Belgium was one of many counties that saw record temperatures in 2024 FREDERIC SIERAKOWSKI/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock The past couple of years have set worryingly high temperature records, but was the extraordinary global heat of 2023 and 2024 just a freak event down to natural variability, rather than a sign of something more worrying? Some climate scientists think…
Microsoft employees aren’t allowed to use DeepSeek due to data security and propaganda concerns, Microsoft vice chairman and president Brad Smith said in a Senate hearing today. “At Microsoft we don’t allow our employees to use the DeepSeek app,” Smith said, referring to DeepSeek’s application service (which is available on both desktop and mobile.) Smith…
The Who is saying goodbye once again — but first, the band is embarking on one more tour. The English rock band announced the news of their final tour, titled The Song Is Over Tour, on May 8 and called it the “grand finale of their illustrious six-decade career.” “Every musician’s dream in the early…
Lyft signage on a vehicle in New York, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. Shelby Knowles | Bloomberg | Getty Images Lyft shares jumped 7% after the company boosted its share buyback plan to $750 million in its first quarter earnings report. Shares were as high as 10% post-earnings. Here’s how the ridesharing company did:…
An American was elected pope Robert Prevost was elected yesterday as the new pope to lead the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. He took the papal name Leo XIV and greeted a cheering crowd of followers at St. Peter’s Square by saying, “Peace be with you.” The choice of an American to be pope was a…
ULS Robotics plans to release lower-body exoskeletons for hiking and enhancing mobility for the elderly.
Sue Bird is giving another assist to USA Basketball, becoming the managing director of the women’s national team. The five-time Olympic champion was named to the newly created position Thursday and it marks a major change in the way the organization creates its roster and coaching staff. “I played for USA Basketball for so long…
8 May 2025 Dolly Parton would find it “too hard” to be a judge on reality TV. Dolly Parton would find it ‘too hard’ to be a judge on reality TV The 79-year-old country music legend has been asked numerous times to appear on the panel of shows like ‘American Idol’ and ‘The Voice’ but…
The Premier League soccer club Chelsea has quietly concluded a two-year investigation into allegations of a toxic workplace culture without disclosing the findings, according to three people with direct knowledge of the review. The investigation, conducted by an outside lawyer, was prompted by accounts of workplace bullying in the team’s marketing department that The New…
Some plants stink of rotting meat or dung, which helps them attract flies for pollination. How plants make the carrion stench, which is usually produced by bacteria feasting on decaying corpses, has been a mystery until now. Several types of plants have independently evolved to make the fetid odor thanks to a few tweaks in…
