USA

Work

Laid-off workers turn to content creation for more flexibility

Content creation holds appeal for laid-off workers seeking flexibility.

10/04/2024

Healthcare

Arizona court reinstates 160-year-old law banning nearly all abortions

Arizona can enforce an 1864 law criminalising nearly all abortions, a court in the US state has ruled.

10/04/2024

Culture news

Beyoncé is first Black woman to top Country Album charts

Beyoncé has made history as the first Black woman to ever top Billboard’s Top Country album charts with her #1 album ‘Cowboy Carter’.

10/04/2024

Culture news

Prosecutors say Alec Baldwin 'compromised safety' on 'Rust' set

Prosecutors intend to argue that Baldwin’s behaviour played a role in “safety comprises” that led to a fatal shooting on the ‘Rust’ film set in 2021.

09/04/2024

Mobility

Tesla settles lawsuit over man's death in crash involving Autopilot

The family of a Silicon Valley engineer filed a wrongful death lawsuit after a Tesla crash occurred in California in 2018.

09/04/2024

Healthcare

Trump says abortion should be left to US states instead of government

The US presidential election will be held this November.

08/04/2024

Health news

Many cancer drugs remain unproven years after accelerated FDA approval

Some drugs remain unproven years after accelerated approval.

08/04/2024

No Comment

WATCH: Crane accident kills one in Florida

One person was killed and two others hospitalised on Thursday afternoon when a section of crane fell from a building in downtown Fort Lauderdale, according to officials.

05/04/2024

USA

Earthquake rattles New York and nearby area

The rare 4.8 magnitude quake struck Friday morning.

05/04/2024

Work

Apple lays off more than 600 workers in wave of post-pandemic cuts

It was the first big wave of job cuts at the tech giant since the COVID pandemic.

05/04/2024

Green News

Is climate change to blame for ‘extremely active’ hurricane forecast?

This is the highest prediction for hurricanes that CSU has ever issued with its April outlook.

05/04/2024

Health news

World's first pig kidney transplant recipient discharged from hospital

Pig kidney transplant patient Rick Slayman said his recovery from surgery was "progressing smoothly".

04/04/2024

Culture news

A fifth Matrix film is everything the Wachowski sisters feared

The Matrix Regurgitations? Warner Bros. has announced a fifth film is in development. This time without either Wachowski sisters in a directorial role.

04/04/2024

Tech News

NYC's AI chatbot criticised for advising businesses to break the law

NYC's AI chatbot was caught telling businesses to break the law. The city isn't taking it down.

04/04/2024

No Comment

WATCH: Severe weather rips through US

Significant rain storms and three suspected tornados lashed nine US states on Tuesday.

03/04/2024

Culture news

Forbes billionaire list: Who made it & where does Taylor Swift land?

Taylor Swift becomes the first musician to appear on Forbes' list solely based on her songs and performances. Where does she rank?

02/04/2024

Eco-Innovation

This robot disguised as a fox will scare wildlife away from runways

The robot can be disguised as a fox or coyote to scare wildlife away from runways.

02/04/2024

USA

US Coast Guard allows some barges and tugs to pass through the channel

The owner and manager of the container ship that crashed into a supporting column one week ago are taking legal action to limit liability.

02/04/2024

Tech News

Google to purge billions of files containing personal data

Google will purge billions of files containing personal data in a settlement of the Chrome privacy case.

02/04/2024

Business

Potential Tesla buyers steer clear as Musk's reputation plunges

Elon Musk's increasingly controversial reputation has led to a steep drop in the number of customers considering buying a Tesla.

01/04/2024

USA

'Havana syndrome' possibly linked to Russian intelligence

A new joint investigation by The Insider, Der Spiegel and CBS’s 60 Minutes suggests the mysterious syndrome, which has affected several US diplomats in recent years, is linked to a Russian intelligence unit.

01/04/2024

Tech News

OpenAI unveils AI voice cloning tech but limits availability

OpenAI’s Voice Engine was first developed in late 2022.

01/04/2024

Living

Organic farms increase pesticide use in nearby fields, study suggests

Are organic farms ‘pest hot spots’? Study investigates rise in pesticide use in neighbouring fields.

01/04/2024

Europe Decoded

Was the captain of the ship that hit the Baltimore bridge Ukrainian?

The destruction of the bridge spurred a flurry of conspiracy theories – one conspiracy theory that gained a lot of traction on social media is that Ukraine might be to blame.

01/04/2024

Money

What does Sam Bankman-Fried’s sentence mean for crypto?

The SBF saga saw many people lose their life savings, causing them two years of stress.

29/03/2024

Health news

Blind people can hear and feel solar eclipse with new technology

While eclipse watchers look to the skies, people who are blind or visually impaired will be able to hear and feel the celestial event.

29/03/2024