In September 2023, a bizarre global seismic signal was observed which appeared every 90 seconds over nine days — and was then repeated a month later. Almost a year later, two scientific studies proposed that the cause of these seismic anomalies were two mega tsunamis which were triggered in a remote East Greenland fjord by…
Boeing’s reputation for reliability in recent years has been earned not by the performance of its products, but by its ability to generate unwelcome news. So the first few months of 2025 have come as something of a relief. The American aerospace giant has mostly been the bearer of good tidings, in the shape of…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As anti-ICE riots rage across Los Angeles, congressional Democrats marked the 13th anniversary of DACA with a press conference during which Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., accused President Donald Trump of unleashing a “campaign of terror” on illegal immigrants. DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, is a…
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Electric vehicles myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. A leading UK electric-vehicle charging company that floated in London in 2021 at a £350mn valuation has agreed to a buyout from EDF for just over £10mn. Pod Point, which sells the hardware to charge…
When the Pittsburgh Steelers traded for wide receiver DK Metcalf, the goal was to give the Steelers a second elite receiver to add some punch to the passing game. Pittsburgh has a very young and inexperienced group of receivers but Metcalf and George Pickens were going to put them over the top. Unfortunately, Pickens was…
Between upgrades and breakdowns to cellphones, tablets, laptops, and appliances, so many electronics are getting tossed in the trash that they’ve taken on a name of their own: e-waste. According to a 2024 report issued by the United Nations, the amount of e-waste worldwide has almost doubled in the past 12 years, from 34 billion…
Cobot has a version of Proxie that will respond to voice commands using a large language model to parse utterances, Porter says. When a worker says “Go to dock 3 and grab the cart by the door,” the robot will respond accordingly. The company is also tracking the development of algorithms that allow for more…
A juvenile chimpanzee drumming in Bossou, Guinea Cyril Ruoso/naturepl.com Musicality may have emerged in a common ancestor of chimps and humans, as both species share similarities in how they drum. Catherine Hobaiter at the University of St Andrews, UK, and her colleagues examined 371 examples of drumming from two of Africa’s four chimpanzee subspecies: the…
We are accepting applications for a Marjorie Deane intern to spend six months with us in London writing about business. The position is paid and the start date is flexible. Journalism experience is not required. Please send a CV and an original article of up to 600 words suitable for publication in the Business section to [email protected] by July…
The UK economy suffered its worst contraction in almost two years in April as taxes increased for businesses, household bills jumped and exports to the US plunged. The economy shrank by 0.3%, more than the 0.1% fall predicted by experts, and marking the steepest monthly drop since October 2023. In April, employers’ National Insurance and…
