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COP28 Clashes Over Fossil Fuel Phaseout After OPEC Pushback
Countries clashed Saturday over a proposed agreement to phase out fossil fuels at COP28, jeopardizing attempts to deliver the first commitment to eventually end the use of oil and gas in 30 years of global warming talks.
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Europe Reaches Deal on World's First Comprehensive AI Rules
European Union negotiators clinched a deal Friday on the world's first comprehensive artificial intelligence rules, paving the way for legal oversight of AI technology that has promised to transform everyday life and spurred warnings of existential dangers to humanity.
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North Korea Hackers May Have Stolen Data on Anti-Aircraft Laser Weapon
South Korean police are investigating whether a North Korean hacker group, accused of stealing data from 14 entities, obtained information on defense technology including an anti-aircraft laser, a Seoul city police official said Wednesday.
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Geomagnetic Storm Likely to Affect Earth This Week
The effects of a geomagnetic storm will likely be felt this week due to eruptions from the sun sending plasma toward Earth, which could hamper global communications equipment.
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Bitcoin Tops $42,000 for First Time Since April 2022
Bitcoin rose Monday, briefly surpassing $42,000 for the first time since April 2022, in a new surge of momentum fueled by the possibility of U.S. interest rate cuts and traders betting that the U.S. will soon approve exchange-traded bitcoin funds.
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SpaceX Launches South Korean Spy Satellite From Calif.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying South Korea's first spy satellite launched Friday from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base, after North Korea successfully launched its own military reconnaissance satellite last month.
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UFO Researcher: Peru 'Aliens' Are 'Unknown Species'
The researcher who presented mummified remains from Peru to Mexico's Congress as evidence of "nonhuman" aliens on Earth now claims that tests confirm these remains contain DNA that is "not from any known species."
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US Probes Loss of Power in 73K Chevrolet Volts
A U.S. auto safety regulator said Friday it is opening an investigation into 73,000 Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid cars over reports of loss of power, failures to restart and other issues.
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Microsoft President: No Superintelligent AI Soon
The president of tech giant Microsoft said there is no probability of super-intelligent artificial intelligence being created within the next 12 months.
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Google AI Finds Thousands of New Tech Materials
Google DeepMind has used artificial intelligence (AI) to predict the structure of more than 2 million new materials, a breakthrough it said could soon be used to improve real-world technologies.
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Virgin Jet Lands After Historic Low-Carbon Flight
A Virgin Atlantic passenger jet powered by 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) completed a London-to-New York jaunt Tuesday, showcasing the potential of low-carbon options, which are a tiny fraction of the industry's fuel mix.
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Sports Illustrated Ripped for Alleged AI 'Writers'
Sports Illustrated faces backlash amidst allegations of publishing articles authored by non-existent, AI-generated writers.
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Israel Approves Musk's Starlink in Gaza
Elon Musk's Starlink satellite system will operate in Gaza after approval by the Israeli government.
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Scientists: Don't Hit 'Pandemic Panic Button' Yet
Leading scientists urged caution over fears of another pandemic on Thursday after the World Health Organization requested more information from China on a rise of respiratory illnesses and pneumonia clusters among children.
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WHO Pressing China on Respiratory Illness Details
The World Health Organization (WHO) has asked China for details on an increase in respiratory illnesses and reported clusters of pneumonia in children, which its China office on Thursday called a "routine" check.
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California Lawmakers Slam NASA for Mars Mission Cuts
California lawmakers are criticizing NASA's decision to cut funding for its mission to bring samples from Mars back to Earth as "shortsighted and misguided" and warned jobs will be lost at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in their state as a result.
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South Korea Warning North Korea on Spy Satellite
South Korea's military warned North Korea not to go ahead with its planned spy satellite launch, suggesting Monday that Seoul could suspend an inter-Korean agreement to reduce tensions and resume front-line aerial surveillance in response.
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D.C. Combating Car Thefts, Carjackings With Dashcams, AirTags
Washington, D.C., is attempting to help wary residents from being victims of car thefts and carjackings with dashcams and airtags.
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SpaceX Starship Fails Moments After Reaching Space
SpaceX's uncrewed spacecraft Starship, developed to carry astronauts to the moon and beyond, was presumed to have failed in space minutes after lifting off on Saturday during its second test, after its first attempt ended in an explosion.
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High Levels of Solar Activity Could Knock Out Internet for Months
While the Pentagon remains focused on hardening the grid to stave off potential electromagnetic pulse attacks capable of completely knocking the country's electronics offline, a similar threat could come from a natural occurrence.
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CDC Releases More Newborn RSV Shots as Cases Surge
RSV infections are rising sharply in some parts of the country, nearly filling hospital emergency departments in Georgia, Texas and some other states. To help counter the surge, federal officials on Thursday announced they were releasing more doses of a new RSV shot for...
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FBI Struggled to Disrupt Dangerous Casino Hacking Gang, Cyber Responders Say
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has struggled to stop a hyper-aggressive cybercrime gang that's been tormenting corporate America over the last two years, according to nine cybersecurity responders, digital crime experts and victims.
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Potential Breakthrough Study Finds Cancer 'Kill Switch'
Researchers at the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center have located a "kill switch" that can trigger the death of cancer cells.
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US UFO Chief Warns of Aliens or Rival Tech, Then Quits
The Pentagon's inaugural UFO chief is resigning after issuing a warning that unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) - the modern name for UFOs - is either aliens or advanced technology of U.S. rival nations, calling the latter far more terrifying.
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Europe's Euclid Crafts 3D Map of the Universe
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope, the Chandra X-ray Observatory, and the European Space Agency's Euclid space telescope are leveraging their unique capabilities to observe the universe in multiple wavelengths.