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While digital life connects it can also distract. But is social media helping young people or harming them?, Skip links Skip to Content Live Navigation menu News Africa Asia US & Canada Latin America Europe Asia Pacific Middle East Explained Opinion Sport Video Features Economy Human Rights Climate Crisis InvestigationsContinue Reading

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For one top Sotheby’s executive, this year’s auction season feels like destiny.“This is the season I’ve waited for my whole life,” Lisa Dennison told NBC News, standing near the radiant Gustav Klimt canvases soon to be auctioned.“To be in this building and to have the collections we have this seasonContinue Reading

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NGO says Swiss food giant is ‘putting the health of babies at risk for profit’ by adding sugar to babyfood., Skip links Skip to Content Live Navigation menu News Africa Asia US & Canada Latin America Europe Asia Pacific Middle East Explained Opinion Sport Video Features Economy Human Rights ClimateContinue Reading

Orbiting satellite uses AI to reorient itself in ‘major step towards full autonomy in space’

Controlling the orientation of satellites in orbit is tricky business, but autonomous AI might make things a whole lot simpler. (Image credit: Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images) For the first time, researchers have controlled the orientation of a satellite in space using an autonomous AI, a major feat that could greatly improve the safety and effectiveness ofContinue Reading

FAA lifts ban on daytime rocket launches after government shutdown ends

Commercial launch companies (especially SpaceX) can breathe easy, now that restrictions on when they’re allowed to lift off have been rescinded. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ended an order designed to help alleviate strain on air traffic control operators. The directive — which went into effect Nov. 10 and was a result ofContinue Reading

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This investigative work had been supported by the Centre for Investigative Journalism The European Parliament voted on Thursday (13 November) to significantly dilute key elements of Europe’s climate agenda. Lawmakers took aim at the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which requires large firms to look beyond financial metrics and discloseContinue Reading

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Agribusiness companies enlisted an army of Brazilian social media influencers ahead of the United Nations climate summit, now underway in the Amazonian city of Belém, where the meat industry’s surging greenhouse gas emissions and role in deforestation are high on the agenda. At least 195 influencers — from models and news anchors to doctors and right-wing activists —Continue Reading

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We round up the best new feature set of Fedora 43 workstation release (upcoming). Fedora 43 release is packed with enhancements and core updates. The release is currently going thru beta phase and the release is expected within few days. This page highlights key system-wide and self-contained changes that makeContinue Reading