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Scientists say a record amount of seaweed hit the Caribbean and nearby areas in May
Read full article: Scientists say a record amount of seaweed hit the Caribbean and nearby areas in MayA new report says that a record 38 million metric tons of sargassum piled up across the Caribbean and nearby areas in May, with more expected this month.

One Tech Tip: How to use your smartphone to photograph the Northern Lights
Read full article: One Tech Tip: How to use your smartphone to photograph the Northern LightsPeople in parts of the U.S. may be able to see Northern lights Monday night — or at least use a smartphone cameras to reveal hints of the aurora not visible to the naked eye.

Peru reduces Nazca Lines park by 42%, raising concerns over environmental and heritage risks
Read full article: Peru reduces Nazca Lines park by 42%, raising concerns over environmental and heritage risksPeru’s decision to reduce the boundaries of the Nazca Archaeological Park by 1,000 hectares has sparked concern among conservationists and archaeologists.

Northern lights could be visible again in some US states after weekend solar storms
Read full article: Northern lights could be visible again in some US states after weekend solar stormsSpace weather forecasters say northern lights may be visible in parts of the northern United States following weekend solar storms.

Milky Way's chance of colliding with galaxy billions of years from now? New study puts odds at 50-50
Read full article: Milky Way's chance of colliding with galaxy billions of years from now? New study puts odds at 50-50It turns out that looming collision between our Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies might not happen after all.

Archaeologists find new evidence of ancient slave labor in southern Iraq
Read full article: Archaeologists find new evidence of ancient slave labor in southern IraqA system of thousands of ridges and canals across a floodplain in southern Iraq has long been believed to be the remnant of a massive agricultural system built by slave labor.

Strauss' 'Blue Danube' is beamed into space as Vienna celebrates with a concert
Read full article: Strauss' 'Blue Danube' is beamed into space as Vienna celebrates with a concertStrauss' “Blue Danube” waltz has finally made it into space, nearly a half-century after missing a ride on NASA's Voyagers.

Trump says he's withdrawing the nomination of Musk associate Jared Isaacman to lead NASA
Read full article: Trump says he's withdrawing the nomination of Musk associate Jared Isaacman to lead NASAPresident Donald Trump says he's withdrawing the nomination of tech billionaire Jared Isaacman, an associate of Trump adviser Elon Musk, to lead NASA.

Turmoil, worry swirl over cuts to key federal agencies as hurricane season begins
Read full article: Turmoil, worry swirl over cuts to key federal agencies as hurricane season beginsAs hurricane season begins, experts in storms and disasters are worried about massive cuts to the federal system that forecasts, tracks and responds to the storms.

States are rolling out red carpets for data centers. But some lawmakers are pushing back
Read full article: States are rolling out red carpets for data centers. But some lawmakers are pushing backThe explosive growth of the data centers needed to power America’s fast-rising demand for artificial intelligence and cloud computing has spurred states to dangle incentives in hopes of landing an economic bonanza.

FAA demands an accident investigation into SpaceX's latest out-of-control Starship flight
Read full article: FAA demands an accident investigation into SpaceX's latest out-of-control Starship flightThe Federal Aviation Administration is demanding an accident investigation into the out-of-control Starship flight by SpaceX.

President Trump and Elon Musk appear in Oval Office as Musk exits Trump administration
Read full article: President Trump and Elon Musk appear in Oval Office as Musk exits Trump administrationElon Musk is leaving Washington after a short but turbulent stint in government and getting back to his numerous businesses, each with their own set of issues for the billionaire to address.

Elon Musk came to Washington wielding a chain saw. He leaves behind upheaval and unmet expectations
Read full article: Elon Musk came to Washington wielding a chain saw. He leaves behind upheaval and unmet expectationsElon Musk arrived in the nation’s capital with the chain saw-wielding swagger of a tech titan who had never met a problem he couldn’t solve with lots of money, long hours or a well-calibrated algorithm.

US supercomputer named after Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna to power AI and scientific research
Read full article: US supercomputer named after Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna to power AI and scientific researchA new supercomputer named after a winner of the Nobel Prize in chemistry will help power artificial intelligence technology and scientific discoveries from a perch in the hills above the University of California, Berkeley, federal officials said Thursday.

Victoria's Secret website is down in the US as the lingerie seller addresses a 'security incident'
Read full article: Victoria's Secret website is down in the US as the lingerie seller addresses a 'security incident'Victoria’s Secret has taken down its U_S_ website and says some in-store services will be unavailable as it addresses a “security incident.”.

