BalanceFormcreative/Getty Images Earlier this month the University of Sydney launched an investigation into allegations miniature spy cameras were used to record and distribute exam content online. At the same time, the UK’s national examinations regulator… Read more: Unis are going back to in-person exams. But some students are finding new ways to cheat

For decades, biologists thought that early tetrapods, ancient vertebrates that started conquering the land over 300 million years ago, developed like modern amphibians—beginning their lives as purely aquatic tadpoles and then metamorphosing into terrestrial adults.… Read more: Early land animals skipped the tadpole phase

ABC is urging viewers to write to the Federal Communications Commission and tell it to stop trying to “control who is allowed to appear” on The View. An ABC commercial that started airing yesterday asked… Read more: ABC asks viewers to protest FCC attempt to “control who is allowed” on The View

After a slower start than its major rivals, Toyota has been making up for it with a flurry of new electric vehicles for the North American market. Its first attempt, the bZ4x, was an also-ran,… Read more: A curious crossover: The Toyota C-HR review

In an extremely odd case, a single 79-year-old patient was granted early access to Eli Lilly’s powerful, still-experimental obesity drug retatrutide through the Food and Drug Administration’s “compassionate use” program—raising immediate questions if that sole… Read more: Trump may be mystery patient in odd case of 79yo getting experimental obesity drug

SAN FRANCISCO – Ubotica Technologies, an Irish company focused on artificial intelligence for spacecraft, has raised $11 million to expand commercial sales of its maritime-intelligence platform. The platform, Live Maritime […] The post Ubotica raises… Read more: Ubotica raises $11 million to scale maritime-intelligence platform

Omio integrates OpenAI models across its engineering operations to accelerate travel product development and launch booking interfaces. The multimodal travel platform coordinates operations with over 3,000 transportation providers across 47 countries. Omio explicitly rejects the… Read more: Omio scales travel product development using OpenAI models

iOS 27 beta 2 adds Write with Siri, RCS replies, Wallet updates, and Home fixes, giving IT teams more to test before launch. The post Apple’s iOS 27 Beta 2: New Siri, RCS, and Wallet… Read more: Apple’s iOS 27 Beta 2: New Siri, RCS, and Wallet Changes Arrive

Oracle cut about 21,000 jobs in fiscal 2026 as it restructures around AI and cloud infrastructure, raising questions for enterprise buyers. The post Oracle Cuts 21,000 Jobs as It Rebuilds Around AI appeared first on… Read more: Oracle Cuts 21,000 Jobs as It Rebuilds Around AI

With trillions of dollars on the line, it should come as no surprise that tech companies are spending gobs of cash on the upcoming US midterm elections. What is surprising is the scale of electoral… Read more: AI Companies Are Trying to Seize Control of Elections

There was apparently one threat that the centibillion dollar AI firm OpenAI, and its multitrillion dollar partner Amazon, could not countenance: an unflattering biopic about Sam Altman, the former venture’s CEO and cofounder. Though it… Read more: Amazon Just Pulled Something Absolutely Craven to Avoid Embarrassing Its Friends at OpenAI

A newly discovered feathered dinosaur called Jian changmaensis may be the missing predator responsible for mysterious piles of crushed prehistoric bird bones in China. The four-winged glider, a close cousin of Velociraptor, helps reveal how… Read more: This four-winged dinosaur may have terrorized Earth’s earliest birds

A bird long thought to be a single rare species in Japan has turned out to be two. Scientists discovered that the elusive Ijima’s Leaf Warbler and a newly identified Tokara Leaf Warbler look almost… Read more: Hidden bird species discovered in Japan after DNA reveals a stunning secret

Researchers uncovered why H5N1 bird flu attacks cows’ udders instead of their lungs: the virus’s preferred receptors are concentrated in mammary tissue. The breakthrough could help scientists predict future bird flu jumps and spot unusual… Read more: Scientists finally solved how H5N1 bird flu hid in dairy cows

SETI scientists searched the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS for radio signals that could indicate extraterrestrial technology but found nothing beyond human-made interference. Even so, the rapid-response observations helped confirm the object’s natural origin and showcased how… Read more: A rare interstellar visitor triggered a SETI search for alien technology

Scientists discovered that kombucha’s flavor, chemistry, and antioxidant activity vary dramatically depending on the tea used to make it. Green and oolong tea kombuchas emerged as the most biologically active, while fermentation transformed each tea… Read more: The tea in your kombucha changes more than just the taste

