Tech

A California company is harnessing the power of the sun to potentially give solar farms sunlight regardless of the time of day.

How a startup company plans to harness the power of the sun at night

Some police departments are testing new AI to help write incident reports.

Police test using artificial intelligence to write incident reports

In a significant advancement in cancer treatment, doctors have initiated trials for the world’s first mRNA lung cancer vaccine.

World first mRNA lung cancer vaccine trial begins, offering hope for thousands

A woman used an Apple AirTag to track mail thieves, leading to the arrest of two suspects and the recovery of stolen mail in California.

Apple AirTag leads to arrest of mail theft suspects in Southern California

Car and Driver has officially named the Hyundai IONIQ 5 N as its 2024 Electric Vehicle of the Year, beating out 18 other EV models.

Hyundai IONIQ 5 N crowned Car and Driver’s 2024 EV of the Year

NASA will decide Saturday if Boeing's Starliner is safe enough to bring two astronauts back to Earth.

NASA to decide Saturday if Boeing capsule is safe to bring astronauts home

California launches a $250 million partnership with tech giants Google and OpenAI to support local news and advance AI research.

CA unveils $250M tech deal to ‘revitalize’ local news; critics call it ‘disastrous’

A new solid state EV battery from Mullen Automotive could bring higher energy density, faster charge times and enhanced fire safety.

‘It’s not going to explode’: Solid-state batteries could reduce EV fire risk

Researchers at Oxford University have produced the world's first flexible solar devices that are thin enough to be coated over other objects.

Researchers use ‘holy grail’ of solar tech to develop new flexible panels

Brazil launched Latin America’s first BSL-4 biolab to advance pathogen research, vaccine development and fight emerging infectious diseases.

Brazil opens maximum-security lab to study world’s deadliest viruses

House Judiciary seeks DOJ briefing on potential bias in Google lawsuit amid VP Harris' debate prep with Google's lead attorney.

Google ordered to face lawsuit accusing it of unauthorized data collection

Researchers have discovered that microplastics are in just about every organ in the human body, but the brain may contain the most.

Microplastics are throughout our bodies, in the brain may be the worst: Study

Speculation is running rampant on how Chechen warlord got his hands on a Tesla Cybertruck after claiming it as a gift from Elon Musk.

How a Chechen warlord could have gotten his hands on a Tesla Cybertruck

OpenAI has announced its latest agreement with a media outlet: A multi-year partnership with Conde Nast to enhance its platforms.

OpenAI partners with Conde Nast to enhance ChatGPT, SearchGPT

Three authors have sued AI company Anthropic, alleging it used copyrighted works without permission to train its chatbot, Claude.

Authors sue AI company Anthropic, claim it used pirated works to train tech

A team of firefighters, scientists and engineers are working to enable drones to collaborate, identify and suppress wildfires autonomously.

UK researchers seek to harness AI and drones to combat wildfires

San Francisco filed a lawsuit against AI websites for creating non-consensual deepfake pornography, aiming to shut down and penalize them.

New lawsuit filed over AI-powered deepfake nude websites

Elon Musk’s social media platform X has ceased operations in Brazil due to censorship orders from Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes.

X shuts down operations in Brazil amid censorship dispute

The U.S. government is putting significant funds towards increasing domestic semiconductor production with a new $1.6 billion investment.

US government invests billions to boost domestic semiconductor production

Uber and Lyft drivers will soon have the ability to install ad screens in their vehicles in New York City thanks to a new law.

Uber and Lyft are joining NYC’s once exclusive club of screen advertising

EVs are losing value at a faster rate than their gas-powered counterparts, depreciating by up to 50% every year.

Study finds some EVs are dropping in value by up to 50% annually

Time has named 15-year-old scientist Heman Bekele who created a soap to treat skin cancer the 2024 Kid of the Year.

Teen who created soap to treat skin cancer named Time’s Kid of the Year

Hurricane Ernesto has strengthened to a Category 2 storm as it heads toward Bermuda, but it could get even stronger.

Hurricane Ernesto strengthens to Category 2 storm as it approaches Bermuda

Construction is back on at an offshore wind farm that sent debris onto nearby beaches as concerns are raised over its effect on whales.

Vineyard Wind construction resumes; locals blame project for whale deaths