One of the most common viruses in the world could be the cause of lupus, an autoimmune disease with wide-ranging symptoms, according to a new study. Until now, lupus was somewhat mysterious: No single root cause of the disease had been found, and while there is no cure, there are Read more…
Xpeng’s flying-car subsidiary Aridge has begun trial production at the world’s first dedicated flying-car factory in Guangzhou. Euronews reports: The 120,000-square-meter facility has produced its first detachable eVTOL aircraft for the modular “Land Aircraft Carrier.” With an annual capacity of up to 10,000 modules, the factory will eventually assemble one Read more…
The world is still on track for a catastrophic 2.6C increase in temperature as countries have not made sufficiently strong climate pledges, while emissions from fossil fuels have hit a record high, two major reports have found. Despite their promises, governments’ new emission-cutting plans submitted for the Cop30 climate talks Read more…
A new “cold war” between America and China is “pushing leaders to sideline concerns about the dangers of powerful AI models,” reports the Wall Street Journal, “including the spread of disinformation and other harmful content, and the development of superintelligent AI systems misaligned with human values…” “Both countries are driven Read more…
Solar and wind are growing fast enough to meet all new electricity demand worldwide for the first three quarters of 2025. The group now expects fossil power to stay flat for the full year, marking the first time since the pandemic that fossil generation won’t increase. Solar and wind aren’t Read more…
The reasons for price increases are often complex and vary by region. But in at least three states with high concentrations of data centers, electric bills climbed much faster than the national average during that period. Prices, for example, surged by 13% in Virginia, 16% in Illinois and 12% in Read more…
Russia’s first AI humanoid robot, Aldol, fell just seconds after its debut at a technology event in Moscow on Tuesday. The robot was being led on stage to the soundtrack from the film ‘Rocky,’ before it suddenly lost its balance and fell. Assistants could then be seen scrambling to cover Read more…