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EU to crack down on AI deepfakes, illicit imagery and hacking with new team in Brussels
10+ hour, 32+ min ago (425+ words) “As enforcement begins, we are taking an important step towards AI that people and businesses can understand and trust, and whose benefits are shared widely across our society,” said Henna Virkkunen, the EU chief for tech sovereignty, on Friday. The…...
UN, scientists warn that strong El Nino will add fuel to ‘a planet already on fire’
3+ hour, 16+ min ago (634+ words) Tourists enjoy cooling off at a public water fountain In Paris, on June 26, 2026. A key area of the Pacific Ocean used to measure the strength of El Nino this week reached its warmest and most intense level ever recorded for…...
Prague zoo keeps polar bears cool with ice cubes as European summer heatwave hits
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (266+ words) Polar bears Aleut and Gregor wasted no time and were rolling in the beds of ice cubes after entering their outside enclosure. The twins looked to have fun with the ice treat that was meant to keep them cool amid…...
EU lays out $11.4 billion for 7 AI gigafactories as it aims to catch up with US and China
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (431+ words) The European Commission said it would like the public financing to draw an additional 20 billion euros ($22.8 billion) in private investment. “Access to the raw scale of computing power within AI gigafactories is a strategic necessity for Europe as AI development…...
No word on return for Clinton, B.C., residents as fire burns watershed, power lines
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (1006+ words) The chair of the board in British Columbia’s fire-stricken Thompson-Nicola Regional District says that for a lot of people, the wildfires burning in the area will be “one of the most traumatizing events” they’ll live through. Barbara Roden told an…...
After Venezuela’s quakes, experts say environmental and health risks have just begun
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (851+ words) Dust from collapsed buildings hangs in the humid air. Garbage has piled up. Families camp outside homes deemed too dangerous to enter. Water trucks weave through damaged streets. “The smell of corpses is very strong” in some neighborhoods, said Carolina…...
US bans foreign-made humanoid robots, targeting China over national security
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (515+ words) The decision could strain bilateral relations as the technology race between the two world leaders advances. China makes substantially more humanoid robots than the U.S. and other competitors, and analysts estimate that Chinese humanoid robots’ global market share has reached roughly…...
Wildfires are more extreme in Europe and North America, but global burning is oddly decreasing
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (675+ words) FILE - Debris from wildfire damage is visible at Collins First Nation in northwestern Ontario, Canada, July 22, 2026. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP, File) It seems as if the world is afire this summer. But even as wildfires in Europe…...
Edmonton sees wettest summer on record with endless rain, flooding and mosquitoes
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (723+ words) Edmonton has broken a record for the wettest summer on record — and it isn't even August. Several people on social media have posted about the severe storms that have hit the city in recent weeks. People at a Post Malone…...
Tornado that carved a path of destruction in Wisconsin stayed on the ground for more than 20 minutes
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (442+ words) The tornado, which touched down early Monday afternoon and was preceded by warnings to take cover, remained on the ground for about 12 miles (19 kilometers), t he National Weather Service said Tuesday. It tore the roofs from some homes and businesses,…...