Scientists have discovered two Jurassic-era bird fossils in China that are pushing back the diversification of birds by 20 million years. The fossils, found in Jurassic-era rocks in Fujian Province, southeast China, date back approximately 149 million years and provide strong evidence that birds had already diversified by the end of the Jurassic period. The … Read more
US President Donald Trump has imposed 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, while China will retaliate with 10-15% tariffs on certain US agricultural goods. The move sparked fears of a full-blown trade war. Global stock markets plummeted as the news spread, with the Dow Jones closing 1.5% lower and the S&P 500 ending … Read more
Canada is set to retaliate against US tariffs with 25% tariffs on $155 billion of American goods, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed to protect the country’s economy and jobs. The US administration announced plans to impose 25% tariffs on Canadian exports and 10% tariffs on Canadian energy, sparking outrage from Ottawa. The move is … Read more
US President Donald Trump’s imposition of tariffs on Canadian, Mexican, and Chinese goods sent shockwaves through global markets, causing stocks to decline. European and Asian shares fell, with Germany’s DAX dropping 1.8% and France’s CAC 40 losing 1.1%. China retaliated by increasing its own tariffs on US farm exports by up to 15%. This move … Read more
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Passes, a social media platform launched by Scale AI co-founder Lucy Guo, alleging the company distributed child pornography. The suit claims that Passes knowingly disseminated and sought to profit from the distribution of pornographic content featuring minors on its platform. The complaint alleges that Passes “expressly marketed” to … Read more
The Trump administration’s decision to end temporary protections against deportation for thousands of Haitian and Venezuelan migrants living in the US is being challenged in a lawsuit filed on Monday. The lawsuit, which was filed in Boston federal court, claims that the administration exceeded its authority under the law governing Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and … Read more
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Scientists have long struggled to accurately model ocean currents and predict fluctuations in temperature, salinity, and other properties. However, a project called Estimating the Circulation and Climate of the Ocean (ECCO) has revolutionized our understanding of the ocean’s dynamics. In 1999, NASA scientists and their collaborators developed ECCO, a powerful ocean model that integrates decades … Read more
The Mobile World Congress (MWC) is just around the corner, set to kick off in Barcelona, Spain on March 3. While not as prominent as it once was, MWC remains a significant event for smartphone manufacturers and tech companies to showcase their latest innovations. This year’s lineup includes notable devices from Xiaomi, Samsung, and Nothing, … Read more
AMD’s latest tech demo for the RX 9000-series has sparked concern among enthusiasts about the image quality of the new graphics cards. While the demo showcases impressive path tracing, neural super sampling denoising, and ReStir lighting computation techniques, it also reveals some visual errors that raise questions about the performance of these features in real-world … Read more