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Investors sold off shares in Tesla on Thursday, as tensions erupted between boss Elon Musk and US President Donald Trump.Shares in the electric car company dropped 14%, wiping out roughly $150bn in market value in one of the worst...

President Donald Trump and his biggest political supporter Elon Musk are breaking up in the most public and 21st century way — via their own social networks. And while many predicted the Trump-Musk pair up would eventually sour, it’s...

The amino acid taurine was once thought to decline with age, and animal research suggested that taurine supplements could...

As a science journalist, there are some stories that you return to again and again. There is climate change,...

Despite what some experts have characterized as an environment increasingly hostile to AI R&D, North America continues to receive the bulk of AI venture dollars, according to data from investment tracker PitchBook.Between February and May of this year, VCs...

Is ADHD in children on the rise? An assessment of thousands of studies released since 2020 suggests, surprisingly, that...

Sam GruetBusiness reporterGetty ImagesBut if having to pay for check-in wasn't enough, a growing number of airlines are now charging for hand luggage. For example, Irish budget airline Ryanair will only allow you to carry a small bag that...

I attended this year’s IEEE Vision, Innovation, and Challenges Summit and Honors Ceremony on 23 and 24 April at the Hilton Tokyo Odaiba hotel. The event celebrates pioneers in engineering who have developed technology that changes the way people...

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Language is how we make sense of the world: it gives form to abstract concepts and influences our perception...