“People are often curious about how much energy a ChatGPT query uses,” Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, wrote in an aside in a long blog post last week. The average query, Altman wrote, uses 0.34 watt-hours of energy: “About what an oven would use in a little over one second, or a high-efficiency lightbulb…
Mark Poynting Climate reporter, BBC News EPA The Earth could be doomed to breach the symbolic 1.5C warming limit in as little as three years at current levels of carbon dioxide emissions. That’s the stark warning from more than 60 of the world’s leading climate scientists in the most up-to-date assessment of the state of…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. X chief executive Linda Yaccarino has said that users will “soon” be able to make investments or trades on the social media platform, as she outlined a push into financial services in owner Elon Musk’s…
Mary McCool BBC Scotland News PA Media Operators now have to carry out assessments that take emissions from burning oil and gas into account The UK government has published guidance on how it will consider fresh applications for oil and gas projects. The move will determine whether production can go ahead in the controversial Scottish…
Josh WeinfussJun 19, 2025, 06:00 AM ET Close Josh Weinfuss is a staff writer who covers the Arizona Cardinals and the NFL at ESPN. Josh has covered the Cardinals since 2012, joining ESPN in 2013. He is a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and a graduate of Indiana University. TEMPE, Ariz. —…
Viewing figures in May show streaming eclipsed TV for the first time The news comes as Netflix signs a broadcast deal with France’s TF1 Netflix will show traditional TV channels from next year Traditional TV just hit a new low – for the first time in history, streaming services had a bigger audience than broadcast…
As Donald Trump huddles with advisers in the White House’s situation room weighing whether to join Israel in striking Iran, the US president will also be considering how Tehran might retaliate. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned Washington of “irreparable damage” if the US joins in Israel’s war on the Islamic republic. That…
Alexa PhilippouJun 19, 2025, 07:10 AM ET Close Covers women’s college basketball and the WNBA Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant Stanford graduate and Baltimore native with further experience at the Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times and Cincinnati Enquirer Paige Bueckers clapped her hands and threw her head back…
Apple’s foldable iPhone is on track to go on sale in September 2026, based on a new rumor A well-known Apple analyst claims it will enter production next year They also say its sales will be impacted by its high price tag Apple‘s long-awaited foldable iPhone is due to enter production next year, according to…
Rebecca Morelle, Alison Francis and Victoria Gill BBC News Science Team Getty Images / Maxar Technologies. Iran’s Natanz nuclear site has been a target of Israel’s airstrikes The IAEA has described the attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities as “deeply concerning”. On Monday, its Director General Rafael Grossi said that military escalation “increases the chance of…
