Though politicians are quiet about how they use AI, the book Rewiring Democracy examines how AI is starting to influence American politics

Chipmaker says new system was designed to prevent AI agents from going rogue amid incidents at top companies

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OpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre.

At Roland Garros airport on Réunion island, the ceiling design funnels a light tropical breeze into the terminal

Environmental groups vow to continue opposition to deal that would expand site for Elon Musk rocket company

Jensen Huang dismisses warnings from former Anthropic researcher and others as ‘doomsday narratives’

Environmental Protection Agency asked firm to choose rules it wanted for dicamba, then put the choices in a proposed federal rule

It’s not clear that financial interests are driving White House policy, but they run parallel even as resistance mounts

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How protectionism works in practice: Public support, but seeking exemptions in private.

Global push will triple toxic e-waste annually in 25 years, filling enough shipping containers to circle globe six times

Firms manage $7.3tn in assets and could afford to transition away from fossil fuels yet invest in natural gas and coal-fired plants to power datacenters

He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but attended intimate wedding with a group of other Russian guests.

Big manufacturers planning to produce more of the forever chemicals to meet demand from datacentres

Sept. 14 marks the 152nd anniversary of the terrorist attack on New Orleans by the Crescent City White League, the white nationalist organization made up of former Confederate soldiers and led by weal...

Findings on decline of species such as Arctic tern and turtle dove published alongside flyways pledge at Kenya summit

Harvested data of users was sold during 2016 US election and allegedly used in ads designed to reduce Democratic voter turnout

As public air monitors disappear, federal rollbacks and state laws are making it harder than ever to know what’s in the air

Mike Rogers has also helped kill other bills that would have provided healthcare to responders and survivors

Two things matter now: votes, and solar panels. (And wind turbines. And batteries)

Draft legislation enforces digital duty of care including limiting children’s exposure to misogynistic and eating disorder content

From rare bacteria to ‘forever chemicals’, a series of cases of violations or alleged pollution has prompted alarm

An anonymous federal whistleblower has warned that the Trump administration’s new system for handling mail ballots through the U.S. Postal Service is untested, fatally flawed and likely to lead to a “...

Huge rollout of fish farms could harm ecosystems and threaten vulnerable communities’ food sources, say experts

Interior department given three months to decide whether wolves can be removed from endangered species list

Commodity Futures Trading Commission said Gabriel Perez wagered on Kalshi about words president used in speeches

Exclusive: Michael Boren, a senior official overseeing the US Forest Service, is accused by Democratic senators of ‘inappropriate interference’

Lethal temperatures ​and wildfires have exposed a widening gulf between voters demanding ​action and politicians unwilling to confront the long-term choices global heating requires

Ben Marcin’s stunning photographs show lone houses, derelict homes and makeshift camps that stand as epitaphs to past lives and offer insight into how Americans on the margins live

Exposure to two compounds approved can result in ‘sudden death’ and range of other serious health risks, lawsuit warns

Trump administration proposes new rule to dismantle requirement for datacenters to publicly report air pollution

The largest conservation areas in the U.S. are in the Pacific Ocean, where tiny islands are epicenters of biodiversity. The Trump administration is now opening their waters to commercial fishing, sparking a battle over some of the country’s most pristine ecosystems.

Similar initiatives have been launched from Barcelona to Bogotá, but they have misinformation, political pressure and vested interests stacked against them

Even products labeled ‘eco’, ‘green’ or ‘natural’ can contain dangerous compounds including Pfas

Firefighters describe being pushed to limit by a brutal wildfire season, with key leadership roles going unfilled

Ahead of Fat Bear Week, avid fans are glued to the spectacle of brown bears devouring salmon at Brooks Falls in Alaska

Plans for hyperscale datacenter in Palm Beach county prompt concerns over water and electricity demands

Taiwan’s statement comes a day after reports that suspected China-linked hackers had carried out a first-of-a-kind breach

Emergency services, residents and environmental groups say military dropping flares to destroy forests and crops

Aircraft carrier’s crew in ninth month at sea and has spent record 250 days consecutively without making land

Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage