Solar energy is now so cost-effective that, in the sunniest countries, it costs as little as £0.02 to produce one unit of power, making it cheaper than electricity generated from coal, gas or wind, ...

The hard-line conservative is making history in a country where women are drastically underrepresented at the highest levels of power. By Javier C. Hernández and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Tokyo Sanae ...

Internet services in Afghanistan came back online Wednesday, restoring vital communication and web connectivity for residents two days after the Taliban government blocked web access nationally ...

Tim Berners-Lee may have the smallest fame-to-impact ratio of anyone living. Strangers hardly ever recognize his face; on “Jeopardy!,” his name usually goes for at least sixteen hundred dollars.

TopNod, a next-generation Web 3.0 wallet that makes digital ownership more intuitive and secure for everyday users, has officially entered open beta, providing a secure and intuitive gateway to ...

What is the secret of supercentenarians? While there is no magical "elixir of life" that allows us to live forever, this incredibly rare group of people who live to be 110 years or older appears to ...

Nvidia will invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI, and OpenAI will build and deploy at least 10 gigawatts of AI data centers with Nvidia systems. OpenAI and Nvidia announced a strategic partnership and ...

A decade of watching Donald Trump speak has cured me of any expectation that this extraordinary man will ever deliver a speech that meets pre-Trump norms. The incessant boasting, grousing, ...

Some ancient societies in China and Southeast Asia appear to have smoke-dried their dead, effectively mummifying them thousands of years earlier than their Egyptian counterparts, new research has ...

Of late, I have found myself gravitating toward science fiction franchises that imagine not advanced technology or seamlessly integrated AI, but something even more improbable and futuristic: a world ...

Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life, and 7-Eleven is the country’s dominant chain. They are a place to shop, pay bills and gather during disasters. By Kiuko Notoya Reporting from Tokyo ...

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that U.S. forces had carried out a lethal maritime strike against narcotics traffickers tied to Venezuela, killing 11 alleged members of the Tren de Aragua ...