What would happen if the Amazon rainforest dried out? This decades-long experiment has some answers
Read full article: What would happen if the Amazon rainforest dried out? This decades-long experiment has some answersIn a pristine corner of the Amazon, Brazilian and British scientists have spent more than two decades simulating drought to understand how the rainforest might respond to a drier future.

CEO pay rose nearly 10% in 2024 as stock prices and profits soared
Read full article: CEO pay rose nearly 10% in 2024 as stock prices and profits soaredThe typical compensation package for chief executives who run companies in the S&P 500 jumped nearly 10% in 2024 as the stock market enjoyed another banner year and corporate profits rose sharply.

China launches spacecraft it says will return samples and yield 'groundbreaking discoveries'
Read full article: China launches spacecraft it says will return samples and yield 'groundbreaking discoveries'China's space agency has launched a spacecraft that promises to return samples from a pair of asteroids near Mars.

Crypto crime spills over from behind the screen to real-life violence
Read full article: Crypto crime spills over from behind the screen to real-life violenceAn alleged kidnapping in New York is the latest instance in which authorities say cryptocurrency-related crimes have involved real-world violence.

Fired federal tech staffers file retaliation claim to a panel whose chairwoman Trump also fired
Read full article: Fired federal tech staffers file retaliation claim to a panel whose chairwoman Trump also firedA group of roughly 80 fired federal employees are appealing their terminations to an administrative body in charge of protecting the rights of federal employees from partisan political practices.

Nvidia overcomes tariff-driven turbulence to deliver Q1 results that eclipsed projections
Read full article: Nvidia overcomes tariff-driven turbulence to deliver Q1 results that eclipsed projectionsArtificial intelligence technology bellwether Nvidia overcame a wave of tariff-driven turbulence to deliver another quarter of robust growth amid feverish demand for its high-powered chips that are making computers seem more human.

Vance urges crypto industry to stay involved in politics as he touts Trump administration's record
Read full article: Vance urges crypto industry to stay involved in politics as he touts Trump administration's recordVice President JD Vance praised the cryptocurrency industry Wednesday and urged it to remain active in U.S. politics and policymaking, highlighting the Trump administration’s close ties to a deep-pocketed industry that’s become a powerful force in Washington.

Ancient DNA reveals a new group of people who lived near land bridge between the Americas
Read full article: Ancient DNA reveals a new group of people who lived near land bridge between the AmericasScientists have identified a new pod of ancient people who lived near the land bridge between North America and South America.

Why 'wrench attacks' on wealthy crypto holders are on the rise
Read full article: Why 'wrench attacks' on wealthy crypto holders are on the riseThe headline-grabbing tale of an Italian man who said he was kidnapped and tortured for weeks inside an upscale Manhattan townhouse by captors seeking his bitcoin highlights a dark corner of the cryptocurrency world: the threat of violence by thieves seeking digital assets.

Czech Republic accuses China of 'malicious cyber campaign' against its foreign ministry
Read full article: Czech Republic accuses China of 'malicious cyber campaign' against its foreign ministryThe Czech government says China was “responsible” for cyberattacks on a communication network of its Foreign Ministry.

SpaceX launches another Starship rocket after back-to-back explosions, but it tumbles out of control
Read full article: SpaceX launches another Starship rocket after back-to-back explosions, but it tumbles out of controlSpaceX has launched its Starship mega rocket again after back-to-back explosions.

Slightly radioactive soil from Fukushima will be used in the prime minister's flower beds
Read full article: Slightly radioactive soil from Fukushima will be used in the prime minister's flower bedsJapan plans to use some of the slightly radioactive soil removed from across Fukushima prefecture on flower beds outside Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s office.

Dutch intelligence agencies say Russian hackers stole police data in cyberattack
Read full article: Dutch intelligence agencies say Russian hackers stole police data in cyberattackDutch intelligence agencies say that a previously unknown Russian hacker group with suspected ties to the Kremlin was responsible for a cyberattack last year on the Dutch police.

Nets and high-tech hijackings: Anti-drone systems offer new ways to counter rising threats
Read full article: Nets and high-tech hijackings: Anti-drone systems offer new ways to counter rising threatsRising concerns about the misuse of drones have led to the development of new technologies designed to counter unmanned aircraft.

Scientists have lost their jobs or grants in US cuts. Foreign universities want to hire them
Read full article: Scientists have lost their jobs or grants in US cuts. Foreign universities want to hire themAs the Trump administration cut billions of dollars in federal funding to scientific research, thousands of scientists in the U.S. lost their jobs or grants.