Six weeks after its introduction, Tanium Atlas is now in the hands of customers worldwide – delivering a single operator experience built on real-time endpoint intelligence Tanium, a leader in Autonomous IT, today announced the general… Read more: Tanium Atlas Now Generally Available

Larry Sanger, one of Wikipedia’s cofounders, was banned from editing the site indefinitely after other editors determined he was canvassing, or in other words, calling on his followers off platform in order to influence Wikipedia’s… Read more: Wikipedia Cofounder Larry Sanger Banned From Site for ‘Canvassing’

Introducing an expanded portfolio of modules that gives developers a single, scalable architecture to power everything from low-power devices to enterprise edge infrastructure As AI moves from cloud environments into factories, transportation systems, robotics, and… Read more: MemryX Expands Cascade Platform, Bringing Power-Efficient Edge AI to Servers

This story was reported with support from the MuckRock foundation.  Around this time last year, Rachel Rodman was happily employed as a library clerk and program assistant with the Crawford County Library District in the… Read more: Libraries Not Doing Pride Displays Say They ‘Shouldn’t Be Judged’

QRO1 campus in Querétaro is the proof of execution of the company’s proprietary design, with 120-day deployment time, establishing replicable model for global expansion Bleeding Edge announced that QRO1, its flagship campus in Querétaro, Mexico,… Read more: Bleeding Edge Debuts AI Factory With Mexico Rollout

One of Taika Waititi’s greatest strengths as a director is his unique voice; he’s able to bring a light touch to tragedy (Jojo Rabbit) and a gentle sadness to offbeat comedy (Our Flag Means Death).… Read more: Sony releases trailer for Taika Waititi’s Klara and the Sun

The United States is one of only a handful of countries that allows companies to hold patents on plant varieties. As a result, a small number of corporations can—and do—suppress competition in the seed industry,… Read more: Everyone pays the price as patent holders on seeds stifle innovation

Psychiatrists and other researchers are still working to understand the phenomenon known as “AI psychosis,” in which users of chatbots enter into delusional mental health crises following intensive use of the tech. A new paper… Read more: New Paper Proposes What Really Causes AI Psychosis

Losses spread globally as investors questioned soaring valuations and spending on AI infrastructure A tech sell-off shook global markets on Tuesday as attention turned away from developments in the US war with Iran and toward… Read more: US AI stock sell-off shakes markets from Wall Street to Asia

Nuva Frames/Shutterstock In a recent episode of British sitcom Amandaland, Anne Flynn turns to ChatGPT for help talking to her teenage son about sex. The episode frames this as “The Chat”: the awkward parent-child conversation… Read more: The danger of confusing AI mental health support with therapy

Madison Square Garden compiled a list of activists who have publicly criticized the venue’s use of facial recognition technology, putting their tweets and comments into a document that was then accessible to other people inside… Read more: Madison Square Garden Made Dossier on Activists Who Opposed Facial Recognition

Following a blockbuster IPO earlier this month, Elon Musk’s SpaceX experienced a rude awakening. The rocket company’s shares have now been sliding for four consecutive days, wiping out nearly all the gains the public offering… Read more: Tech Stocks Are Abruptly Collapsing

AI company ElevenLabs unveils its officially licensed replica of the iconic actor’s voice in a retelling of Homer’s epic poem, while director who previously recorded the star recalls real-life experience Next month, Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster… Read more: You’re only supposed to blow the bloody hooves off: AI Michael Caine narrates Odyssey audiobook

A24 has spent years carefully crafting its image as a canny underdog studio that platforms artist driven films. It commands incredible loyalty among moviegoers, with its brand often preceding the names of the actual talent… Read more: A24 Fans in Meltdown After It Enters AI Partnership With Google

Last year we featured a lengthy interview with tech journalist/science fiction author Cory Doctorow about his book, Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What To Do About It. The prolific Doctorow is back with… Read more: How to burst the AI bubble: Strike at its roots

While tech companies and Trump have been pushing teachers to use AI in the classroom, many argue that there is little evidence that it would actually help children In October, Kelly Clancy’s son received an… Read more: AI in the classroom prompts tide of concern from US parents and experts

