With intensifying global warming and climate change, drought has become a major threat to global agriculture, impacting crop yields and food security. To survive such adverse events, plants have evolved several strategies. One such strategy to counteract water scarcity is ‘stomatal closure,’ where stomata — the tiny pores on leaf surfaces responsible for gaseous exchange…
How much compassion should AI and AGI exhibit before it becomes a danger to humanity? getty In today’s column, I examine the worrisome issue that artificial general intelligence (AGI) and artificial superintelligence (ASI) are going to be overly compassionate and caring. That might seem like an odd concern, namely, we presumably do want AGI and…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are seizing on Republican fractures over the Jeffrey Epstein case, demanding a public hearing on the issue. A letter from Democrats states, “To that end, we request that the Committee invite — and, if necessary, subpoena — Attorney General Pam Bondi,…
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published July 16, 2025 Levi Strauss is riding a fresh wave of momentum, posting a 9% increase in like-for-like sales for the first half of its 2025 financial year. Building on that growth, the denim giant now expects full-year sales to rise by 1% to 2%. Levi’s third ‘Reiimagine’ campaign…
The chief executive of Co-op has confirmed all 6.5 million of its members had their data stolen in a cyber-attack on the retailer in April. “I’m devastated that information was taken. I’m also devastated by the impact that it took on our colleagues as well as they tried to contain all of this,” Shirine Khoury-Haq…
The LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) Collaboration has detected the merger of the most massive black holes ever observed with gravitational waves, using the US National Science Foundation-funded (NSF) LIGO Hanford and Livingston Observatories. The merger produced a final black hole more than 225 times the mass of our Sun. The signal, designated GW231123, was observed during the…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK’s financial regulator has fined Barclays £42mn for failing to properly manage money laundering risks on two occasions. The Financial Conduct Authority on Wednesday said Barclays had been fined for “failings in its financial…
Luxury reporting season is under way and it was Swiss giant Richemont’s turn on Wednesday, the luxury powerhouse reporting a healthy quarterly sales rise in line with analysts’ expectations. See catwalkChloe – Spring-Summer2025 – Womenswear – France – Paris – ©Launchmetrics/spotlight Q1 sales in the three months to the end of June rose 6% at…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the federal agency responsible for enforcing laws against workplace discrimination, will allow some complaints by transgender workers to proceed, a change from earlier guidance that indefinitely halted cases alleging workplace discrimination against transgender people. An email was sent earlier this month…
Yo, Phillies fans, it’s time for a little optimism as your Fightin’ Phils stand atop in the NL East — a mere half game in front of the New York Mets, but first place nonetheless. It’s also time to dig deep into the Phils’ first 96 games and replay some high and lows and wowie-zowie…
