Sam Altman, right, CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, and Mira Murati, chief technology officer, appear at OpenAI DevDay, OpenAI’s first developer conference, on Nov. 6, 2023 in San Francisco. Credit:…
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UK oil and gas workers risk becoming the ‘coal miners of our generation’
Credit: Frans van Heerden from Pexels At the end of September, the UK’s last remaining coal power plant, Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire, will be retired. The closure of the plant should—and…
Alaska Airlines grounds flights at Seattle briefly due to tech outage
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Alaska Airlines said it grounded its flights in Seattle briefly on Sunday night due to “significant disruptions” from an unspecified technology problem that was resolved by…
Musk’s X platform takes first step toward lifting Brazil ban
Justice Alexandre de Moraes has been engaged in a long feud with X’s owner, billionaire Elon Musk, as part of his drive to crack down on disinformation in Brazil. Social…
Is life getting better for China’s tech billionaires?
Shenzhen, the city that is home to many of China’s largest tech companies. Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain According to the latest Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Pony Ma, co-founder of Tencent Holdings,…
Google begins its defense in antitrust case alleging monopoly over advertising technology
Credit: PhotoMIX Company from Pexels Google opened its defense against allegations that it holds an illegal monopoly on online advertising technology Friday with witness testimony saying the industry is vastly…
Demand-side actions could help construction sector deliver on net-zero targets
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Using state-of-the-art energy efficiency technologies to renovate existing properties and construct new ones could enable Europe’s construction sector to almost eliminate its carbon emissions by 2060,…
Cathay Airbus engine fire linked to cleaning: EU regulator
Cathay Pacific grounded its A350s after a Zurich-bound jet was forced to turn back to Hong Kong earlier in September. A cleaning process leading to fuel hose degradation during refurbishment…
Brazil judge orders X to reimpose block or face hefty fine
This photo illustration shows the social media platform X (former Twitter) app on a smartphone in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 18, 2024. Brazil’s Supreme Court on Thursday ordered…
MrBeast named in California lawsuit over ‘Beast Games’ show
MrBeast is one of the most successful YouTubers of all time. YouTuber MrBeast has been named in a lawsuit claiming participants in his $5 million jackpot game show were exploited.…