Dataiku, the Platform for AI Success, today announced it has been named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant for AI Platforms for Data Science and Machine Learning, the fifth consecutive year the company… Read more: Dataiku Named Gartner AI Platforms Leader for Fifth Year

Study warns AI datacenters are vulnerable to the climate hazards that their global greenhouse gas emissions bolster Amid rising concern that the artificial intelligence boom is fueling the climate crisis, a new report has found… Read more: Majority of datacenters are vulnerable to climate threats like floods and fires, study finds

Independent senator says Anthony Albanese is preparing to announce an AI copyright plan in July Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The independent senator David Pocock has challenged the Albanese… Read more: David Pocock urges Albanese to stop tech companies training AI models using Australian content

F5 acquires SurePath AI to enhance new AI Security Platform, tackle shadow AI risks, and deliver continuous visibility, governance, and protection for enterprise AI F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV), the global leader in delivering and securing every… Read more: F5 Launches AI Security Platform for Enterprise Risk Control

NASA’s upgraded Cold Atom Lab is turning the International Space Station into a frontier for quantum research, creating ultra-cold matter that behaves in astonishing ways. The experiments could unlock new discoveries about the universe while… Read more: NASA’s Cold Atom Lab is creating one of the weirdest forms of matter in space

A rare meteorite has revealed evidence of a massive lost world that once orbited the young Sun before being destroyed in a catastrophic collision. The discovery suggests some early planets formed from dramatically different materials… Read more: Meteorite reveals a lost moon-sized world from the dawn of the solar system

A cave in New Zealand has yielded fossils from a lost ecosystem that existed about 1 million years ago, including a possible flying ancestor of the kākāpō. The discovery reveals that volcanoes and climate upheaval… Read more: Scientists open a million-year-old time capsule hidden beneath New Zealand

Funding Accelerates Scaling of its Open-Standard AI Networking Solutions Upscale AI, Inc., a pure-play AI networking infrastructure company, today announced it has raised $190 million in Series A-1 financing. This latest investment brings the company’s… Read more: Upscale AI Adds $190 Million in Extension to Series A

The global surge in AI cyber threats is no longer a distant problem for corporate data centres, according to an urgent public warning from the world’s most powerful intelligence alliance. On June 22, 2026, the cybersecurity chiefs… Read more: Top spy agencies say AI cyber threats will impact you within months. Here’s why

As companies turn to Baseten to purpose-build models trained on their own data, company grows 20x and prepares for aggressive scale Baseten, the AI inference company powering the world’s most advanced AI applications, today announced… Read more: Baseten Raises $1.5 Billion to Power the Next Era of AI Inference

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch Tuesday to test a new reentry vehicle designed to deliver cargo anywhere in the world from low-Earth orbit. The company developed the new saucer-shaped reentry pod,… Read more: With Starfall, SpaceX eyes an edge in global cargo delivery from orbit

A new chip developed by MIT researchers could help tiny, low-power UAVs avoid obstacles as they zip around tight corners inside an industrial HVAC system to check for gas leaks. The chip allows small autonomous… Read more: New chip could help tiny robots traverse complex environments

I believe that chatbots have no place in a decent society, and am repelled by the topic of AI in general. But could I be seduced? I received a text message from my editor: “Um,… Read more: ‘Navigating the unknown together’: me and my idiot AI boyfriend

Trophim Laptev/Unsplash Cybersecurity agencies of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States issued a call to action on Monday for cyber defenders. The message was clear: artificial intelligence (AI) is a… Read more: Spy agencies say AI can help combat AI cyber risks. But don’t forget the basics

For our weary eyeballs, strained and tired from long periods locked onto screens, rest and relaxation can do wonders. But a man in Scotland came up with an eye-popping plan to try to pamper his… Read more: Man used massage gun on his tired eyeballs. It went as well as you’d expect.

