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This has been the worst wildfire season on record. What could 2024 have in store?
What a summer that was — the hottest ever recorded globally and the worst for wildfires in Canadian history. Dry conditions and warmer-than-usual temperatures helped fuel a long and unrelenting wildfire season that, to date, has burned …
Pava LaPere, 26-year-old tech CEO found dead in Baltimore with signs of blunt-force trauma
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The Baltimore Police Department has announced an arrest warrant for a suspect wanted for the murder of Pava LaPere, the 26-year-old CEO of startup EcoMap…
The ARC nerve-stimulation system could help quadriplegic patients move their arms again
The ARC nerve stimulation therapy system from startup Onward Medical passed another developmental milestone on Wednesday, as the company announced the first successful installation of its brainwave-driven implantable electrode array to…
Apple introduces global developer resource for labs, sessions, and workshops
Today, Apple introduced Meet with Apple Experts, a new global resource for the Apple developer community to easily find and participate in sessions, workshops, labs, one-on-one consultations, and more.…
NASA’s Mars helicopter flies faster than ever before
Just a week after setting a new altitude record on Mars, NASA’s impressive Ingenuity helicopter has just flown faster than ever before, reaching a speed of 17.9 mph (8 meters per second) during its 60th flight. Its previous record…
New AI algorithm can detect signs of life with 90% accuracy. Scientists want to send it to Mars
Can machines sniff out the presence of life on other planets? Well, to some extent, they already are. Sensors onboard spacecraft exploring other worlds have the capability to detect molecules indicative of alien life. Yet, organic…
Sam Bankman-Fried’s mom blasts ‘McCarthyite’ prosecutors, unfair media
Ahead of Sam Bankman-Fried going on trial next week for allegedly perpetuating one of the biggest financial frauds in U.S. history, his long-esteemed Stanford law professor mother has lashed out at various entities she believes are to…
Amazon sued by FTC for ‘inflating online prices, overcharging sellers’
The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorney generals filed an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon on Tuesday — the latest government attempt at breaking Big Tech’s dominance of the internet.
The lawsuit,…
In landmark court case, 6 young activists take on 32 European nations over climate action
STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Six young people from Portugal will argue that governments across Europe aren't doing enough to protect people from the harms of climate change at the European Court of Human Rights on Wednesday in the latest…