The US will be “central” to solving the climate crisis despite Donald Trump’s withdrawal of government support and cash, the president of the next UN climate summit has said. From a report: Andre Correa do Lago, president-designate of the Cop30 summit for the host country, Brazil, hinted that businesses and Read more…
Apple is postponing the rollout of its more personalized Siri features, originally promised as part of its Apple Intelligence initiative. “It’s going to take us longer than we thought to deliver on these features and we anticipate rolling them out in the coming year,” Apple told DaringFireball. The future update Read more…
President Trump has signed an executive order to establish a strategic reserve of cryptocurrencies by using tokens already owned by the government. A “Strategic Bitcoin Reserve” will be capitalized with bitcoin owned by the federal government that was seized as part of criminal or civil asset forfeiture proceedings, the White Read more…
The Athena lunar lander from Intuitive Machines has prematurely ended its mission after tipping onto its side shortly after touching down near the moon’s south pole, failing to fully accomplish its planned water-searching objectives. Athena was expected to operate for about 10 days before powering down as lunar night fell Read more…
Many of us have been guilty of binning a mushy, overripe banana — but now scientists say they have a solution with the launch of a genetically engineered non-browning banana. The product is the latest in a series of gene-edited fruits and vegetables designed to have a longer shelf life. Read more…
The U.S. House Judiciary Committee subpoenaed Alphabet on Thursday seeking its communications with former President Joe Biden’s administration about content moderation policies. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, a Republican, also asked the YouTube parent company for similar communications with companies and groups outside government, according to a copy of Read more…
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is proposing to expand mandatory social media screening, currently required only for new arrivals, to include all non-citizens already residing in the U.S. who apply for immigration benefits. The Register reports: Back in 2019, the Department of Homeland Security, which runs USCIS, decided Read more…