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Blizzard warnings issued for New York City, New Jersey, Connecticut as storm threatens East Coast
1+ hour, 21+ min ago (233+ words) NEW YORK " Blizzard warnings were issued Saturday for New York City, New Jersey and coastal communities along the East Coast as a late-winter storm set to arrive on Sunday threatened to make a mess of the start of a new…...
NASA moon rocket hit by new problem, putting March launch with astronauts in jeopardy
12+ hour, 50+ min ago (279+ words) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. " NASA's new moon rocket suffered another setback Saturday, putting next month's planned launch with astronauts in jeopardy. The space agency revealed the latest problem just one day after targeting March 6 for humanity's first flight to the moon…...
Concerns are growing over chatbots causing users to go into 'delusional spirals"
19+ hour, 37+ min ago (176+ words) There are new concerns over chatbots sending users into a '"delusional spiral" when seeking support, according to an article by the New York Times. NBC News' Ellison Barber talks to Dr. Judy Ho on why people might turn to AI…...
NASA targets March 6 to launch astronauts on a long-awaited mission around the moon
21+ hour, 47+ min ago (522+ words) NASA is eyeing March 6 to launch four astronauts on a highly anticipated flight around the moon, agency officials announced Friday. The date was set after NASA completed an elaborate fueling test and launch-day walkthrough Thursday, filling its Space Launch System…...
Trump administration eases limits on coal plant emissions of mercury and other toxins
22+ hour, 14+ min ago (515+ words) BREAKING: Trump accuses Supreme Court of being 'unpatriotic and disloyal,' vows new tariffs The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday weakened limits on mercury and other toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants, the Trump administration's latest effort to boost the fossil…...
India’s AI summit draws global leaders, big pledges and some chaos
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (1051+ words) As the United States and China battle to dominate artificial intelligence, this week India attempted to highlight that there are other pathways to navigate the silicon surge. Billed as the first high-level AI gathering to be held in the Global…...
Fossils of huge 'hell heron' dinosaur unearthed in Niger
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (748+ words) At a remote and barren Sahara desert site in Niger, scientists have unearthed fossils of a new species of Spinosaurus, among the biggest of the meat-eating dinosaurs, notable for its large blade-shaped head crest and jaws bearing interlocking teeth for…...
NASA report paints damning picture of Boeing mishap that stranded two astronauts in space
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (839+ words) NASA on Thursday released the results of its investigation into Boeing's bungled 2024 flight to the International Space Station that left two astronauts stranded there for months. The findings were damning for both Boeing and NASA, describing inadequate testing, breakdowns in…...
NASA to rehearse moon launch again after repairing its rocket
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (589+ words) NASA on Thursday will again attempt to fuel up its giant lunar rocket and complete a launch-day walkthrough ahead of its highly anticipated mission to send four astronauts around the moon. The hourslong test, known as a "wet dress rehearsal,…...
A robotic dog made in China gets an Indian university kicked out of an AI summit
3+ day, 50+ min ago (449+ words) NEW DELHI " A private Indian university was booted from a top artificial intelligence summit in New Delhi on Wednesday after one of its staffers displayed a commercially available robotic dog made in China, claiming it was the university's own innovation....