Will Dunham (Reuters) - The various species of whales inhabiting Earth's oceans employ different types of vocalizations to communicate.

Scientists document remarkable sperm whale 'phonetic alphabet'

Scientists are learning the basic building blocks of sperm whale language after years of effort

Scientists studying the sperm whales that live around the Caribbean island of Dominica have described for the first time the basic elements of how they might be talking to each other, in an effort that could one day help better protect them

Scientists are learning the basic building blocks of sperm whale language after years of effort

Qualcomm jumps as AI sparks rebound in Chinese smartphone market

(Reuters) - Qualcomm shares climbed about 10% to a more than two-year high on Thursday after the smartphone-focused chipmaker signaled an AI-fueled rebound in demand, especially in China, following a

Qualcomm jumps as AI sparks rebound in Chinese smartphone market

Tech giants' market cap falls on AI doubts, high rates; Alphabet, Tesla gain

(Reuters) - The market capitalisation of top technology giants fell sharply in April, pressured by diminishing enthusiasm for artificial intelligence and a scaling back of expectations for central

Tech giants' market cap falls on AI doubts, high rates; Alphabet, Tesla gain

Higher rates could knock Japan into recession, says former IMF economist Blanchard

By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) - Japan would face "a fairly strong" recession if it were to raise interest rates, Olivier Blanchard, former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund, said

Higher rates could knock Japan into recession, says former IMF economist Blanchard

U.S. chip bans not meant to hobble China's growth, Blinken says

By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - U.S. export controls on sending advanced computing chips to China are not meant to hold back China's economy or technological development, Secretary of State Antony

U.S. chip bans not meant to hobble China's growth, Blinken says

Inflation in Japan's capital slows more than expected, slides below BOJ goal

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Core inflation in Japan's capital slowed much more than expected in April and fell below the central bank's 2% target, data showed on Friday, complicating its decision

Inflation in Japan's capital slows more than expected, slides below BOJ goal

TI forecasts Q2 revenue above estimates as analog chip demand improves

By Arsheeya Bajwa (Reuters) - Texas Instruments forecast second-quarter revenue above analysts' estimates on Tuesday, signaling an uptick in demand for its analog semiconductors after a prolonged

TI forecasts Q2 revenue above estimates as analog chip demand improves

As climate shifts, a leafhopper bug plagues Argentina's corn fields

By Maximilian Heath and Matias Baglietto CORDOBA PROVINCE, Argentina (Reuters) - Global warming has brought Argentina's corn farmers a dangerous new enemy: a yellow insect just four millimeters (0.16

As climate shifts, a leafhopper bug plagues Argentina's corn fields

What is GPS jamming and why is it a problem for aviation?

(Fixes headline) By Anne Kauranen, Joanna Plucinska and James Pearson HELSINKI/LONDON (Reuters) -Estonia has accused neighbouring Russia of jamming GPS navigation devices in airspace above the Baltic

What is GPS jamming and why is it a problem for aviation?

Call it Cognac diplomacy. France offered China’s Xi a special drink, in a wink at their trade spat

How do you smooth over trade tensions with the all-powerful leader of economic powerhouse China

Call it Cognac diplomacy. France offered China’s Xi a special drink, in a wink at their trade spat

Air quality in some parts of US worst in 25 years, report says

By Rich McKay (Reuters) - About 44 million Americans live in cities or counties that received a failing grade for air quality, which has deteriorated to its worst in 25 years across a swath of the U.S

Air quality in some parts of US worst in 25 years, report says
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