Science & Technology

Washington (AFP) - The Earth was hit Monday by an intense solar storm that could bring the northern lights to night skies further south than normal, a US agency announced....

Washington (AFP) - Flying can be a nerve-wracking experience for many people -- but a new study out Thursday finds commercial air travel keeps getting safer, with the risk of...

Washington (AFP) - SpaceX's stalwart Falcon 9 rocket has been cleared for launch after experiencing a rare failure earlier this month, officials said Thursday.  The rocket, a prolific launch vehicle...

San Francisco (AFP) - OpenAI on Thursday said it was putting its artificial intelligence engine to work in a challenge to Google's market-dominating search engine. The startup behind ChatGPT announced...

New York (AFP) - Over the next two weeks, the quarterly results of Big Tech giants will offer a glimpse on the bankability of artificial intelligence and whether the major...

Paris (AFP) - Planes were gradually taking off again Saturday after global airlines, banks and media were thrown into turmoil by one of the biggest IT crashes in recent years,...

Washington (AFP) - From fearmongering about a looming "World War III" to false narratives linking a cabal of global elite to a cyberattack, a torrent of online conspiracy theories took...

Washington (AFP) - Catastrophic computer outages caused by a software update from one company have once again exposed the dangers of global technological dependence on a handful of players, experts...

Paris (AFP) - Airlines, banks, TV channels and financial institutions were thrown into turmoil on Friday by one of the biggest IT crashes in recent years, caused by an update...

New York (AFP) - The buyer who spent a record $44. 6 million to buy a stegosaurus fossil at auction was Ken Griffin, CEO of the Citadel hedge fund, according...