- August 10, 2024
Rio Tinto moving to open a lithium mine—but locals say they’ll die first
GORNJE NEDELJICE, Serbia (AP) — Zlatko Kokanović does not want a lithium mine in his backyard and he will do anything he can to stop
Iranians are creating fake news websites and impersonating activists to create chaos in the U.S., Microsoft found
Iran is accelerating online activity that appears intended to influence the U.S. election, in one case targeting a presidential campaign with an email phishing attack, Microsoft said
Joe Biden reverses policy on weapons sales to Saudi Arabia
President Joe Biden agreed to lift limits on the sale of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, reversing a policy imposed early in his term as
Customer service chatbots are buggy and disliked by consumers. Can AI make them better?
“Chatbots,” before ChatGPT revolutionized the world of AI, was a bit of a dirty word. To many consumers, a chatbot was a small box in
VoePass plane crashes in Brazil, killing all 61 on board
A VoePass aircraft with 57 passengers and four crew members on board crashed in Brazil, killing everyone on board and leaving flaming wreckage in a
Railroad giant threatens to revoke workers’ hard-won schedule improvements
Union Pacific is holding back on its promises to make schedules more predictable for train crews to address the quality of life concerns that nearly caused a nationwide
Big Tech’s abuse of the patent system must end—take it from me, I’ve fought Google over IP for years
Big Tech firms are stealing technology from small businesses. Congress must stop them. As the founder and CEO of Netlist, a small company that develops
Young adults are more likely to quit over bad managers
Wondering why your employee just quit? Sometimes the best recourse is looking in the mirror—that is, if you’re a manager. A lackluster supervisor is enough
Olympics track and field: Coaches explain how they train
For Olympics fans, watching pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis fly his way to gold—and a world record—was one of the biggest thrills of the 2024 games.
Tesla should probe Elon Musk’s conflicts of interest: Elizabeth Warren
Senator Elizabeth Warren has asked Tesla Inc.’s board to investigate whether Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk is using the electric-vehicle maker’s resources to benefit other