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‘Cuts have consequences’: A South Florida meteorologist explains Trump’s NOAA cuts are degrading weather forecasts
For more than 30 years, meteorologist John Morales has broadcast weather forecasts to South Floridians, warning the hurricane-prone region about the storms headed toward its coast. But now, Morales’s...
Music giants begin negotiating AI licensing rights for labels and artists
As artificial intelligence’s influence continues to spread deeper into pop culture, major record labels are starting negotiations with AI companies to ensure they—and their artists—are properly compensated when their...
Powering AI: Here’s what to know about Meta’s new nuclear deal with Constellation Energy
Meta has signed a 20-year deal with Constellation Energy to keep open its Clinton Clean Energy Center nuclear facility in Illinois, a move that will help feed the tech...
Trump pushes Senate to pass his big tax bill by July 4
President Donald Trump wants his “big, beautiful” bill of tax breaks and spending cuts on his desk to be signed into law by the Fourth of July, and he’s pushing the slow-rolling...
South Korea presidential election: Conservative candidate Kim Moon Soo concedes defeat
South Korea’s main conservative candidate Kim Moon Soo has conceded defeat in the presidential election. Kim, the candidate of the People Power Party, told a news conference early Wednesday...
AI code-gen startup valuations surge as Big Tech circles
Two years after the launch of ChatGPT, return on investment in generative AI has been elusive, but one area stands out: software development. So-called code generation or “code-gen” startups...
How a Colorado initiative is helping support workers in recovery
At Odie B’s, a sandwich shop in Denver, recovery from drug and alcohol use is part of daily operations. “Seventy percent of our staff is active in recovery,” Cliff...
FEMA staff baffled: agency chief didn’t know ‘what or when hurricane season is’
Staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were left baffled on Monday after the head of the U.S. disaster agency said he had not been aware the country has...
Startups need ‘clear pathway’ into UK’s new defence plan, experts warn
Britain’s new military tech strategy will fail unless startups are given clear pathways to adoption, experts have warned. Their concerns follow the government’s announcement that defence spending will increase...
This new AI tool at the Food and Drug Administration promises to speed up scientific reviews
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Monday that it had launched a generative AI tool, Elsa, aimed at improving efficiency across its operations, including scientific reviews. “Today’s...
