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You probably wouldn’t notice if an AI chatbot slipped ads into its responses

People who interacted with different AI chatbots in a study didn’t realize the bots were including veiled advertising in their replies

You probably wouldn’t notice if an AI chatbot slipped ads into its responses
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Boom in cremation hides surprising truths about what Americans really want when they die

A new study suggests that the decades-long march toward cremation may not last forever – particularly if Gen Z’s preferences pan out.

Boom in cremation hides surprising truths about what Americans really want when they die
Environment|Food|Health|Lifestyle|Science|Technology

What is black garlic? How heat and humidity turn a pungent ingredient mild and slightly sweet

A food chemist explains how black garlic is made, and how its health benefits are promising but still under-researched.

What is black garlic? How heat and humidity turn a pungent ingredient mild and slightly sweet
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How you store produce can make it last longer

How you store produce can make a major difference in how long it lasts

How you store produce can make it last longer
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At Beijing auto show, Chinese carmakers flaunt new technologies as global competition heats up

China’s top automakers are showcasing their latest models and technologies from intelligent driving to ultrafast charging in Beijing as they compete with global rivals in overseas markets

At Beijing auto show, Chinese carmakers flaunt new technologies as global competition heats up
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After call from Beijing, China's auto industry races to embed AI in just about everything

It took China 25 years to dominate the market for electric vehicles.

After call from Beijing, China's auto industry races to embed AI in just about everything
Business|Environment|Health|Science

As Roundup maker goes to Supreme Court, Americans worry about pesticides, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows

Most Americans are worried about pesticides and oppose shielding companies from lawsuits over hazardous products, according to a

As Roundup maker goes to Supreme Court, Americans worry about pesticides, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows
Environment|Science|Travel|World

Giant ice tower delays opening of Everest climbing route

Hundreds of mountaineers are stranded at the Himalayan base camp for Mount Everest as a crevasse strewn with chunks of ice, including one towering block

Giant ice tower delays opening of Everest climbing route
Health|Science|World

Newer testing methods suggest significant silent spread of measles in the US, threatening elimination

Newer testing methods suggest significant silent spread of measles in the US, threatening elimination

Newer testing methods suggest significant silent spread of measles in the US, threatening elimination
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Global equity fund inflows surge to 17-month high on AI optimism

Weekly inflows into global equity funds surged to a more than 17-month high in the week through April 22, fuelled by optimism over demand for artificial intelligence and robust

Global equity fund inflows surge to 17-month high on AI optimism
Environment|Science|Travel|World

Hundreds of Everest hopefuls are waiting at base camp as glacier blocks route to summit

Hundreds of Everest hopefuls are waiting at base camp as glacier blocks route to summit

Hundreds of Everest hopefuls are waiting at base camp as glacier blocks route to summit
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Czech power company ČEZ signs deal with Rolls-Royce SMR to prepare for first small nuclear reactor

Czech power company ČEZ has signed a deal with U.K. company Rolls-Royce SMR to prepare for building the first small modular nuclear reactor in the Czech Republic

Czech power company ČEZ signs deal with Rolls-Royce SMR to prepare for first small nuclear reactor
Asia|Environment|Science|World

China will send giant pandas to Atlanta again

China is sending two giant pandas to Zoo Atlanta, the China Wildlife Conservation Association says

China will send giant pandas to Atlanta again
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Trump administration vows crackdown on Chinese companies 'exploiting' AI models made in US

The Trump administration is vowing to crack down on foreign tech companies’ exploitation of U.S. artificial intelligence models, singling out China at a time that country is narrowing the gap with the U.S. in the AI race

Trump administration vows crackdown on Chinese companies 'exploiting' AI models made in US
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Japan launches financial task force amid AI security fears

Japan will set up a task force to address cybersecurity risks in its financial system following concerns about potential vulnerabilities linked to

Japan launches financial task force amid AI security fears
Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Powered land and zombie projects: Real estate in the age of AI

Land left dormant by the decline of the chemical industry in northeastern England has taken

Powered land and zombie projects: Real estate in the age of AI
Environment|Science|World

Explosion of invasive 'janitor fish' sparks mass removal operation in Indonesia's capital

Authorities in Indonesia’s capital are seeking to remove at least 10 tons of janitor fish from the city’s waterways

Explosion of invasive 'janitor fish' sparks mass removal operation in Indonesia's capital
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China’s AI upstart DeepSeek drops new model. Will it make waves like last year?

China’s AI upstart DeepSeek drops new model. Will it make waves like last year?

