Big Oil paid more than $42 billion to foreign governments in 2023
The three largest U.S. energy exploration companies paid more than $42 billion to foreign governments last year, about eight times more than what they paid in the United States, according to...
View ArticleCalifornia spiked a landmark AI regulation. But that doesn’t mean the bill is...
With the veto of California’s AI bill, the idea of regulating frontier models may be in jeopardy. The bill, SB 1047, would have required developers of the largest AI models (OpenAI, Anthropic, and the...
View ArticleThe shocking number of shipping containers lost at sea every year wreak havoc...
Russ Lewis has picked up some strange things along the coast of Long Beach Peninsula in Washington state over the years: Hot Wheels bicycle helmets with feather tufts, life-size plastic turkey decoys...
View ArticleNorth Carolina’s Appalachian region is getting less federal aid in the wake...
As residents of western North Carolina piece together their lives following Hurricane Helene, few will be able to rely on federal flood insurance to help them rebuild. Roughly 1 in 200 single-family...
View ArticleHurricane Helene is forcing the 2024 presidential campaign to address climate...
The devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene has brought climate change to the forefront of the presidential campaign after the issue lingered on the margins for months.Vice President Kamala Harris...
View ArticleCalifornia’s new AI deepfakes law gets blocked by a federal judge. Here’s why
A new California law allowing any person to sue for damages over election deepfakes has been put on pause after a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction Wednesday blocking it.U.S. District...
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HBO Bitcoin doc ‘Money Electric’ hunts for Satoshi Nakamoto—see a first look...
Who is Satoshi Nakamoto? This is the burning question at the heart of the cryptocurrency space, and it has been since Bitcoin was first introduced to the world more than 15 years ago. Satoshi...
View ArticleThere’s another Tesla Cybertruck recall, this time affecting over 27,000 units
Tesla’s Cybertuck has had a rough time since the vehicles were released to the public. And now things are even worse: Tesla announced on Thursday is was recalling up to 27,185 Cybertrucks because of a...
View ArticleWhy Uber and Lyft drivers are using risky DIY Tesla robotaxis
A self-driving Tesla carrying a passenger for Uber rammed into an SUV at an intersection in suburban Las Vegas in April, an accident that sparked new concerns that a growing stable of self-styled...
View Article$1.5 billion in U.S. federal funds will go to power grid projects in these...
Four electricity transmission projects serving the U.S. southwest, southeast and New England will get $1.5 billion in public funding to improve the grid’s resilience and connect customers with clean...
View ArticleWhy OpenAI needs another $6.6 billion in VC money
Welcome to AI Decoded, Fast Company’s weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. You can sign up to receive this newsletter every week here. OpenAI raises another...
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Google’s new AI search will change the way you browse the internet
When Google launched its AI Overviews, a world of normies got access to the power of modern AI search. Instead of a page of links, its Gemini model synthesizes one answer—and occasionally adds some...
View ArticleThe office property market may finally be at a turning point
The beleaguered U.S. office property market may be bottoming out, analysts told Reuters, pointing to a string of sales of stressed properties at big discounts over the last quarter that have helped...
View ArticleAmazon faces NLRB complaint over refusing to bargain with drivers’ union
Amazon.com has been accused by a U.S. labor board of illegally refusing to bargain with a union representing drivers employed by a contractor, the agency announced on Wednesday. The complaint from the...
View ArticleHow Hilaria Baldwin and ‘Vogue’ missed a golden opportunity to help working...
Guess what word doesn’t appear in Vogue’s recent 1,000-word story on how Hilaria Baldwin takes care of her seven kids? “Nanny.” Or “babysitter.” Or “childcare.” The story (accompanied by a nine-photo...
View Article‘Work is not the place to be your best self’: TikTok reacts to survey on why...
Gen Z is back in the headlines. (Color me shocked.) This time, they’re getting fired. According to a new report, six in 10 employers say they have already given Gen Z workers the boot after hiring...
View ArticleWhy your 401(k) will be safe after the election
Much like those annoying political TV ads, the warnings come back every four years: All the uncertainty around the U.S. presidential election could have big consequences for your 401(k)! Such warnings...
View ArticleU.S. bans more Chinese imports over allegations of forced labor
The Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday that it would ban the import of goods from a Chinese steel manufacturer and a Chinese maker of artificial sweetener, accusing both of being...
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Cigarettes, sugar, prescription opioids: Here’s how to fight market-driven...
In 2023, 42 state attorneys general sued Meta to remove Instagram features that Meta’s own studies had shown – and independent research had confirmed – are harmful to teenage girls. The same year, a...
View ArticleMcDonald’s is finally bringing this super-popular sandwich to the U.S. Here’s...
Sure, everyone loves a Big Mac, but a Chicken Big Mac? That sandwich has appeared on McDonald’s menus around the world, and now, Americans will finally have a chance to see what the hype is all about....
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