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[ January 29, 2026 ] Research clarifies record-late monsoon onset, aiding northern Australian communities Environment
[ January 29, 2026 ] PFAS are turning up in the Great Lakes, putting fish and water supplies at risk. Here’s how they get there Environment
[ January 29, 2026 ] The circular economy may not be taking off: Here are six ways stakeholders can make it happen Environment
[ January 28, 2026 ] NOAA speeds up process to grant deep-sea mining permits Environment
[ January 28, 2026 ] Do trees prevent landslides? What science says about roots, rainfall and stability Environment

Google adds AI image generation to Chrome browser, side panel option for virtual assistant

January 28, 2026

Google is empowering its Chrome browser with the ability to alter imagery and a virtual assistant to help with online tasks as part of its push to turbocharge its digital services with more artificial intelligence […]

Amazon to close most Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh stores in days

January 28, 2026

Amazon said this week that it was closing almost all of its Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh locations within days as it narrows its focus on food delivery and its grocery chain, Whole Foods Market.This […]

UK proposes forcing Google to let publishers opt out of AI summaries

January 28, 2026

Britain’s competition watchdog said Wednesday that Google should give news sites and content creators the choice to opt out of having their online content scraped to feed its AI overviews.This post was originally published on […]

ASML made record $11.5 billion profit in 2025 thanks to AI-driven demand, plans to cut 1,700 jobs

January 28, 2026

Dutch semiconductor chip machine maker ASML recorded a record net profit of 9.6 billion euros ($11.5 billion) in 2025 on sales of 32.7 billion euros fueled by AI-driven demand, the company reported Wednesday as it […]

EU steps in to make sure Google gives rivals access to AI services and data

January 27, 2026

The European Union said Tuesday it’s stepping in to make sure Google gives rival AI companies and search engines access to Gemini AI services and data as required by the bloc’s flagship digital rulebook.This post […]

TikTok settles hours before landmark social media addiction trial

January 27, 2026

Video sharing app TikTok has made an eleventh-hour deal to avoid a landmark US trial accusing it, along with Meta and YouTube, of addicting young people to social media, lawyers said on Tuesday.This post was […]

Pinterest will lay off 15% of its workforce as the platform pivots resources to AI

January 27, 2026

Pinterest plans to lay off under 15% of its workforce, as part of broader restructuring that arrives as the image-sharing platform pivots more of its money to artificial intelligence.This post was originally published on this […]

Should companies replace human workers with robots? Study takes a closer look

January 27, 2026

Last year, when The New York Times reported that Amazon’s robotics team’s ultimate goal was to automate 75% of the company’s operations, replacing more than half a million human jobs in an attempt to pass […]

EU says WhatsApp to face stricter content rules

January 26, 2026

WhatsApp is set to face greater EU scrutiny after the European Commission on Monday added the platform to its list of digital firms big enough to face stricter content rules.This post was originally published on […]

All-powerful AI isn’t an existential threat, according to new research

January 26, 2026

Ever since ChatGPT’s debut in 2023, concerns about artificial intelligence (AI) potentially wiping out humanity have dominated headlines. New research from Georgia Tech suggests that those anxieties are misplaced. “Computer scientists often aren’t good judges […]