Technology

For decades, nuclear fusion—the reaction that powers the sun—has been the ultimate energy dream. If harnessed on Earth, it could provide endless, carbon-free power. But the challenge is huge. Fusion requires temperatures hotter than the sun’s core and a...

According to my pathetic map, I should have been close to the royal palace. But nothing in Casablanca’s bustling Mers Sultan quarter, where trams rumble past shoe stores and cafes, looked remotely palatial. I tried one street, then the...

New submitter toutankh writes: The UK government is developing a tool to predict murder.The scheme was originally called the "homicide prediction project", but its name has been changed to "sharing data to improve risk assessment". The Ministry of...

Instagram head Adam Mosseri says the company is looking to improve the app’s search functionality, admitting this is an area where Instagram could do more to compete. The remarks, made on a recent episode of the “Build Your Tribe”...

The Trump administration is disbanding a unit in the Justice Department that was responsible for investigating cryptocurrency crimes, criticizing the Biden administration as too aggressive against the fast-growing industry.In a memo issued late Monday, Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney...

Rocks carried from Greenland to Iceland by icebergs add to evidence that the climate in Europe got a lot...

Physicists have discovered a technique that can produce the perfect cup of coffee with up to 10 per cent...

Liv McMahonTechnology reporterGetty ImagesMeta is expanding Teen Accounts - what it considers its age-appropriate experience for under 18s - to Facebook and Messenger.The system involves putting younger teens on the platforms into more restricted settings by default, with parental...

The biggest technology companies and their chief executives donated millions to President Trump’s inauguration, hosted black-tie parties and dinners in his honor, and allowed him to announce and take credit for new multibillion-dollar manufacturing projects.But less than three months...

On Bluesky, the joke's on you if you don't get the joke. The social network has become a "refuge" for those fleeing X and Threads, but its growing pains include a serious case of humor-impairment. When Amy Brown...