Alphabet’s Google must sell its Chrome browser, share data and search results with rivals and take other measures—including possibly selling Android—to end its monopoly on online search, prosecutors argued to a judge on Wednesday. Such changes could result in Google being regulated for as many as 10 years via a committee appointed by the Washington […]
NEW YORK—Distant, ancient galaxies are giving scientists more hints that a mysterious force called dark energy may not be what they thought. Astronomers know that the universe is being pushed apart at an accelerating rate and they have puzzled for decades over what could possibly be speeding everything up. They theorize that a powerful, constant […]
ROME—Italian authorities announced Tuesday the seizure of an illegal excavation of an Etruscan burial site in the central Umbria region and are investigating two people for suspected theft of urns, sarcophagi, and other artifacts worth 8 million euros ($8.5 million) intended for sale on the black market. The illegal dig was adjacent to another Etruscan […]
President-elect Donald Trump traveled to Texas on Tuesday to join Elon Musk to watch SpaceX’s sixth launch of its Starship super-heavy reusable rocket program. “Good luck to Elon Musk and the Great Patriots involved in this incredible project,” Trump said in a Truth Social post, while en route to Texas. The roughly 400-foot-tall rocket system, designed […]
Dreams really do come true! Jenni Gibbons grew up wanting to be an astronaut and, in 2017, that dream became a reality when she was chosen as an astronaut candidate by the Canadian Space Agency. She also made history as Canada’s youngest astronaut. Now, with the Artemis missions on the horizon, she’s ready to reach […]
The U.N.’s annual agenda-setting climate talks got underway this week. COP, or the “Conference of the Parties,” serves as the central platform under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), where world leaders, scientists, and negotiators convene annually to drive “global climate action,” often culminating in pledges of vast financial commitments. The summit lasts […]
The U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued an alert to financial institutions this week. It’s concerned with deepfake media targeting institutions and customers through the use of artificial intelligence.
As the clock ticks down, millions of Cash App users have just days left to file claims in a $15 million settlement stemming from a major data security breach. The deadline, set for Nov. 18, marks the last chance affected users may seek reimbursement for any potential losses they incurred. The settlement resolves a class-action […]
If you are among the 25 percent of Americans doing the least amount of physical exercise, long daily walks could increase life expectancy by almost 11 years, a new study found. Researchers at the Griffith University School of Medicine and Dentistry in Gold Coast, Australia, collected life-table data from the U.S. Census Bureau and mortality […]
There were 757 reports of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) accounted for between May 2023 and June 2024, according to an unclassified Department of Defense (DoD) report released Thursday. Congress mandated the annual report by the DoD’s All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), which is tasked with studying and cataloging reports of UAPs, formerly referred to as […]
LONDON—A 2,000-year-old Roman knife handle shaped like a gladiator that was discovered in northern England will go on public display for the first time, the charity English Heritage said on Friday. Two divers found the well-preserved object in 1997 in the River Tyne at Corbridge near Hadrian’s Wall, the 73-mile fortification built by the Romans […]
Axiom Holographics, renowned for pioneering hologram technology across diverse industries, has clinched gold at this year’s prestigious Edison Awards for its groundbreaking entertainment and design innovations. NTD hears from CEO Bruce Dell, who discusses Axiom’s recent achievements and the limitless potential of immersive holograms in modern experiences.
November’s full moon will be the last supermoon of the year, showing itself at its brightest on Friday, as a meteor shower joins the earth’s companion during the weekend nights. November’s full moon will reach the crest of its full phase at 4:29 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac. November’s […]
Google has notified its web users that it is upgrading its Chrome web browser to version 131 across the Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android platforms to remedy a number of security issues. The latest update patches 12 security flaws that have been affecting Google Chrome users. Chrome is used by 66.68 percent of internet users […]
BRUSSELS—The European Commission on Thursday fined Meta Platforms €797.72 million ($840.24 million) over abusive practices benefiting Facebook Marketplace, it said in a statement. “The European Commission has fined Meta…for breaching EU antitrust rules by tying its online classified ads service Facebook Marketplace to its personal social network Facebook and by imposing unfair trading conditions on […]
COPENHAGEN, Denmark—Artifacts taken by a Norwegian explorer and anthropologist in the late 1940s are being returned by a museum in Oslo to Chile’s remote territory of Easter Island in the mid-Pacific, the Kon-Tiki Museum said Wednesday. In 1947, explorer Thor Heyerdahl sailed on a log raft named Kon-Tiki from Peru to Polynesia in 101 days […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Three NASA astronauts whose prolonged space station mission ended with a trip to the hospital last month declined to say Friday which one of them was sick. Astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt and Jeanette Epps publicly discussed their spaceflight for the first time since returning from the International Space Station on Oct. 25. […]
