Bluesky finds with growth comes growing pains — and bots
Bluesky has seen its user base soar since the U.S. presidential election, boosted by people seeking refuge from Elon Musk’s X, which they view as increasingly leaning too far to…
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Ex-OpenAI engineer who raised legal concerns about the technology has died
Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI engineer and whistleblower who helped train the artificial intelligence systems behind ChatGPT and later said he believed those practices violated copyright law, has died, according…
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Amazon workers are striking at multiple delivery hubs. Here’s what you should know
Amazon workers affiliated with the Teamsters union launched a strike at seven of the company’s delivery hubs less than a week before Christmas. The Teamsters said the workers, who voted…
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Giant sloths, mastodons coexisted with humans for millennia in Americas
SAO PAULO, Brazil — Sloths weren’t always slow-moving, furry tree-dwellers. Their prehistoric ancestors were huge — up to 4 tons (3.6 metric tons) — and when startled, they brandished immense…
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LA Zoo hatches first-ever perentie lizards, one of largest lizard species in the world
LOS ANGELES — Two new baby lizards have hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo, the first of their species to be bred there, zoo officials said Thursday. Perentie lizards, or…
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Environmental groups sue over California support for polluting biofuels
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Several environmental groups are suing California air regulators over their recent update of a contentious climate program, saying they failed to address the pollution impacts of biofuels….
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Blinken announces aid for Sudan and talks about AI risks at UN Security Council
UNITED NATIONS — Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced $200 million in humanitarian aid for conflict-torn Sudan during what is likely his final trip to the United Nations while in…
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Federal officials’ authority to track and disable drones set to expire, snared in budget battle
As suspected drone sightings over the eastern U.S. including New Jersey continue to captivate many, the federal government’s authority to track and disable unmanned aircraft deemed threatening is set to…
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Apple complains Meta requests risk privacy amid EU effort to widen iPhone tech access
LONDON — Apple complained that requests from Meta Platforms for access to its operating software threaten user privacy, in a spat fueled by the European Union’s intensifying efforts to get…
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China’s getting a big electric car battery swapping boost in 2025. Would that work across the globe?
Detroit — China will soon see a massive expansion of electric vehicle battery swapping, as global battery maker CATL said Wednesday it is investing heavily in stations there next year….
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