France’s low-carbon electricity output surged to more than 95% of annual power production for the first time in 2024, as rising nuclear and hydro generation squeezed the use of fossil fuels. From a report: Rebounding atomic production together with record output from renewables boosted France’s electricity production to a five-year Read more…
Donald and Melania Trump have launched a pair of meme coins just before President Trump was sworn into office. The coins are already worth billions of dollars, raising serious ethical questions and conflicts of interest. Melania Trump launched her cryptocurrency $MELANIA in a social media post Sunday, sending her husband’s Read more…
Many of the world’s largest tech companies, including Meta, Google, TikTok, and X, have pledged to European lawmakers that they will do more to prevent and remove illegal hate speech on their platforms. The revised set of voluntary commitments unveiled on Monday aim to help platforms “demonstrate their compliance” with Read more…
Mars’ dichotomy, the somewhat nebulous boundary between its relatively elevated southern half, and the low basin that occupies its northern hemisphere, a feature that some have proposed also served as an ancient shoreline. The new work suggests that the edge of the dichotomy was eroded back by hundreds of kilometers Read more…
China broke its own record in installing renewable power in 2024, as the world’s top polluter continues to push its energy transition while the US shifts away from fighting climate change. From a report: The world’s second-largest economy added roughly 277 gigawatts of solar last year, surpassing the previous year’s Read more…
Fortune reports 18% of workers have engaged in “career catfishing” — getting a job offer, but then refusing to show up on the first day of work. And when someone posted Fortune’s article to Reddit’s antiwork subreddit, it drew 2,100 upvotes — and another 84 comments. (“I love doing this…! Read more…
Ruptures of undersea cables that have rattled European security officials in recent months were likely the result of maritime accidents rather than Russian sabotage, according to several U.S. and European intelligence officials. The determination reflects an emerging consensus among U.S. and European security services, according to senior officials from three Read more…