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[ad_1] The world’s two most powerful countries, the United States and China, are meeting this week in Washington to talk about climate change. And also their relationship issues. In an ideal world, where the clean energy transition was the top priority, they would be on friendlier terms. Maybe affordable Chinese-made electric vehicles would be widely …

China Is Way Ahead in Green Energy. Here’s Why That’s Risky for the U.S. Read More »

[ad_1] They are dangerous, tricky scams designed to tug at your better judgment, draining bank accounts, creating havoc with your friends, and manipulating your reputation. Social engineering scams – the type of scams used by criminals to exploit a person’s trust to obtain money or sensitive information or both – have become much more sophisticated …

The most dangerous encounter to avoid in social media Read More »

[ad_1] It was a sunny afternoon in February at the height of the high season on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, but my partner, Aaren, and I were far from lounging on a white-sand beach, snorkeling over a coral reef or strolling among the Easter-egg-colored buildings of Willemstad, Curaçao’s capital and a UNESCO World Heritage …

Watery, Peaceful, Wild: The Call of the Mangroves Read More »

[ad_1] Meet the Quadroin AUV, a bio-inspired aquatic robot making waves in underwater research.  Mimicking penguins’ swift and graceful swimming, this autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) is the brainchild of German underwater tech company EvoLogics. The evolution of the Quadroin The journey began with the PingGuin, an experimental AUV that showcased its potential back in 2020. …

Penguin-inspired robot explores sea using AI Read More »

[ad_1] Balloons released in the sky don’t go to heaven. They often end up in oceans and waterways, where they’re 32 times more likely to kill seabirds than other types of plastic debris. Despite this, humans like to release them en masse, be it to celebrate a loved one’s life or a wedding, or to …

Balloons Harm Wildlife. Florida Is Set to Ban Their Release Read More »

[ad_1] Last week, Tesla laid off most of its electric car charging team, raising doubts about the feasibility of the Biden administration’s ambitious E.V. expansion plans. Though Tesla accounts for more than half of the fast E.V. chargers currently installed in the United States, and though it has continued to build them faster and cheaper …

With or Without Tesla, More E.V. Chargers Are Coming Read More »

[ad_1] If you’re a fan who counts down the days to upcoming movie releases for your favorite characters, you may also be a big fan of movie trailers. So, you may be quite angry if you believe you’ve stumbled on a secret movie trailer on YouTube that looks like the real thing, only to discover …

Hollywood hijacked: The AI takeover of Tinseltown’s films to fake out Americans Read More »

[ad_1] As the helicopter lifted off and disappeared into the clouds, the roar of the whirring blades fell away and all that was left was the sound of the rain. I just had been deposited deep inside Cochamó Valley, a remote cathedral of towering granite in central Chile that was at the center of a …

How to save a pristine valley Read More »

[ad_1] NASA astronauts will have to wait until another day to launch to orbit in the Boeing Starliner spacecraft. The planned launch was called off Monday night because of a problem in the Atlas V rocket that was to send them to space. Engineers will work through the night to assess whether the two astronauts, …

Boeing Starliner Flight of NASA Astronauts Is Scrubbed Read More »

[ad_1] Sometime in the next few years — no one knows exactly when — three NASA satellites, each one as heavy as an elephant, will go dark. Already they are drifting, losing height bit by bit. They have been gazing down at the planet for over two decades, far longer than anyone expected, helping us …

What Happens When NASA Loses Eyes on Earth? We’re About to Find Out. Read More »

[ad_1] Facebook is no stranger to cyberthreats. Many hackers and scammers use Facebook to reach their victims, and keeping up with all their new techniques is challenging. Most of the time, people don’t even realize they’ve been hacked until a friend on Facebook lets them know they’ve received suspicious links from you on Messenger or …

How to recover a hacked Facebook account Read More »