Tag: tech
Swarms of midges are bugging a Tuscan beach town, which wants an emergency declared to help
Residents of the Tuscan beach enclave of Orbetello are seeking a state of emergency declaration to help combat an invasion of midges that are keeping people indoors and threatening businesses catering to tourists
Heathrow passengers ‘should not travel to airport under any circumstances’ after closure
Heathrow Airport is to remain shut until midnight due to a large fire at a nearby electricity substation.
How Trump’s tariffs are wreaking chaos in the British metal industry
As the clock ticked down towards 12.01am Eastern Standard Time on 12 March, Liam Bates kept refreshing his browser.
Alabama lawmakers advance regulations on pharmacy benefit managers
Alabama lawmakers on Thursday advanced proposed regulations on pharmacy benefit managers
What to know about Greenpeace after the Dakota Access protest case decision
A North Dakota jury has found Greenpeace must pay hundreds of millions of dollars to a pipeline company in connection with protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline
Researchers find hint at how to delay Alzheimer’s symptoms
An experimental treatment appears to postpone Alzheimer’s symptoms in some people genetically destined to get the disease at a young age
Have Some Spare Cash? You’ll Need it for OpenAI’s New API
The o1-pro API costs $150 for 1 million input tokens and $600 for 1 million output tokens, much more than GPT-4.5.
Venus passes between the Earth and sun this weekend — but don’t try to look for it
Venus will pass between the Earth and sun during what’s called an inferior conjunction
US attorney general threatens 20-year jail sentences for damaging Tesla cars
The US attorney general has said three people alleged to have damaged Tesla cars and charging stations could be jailed for up to 20 years.
Google’s Pixel 9a: Best Camera Phone Under $500
The Pixel 9a features Gemini Nano and Gemini Live for real-time AI interactions. Soon, Gemini Advanced users can share their screen or camera for deeper engagement.