China’s AI upstart DeepSeek drops new model. Will it make waves like last year?
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Australian lithium miner PLS says energy security concerns driving demand growth

PLS is seeing deepening and broadening demand for lithium, partly driven by energy security concerns, CEO Dale Henderson said on

Australian lithium miner PLS says energy security concerns driving demand growth
Education|Interview|Science|Technology

Q&A: Apollo astronaut Schmitt talks about getting back to the moon and life in the universe

Apollo astronaut Harrison “Jack” Schmitt knows what the Artemis II crew was feeling when it rocketed into space this month for a historic lunar flyby: Pure excitement and the potential for so much more

Q&A: Apollo astronaut Schmitt talks about getting back to the moon and life in the universe
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A tiny Arctic village in Alaska is trying to revive its polar bear tourism industry

A small Indigenous village in Alaska wants to reclaim its status as a top spot for polar bear tourism

A tiny Arctic village in Alaska is trying to revive its polar bear tourism industry
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Cisco shows switch that can connect quantum computers of different kinds

Cisco Systems on Thursday showed a switching chip that it says will be able to connect quantum computers of different types, another step in its

Cisco shows switch that can connect quantum computers of different kinds
Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Amazon-backed X-Energy raises over $1 billion in IPO

Nuclear reactor developer X-Energy, which is backed by Amazon, said on Thursday it had raised $1.02 billion in its initial public offering in the United States.

Amazon-backed X-Energy raises over $1 billion in IPO
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WHO global alliance delivers 100 million childhood vaccine doses since 2023

More than 100 million vaccine doses have been delivered to 18.3 million children worldwide since 2023 under a global drive to reverse pandemic-related declines

WHO global alliance delivers 100 million childhood vaccine doses since 2023
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Key takeaways from a report into the deadly plane crash at LaGuardia Airport

Federal investigators have released a preliminary report on last month's deadly airplane crash at a New York City airport

Key takeaways from a report into the deadly plane crash at LaGuardia Airport
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SpaceX warns that inquiries into sexually abusive AI imagery may hurt market access

The multiple investigations into xAI’s creation and dissemination of sexually abusive imagery may lead the

SpaceX warns that inquiries into sexually abusive AI imagery may hurt market access
Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Elon Musk lays out Terafab AI chip project plan

Tesla chief Elon Musk said on Wednesday the electric vehicle maker plans to use Intel's next-generation 14A manufacturing process to make chips at its Terafab project, an advanced

Elon Musk lays out Terafab AI chip project plan
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US FDA rejects AbbVie's wrinkle treatment due to manufacturing concerns

AbbVie said on Thursday the U.S.

US FDA rejects AbbVie's wrinkle treatment due to manufacturing concerns
Business|Environment|Science|Technology

Offshore wind farms take shape along Rhode Island's coast, even as Trump wants to stop them

Offshore wind turbines roughly three times the height of the Statue of Liberty were spinning far off the coast of Rhode Island on Thursday, sending clean electricity to the region

Offshore wind farms take shape along Rhode Island's coast, even as Trump wants to stop them
Business|Science|Technology

This store is run by artificial intelligence: Meet Luna, the boss

This store is run by artificial intelligence: Meet Luna, the boss

This store is run by artificial intelligence: Meet Luna, the boss
Education|Environment|Health|Lifestyle|Science

Hawaii family found a lifeline in Phoenix

Hawaii family found a lifeline in Phoenix

Hawaii family found a lifeline in Phoenix
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Intel forecasts second-quarter revenue above estimates, shares jump 15%

By Zaheer Kachwala, Max A.

Intel forecasts second-quarter revenue above estimates, shares jump 15%
Business|Health|Science|Technology|US

FDA approves first gene therapy for inherited deafness, shown to restore hearing for children with rare condition

FDA approves first gene therapy for inherited deafness, shown to restore hearing for children with rare condition

FDA approves first gene therapy for inherited deafness, shown to restore hearing for children with rare condition
Business|Science|Technology|World

White House accuses China of copying American AI models in ‘industrial-scale’ campaign

White House accuses China of copying American AI models in ‘industrial-scale’ campaign

White House accuses China of copying American AI models in ‘industrial-scale’ campaign
Health|Political|Science

RFK Jr. wants to add specialists to preventive care panel. Experts say it’s the wrong move

RFK Jr. wants to add specialists to preventive care panel. Experts say it’s the wrong move

RFK Jr. wants to add specialists to preventive care panel. Experts say it’s the wrong move
Education|Science|Technology

Math whizzes: North Ridgeville students impress mathematicians in international competition

Math whizzes: North Ridgeville students impress mathematicians in international competition

Math whizzes: North Ridgeville students impress mathematicians in international competition
Education|Environment|Science

A massive kraken-like octopus may have prowled the seas during the age of dinosaurs

The top predator prowling the seas during the age of the dinosaurs 100 million years ago may have been an octopus

A massive kraken-like octopus may have prowled the seas during the age of dinosaurs
Business|Political|Science|Technology|World

White House accuses China of industrial-scale theft of AI technology

The White House on Thursday accused China of stealing U.S. artificial intelligence labs' intellectual property on an industrial scale in a

White House accuses China of industrial-scale theft of AI technology
Business|Health|Science

FDA declines Grace's stroke drug over manufacturing and packaging issues, shares slump

Grace Therapeutics said on Thursday the U.S.

