How to Adapt Home Design for Extreme Heat
The cooler parts of the northern hemisphere are getting hotter. Europe is the world’s fastest-warming continent, and Canada
2023-07-15 18:58
AI facial recognition tech brings 'airport-style security' to UK stores, says human rights group
A rising number of British stores are using a facial recognition system powered by artificial intelligence to identify repeat shoplifters in what one human rights group has called the spread of "airport-style security" on the high street.
2023-07-15 15:29
Flood Situation Eases in Delhi as Yamuna River Water Recedes
Flooding across New Delhi is gradually receding and the overflown Yamuna river, which cuts across India’s capital, could
2023-07-15 14:25
Chip Leaders Head to Washington to Lobby for China Rules Relief
America’s largest semiconductor companies are embarking on a last-ditch effort to head off new curbs on their sales
2023-07-15 08:58
FTC Loses Appeal Bid to Block Microsoft-Activision Deal
A US appeals court denied a Federal Trade Commission bid to pause Microsoft Corp.’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard
2023-07-15 08:16
California Shows Off New $25 Million Carbon Capture Technology Project
A $25 million project at a Calpine Corp. power plant near San Francisco will test a technology that
2023-07-15 06:18
Mountain Valley Pipeline Builder Asks Supreme Court to Let Work Resume
Equitrans Midstream Corp. asked the US Supreme Court to allow it to resume construction on its controversial Mountain
2023-07-15 05:52
Factbox-Hottest spots in U.S. as heat wave blankets Southwest
More than 100 million Americans are facing a prolonged spell of sweltering weather into next week, with the
2023-07-15 05:20
Biden Rejects Oil Refineries Seeking Biofuel-Blending Exemptions
The Biden administration on Friday rejected more than two dozen oil refinery requests for exemptions from US biofuel-blending
2023-07-15 04:17
ASML Faces Tighter Dutch Restrictions on Servicing Chip Equipment in China
ASML Holding NV, the leading provider of chipmaking equipment, is facing tighter restrictions on its ability to work
2023-07-15 00:26
Joe Biden forgives $39 billion in student loan debt
The relief will help some 800,000 borrowers enrolled in income-driven repayment plans, officials say.
2023-07-14 23:58
US officials worry about 'chilling effect' on combating election disinformation after order limiting Biden administration contact with social platforms
A federal judge's move to limit how some US agencies communicate with social media companies could have a "chilling effect" on how the federal government and states address election-related disinformation just as the 2024 election cycle get underway, according to interviews with current and former US officials.
2023-07-14 23:52