Missed out on the northern lights? Scientists expect more solar storms to produce auroras
NEW YORK — Expect to see more northern lights in unusual places as the sun continues to sizzle, space weather forecasters said Tuesday. Strong solar storms this year have triggered…
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Countries that have cashed in on their top-level domain names
LONDON — Anguilla is raking in extra revenue from registration fees for its .ai web domain thanks to the artificial intelligence boom, but it’s not the only place cashing in…
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Meta’s Oversight Board says viral video left on Facebook threatened LGBTQ+ people in Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria — Meta’s oversight board expressed serious concern Tuesday over the company’s failure to take down a viral graphic video showing two men bleeding after they were apparently beaten…
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Tubeworms, snails and other weird creatures found under the seafloor
NEW YORK — Scientists for the first time have uncovered an underworld of animal life thriving beneath the seafloor. An expedition to a volcanically active ridge in the Pacific off…
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Cyber criminals increasingly helping Russia and China target the US, Microsoft says
WASHINGTON — Russia, China and Iran are increasingly relying on criminal networks to lead cyberespionage and hacking operations against adversaries like the U.S., according to a report on digital threats…
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How the tiny Caribbean island of Anguilla has turned the AI boom into a digital gold mine
The artificial intelligence boom has benefited chatbot makers, computer scientists and Nvidia investors. It’s also providing an unusual windfall for Anguilla, a tiny island in the Caribbean. ChatGPT’s debut nearly…
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Biden admin to provide $750 million to North Carolina-based Wolfspeed for advanced computer chips
WASHINGTON — The Biden-Harris administration announced plans Tuesday to provide up to $750 million in direct funding to Wolfspeed, with the money supporting its new silicon carbide factory in North…
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China unveils its plans to turn its feats in space exploration into scientific advances
BEIJING — China has made great strides in exploring space in recent years, rocketing astronauts to its own space station and bringing back rocks from the moon. Now it wants…
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A Hong Kong zoo seeks answers after 9 monkeys die in 2 days
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s oldest zoo is seeking answers in a monkey medical mystery after nine animals died in two days, including three members of a critically endangered species….
Read more A Southern California school plants a ‘Moon Tree’ grown with seeds flown in space
LAKE FOREST, Calif. — To cheers and applause from kids wearing spacesuits and star-studded T-shirts, a tree was planted in California that is out of this world. The so-called “Moon…
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