FDA declines Grace's stroke drug over manufacturing and packaging issues, shares slump
Crime|Economy|Environment|Europe|Science|Technology|Travel|World

France investigates suspected tampering with weather sensors after Polymarket bets

France investigates suspected tampering with weather sensors after Polymarket bets

France investigates suspected tampering with weather sensors after Polymarket bets
Health|Political|Science|US|World

Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift

A cannabis industry group calls President Donald Trump’s reclassification of state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug “the most significant federal advancement in cannabis policy" in decades

Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift
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US farm agency to move research and food safety staff from Washington

The U.S.

US farm agency to move research and food safety staff from Washington
Economy|Health|Science

Justice Department reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less dangerous drug

Justice Department reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less dangerous drug

Justice Department reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less dangerous drug
Environment|Science|US|World

Worst spring drought on record grips US, fueling wildfires and water worries

Worst spring drought on record grips US, fueling wildfires and water worries

Worst spring drought on record grips US, fueling wildfires and water worries
Environment|Science|World

Archaeological digs in Amazon provide clues about Indigenous inhabitants before colonization

Paving roads in the Amazon rainforest often causes deforestation that threatens the people who live there

Archaeological digs in Amazon provide clues about Indigenous inhabitants before colonization
Business|Economy|Finance|Health|Science|Technology

US health regulators to speed up Medicare device coverage

U.S. health regulators announced a new program to speed up Medicare coverage for certain medical devices on Thursday

US health regulators to speed up Medicare device coverage
Environment|Science|Technology

Nearly century-old gasoline tanks found leaking under parking lot in Harrison Township

Nearly century-old gasoline tanks found leaking under parking lot in Harrison Township

Nearly century-old gasoline tanks found leaking under parking lot in Harrison Township
Economy|Education|Environment|Political|Science|Technology

‘They are going to be rejected again’: NASA chief faces grilling on Trump’s budget proposal

‘They are going to be rejected again’: NASA chief faces grilling on Trump’s budget proposal

‘They are going to be rejected again’: NASA chief faces grilling on Trump’s budget proposal
Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Thermo Fisher says US academic demand to stay weak, flags inflation risks from Iran war

Thermo Fisher Scientific said on Thursday it does not expect demand from U.S. and Chinese academic and government customers to recover this year

Thermo Fisher says US academic demand to stay weak, flags inflation risks from Iran war
Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Applied Digital signs $7.5 billion AI data center lease with US hyperscaler

Applied Digital has signed a long-term lease worth $7.5 billion with an unnamed U.S.-based hyperscaler at its new Delta Forge 1 site, it said on Thursday, strengthening its

Applied Digital signs $7.5 billion AI data center lease with US hyperscaler
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Tesla's $25 billion spending plan tests investor faith in unproven AI bets

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is asking investors to take a leap of faith on his costly bets in self-driving technology and humanoid robots that have yet to

Tesla's $25 billion spending plan tests investor faith in unproven AI bets
Environment|Health|Science

Flesh-eating bacteria concerns in Long Island waters are growing. Here's why.

Flesh-eating bacteria concerns in Long Island waters are growing. Here's why.

Flesh-eating bacteria concerns in Long Island waters are growing. Here's why.
Environment|Science|Technology

Bats master the dark with sound. WPI engineers hope their drones do the same in dangerous situations.

Bats master the dark with sound. WPI engineers hope their drones do the same in dangerous situations.

Bats master the dark with sound. WPI engineers hope their drones do the same in dangerous situations.
Economy|Environment|Science|Technology|World

More countries are turning to nuclear power 40 years after the Chernobyl disaster

The 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster fueled global fears about nuclear energy and slowed down its development in Europe and other regions

More countries are turning to nuclear power 40 years after the Chernobyl disaster
Education|Environment|Health|Lifestyle|Science

School gardens help students learn science and connect with agriculture – but making them happen isn’t easy

In an urbanized and globalized world, most kids aren’t directly connected to agriculture. School gardens can help them learn where their food comes from.

School gardens help students learn science and connect with agriculture – but making them happen isn’t easy
Education|Science|Technology

New reading textbooks, same problem: Why children’s reading scores in the US aren’t rising

There are many literacy textbooks available but no clear way to determine which ones are the best – and most likely to turn kids into better readers.