NASA’s infrastructure at Kennedy Space Center, the crown jewel of US spaceports, is aging and approaching its limit due to increased demand from private companies, including SpaceX and Blue Origin, a new report finds. “NASA’s… Read more: Report: Kennedy Space Center not ready for era of super heavy rockets

Dozens of new robot arms have been installed at General Motors’ flagship electric vehicle factory in Detroit—even as 1,300 workers remain out of work following what was supposed to be a temporary layoff. The latest… Read more: GM installs robots at flagship EV factory after laying off 1,300 workers

X product head Nikita Bier targeted “neglected” Meta employees with a snack-budget hiring pitch as Meta works to improve morale. The post X Targets ‘Neglected’ Meta Engineers in Public Recruiting Pitch appeared first on TechRepublic.

iPhone 18 Pro rumors point to AI upgrades, a 2nm A20 Pro chip, camera changes, a smaller Dynamic Island, and possible pricing shifts. The post Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro Features: Everything We Know So Far… Read more: Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro Features: Everything We Know So Far

Consumer AMD CPUs will once again offer encryption protections against physical attacks after facing user backlash for silently removing the feature. As Ars reported last week, AMD stripped the protection, known as TSME, from consumer… Read more: Following user outcry, AMD reinstates memory encryption in consumer CPUs

Polymarket paid dozens of social media users to film themselves making fake bets for a promotion that aimed to convince people they can strike it rich on the prediction market, according to a Wall Street… Read more: Polymarket’s viral videos showed people winning big, but the bets were fake

The move comes after the company left potentially sensitive data from the initiative exposed internally.

Company hails victory for freelancer over unpaid debt as ‘landmark moment’ for access to justice An artificial intelligence law firm has won a case in an English court, in what is believed to be the… Read more: Artificial intelligence law firm wins court case in England for first time

Employees had previously raised concerns about the initiative, which involves collecting workers’ keystroke data to train AI models.

Apple supplier Lingyi iTech seeks a US$1.1B Hong Kong IPO to fund expansion in AI hardware, robotics, smart glasses, and AI servers. The post Apple Supplier Bets on Robots, AI Servers in $1.1B Hong Kong… Read more: Apple Supplier Bets on Robots, AI Servers in $1.1B Hong Kong Listing

Reliance’s AI roadmap puts Jio CallAgent inside the telecom network while tying India-scale AI ambitions to Jamnagar compute, local-language services, and enterprise compliance questions. The post Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance AI Roadmap Puts Jio CallAgent Inside… Read more: Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance AI Roadmap Puts Jio CallAgent Inside the Network

Ultrahuman M2 Live brings no-prescription glucose tracking to the US using Abbott’s Lingo CGM, with plans starting at $99 per month. The post India’s Ultrahuman Launches No-Prescription Glucose Tracking Platform in the US appeared first… Read more: India’s Ultrahuman Launches No-Prescription Glucose Tracking Platform in the US

The Steam Machine is almost here. Valve chose possibly the worst time to announce new PC gaming hardware in late 2025, just as the AI boom sent storage and RAM prices through the roof. The… Read more: Valve’s Steam Machine ships June 29 for $1,049, but you probably won’t be able to buy one yet

An elderly Texas woman tragically died Friday after a man relying on his Tesla Model 3’s automated driver-assistance mode lost control and crashed his car into her family’s home. In a statement, the Harris County… Read more: Doorbell cam filmed Tesla Autopilot crash that killed woman in her home

Amid concerns about AI models’ cybersecurity capabilities, OpenAI revealed an improved version of GPT-5.5-Cyber and its “Patch the Plant” initiative to fix open-source software bugs.

Sakana AI launched Fugu to orchestrate multi-agent operations and mitigate single-vendor dependency risks in enterprise deployments. Enterprises face operational vulnerabilities when relying entirely on monolithic AI APIs. Japanese AI firm Sakana AI designed Fugu as… Read more: Mitigating vendor lock-in with Sakana AI Fugu multi-agent models

Chevrolet provided flights from Albany, New York, to Denver, Colorado, and accommodation so Ars could attend the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—If you drive the… Read more: 1,250 hp hybrid Corvette shatters the Pikes Peak production record

Rocket Lab quietly launched a small satellite from New Zealand on Friday in a high-flying military exercise to test the US Space Force’s ability to rapidly respond to a crisis in low-Earth orbit. The launch… Read more: A US military exercise in space got underway with barely anyone noticing

Just three months ago, Lucid Motors showed off a new midsize electric vehicle platform that it said would give rise to a number of new vehicles in the coming years. The Saudi-backed startup is now… Read more: Lucid lays off 1,500 workers in second big cut of the year

Board members of a small township in Michigan agreed to “fight to our very last breath” against an AI data center planned in their community. America’s nuclear scientists and the University of Michigan want to… Read more: ‘We Will Fight to Our Very Last Breath:’ Township Leaders Vow to Fight Nuclear AI Data Center

