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From flood protection and encouraging wildlife to fixing doors and reducing fuel bills, a new initiative aims to empower residents and make their homes more comfortable

System rewards soldiers who achieve strikes with points that can be used to buy more weapons in an online store

Named Diella, the new minister will help Albania "leapfrog" bigger, more advanced countries, says Edi Rama.

Four out of five secondary school teachers surveyed say they have heard perplexing viral phrase called out

Carbon Cell’s foam is carbon-negative, plastic-free, compostable, and affordable—basically a game-changer for packaging

PulpaTronics is developing fully recyclable RFID tags made from paper – to replace metal antennas that are typically hidden in price tags, hotel key cards, and packaging labels

/PRNewswire/ -- Lonestar Data Holdings has reached a historic milestone with the successful commercial test and operation of its data center en route to the...

One more deluge could bankrupt Tenbury Wells yet its application for flood defence funding has been rejected

Grid-scale batteries in Scotland are stabilizing power supply with advanced grid-forming inverters.

Deutsche Bank is warning that AI spending won't "remain parabolic," or continue to increase exponentially, a dire warning for the future.

Conservationists are harnessing millennia-old relationships between plants and fungi to restore forests, reduce fertilizer use and combat climate change.

China is looking to almost double its so-called new energy storage capacity to 180 gigawatts (GW) by 2027, according to an industry plan announced by authorities on Friday.

Spain is on track to become the first major EU country where wholesale electricity prices will drop below pre-crisis levels by 2025, a landmark achievement

New Yorkers are defacing ads for Friend, an AI companion startup. The campaign cost the company over $1 million.

More than one-third of U.S. workers (36%) identify as a Swiftie, a BambooHR study shows.

Sales of new electric vehicles fell 6.3% year-over-year in the second quarter, according to Cox Automotive analysts.

ASEAN revives plan for a regional renewable “super grid,” aiming to boost clean energy sharing, security, and stability across Southeast Asia.

TikTok Live’s anticipatory suspension during nationwide protests in Indonesia last month shows the influence of Jakarta’s interventionist digital governance. Such suspensions hurt small businesses …

China’s top cyberspace regulator announced on Monday a two-month nationwide campaign to address issues such as maliciously inciting confrontation and promoting violent or hostile sentiments online, with the aim of fostering a more civil and rational cyberspace environment.

Any in-demand item can be resold, including invite codes for OpenAI's TikTok-like AI app.

Kodak is distributing its two new films Kodacolor 100 and 200 directly to stores to keep supply steady and prices down.

Genetically engineered senescence-resistant human mesenchymal progenitor cells can reduce aging markers and improve tissue and cognitive functions in aged macaques, highlighting their potential as a regenerative therapy for aging.

The Pukpuk Treaty is due to be signed soon by PNG Prime Minister James Marape and Australia's PM Anthony Albanese.

In a document published Thursday, ICE explained the functions that it expects Palantir to include in a prototype of a new program to give the agency “near real-time” data about people self-deporting.

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Austin-based startup Blackdot has developed an AI-powered tattoo device it says is faster, safer, and less painful than a human-made tattoo.

Nature - Scientists used artificial intelligence to write coherent viral genomes, using them to synthesize bacteriophages capable of killing resistant strains of bacteria.

Chinese-origin tech workers are abandoning the American dream and returning home, where state-led incentives and ambition are plentiful.

Lawyers blame IT, family emergencies, their own poor judgment, their assistants, illness, and more.

AI Actress Tilly Norwood Creators In Talks To Sign Her With Talent Agent For Representation As Studios Quietly Embrace Technology