China pledges to crack down on illicit exports of rare earths, urges US to lift more trade controls
BANGKOK — China’s state security agency says it is cracking down on alleged smuggling of rare earths minerals that it…
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OpenAI’s advisory board calls for continued and strengthened nonprofit oversight
OpenAI should continue to be controlled by a nonprofit because the artificial intelligence technology it is developing is “too consequential”…
Shutdowns of cellphone internet links sweep Russia, further limiting net freedom
TALLINN, Estonia — A snappy tune by a blogger that mockingly laments his poor internet connection in the southern Russian…
Alaska is the most earthquake-prone state. Here is why.
JUNEAU, Alaska — Wednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a…
The grueling 135-mile journey of a 66-year-old runner through one of the hottest places on Earth
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — When the running gets hard in this desert dubbed “hell on Earth,” Danny Westergaard…
ChatGPT helps write this mayor’s speeches. Now he wants a thousand city workers using AI
Before the mayor of San Jose, California, arrives at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new business, his aides ask ChatGPT…
Funders commit $1B toward developing AI tools for frontline workers
A coalition of funders, including the Gates Foundation and Ballmer Group, will spend $1 billion over 15 years to help…
Trump administration pulls $4B in federal funding for California’s bullet train project
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Trump administration revoked federal funding for California’s high-speed rail project on Wednesday, intensifying uncertainty about how…
One Tech Tip: How to clean your computer, earbuds and smartphone
LONDON — Smartphones, laptops, headphones and other electronic devices are essential for work and play in our daily lives. But…
Astronomers capture the birth of planets around baby sun outside our solar system
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby…