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Pods of orcas began toying with yachts in 2020, ramming them, spinning them, and in some cases terrifying those on board. This behaviour is gaining momentum off the southwest coast of Europe and experts believe it’s being passed from orca to orca. Orca behaviour must be separated from human behaviour, …

Morgan Meaker Business Jun 23, 2023 2:00 AM Green Parties Are Gaining Power—and Problems Environment-focused politicians are winning elections across Europe. Their idealism is crashing into reality, but pragmatism risks alienating supporters. Photograph: Roberto Pfeil/Getty Images Save this story Save Save this story Save In January 2023, the German hamlet …

From elephants in Botswana to grizzlies roaming the Rockies, animals enjoyed the solitude when places became largely devoid of people, a global study has found. 'Wildlife could relax' while people were under pandemic restrictions, study finds When the COVID-19 pandemic forced humans to hunker down at home, wild animals took …

Aarian MarshallMatt Simon Science Jun 22, 2023 3:34 PM Missing Sub Passengers Believed Dead After Debris Found From Likely Implosion Wreckage matching the missing submersible was found by a remotely operated vehicle, and so far evidence points to a catastrophic implosion. An undated photo of OceanGate's tourist submersible Titan on …

Will Knight Business Jun 22, 2023 12:00 PM The Last AI Boom Didn't Kill Jobs. Feel Better? ChatGPT is stoking fears of mass layoffs, but a study of several EU countries found the deep-learning boom of the 2010s actually created job opportunities. Illustration: ismagilov/Getty Images Save this story Save Save …

Tracy Wen Liu Business Jun 21, 2023 2:00 AM China’s ChatGPT Opportunists—and Grifters—Are Hard at Work Chinese entrepreneurs are using AI to start content businesses and write self-help books. But the real money’s in selling the dream. PHOTO-ILLUSTRATION: ANJALI NAIR; GETTY IMAGES Save this story Save Save this story Save …

Gabriela Galindo Business Jun 19, 2023 2:00 AM Apple Is Taking On Apples in a Truly Weird Trademark Battle Apple, the company, wants rights to the image of apples, the fruit, in Switzerland—one of dozens of countries where it’s flexing its legal muscles. Photograph: Kevin C Moore/Getty Images Save this …

Smoke from Canadian wildfires will make breathing outdoors difficult today for millions of people across the six largest provinces and into the United States. Huge swath of bad air reaches from northern Quebec to Kentucky in the U.S. Be patient, but don't take a deep breath. Smoke from Canadian wildfires …

The U.S. coast guard says it will conduct a formal analysis of what it calls "presumed human remains" that have been recovered from the wreckage area of the Titan submersible. Expected to be crucial to investigation into 'catastrophic implosion' The U.S. coast guard says it will conduct a formal analysis …

Aarian Marshall Business Jun 17, 2023 7:00 AM A Fight Over the Right to Repair Cars Takes a Wild Turn A landmark right-to-repair law in Massachusetts is great for car owners. The US government argues it’s also great for hackers. Photograph: Apicha Thumvisead/Getty Images Save this story Save Save this …