At the ILA Berlin Air Show on June 11, eight German aerospace and defence companies signed a strategic positioning paper committing to build a sixth-generation fighter jet without France, under the banner “Team Gen 6”.… Read more: Compete to survive, cooperate to exist: the sovereignty paradox at the heart of Europe’s defence industry

Your AI spend is growing. Most of it is invisible. As AI tools spread across your teams, the costs and risks aren’t showing up where you’d expect. They’re buried in which models your teams default… Read more: The hidden costs of scaling AI and how to get ahead of them

Modern language models can refine their reasoning by looping back through their own computation, repeatedly applying the same layers to polish an initial answer. In theory, this is powerful. A model that thinks twice should… Read more: Why build a bigger model when you can just loop twice for twice the power?

Anthropic has warned about the dangers of advanced AI far more often than rival OpenAI this year, according to FT analysis, as critics accuse the company of helping to trigger a US ban on foreign… Read more: How Anthropic may have talked itself into an AI export ban

BLUEMONT, Va.—From an overlook in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Dan Roelker gazed across the green splendor of the Shenandoah Valley. With the pleasant spring afternoon drawing toward evening, the Sun lazily crossed… Read more: This former hacker saw the light—and now wants to collect all of it

This week Joseph speaks to Jake Hanrahan, creator of the independent conflict-focused media company Popular Front. They talk all about conflict journalism and how to get your journalism out there when platforms like YouTube make… Read more: Stopping Tech Company Censorship (with Jake Hanrahan)

Scientists discovered that Heliconius butterflies have evolved an extraordinary lifespan, living several times longer than closely related species. Even more surprising, some show little sign of physical decline as they age. Their unusual pollen-feeding lifestyle… Read more: Butterfly that barely ages could help unlock longevity secrets

A colossal ancient collision may have left some of the Moon’s deepest secrets surprisingly close to future Artemis landing sites. By recreating the impact that formed the giant South Pole-Aitken basin—the Moon’s largest and oldest… Read more: Future astronauts could walk across rocks from deep inside the Moon

This story was reported with support from the MuckRock foundation.  Earlier this year, an Alaskan assembly member found himself in hot water for introducing a resolution that would have prohibited the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Public Library… Read more: Are Public Libraries Becoming Children’s Libraries?

Are you able to tell the difference between a scientific image made by a person or by an AI model? Olga Yastremska/iStock via Getty Images A photograph of Earth glowing in deep space, the Moon’s… Read more: Anyone can fake a scientific image with AI, tricking even academic journals – and undermining trust in science

Signal agencies in Australia, the US, the UK, New Zealand and Canada sound alarm after Trump blocks foreign nationals from Anthropic’s Fable AI model Powerful AI models capable of taking down governments and businesses are… Read more: AI models that can take down governments and business months away, rare Five Eyes statement warns

AI-focused Super Pacs are spending heavily in midterms, and nearly half has gone to a single Manhattan district race The artificial intelligence industry is spending heavily in the 2026 midterms, hoping to secure influence over… Read more: New York City House primary emerges as key battleground in ‘AI civil war’

AI Control Tower delivers runtime Trust Posture Management for agentic AI on HPE Private Cloud AI Trustwise, a provider of runtime AI control through Trust Posture Management, today announced it has joined the HPE Unleash… Read more: Trustwise Joins HPE Unleash AI Partner Program

Ketch earns 22 badges across 41 reports, including top honors in Privacy, Consent Management, Cookie Tracking, and Data Subject Requests Ketch, the AI Privacy Company, today shared it has been named a Leader by G2, the… Read more: Ketch Named Grid Leader in G2 Summer 2026 Reports

The new model combines virtual assistant support, zero-cost customized CRM (Customer Relationship Management) application, zero-cost website, and operational workflows for entrepreneurs building serious businesses before they can hire full internal teams. Affordable Virtual Assistant, owned… Read more: Affordable Virtual Assistant Introduces a Solopreneur Operating System

Averna to lead OSS’s growth strategy, expand business development efforts, and accelerate sales momentum across global defense and commercial markets One Stop Systems, Inc. (“OSS” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: OSS), a leader in rugged high-performance… Read more: One Stop Systems Appoints Paul Averna as VP Business Development and Growth

