by Reuters | May 26, 2023 | Business, Health, Science, Top News, US
By Rachael Levy, Marisa Taylor and Akriti Sharma (Reuters) -Elon Musk’s Neuralink received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its first-in-human clinical trial, a critical milestone for the brain-implant startup as it faces U.S. probes over...
by Reuters | May 18, 2023 | Africa, Canada, Entertainment and Lifestyle, Science, Top News, US
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Our species arose in Africa more than 300,000 years ago, with the oldest-known Homo sapiens fossils discovered at a site in Morocco called Jebel Irhoud, located between Marrakech and the Atlantic coast. But the scarcity of...
by Reuters | May 12, 2023 | Business, Economy, Science, US
By Joey Roulette (Reuters) – Satellite launch company Virgin Orbit is planning to move back the deadline for prospective bidders to buy its assets by a handful of days, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The development was first reported by Sky...
by Reuters | May 9, 2023 | Business, Science, Technology, US
(Reuters) – The metaverse could contribute as much as $760 billion or about 2.4% to U.S. annual gross domestic product (GDP) by 2035, according to a study commissioned by Facebook owner Meta Platforms. The concept of the metaverse includes augmented and virtual...
by Reuters | May 3, 2023 | Business, Economy, Entertainment and Lifestyle, Science, Technology, Top News, US
By Dawn Chmielewski and Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Hollywood writers have for decades penned sci-fi scripts featuring machines taking over the world. Now, they are fighting to make sure robots do not take their jobs. The Writers Guild of America is seeking...
by Reuters | Apr 12, 2023 | Environment, Health, Oddly Enough, Politics, Science, Top News
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – New York City’s unending war on rats has a new commanding general. Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday announced that Kathleen Corradi, an education department employee, has been appointed New York’s first-ever “rat czar,”...