New research suggests that Arctic summer sea ice could melt almost completely by the 2030s, a decade earlier than previously projected, even with significant greenhouse gas emissions reductions. “We are very quickly about to lose the Arctic summer sea-ice cover, basically independent of what we are doing,” Dirk Notz, a Read more…
The Indian government will not consider any proposals for new coal plants for the next five years and focus on growing its renewables sector, according to an updated national electricity plan released Wednesday evening. The temporary pause in the growth of the dirty fuel was hailed by energy experts as Read more…
The House of Representatives in the United States plans to hold a hearing to investigate claims made by a whistleblower former intelligence official, David Grusch, that the US government possesses “intact and partially intact” alien vehicles. “There will be oversight of that,” Comer told NewsNation. “We plan on having a Read more…
The chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday strongly rebutted criticism that the agency is trying to crush the crypto industry, and said many companies in the space had made a “calculated economic decision” to flout its rules. Speaking at a Piper Sandler conference in New York, Read more…
Greenhouse gas emissions have reached an all-time high, threatening to push the world into “unprecedented” levels of global heating, scientists have warned. From a report: The world is rapidly running out of “carbon budget,” the amount of carbon dioxide that can be poured into the atmosphere if we are to Read more…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a plan to employees on Thursday that will see it put generative AI text, image and video generators into its flagship products, such as Facebook and Instagram. At an all-hands meeting with workers on Thursday, Zuckerberg announced a range of technologies at various stages of Read more…
Louisiana lawmakers have passed a bill that would prohibit minors from creating their own social media accounts without parental consent, potentially impacting popular platforms like Instagram and online games such as Roblox and Fortnite. The bill, HB61, would ban “interactive computer services” from allowing people under 18 to sign up Read more…