JULY 25, 2023
Shellfish Batteries
Maryland is already famous for its crabs — but researchers at the University of Maryland are looking to give that distinction an entirely different meaning.
A team of scientists at the school’s Center for Materials Innovation found that crustaceans like crabs and lobsters contain a chemical in their shells called chitin, which can be used to power...
JULY 24, 2023
The storm in Mattoon, Illinois, around 1 p.m. Central Time. Rebecca Schmitt, who took the photo, said described the clouds as "awesome looking." - Courtesy Rebecca Schmitt
A powerful thunderstorm complex was racing across the Midwest Thursday afternoon, blowing through the harmful smoke from Canada’s wildfires and clearing the air in its wake.
The storm – referred to as...
JULY 24, 2023
Migrants rest near Buoys on the U.S. side of the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas on July 20, 2023. The buoys were installed on orders by Texas Governor Greg Abbot to prevent migrants from reaching the north embankment of the Rio Grande on the international boundary between Mexico and the U.S. (Via OlyDrop)
The Department of Justice...
JULY 24, 2023
The Indian cricket team created history on Sunday (July 23) on the fourth day of the second Test match of the ongoing series between India and the West Indies at the Queen's Park Oval, Port Of Spain, Trinidad. The Rohit Sharma-led outfit set a massive new world record in their second innings as they aimed to set...
JULY 24, 2023
That meeting could have been an email, says Mark Cuban.
The billionaire investor, Dallas Mavericks owner, "Shark Tank" personality, author and father of three doesn't have much time to waste. And he thinks meetings are the number one workplace habit killing people's productivity and eating away at their time.
In a conversation with bestselling author Chris Voss on the...
JULY 24, 2023
After a man was shot dead outside a bank in Paramount in 2019, Los Angeles County sheriff's detectives turned to Google for help identifying suspects.
Through a search warrant, detectives directed the tech giant to provide cellphone location data for people who were near places the man visited on the day he was killed. The data Google provided...
JULY 20, 2023
FILE - An American flag flies over the Federal Reserve building on May 4, 2021, in Washington. The Federal Reserve has launched their instant payment service, FedNow, which allows banks and credit unions to sign up to send real-time payments between them. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve launched a new instant payment...
JULY 19, 2023
There's a looming fear about potential job losses as AI tech, especially generative AI tools, like ChatGPT, continue to grow and become more popular. Recently, Stability AI CEO Emad Mostaque stated that coders, especially Indian coders, are at risk of losing jobs in the next two years.
Stability AI is one of the leading companies in the space...
JULY 19, 2023
China’s leader, Xi Jinping, visiting a coal yard of a company in northwestern China’s Shanxi Province last year. - Xie Huanchi/Xinhua, via Associated Press
BEIJING — Chinese leaders rebuffed attempts by John Kerry, President Biden’s climate envoy, to persuade them to commit to tougher climate action during three days of talks in Beijing, a response that suggested that...
JULY 19, 2023
Storm damage is seen in Nash County, North Carolina, on Wednesday. - WRAL
A tornado in North Carolina severely damaged a Pfizer plant, damaged several other structures, shut down a major interstate and injured at least four people.
The tornado was at least an EF-2 with winds of up to 135 mph, the National Weather Service said, as it...