Anthropic’s abrupt Fable 5 withdrawal due to US export controls underscores the urgent need for UK and European sovereign AI infrastructure. The post Anthropic’s Fable 5 Withdrawal Underscores Importance and Difficulty of ‘sovereign AI’ Strategies… Read more: Anthropic’s Fable 5 Withdrawal Underscores Importance and Difficulty of ‘sovereign AI’ Strategies

L’Oréal has announced a collaboration with OpenAI that will bring Maybelline New York’s virtual makeup try-on feature into ChatGPT. The announcement was made at VivaTech 2026. The partnership covers consumer-facing shopping tools, product discovery, advertising… Read more: L’Oréal brings Maybelline virtual try-on to ChatGPT

Endpoint-native architecture for shadow AI now protects every Mac in the enterprise without browser plugins, network proxies, or cloud mirroring. BlackFog, the leader in anti data exfiltration (ADX), today announced the general availability of ADX… Read more: BlackFog Launches ADX Vision for macOS

New Zealand’s leading digital services and connectivity provider partners with Rimini Street to stabilize mission-critical Oracle systems, solve complex interoperability challenges and fund AI transformation Rimini Street, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMNI), the Software Support and Agentic AI… Read more: One NZ Future-Proofs Oracle Estate, Boosts AI Innovation with Rimini Street

White-collar work is at risk across the board, including at elite consulting firms that used to be a pathway to the 1% Consulting is a delicate contract: endure two challenging, formative years – and in… Read more: We are witnessing the slow death of the prestige career | Alice Lassman

From fake tickets to cloned websites, AI is magnifying World Cup scams. Can fans distinguish between what’s real and what’s not?

Big Tech is throwing big money into data center buildouts. As national opposition to the facilities grows, some workers are beginning to question whether it’s worth it.

Woodway Assurance today launched EviData 3.0, evolving EviData into a multi-agentic AI platform that helps organizations protect data privacy by assessing whether datasets are ready for use and, when needed, performing privacy-preserving data transformations so valuable… Read more: Woodway Assurance announced the launch of EviData 3.0

Expanded collaboration enables customers to adopt and scale agentic AI as they modernize and run mission‑critical workloads on AWS Kyndryl (NYSE: KD), a leading provider of mission-critical enterprise technology services, today announced the expansion of its multi-year… Read more: Kyndryl, AWS Expand SCA to Advance Agentic AI Adoption Across Enterprise IT

DigitalTreehouse, Nashville’s first full-service AI automation agency, today announced the launch of its comprehensive AI training program designed to equip teams with practical skills in artificial intelligence—from foundational concepts to advanced applications. The program is… Read more: DigitalTreehouse Announces New AI Training Program for All Comapnies

The men’s football World Cup presents a unique global opportunity to showcase new football technology – from boots and balls to digital systems designed to enhance both officiating accuracy and fan engagement. The process of… Read more: World Cup technology: from ref cams to AI analysts, cutting-edge research is changing the game

A vivid and entertaining polemic on the economics of the tech revolution, filled with righteous ire As former Google CEO Eric Schmidt  could tell you, AI is a hard sell these days. Last month, he… Read more: The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI by Cory Doctorow review – the real price of artificial intelligence

Tyrannosaurus rex may have been a much slower grower than scientists realized. A new study of 17 tyrannosaur fossils found that the giant predator likely took about 40 years to reach its full size of… Read more: T. rex took 40 years to reach full size, scientists find

In 2023, after years of pollution, equipment failures, and health concerns, the Cumberland Fossil Plant in Tennessee was slated to close within the decade. The coal-fired plant had been part of a multibillion-dollar settlement in… Read more: Trump admin’s coal investments assist plants with repeated violations

Freshwater lakes across North America and Europe are becoming noticeably browner, reducing underwater visibility and reshaping fish populations. Research found that several popular sport fish, including trout, bass, perch, and whitefish, tend to decline in… Read more: As lakes turn brown, trout and bass decline while pike and walleye thrive

Researchers found that a Chinese sodium-ion battery performs far better than expected, with production quality and design features comparable to Tesla’s batteries. If engineers can improve cold-weather charging and energy density, sodium could become a… Read more: Chinese sodium battery surprised scientists by matching key Tesla benchmarks

When Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation went to court recently to challenge Alberta’s handling of the proposed Wonder Valley AI Data Centre Park project, the dispute underscored a question that is increasingly difficult to ignore: What… Read more: Canada’s AI strategy must reckon with the environmental implications of data centres