When a fire broke out a few miles from his Altadena, California, home the evening of Jan. 7, 2025, Matt Blea and his family needed to make a crucial decision: Should they stay home, or evacuate? A friend who did …
President Donald Trump signed executive orders June 22 aimed at accelerating quantum research, laying the groundwork for federal agencies to adopt the technology and strengthen US defenses against cyberattacks. The orders would boost the US “as the world leader in …
Russian influence operators called it Project 2026. The plan wasn’t just to spread fabricated stories on social media platforms. It outlined efforts to create an alternative information ecosystem. Leaked documents from a private Russian agency reviewed by Bloomberg News reveal …
After several years of experimentation with generative AI and machine learning, many carriers have moved beyond asking whether AI has a role in insurance. Instead, they’re grappling with a different question: How do organizations know when an AI pilot is …
The four most recent cases of the New World screwworm have been confirmed on the same Texas property, marking the largest cluster of detections to be reported since the parasite was found in the US earlier this month. Three cattle …
Nearly $1,500 a year. That’s roughly the fuel savings at the moment between a current gas car and the typical electric vehicle charged at a US home. Across the country, that number is fully tilted in favor of driving electric, …
Britain’s competition tribunal has approved a £3 billion ($4 billion) lawsuit against Apple over its iCloud storage service, consumer group Which? said on Tuesday, clearing the way for tens of millions of consumers to join a collective action. The Competition …
The European Union is set to ramp up an investigation into Meta Platforms Inc. that alleges its products are addictive to children, as the bloc increases regulatory pressure on the US social media company. The EU’s executive branch, the European …
Britain’s competition tribunal has approved a £3 billion ($4 billion) lawsuit against Apple over its iCloud storage service, consumer group Which? said on Tuesday, clearing the way for tens of millions of consumers to join a collective action. The Competition …
Europe is facing another summer of intense wildfires, but firefighters who will be on the frontline warn that they’re entering the season under-funded, under-equipped and under-staffed. The continent experienced its worst season for wildfires on record last year, with blazes …