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Space X says it can buy AI coding tool Cursor for $60 B later this year
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (261+ words) Space X said that, alternatively, it could pay $10 billion to "work together" with Cursor. Space X announced the deal Tuesday on the social platform X, which along with the AI chatbot Grok is part of a constellation of properties that…...
Renewable energies overtook global electricity demand last year, led by solar growth in China, India
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (759+ words) Record growth in solar, especially in China and India, was a driving factor for clean energy sources surpassing the world's strong demand for electricity in 2025, according to a new global power analysis. Clean power generation grew 887 terawatt hours last year,…...
Freeze warning for southern Connecticut Monday night as temperatures plummet into 30s
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (245+ words) The National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning across southern Connecticut for Monday night into Tuesday morning as temperatures are expected to drop into the 20s and lower 30s. The warning is in effect from midnight until 9 a. m. Tuesday. It applies to…...
A humanoid robot sprints to victory in Beijing, beating the human half-marathon world record
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (567+ words) The winner from Honor, a Chinese smartphone maker, completed the 21-kilometer (13-mile) race in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, according to a We Chat post by the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area, also known as Beijing E-Town, where the race kicked off. That…...
Heat is arriving in Connecticut much earlier than it used to.
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (421+ words) It's not the cold. It's the deceptive, early heat that has Peter Rogers on edge. Six years ago, Rogers Orchards in Southington lost more than 50% of his peach crop " victim to a surprising heat wave that coaxed his trees to…...
Likely tornado wallops small village in Illinois, ripping down power lines and stripping roofs
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (342+ words) The storm caused "extensive damage" throughout Lena, with trees and other debris blocking roadways and "compromised structures" causing hazardous conditions, according to the Stephenson County Sheriff's Office. "We are extremely fortunate that this storm did not result in loss of…...
How to see the viral American woodcock's 'dance' in CT
1+ week, 5+ day ago (315+ words) An American Woodcock portrait at dusk." In New York City, crowds of people have been flocking to see a particular bird bobbing up and down, appearing to dance. However, you don't need to travel that far to encounter one." They…...
Newtown firm creates drones to help firefighters respond to brush fires, natural disasters
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (503+ words) The Newtown-based firm Vibgyor Global Initiatives is developing Swift Aid Drone Swarm to deploy drone swarm technology in response to natural disasters. Pictured here is the concept art for Swift Aid Drone Swarm. NEWTOWN " A Newtown-based company is aiming to…...
More than 1, 000 bear sightings already reported across Connecticut this year
1+ week, 17+ hour ago (367+ words) Tuesday is Connecticut's warmest day of the year, so far, and with the warming weather have come scores of bear sightings across the state." So far this year, the state's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection"has received reports of…...
From Artemis II to "Project Hail Mary, spaceflight captures audiences when it centers on people because human space travel is hazardous
2+ week, 5+ day ago (922+ words) Scott Solomon, Rice University The film's release is well timed for the new era of space exploration. NASA's Artemis II mission, which launched on April 1, 2026, is sending four astronauts around the Moon on a path that will take them deeper…...