NHTSA fails government audit for missing deadlines
In a report released Wednesday by the U.S. Transportation Department's Office of Inspector General, auditors reviewed a sample of investigations conducted in 2018, 2019 and 2021 to determine whether the agency has adequate tools, processes and resour.....»»
Russian government forces Apple to remove more independent news apps
Apple provides the App Store in every market possible, providing access to as much software as possible. However, part of that responsibility is abiding by local government rules. This means Apple regularly has to choose between delisting certain app.....»»
Here"s what psychiatrists plan to tell COP29 about how climate change is harming young people"s mental health
As government representatives gather at the COP29 international climate summit in Azerbaijan, the impact of climate change on young people's mental health needs to be an urgent priority......»»
Trump says Elon Musk will lead “DOGE,” a new Department of Government Efficiency
Musk's Department of Government Efficiency to target "massive waste and fraud." President-elect Donald Trump today announced that a new Department of Government Efficiency—or "D.....»»
Apple’s latest Find My feature taps airlines to rescue lost luggage
Apple has released a new feature that will let users generate Find My links of missing items and share them with airline service providers to recover them......»»
The US Has a Cloned Sheep Contraband Problem
After a Montana man illegally cloned and bred an endangered giant sheep species, government agencies must now contend with the illicit offspring......»»
COP29 Begins With Climate Finance, Absent Leaders, and Trump Looming Large
The annual UN climate summit has kicked off in Baku, Azerbaijan, with lofty goals, but many global leaders missing......»»
3D leaf edge reconstruction method enhances plant morphology analysis
Leaves, essential for photosynthesis and other physiological functions, exhibit diverse shapes that help plants adapt to their environments. Traditional methods for measuring leaf morphology have relied heavily on 2D imaging, which fails to capture t.....»»
Marvel drops Captain America: Brave New World trailer
Plus special look at Thunderbolts*, in which Florence Pugh returns as government assassin Yelena Belova. Captain America: Brave New World is star Anthony Mackie's.....»»
Student fees set to rise in UK but at what cost to graduates" mental health?
After months of discussion and speculation about how British universities will fill budget deficits, the UK government confirmed that tuition fees will be increasing to £9,535 a year in England in 2025. The impact of this price rise on graduates' me.....»»
Saturday Citations: Color vision created demand for colorful animals; observing black hole light echoes; deadlines!
This week, researchers hypothesized that human culture is distinguished from cultures of other species like whales by unique open-endedness—the ability to communicate and understand an infinite number of possibilities. An ancient unicellular organi.....»»
Claude AI to process secret government data through new Palantir deal
Critics worry Anthropic is endangering its "ethical" AI stance due to defense associations. Anthropic has announced a partnership with Palantir and Amazon Web Services to bring it.....»»
HomeKit Weekly: Track your HomeKit device batteries with HomeBatteries
Keeping tabs on battery-powered HomeKit accessories like the can be challenging. From smart locks to motion sensors, battery status is often out of sight, out of mind—until the moment a device fails to respond. Enter HomeBatteries, an app designed.....»»
Apple quietly nixed this Apple Intelligence feature from iOS 18.2
One of the most highly anticipated Apple Intelligence tools, Image Playground, is missing a key feature in the latest iOS 18.2 beta. Will it return?.....»»
The UK government wants to help businesses make trustworthy AI products
The UK Government hopes to unlock £6.5 billion with a plan to build public trust in AI......»»
Brazil"s Amazon posts lowest deforestation in nine years: govt
The Brazilian Amazon experienced its smallest amount of yearly deforestation in nearly a decade, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government reported Wednesday, in line with its promise to combat forest loss......»»
Pathogens that cling to microplastics may survive wastewater treatment
Wastewater treatment fails to kill several human pathogens when they hide out on microplastics in the water, reports a study led by Ingun Lund Witsø of the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, published November 6, 2024 in the open-access journal.....»»
More families purchased school meals after federal nutrition policies enacted, research suggests
Families purchased more school lunches and breakfasts the year after the federal government toughened nutritional standards for school meals. A new University of California, Davis, study suggests that families turned to school lunches after the Obama.....»»
New bird flu outbreak confirmed in UK
The UK government warned bird keepers to remain vigilant after bird flu was detected at a commercial poultry farm in northern England, the second outbreak this year and first of the season......»»
Secrets and lies: Spies of the Stuart era played a dangerous game in the shadows of an unstable Europe
Stuart monarchs were repeatedly challenged by dangerous threats—a gunpowder plot, a civil war and political revolution. As a result, by the restoration of Charles II in 1660, the English government had come to rely on a shadowy trade of secrets for.....»»
Mapping the maze where the IRS could find billions in unpaid taxes
In 2021, the difference between what U.S. taxpayers owed the federal government and what they paid hit nearly $700 billion. This "tax gap" has been growing for years while the Internal Revenue Service's budget has shrunk, declining by 18% between 201.....»»