West Virginia school will remain open for now amid toxic groundwater fears Posted August 19, 2024 A small West Virginia school will remain open for now after a court temporarily blocked an effort to relocate classes due to the town’s contaminated
Amazon Prime Day is a big event for scammers, experts warn Posted August 18, 2024 Deceptions such as phony emails from people impersonating online retailers like Amazon are nothing new. But phishing attempts in…
CrowdStrike CEO called to testify to Congress over cybersecurity’s firm role in global tech outage Posted August 17, 2024 U.S. House leaders are calling on CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz to testify to Congress about the cybersecurity company's role in sparking the widespread tech outage that grounded f…
Restaurant critic’s departure reveals potential hazards of the job Posted August 16, 2024 Restaurant critics appear to have the best job in journalism, enjoying meals a few nights a week on someone else’s dime. But New York Times restaurant critic Pete Wells had pai…
Netflix’s subscriber and earnings growth gather more momentum as password-sharing crackdown pays off Posted August 15, 2024 Netflix’s subscriber and earnings growth accelerated in its latest quarter as the video streaming service benefits from a crackdown on freeloading viewers, an exp…
The fuel made from air and water that could power F1 cars Posted August 14, 2024 Supercars that run on air and water—that’s the dream for synthetic fuel manufacturer Zero. The UK-based company says it is planning on powering a Formula One team…
How AI could predict whether early signs of dementia will develop into Alzheimer’s Posted August 13, 2024 Researchers at the University of Cambridge have used Artificial Intelligence to develop a tool capable of predicting whether people with early signs of dementia could develop Alzh…
Stop & Shop closing 32 underperforming grocery stores in the Northeast Posted August 12, 2024 Stop & Shop said it will close 32 underperforming grocery stores in the Northeast U.S. by the end of the year. The chain, which is owned by the Dutch supermarket company Ah…
Thailand is set to roll out a controversial $13.8 billion handout plan in digital money to citizens Posted August 11, 2024 Thailand's prime minister said in July that eligible businesses and individuals can register from August for digital cash handouts, a controversi…
US senators call out Big Tech’s new approach to poaching talent, products from smaller AI startups Posted August 10, 2024 In the race to stay ahead in artificial intelligence, the biggest technology companies are swallowing up the talent and products of innovative AI startups without formally acquiri…