The injection of thermal energy, 40 times that used by humanity in total, comes amid an increasing rise in sea levels and continuing acidification A record-breaking 23 zettajoules of heat was sunk into the world’s seas last year, leaving ocean waters hotter, higher and less hospitable, a report has found. The explosive addition of thermal energy, which was almost 40 times greater than all the energy humanity used that year, comes amid far-reaching changes to the deep water bodies fundamental to life on Earth. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Environment secretary Angela Eagle to make pledge as part of efforts to protect against extreme weather Half a million trees will be planted across England in the next three years to protect against extreme weather, the environment secretary, Angela Eagle, will pledge on Wednesday morning. Mayors, local authorities, charities and grassroots groups will be given new funding and responsibilities for restoring natural landscapes such as wetlands, river edges and meadows, which can provide natural flood management and reduce the damage done by droughts. Continue reading...

Meta, la maison mère du réseau social, annonce avoir supprimé 63 000 comptes engagés dans des tentatives d’extorsion financière à caractère sexuel.

Internet sweat shops where workers scam unsuspecting foreigners with business or romance schemes have thrived in war-ravaged Myanmar's lawless border regions.

SpaceX has disabled over 2,500 Starlink devices being used by cyber scam syndicates operating in a lawless corner of Myanmar, the Elon Musk-led company said Wednesday.

A new US law enforcement initiative is aimed at crypto fraudsters targeting Americans—and now seeks to seize infrastructure it claims is crucial to notorious scam compounds.

A WIRED investigation reveals that criminals who make billions from scam compounds in Myanmar—where tens of thousands of people are enslaved—are using Starlink to get online.

‘Emilie’ stole $812,000 from a widower in the U.S. Reporters traced the fake online persona to a scam compound in Myanmar: ‘There was a five-step plan for how to manipulate people psychologically.’

The U.S. has targeted people and firms around the globe that it has accused of being financial facilitators or enablers of Iran’s military supply chain.

An investigation into an alleged gang rape in 2024 at Cornell University has been reopened after the woman who reported the assault sued the school and others. At the time, no criminal charges were fi...

An Iraqi demand that tens of thousands of militants turn in their weapons falls short in a conflict fed by America’s war with Iran.

The 0.1% are worth $28 trillion, or about 15% of the nation’s total wealth. The average wealth for a household in this group is over $200 million.

San Francisco rents set yet another record in September, with median prices posting double-digit gains from a year ago. Rents are also surging elsewhere in the Bay Area.

Caleb Flynn, a former "American Idol" contestant, was convicted of killing his wife while he was having an affair.

Employees and security researchers said that they had cautioned the company on safely testing its A.I. models and strengthening its corporate infrastructure, but that OpenAI did not listen.

Boeing Co ​has been ‌selected to build ​the US ​Navy's next-generation stealth ⁠fighter, ​the aerospace ​company's second consecutive major win ​on ​fighter jets, capping months ‌of ⁠delay over a program ​that ​is ⁠central to countering ​China ​in ⁠the Pacific.

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved ​a construction permit for the Tennessee ‌Valley Authority to build the nation's first commercial small modular reactor at its ​Clinch River site in Roane County, ​Tennessee, the agency said on Tuesday.

Two Indian nationals have been indicted by a federal grand jury for ​allegedly smuggling and selling counterfeit Ozempic, ‌the Department of Justice said on Tuesday.

Plans for a $1 billion office development at 725 Harrison Street, which were first announced in 2015 and later put on hold during the pandemic, are now moving forward, as the developers recently…

"OpenAI is responsible for the conduct of its agents," the advocacy group suing argued.

As both parties scramble to identify any small advantage they can leverage to motivate voters before the midterm elections, one issue that barely registered a few years ago looms larger with each pass...

“Arremeter contra el pueblo ruso sería como odiarme a mí mismo. También formo parte de ellos”, asegura Evan Gershkovich, excorresponsal de ‘The Wall Street Journal’, liberado tras el mayor intercambio de presos desde la Guerra Fría

Shuttle services through Strait of Hormuz have brought shipments to more than 80% of prewar daily average

An ICE agent shot and wounded a person Sunday in North Austin, according to three state and local officials.

A few days of moderate to heavy rainfall could make for a very wet and muddy first weekend of Austin City Limits Music Festival.

Pockets of heavy showers, with rainfall rates of up to 2 inches per hour, are possible in areas under a level 2 of 4 risk for flash flooding.

“There’s a lot to be worried about,” the project lead said.

Trump called the new website, America.gov, "a restoration of America's founding promise."

‘The Cornell Daily Sun’ spent months reporting on the ‘Cornell Seven’ lawsuit. We spoke with lead reporter Cereese Qusba and editor-in-chief Sophia Dasser about their work, the paper’s blistering editorial, and what’s next.

Patrick Branco Ruivo announced he would step down at the end of the year. An internal probe revealed 'operational flaws and shortcomings' in the planning of the visit by a delegation from the Hindu gr...

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His stint behind bars offers a window onto the country’s wartime soul

Greece will return to Bulgaria the remains identified as those of Bulgarian medieval ruler Tsar ​Samuel under an accord signed on Tuesday that ‌also provides for the transfer of other historic and religious artefacts between the two Balkan neighbours.