The virus research group EcoHealth Alliance was engaged in dangerous experimental virus work in China that was funded by the federal government, according to a newly released report by a special House panel on the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Drug Enforcement Administration is reportedly planning to reclassify
Facing yet another contentious presidential election year, a federal bipartisan commission tasked with strengthening election security around the country quietly confirmed in January that its third executive director had departed the agency in as many years. Now, a recently released government watchdog’s investigation summary shows why. Steven M. Frid, the former executive director of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, was fired late last year after he gave himself a big pay raise and...
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Federal officials are signing off on a plan to provide 451-million-dollars to expand and improve high-speed internet service in parts of Kansas. State officials say the funding from the U.S. Department
You think you figured it out with one watch? Think again. "Challengers" co-star Zendaya says viewers should see the steamy drama at least twice.
Scrapping nonconference games for the purpose of bettering your resume and improving your RPI is drawing scrutiny in the world of college baseball.
HILO >> The fate of the Thirty Meter Telescope rests in the hands of the Hawaiian community, observatory officials say.
The Dutch government has decided not to provide any new financial support to the UN’s refugee agency UNRWA but does not rule out doing so in the future, aid minister Liesje Schreinemacher has told parliament in a briefing. Before any additional funding is made available, the agency must follow recommendations on ensuring it operates in a neutral manner, Schreinemacher told MPs. The recommendations are made in a report by former French foreign minister Catherine Colonna. She was appointed to...
The quantum computing market is set to grow in value significantly in the coming years and become a multibillion-dollar industryTechnical advances, such as bre
If you've browsed Facebook or Instagram within the past few days, you've probably noticed some changes. Thanks to the introduction of Meta AI, artificial intelligence is now integrated into posts on your feed and the search function on both sites.Meta calls the assistant a way to "get things done, learn, create, and connect with the things that matter to you." Meta AI works much like ChatGPT and other popular AI tools, but many have voiced frustration with accidentally tapping on a query below a...
Two top climate monitoring organizations are reporting that Europe is the fastest-warming continent and its temperatures are rising at roughly twice the global average.
When Ademola Adesina founded a startup to provide solar and battery-based power subscription packages to individuals and businesses in Nigeria in 2015, it was a lot harder to raise money than it is today. Climate tech was new in Africa, the continent was a fledgling destination for venture capital money, there were fewer funders to approach and less money was available, he said. It took him a year of “running around and scouring” his networks to raise his first amount—just under $1...