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US faces blackout risks this winter as data centres drive up power demand

Power consumption has grown 20 gigawatts from the previous winter, the North American Electric Reliability Corp. said Tuesday in its winter assessment

Nasa planning to divest, demolish buildings at Maryland's Goddard Centre

One of Nasa's premier science Centres, Goddard operates the agency's Hubble Space Telescope and works on science missions including ones that explore the solar system

Trump urges US Congress to block state AI rules, warns it risks innovation

In a post on his Truth Social network Tuesday, the president urged lawmakers to act quickly, and floated the idea of including an AI measure as part of upcoming defense policy legislation

What to know about F-35 fighter jet that Trump is selling to Saudi Arabia

The sale to the Middle Eastern nation, whose top trading partner is China, was reaffirmed Tuesday during Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's visit to Washington

Trump attacks ABC News correspondent in angry response to 3 sharp questions

After asking Mary Bruce who she worked for, Trump called ABC fake news and defended his family's business operations in Saudi Arabia

UN COP30 unveils draft 'Belem package' as climate talks enter final phase

UN COP30 President Andre Correa do Lago in his letter to all the countries called them to work side by side, in task-force mode, to deliver the Belem Political Package swiftly

US Fed releases new guidance for bank oversight in move praised by industry

Michelle Bowman, the Fed's vice chair for supervision, said the principles will sharpen the central bank's focus and build a more effective supervisory framework

Trump again repeats claim he stopped war between India, Pakistan

Trump repeated the claim during a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office in the White House with visiting Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman

US Congress passes bill to force release Epstein files, sends bill to Trump

The bill passed the House 427-1, with the only no vote coming from Rep. Clay Higgins, a Louisiana Republican who is a fervent supporter of Trump

MBS 'knew nothing' of Khashoggi murder, says Trump amid talks on new deals

Trump also said the leaders expected to agree on the sale of some advanced artificial intelligence chips to Saudi Arabia, though negotiations are ongoing

Trump welcomes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Washington

Prince Mohammed, for his part, denies involvement in the killing of Khashoggi, a Saudi citizen and Virginia resident

Larry Summers to step back from public roles amid Epstein backlash

In one email, sent in October 2017, Summers told Epstein that Trump was the 'world s luckiest guy in terms of opposition, economy etc. still think his world will collapse'

US warned on Chinese loans but is top recipient, risking tech and security

US regulators were unaware of the Chinese government involvement because the financing was funnelled through a Cayman Island business with no obvious ties to China, according to the report

Cloudflare outage hits major websites and services, including ChatGPT and X

Cloudflare was investigating an issue that "potentially impacts multiple customers," the San Francisco-based company said on its website.

UN Security Council backs Trump's Gaza peace plan with 13 votes in favour

US officials had nonetheless pushed for the Security Council's stamp of approval for the plan, arguing the support would help ensure diplomatic momentum

Wall Street slides as valuation concerns, rate-cut jitters linger

Most heavyweight tech stocks were under pressure, with Amazon.com, down 2.3 per cent. Chip stocks, including Advanced Micro Devices and Intel, slipped 4.2 per cent and 2.2 per cent, respectively

Elon Musk's X goes down as thousands report US outages, other services hit

'X' suffered a large-scale outage affecting thousands in the US, with Cloudflare and OpenAI reporting similar problems

Parasocial becomes Cambridge Dictionary's Word of the Year for 2025

Parasocial became the Word of the Year because people are talking about one-sided relationships more than ever, especially with celebrities and even AI chatbots

If evolution is real, why don't we see how humans are still evolving

Over time, we have developed - and continue to develop - the traits that help us survive and flourish in the environments where we live

Japan warns citizens in China to stay vigilant as diplomatic tensions rise

Japan urged citizens in China to stay alert and avoid suspicious activity as tensions spike following PM Sanae Takaichi's Taiwan remarks and Beijing's retaliatory steps