Apple has had few incentives in the past to start making iPhones in US
Read full article: Apple has had few incentives in the past to start making iPhones in USLashing out at Apple’s plans to make most of its U.S. iPhones in India, President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to slap a 25% tariff on the popular device unless the tech giant starts building the product in its home country — a move that still seems unlikely to happen any time soon, if ever.

Uncommon May nor’easter brings rain and snow to New England states just before Memorial Day weekend
Read full article: Uncommon May nor’easter brings rain and snow to New England states just before Memorial Day weekendAn unusual May nor’easter is pulling away from New England after soaking the region and setting some record cold temperatures.

Trump threatens 50% tariffs on EU and 25% penalties on smart phones as his trade war intensifies
Read full article: Trump threatens 50% tariffs on EU and 25% penalties on smart phones as his trade war intensifiesPresident Donald Trump is threatening a 50% tax on all imports from the European Union as well as a 25% tariff on smartphones unless the products are made in America.

Tax bill passed by House Republicans would gut Biden-era clean energy tax credits
Read full article: Tax bill passed by House Republicans would gut Biden-era clean energy tax creditsThe budget reconciliation bill passed by House Republicans early Thursday would gut clean energy tax credits that Democrats approved three years ago.

Microsoft fires employee who interrupted CEO's speech to protest AI tech for Israeli military
Read full article: Microsoft fires employee who interrupted CEO's speech to protest AI tech for Israeli militaryMicrosoft has fired an employee who interrupted a speech by CEO Satya Nadella to protest the company’s work supplying the Israeli military with technology used for the war in Gaza.

Rare May nor'easter brings rain and chance of snow to New England before Memorial Day
Read full article: Rare May nor'easter brings rain and chance of snow to New England before Memorial DayAn unusual May nor’easter is soaking New England and threatening to bring snow to higher elevations as the states prepared for the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

One Tech Tip: These are the apps that can now avoid Apple's in-app payment system
Read full article: One Tech Tip: These are the apps that can now avoid Apple's in-app payment systemApple users are starting to get ways out of the iPhone maker’s so-called “walled garden" which imposes restrictions and fees on payments through iOS apps.

Trump hosts top crypto investors as some industry leaders fear he's putting personal profits first
Read full article: Trump hosts top crypto investors as some industry leaders fear he's putting personal profits firstPresident Donald Trump has hosted top investors for one of his cryptocurrency projects at his luxury golf course in Northern Virginia.

Judge considers sanctions against attorneys in prison case for using AI in court filings
Read full article: Judge considers sanctions against attorneys in prison case for using AI in court filingsA federal judge is considering sanctions against lawyers representing Alabama in litigation over state prisons after they used artificial intelligence to write error-filled motions.

Industry leaders urge Senate to protect against AI deepfakes with No Fakes Act
Read full article: Industry leaders urge Senate to protect against AI deepfakes with No Fakes ActTech and music industry leaders testified about the dangers of deepfakes made with artificial intelligence on Wednesday, urging lawmakers to pass legislation that would protect people’s voices and likenesses from replication without consent.

In lawsuit over teen's death, judge rejects arguments that AI chatbots have free speech rights
Read full article: In lawsuit over teen's death, judge rejects arguments that AI chatbots have free speech rightsA federal judge in Florida has rejected arguments made by an artificial intelligence company that its chatbots are protected by the First Amendment — at least for now.

OpenAI recruits legendary iPhone designer Jony Ive to work on AI hardware in $6.5B deal
Read full article: OpenAI recruits legendary iPhone designer Jony Ive to work on AI hardware in $6.5B dealOpenAI has recruited Jony Ive, the designer behind Apple’s iPhone, to lead a new hardware project for the artificial intelligence company that makes ChatGPT.

White House says Trump is reviewing IVF policy recommendations promised in executive order
Read full article: White House says Trump is reviewing IVF policy recommendations promised in executive orderA White House official says the Trump administration is reviewing a list of recommendations to expand access to in vitro fertilization.

Google's unleashes ‘AI Mode’ in the next phase of its journey to change search
Read full article: Google's unleashes ‘AI Mode’ in the next phase of its journey to change searchGoogle on Tuesday unleashed another wave of artificial intelligence technology to accelerate a year-old makeover of its search engine that is changing the way people get information and curtailing the flow of internet traffic to websites.

Southwest Airlines will require chargers be kept out while in use because of battery fire concerns
Read full article: Southwest Airlines will require chargers be kept out while in use because of battery fire concernsPassengers on Southwest Airlines flights will soon be required to keep their portable chargers in plain sight while using them because of concerns about the growing number of lithium battery fires.