Florida will launch a public, searchable animal abuse database on the FDLE website by Jan. 1, 2026. The new database is part of "Dexter's Law," which also increased penalties for aggravated animal ...

TikTok's U.S. operations will be housed in a new joint venture, according to a memo sent to employees by CEO Shou Zi Chew. The entity is named TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC. As part of the venture, ...

A new sodium-ion battery offers a cheaper and safer alternative to conventional lithium-ion systems, scientists say, paving the way for more sustainable EVs. When you purchase through links on our ...

A petition by a Flagler County woman calls for the creation of Trump County in Northeast Florida. The county encompasses a 60-mile stretch of the carrier island. See who started the petition and why.

Microsoft announced new agents for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. They can help to shrink the gap between ideation and production. Other Copilot updates include an expanded Voice mode. In the era of AI ...

Google Maps is adding new AI features, including a builder agent and an MCP server — a tool that connects AI assistants to Google Maps’ technical documentation — to help developers and users create ...

Kevlar has met its match. For decades, it has been the gold standard for impact protection, from bulletproof vests to armored vehicles, and is still widely used. But scientists have now developed a ...

Brazil’s Development Bank and the Export-Import Bank of China agreed to create a $1 billion fund that will invest in sectors such as energy transition, infrastructure, mining, agriculture and ...

Artificial intelligence promises to transform biology, allowing us to design better drugs, vaccines and even synthetic organisms for, say, eating waste plastic. But some fear it could also be used for ...

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have achieved a scientific first: transforming human skin cells into eggs that can be fertilized in the lab. Their study, published Tuesday in Nature ...

Snapchat is launching a new Lens that lets users create and edit images using a text-to-image AI generator, the company told TechCrunch exclusively. The new “Imagine Lens” is available to Snapchat+ ...