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ORLANDO, Fla. — The four astronauts set to climb aboard the first Orion spacecraft to fly humans have already given it a name.

In a press conference this week from Houston, Artemis II commander and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman revealed their minibus-sized capsule has been officially named Integrity.

He’ll join fellow NASA astronauts Victor ...Read more

Chicago has quickly emerged as a hub for quantum computing, with the state of Illinois and technology companies pouring millions of dollars into developing a campus to build the world’s first commercially viable quantum computer on the city’s Southeast Side.

But what does a quantum computer even look like? And how do they work?

Those are ...Read more

One weapon being tested can be dropped into the stratosphere thousands of miles from its target and can deliver an explosive with precision even without GPS.

Another is a cruise missile that takes off vertically without a runway so it can deliver a strike from at least 180 miles with the accuracy of a helicopter-launched rocket.

The weapons ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The number of whales getting tangled up in fishing nets, line, buoys and other miscellaneous rope off the coasts of the United States hit a record high in 2024, with California taking the ignominious lead.

According to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, there were 95 confirmed entangled whales in U.S. ...Read more

A busy week on Florida's Space Coast saw two rockets launch within hours of one another as both SpaceX and United Launch Alliance had missions to proliferate a pair of competing satellite constellations.

The second launch came amid clear, blue skies as a ULA Atlas V lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41 ...Read more

Spotify has removed more than 75 million AI-generated "spammy" music tracks from its platform over the past 12 months, the company said Thursday, stepping up its crackdown on unauthorized AI-generated use of artists' voices.

The Swedish audio company said it would improve its enforcement of impersonation violations, launch a new spam filtering ...Read more

What is a crocodile native to South America doing in Michigan, where encounters are more likely with suburban streets than with the wetlands it calls home?

It’s a question Hampton Township officers may never get an answer for after their odd Sept. 23 discovery.

“In my 29 years of service, I’ve never had a call like this before,” ...Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. -- In about 30 acres of dense forest in the Litchfield Hills, a team of foresters and researchers are pioneering new forest management techniques that they say can be replicated throughout New England to make trees more resilient to stressors like climate change.

Great Mountain Forest, one of the largest conservation easements ...Read more

China, the world’s largest polluter, set a target to cut economywide net greenhouse gas emissions 7% to 10% over the next decade, a strategy that’s seen as too modest to put the nation on a path to net zero and galvanize global climate action.

The promised reduction from China’s peak levels — while “striving to do better” — ...Read more

Intel Corp. has approached Apple Inc. about securing an investment in the ailing chipmaker, according to people familiar with the matter, part of efforts to bolster a business that’s now partially owned by the US government.

Apple and Intel also have discussed how to work more closely together, said the people, who asked not to be identified ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom criticized President Trump’s rejection of climate science as economic self-sabotage and “an abomination,” warning the country is “doubling down on stupid.”

The remarks came a day after Trump told world leaders at the United Nations that climate change is a “hoax” and “the greatest con ...Read more

Colorado’s wolves returned to areas near the Utah border this month, though most wolf activity remained confined to the state’s more mountainous terrain.

At least one wolf was present in the watersheds north and west of Grand Junction, according to a map released Wednesday by Colorado Parks and Wildlife. The map identifies watersheds where ...Read more

New ZVOX AV835 has smaller size, smaller price: The ZVOX AV855 soundbar was probably the most popular product I have written about this year. The AV855 integrates ZVOX's dialogue-clarifying AccuVoice feature and a built-in subwoofer into an aluminum-bodied soundbar with hi-fi sound quality, controlled with your television's remote control over ...Read more

One of the major reasons why AI data centers are sucking up so much power is the need to cool processors that run very hot. But Microsoft Corp. is trying out a possible solution: sending fluid directly through tiny channels etched into the chips.

The technology is called microfluidics, and it’s being used in prototype systems in test ...Read more

Home Depot is rolling out a new project planning tool in its latest effort to win more business from professional contractors.

The Vinings-based home improvement retailer said Tuesday it has launched a free digital platform to help builders and other tradespeople plan, manage and execute complex projects.

It comes as the company competes for ...Read more

Every entry in “Sid Meier’s Civilization” series has a learning curve. The first time players take on a campaign, it’s full of blunders. They have to dig through the new mechanic and discover they built a city wrong or that they didn’t account for a pivotal resource. Success in these strategy games relies on knowing the nuances, but ...Read more

I recently helped a friend set up a new mesh Wi-Fi router in his home, which opened up reliable Wi-Fi to his bedroom, which then enabled him to set up a new Smart TV for streaming.

For years, his Wi-Fi router was too weak to send the signal to the far end of his house, which kept him out of the streaming TV world. For all those years, he’d ...Read more

Gaming on Apple devices can be a mess. Titles can pile up on an iPhone, iPad and Mac as players dabble in different titles looking for the right amusement for their snippets of free time. That type of entertainment grazing can make searching for a game difficult, especially if a collection is unorganized.

That’s where the new Apple Games ...Read more