Nonprofits are trying to preserve a US effort to modernize greenhouse-gas measurements, amid growing fears that the Trump administration’s dismantling of federal programs will obscure the nation’s contributions to climate change. The Data Foundation, a Washington, DC, nonprofit, is fundraising for…
LeBron James is reportedly trying to stop the spread of viral AI ‘pregnancy’ videos
It seems like LeBron James’ legal team has been trying to stop the spread of viral AI videos featuring the basketball star. As 404 Media , a law firm representing James has sent a cease and desist letter to a person…
European Vega C rocket launching CO2-mapping satellite and 4 Earth-observation spacecraft tonight: Watch it live
Vol VV27 | CO3D / Microcarb | Vega C I Arianespace – YouTube Watch On A carbon dioxide-mapping satellite and four Earth-observation spacecraft are scheduled to launch tonight (July 25) from South America, and you can watch the action live. A…
Dutch delays ruling on Apple dating app fees while EU negotiates
Apple just bought time in the Netherlands, but Europe may soon force bigger changes to its App Store pending further regulations. It seems Apple won’t face a new penalty in the Netherlands just yet. The country’s antitrust regulator is holding off…
A leak forum did what leak forums do – but to its own users
UpGuard finds unprotected Elasticsearch instance belonging to Leak Zone The instance contained millions of IP addresses Leak Zone is a known underground forum with a large number of users In a moment of poetic irony, an underground “leaking and cracking forum”…
Trump’s AI Action Plan is a distraction
On Wednesday, President Trump issued three executive orders, delivered a speech, and released an action plan, all on the topic of continuing American leadership in AI. The plan contains dozens of proposed actions, grouped into three “pillars”: accelerating innovation, building infrastructure,…
Service returns after over two hours down
SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service experienced a global outage on Thursday that lasted for over two hours. Reports of connectivity issues started around 3:20PM ET, based on DownDetector. SpaceX didn’t acknowledged the outage until 4:05PM ET, via a post on the…
Weird space weather seems to have influenced human behavior on Earth 41,000 years ago – our unusual scientific collaboration explores how
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Our first meeting was a bit awkward. One of us is an archaeologist who studies how past peoples interacted with their…
AppleCare One users get gift cards when switching
Apple is making it easy for users to move from AppleCare+ to the new AppleCare One plan, and some customers are getting a gift card in the process. AppleCare One launched on July 24 as a monthly subscription that covers multiple…
Major breach sees 100 million data records on citizens leaked – here’s what we know
A database containing entire behavioral and financial profiles of people and businesses was left unsecured online Researchers claim it belongs to a Danish fintech firm The firm denies having anything to do with the archive An enormous database, containing millions of…