President Trump last week issued executive orders designed to revive the use of coal in power plants, a practice that has been steadily declining for […]
Year: 2025
Paddling the Wild River in New York’s Backyard
All I could hear was the gentle splash of paddles and oars dipping in and out of the water. The river itself was quiet, with […]
U.S. Prepares to Challenge Meta’s Social Media Dominance
Soon after Mark Zuckerberg co-founded Facebook in his Harvard dorm room in 2004, the social network skyrocketed in popularity. Roughly a decade later, the company […]
What to Know About Trump’s Antitrust Efforts Against Tech Giants
The Trump administration isn’t letting up on the tech giants. On Monday, the Federal Trade Commission will face off with Meta in court over claims […]
Trump Adds Tariff Exemptions for Smartphones, Computers and Other Electronics
After more than a week of ratcheting up tariffs on products imported from China, the Trump administration issued a rule late Friday that spared smartphones, […]
Trump Administration Live Updates: Smartphones and Computers Get Reprieve From New U.S. Tariffs on China
After more than a week of ratcheting up tariffs on products imported from China, the Trump administration issued a rule late Friday that spared smartphones, […]
How the Crypto Industry’s Political Spending Is Paying Off
At the end of a three-hour hearing last month, Senator Ruben Gallego, Democrat of Arizona, sided with a group of Republicans in a hotly contested […]
Erin Brockovich: ‘My chiropractor saw mud on my stiletto – I said, I’ve been collecting dead frogs’ | Ents & Arts News
Erin Brockovich says a chance conversation about a muddy stiletto with her chiropractor led to the making of the award-winning film about her life. The […]
Will Katy Perry sing in space – and will the all-female Blue Origin rocket crew count as astronauts? | Science, Climate & Tech News
It’s been more than 60 years since a woman travelled into space without a man. And now six of them are blasting off from Earth. […]
How TikTok’s Parent, ByteDance, Became an A.I. Powerhouse
The Chinese internet giant ByteDance has made some of the world’s most popular apps: TikTok and, in China, Douyin and Toutiao. In the United States, […]