Summer’s best meteor shower peaks soon. But the moon will interfere with viewing the Perseids
WASHINGTON — Summer’s most dazzling meteor shower, the Perseids, peaks soon. This year, a bright moon will dampen viewing at…
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France’s top court strikes down pesticide clause in farming law
PARIS — France’s highest court on Thursday blocked a key part of a contentious farming law that would have brought…
Trump’s planned 100% computer chip tariff sparks confusion among businesses and trading partners
President Donald Trump’s plans for 100% tariffs on computer chips that aren’t made in the U.S. are stoking confusion among…
Hubble Space Telescope takes picture of comet visiting from another solar system
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the best picture yet of a high-speed comet visiting our…
Shopping for a robot? China’s new robot store in photos
BEIJING — A high-tech district in the Chinese capital is opening an all-service robot store on Friday to push a…
Roblox rolls out open-source AI system to protect kids from predators in chats
Roblox, the online gaming platform wildly popular with children and teenagers, is rolling out an open-source version of an artificial…
Japan tech giant SoftBank Group sees better fortunes on surging AI stocks
Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank Group has reported a $2.9 billion profit for the April-June quarter, rebounding from a loss a…
Harvard scientists say research could be set back years after funding freeze
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard University professor Alberto Ascherio’s research is literally frozen. Collected from millions of U.S. soldiers over two…
Schools are using AI to protect students. It also leads to false alarms — and arrests
Lesley Mathis knows what her daughter said was wrong. But she never expected the 13-year-old girl would get arrested for…
Stuck astronaut Butch Wilmore retires from NASA less than 5 months after extended spaceflight
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — One of NASA’s two previously stuck astronauts has retired from the space agency, less than five…