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Brace for the seaweed invasion, Florida. It could be biggest ever
MIAMI — Bad news, beachgoers: The seaweed monster is back and it’s expected to be bigger than ever.
Scientists at the University of South Florida Optical Oceanography Lab, the point people for tracking the floating mats of seaweed called sargassum, are predicting what could be the state’s worst seaweed season. In the latest report issued ...Read more

Microsoft's Brad Smith, other tech execs give Congress AI wish list
Tech leaders representing four major players in artificial intelligence appeared before Congress on Thursday, urging looser regulation and heavier investment in energy to support the technology's growth.
Members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation probed Microsoft President Brad Smith, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and ...Read more

Chicago campus that composts and creates energy aims to redefine waste management
CHICAGO — At a once-vacant brownfield on the South Side of Chicago, a semitruck backed into an unassuming warehouse and unloaded a colorful batch of food scraps and spoiled products. The discards soon ended up in a massive tank that mimics a cow’s digestion — minus the release of gassy byproducts — where they were turned into compost and...Read more

SoCal officials unleash sterile mosquitoes in bid to curb disease -- with promising results
LOS ANGELES — A battle is underway against an invasive mosquito behind a recent surge in the local spread of dengue fever in Southern California — and officials may have unlocked a powerful tool to help win the day.
Two vector control districts — local agencies tasked with controlling disease-spreading organisms — released thousands of ...Read more

Trump to rescind chip curbs after debate over AI rules
The Trump administration plans to rescind Biden-era AI chip curbs as part of a broader effort to revise semiconductor trade restrictions that have drawn strong opposition from major tech companies and foreign governments, according to people familiar with the matter.
The repeal, which is not yet final, seeks to refashion a policy launched under...Read more

California and other states sue Trump administration over wind energy
California and 17 other state attorneys general have filed a lawsuit attempting to stop the Trump administration’s efforts to thwart the development of wind energy projects.
The complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts comes in response to a Jan. 20 executive order by President Donald Trump that issued a temporary withdrawal of...Read more

Year's third try at moon touchdown nears as commercial lander enters orbit
The year’s first moon landing was a big success. The second not so much. Now a third commercial lunar lander has entered orbit around the moon ahead of its chance for glory next month.
Japanese company ispace’s Hakuto-R lander Resilience looks to touch lunar dirt following the landings of American companies Firefly Aerospace with its Blue ...Read more

Windy City to Sin City: Robot manufacturer moves headquarters to Las Vegas
A robot manufacturer has moved its headquarters from the Windy City to Sin City.
AAA20 moved its headquarters from Chicago to Las Vegas in late April. It specializes in manufacturing robots for factories, to minimize hard labor and increase productivity.
The company has a 9,000-square-foot facility off Pilot Road near Harry Reid International ...Read more

Apple eyes move to AI search, ending era defined by Google
Apple Inc. is “actively looking at” revamping the Safari web browser on its devices to focus on AI-powered search engines, a seismic shift for the industry hastened by the potential end of a longtime partnership with Google.
Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of services, made the disclosure Wednesday during his testimony in the U.S...Read more

Parmy Olson: OpenAI can't have its money both ways
Sam Altman’s reputation for spin was out in full force this week in a published “letter to employees” announcing that he was abandoning plans to turn OpenAI into a for-profit company. Instead, it will “continue to be overseen and controlled” by its nonprofit board.
Hooray for humans, you might think, since that board has a unique ...Read more

Windy City to Sin City: Robot manufacturer moves headquarters to Las Vegas
A robot manufacturer has moved its headquarters from the Windy City to Sin City.
AAA20 moved its headquarters from Chicago to Las Vegas in late April. It specializes in manufacturing robots for factories, to minimize hard labor and increase productivity.
The company has a 9,000-square-foot facility off Pilot Road near Harry Reid International ...Read more

Mosquito season begins in South Florida. Is climate change making it worse?
MIAMI — As Miami-Dade marks the unofficial beginning of mosquito season with a Wednesday event to help residents “Fight the Bite”, the Herald spoke to the head of the Mosquito Control Division, Dr. John-Paul Mutebi, to answer readers’ questions about the links to climate change.
Does climate change affect how many mosquitoes we have ...Read more

Sound Advice: A remarkable deal on 4K smart projector
High-end 4K smart projector over 50% off: I'll have a cost-no-object projector review coming soon but for most of us, cost is always an issue. JMGO triple-laser projectors are highly regarded but are typically priced towards the upper end of the market. This has changed recently and a high-end JMGO projector is now within reach for many who may ...Read more
Jim Rossman: How about some love for Android phone users?
About a month ago, I wrote a column about a few ways to transfer photos from an iPhone to your computer.
Well as it happens, sometimes when I write about a specific topic, I often hear from readers who feel a bit left out.
One reader wrote, “This week's column about moving pics from phone to PC was 100% iPhone-centric. What about us ...Read more
Gadgets: Setting a new standard for portable coolers
Ankers' new Solix EverFrost 2 electric cooler redefines "ice-cold beverages." It certainly sets new standards for portable coolers, 100% ditching ice for a portable battery-operated cooling system.
I tested the 42-quart single cooling compartment size ($699.99), measuring 26.3 by 15.75 by 15.16 inches and weighing 37 pounds empty. This is a ...Read more

SpaceX sends up latest Starlink launch from Cape Canaveral
ORLANDO, Fla. — SpaceX knocked off its latest Cape Canaveral mission on Tuesday night.
A Falcon 9 carrying 28 Starlink satellites lifted off at 9:17 p.m. from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40.
The first-stage booster for the mission flew for the seventh time with a recovery landing downrange in the Atlantic on ...Read more

Shake-up at EPA threatens Energy Star, climate offices
WASHINGTON — A proposal by the Trump administration to reorganize the Environmental Protection Agency targets divisions that house its climate change offices as well as Energy Star, a widely popular program designed to help lower energy costs for American households.
A chart of the proposed reorganization reviewed by the Los Angeles Times on ...Read more

Groups call on Trump administration to curb wasteful use of Colorado River water
Environmental groups are demanding that the Trump administration exercise the federal government’s authority to curb wasteful water use in an effort to address the Colorado River’s chronic water shortages.
In a petition submitted Tuesday, the Natural Resources Defense Council and nine other groups called for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation ...Read more

SpaceX aims for launch after sunset tonight from Cape Canaveral
SpaceX has lined up another launch soon after sunset Tuesday night from Cape Canaveal.
A Falcon 9 carrying 28 Starlink satellites is targeting an 8:22 p.m. liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at the opening of a four-hour launch window.
The first-stage booster for the mission is flying for the seventh ...Read more

Rusty crayfish, an 'aquatic nuisance,' discovered in northern Colorado river
DENVER — Rusty crayfish, an aquatic nuisance and an invasive species, has been discovered in a Larimer County river south of Estes Park, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
This is the first time the crayfish has been confirmed in the agency’s northeast region and the second time it’s been found east of the Continental Divide in ...Read more
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