New reading textbooks, same problem: Why children’s reading scores in the US aren’t rising
Business|Economy|Lifestyle|Science|Technology

What we lose when artificial intelligence does our shopping

Retailers are racing to hand your shopping over to AI. Consumers are right to be wary – and not just about privacy.

What we lose when artificial intelligence does our shopping
Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Stock Markets|Technology

Biggest IPO wave in history promises $3 trillion in value – with no profits

SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic are shaping up to deliver the largest wave of initial public offerings in history and the three

Biggest IPO wave in history promises $3 trillion in value – with no profits
Business|Economy|Europe|Health|Science

Europe risks falling further behind in medicine race, warns Roche CEO

Europe risks falling further behind the United States and China in pharmaceutical research and innovation because of "mind-blowing"

Europe risks falling further behind in medicine race, warns Roche CEO
Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

US drivers turn to EV rentals as gasoline prices surge

Early signs of a shift toward electric vehicles have emerged for U.S. car rental companies as customers become wary of paying more at the pump

US drivers turn to EV rentals as gasoline prices surge
Business|Economy|Science|Technology

SpaceX conquered the stars, now eyes bigger opportunity in AI

Over the last quarter century, Elon Musk revived space travel, turning cosmic exploration into thriving businesses.

SpaceX conquered the stars, now eyes bigger opportunity in AI
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Protein-maxxing, GLP-1s have US farmers betting on peas and lentils

 Aaron Smith, a fifth-generation pea and lentil farmer in northern Idaho, says

Protein-maxxing, GLP-1s have US farmers betting on peas and lentils
Business|Economy|Science|Technology

SpaceX IPO filing shows Elon Musk can retain board control

SpaceX is telling prospective investors its board will not need a majority of directors who are independent of

SpaceX IPO filing shows Elon Musk can retain board control
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Scientists trace latest interstellar comet's home to a cold, isolated corner of the Milky Way

A new study suggests that the comet that rambled past us from another star last year likely originated in a cold, isolated corner of the galaxy that had yet to gel into its own solar system

Scientists trace latest interstellar comet's home to a cold, isolated corner of the Milky Way
Business|Economy|Science|Technology

SpaceX targets in-house GPUs as it warns investors of chip supply, costs 

By Echo Wang, Jeffrey Dastin and Max A.

SpaceX targets in-house GPUs as it warns investors of chip supply, costs 
Environment|Health|Science

1 in 5 Americans may have a dangerous toxin in their tap water

1 in 5 Americans may have a dangerous toxin in their tap water

1 in 5 Americans may have a dangerous toxin in their tap water
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Foreign investors buy Japan stocks on US-Iran peace hopes, AI rally

Japanese stocks attracted significant foreign investor inflows in the week through April 18, driven by a rally in artificial intelligence‑related stocks as risk sentiment improved

Foreign investors buy Japan stocks on US-Iran peace hopes, AI rally
Business|Economy|Environment|Science

USDA to expand acreage surveys to more US farmers

The U.S.

USDA to expand acreage surveys to more US farmers
Business|Economy|Health|Science|Technology

Australia's CSL knocked by Pentagon flu policy shift, stock sinks to 2017 low

Australian biotech giant CSL extended losses on Thursday, lingering near decade lows, after the U.S. military scrapped its flu vaccine mandate, dealing

Australia's CSL knocked by Pentagon flu policy shift, stock sinks to 2017 low
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Wildfires across Georgia and Florida destroy more than 50 homes and force evacuations

Wildfires have intensified intensifying across the U.S. Southeast

Wildfires across Georgia and Florida destroy more than 50 homes and force evacuations
Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Intel lands Tesla as first major customer for 14A chip technology 

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday the EV maker plans to use Intel's next-generation 14A manufacturing process to make chips at its

Intel lands Tesla as first major customer for 14A chip technology 
Health|Science|US|World

Suicide among young Americans declines in first years of 988 hotline

Thousands fewer young Americans than expected took their own lives during the first two-

Suicide among young Americans declines in first years of 988 hotline
Business|Economy|Political|Science|Technology

Anthropic seeks to debunk Pentagon's claims about its control over AI technology in military systems

Anthropic on Wednesday told an appeals court that it can’t manipulate its artificial intelligence tool Claude once it is deployed in classified Pentagon military networks

Anthropic seeks to debunk Pentagon's claims about its control over AI technology in military systems
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Asian elephant calf makes her public debut at DC's National Zoo

The hottest new celebrity in Washington, D.C., is Asian elephant calf Linh Mai

Asian elephant calf makes her public debut at DC's National Zoo