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Italian authorities say the network could have done 200 million euros ($212 million) in economic damage by flooding the art market with fake works.
Italian authorities say a network of European art forgers who painted fake Warhols, Banksys and Picassos and then tried to sell them to unsuspecting buyers with the help of complicit auction houses has been dismantled.
As nations continue to subsidize fossil fuels, their prices stay low, undermining efforts to address climate change.
Fossil fuels are the leading driver of climate change, yet they are still heavily subsidized by governments around the world.
The election result bodes well for state and local action on climate—even during a second Trump term.
It’s no secret that this year’s election results don’t bode well for the climate, as Donald Trump has promised to gut federal regulations and roll back recent progress at the national level. But there was a glimmer of hope in state and local elections, particularly out west.
Trump and Musk have suggested the panel will be able to make dramatic cuts, but generally speaking large budgetary actions are the remit of Congress.
Donald Trump has tasked Elon Musk with setting up a panel to streamline the U.S. government. Although the president-elect has said little about how this group would operate, Musk has previously set an ambitious goal of cutting $2 trillion of spending.
AC Milan star Christian Pulisic praised a "reset" for the United States in a new era under recently hired manager Mauricio Pochettino.
Caitlin Clark signs autographs for fans at The ANNIKA. | Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images
Fans showed up in droves to The Pelican Golf Club to watch Caitlin Clark play in the Wednesday Pro-Am.
The hype surrounding WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark knows no bounds.
And time and time again, she continues to shine brighter than the buildup and deliver a rewarding experience for fans. Wednesday was no different.
Thousands of fans flocked to The Pelican Golf Club in Bellair, Florida,...
Three technologists in India used a homemade Faraday cage and a microwave oven to get around Apple’s location blocks.
After quietly settling a dispute with her management agency, the massively popular Chinese influencer Li Ziqi has started posting again, gaining her millions of new followers overnight.
Vogtle, a nuclear power plant located in Burke County, near Waynesboro, Georgia. | Photo: Getty Images
The US has a new roadmap for massively ramping up how much electricity it gets from nuclear reactors.
The Biden administration released the document on Tuesday, but with President-elect Donald Trump heading back into the White House, there’s no telling whether the plan will ever become a reality. That said, the nuclear industry has gained a fair amount of bipartisan support —...
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The YouTube app on Meta Quest is getting a nice upgrade: instead of only being a way to watch videos by yourself, the app will now let you co-watch videos with up to seven other people.
To turn on the feature, which is launching in beta, make sure you have the latest version of the YouTube app and look for the “Co-watch” icon at the top of the screen (it looks like three people grouped together). Select that, and then in the window that pops up, select “Invite...
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Meta could bring ads to Threads as soon as next year, according to a report from The Information. As part of its plan, Threads will reportedly allow a small number of advertisers to make and publish ads in January.
That tracks with what my colleague Alex Heath reported about the rollout of ads in July. Instagram head Adam Mosseri has also confirmed that Meta is “definitely” planning to bring ads to Threads. “I get why people have concerns, but at the end of the...
Blizzard just released Warcraft Remastered Battle Chest, which collects remasters of realtime strategy classics Warcraft I and II, as well as a 2.0 update for Warcraft III: Reforged. The company announced the collection, which is $39.99 on Battle.net, during today’s Warcraft 30th Anniversary Direct livestream.
The first two games have been updated much the same way that Starcraft was in 2017, replacing the original game sprites and maps with more detailed, high-res artwork. Both...
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Spotify is going all in on video.
The company will soon begin paying creators based on how much engagement their videos receive from paid subscribers. Automated ad breaks in videos will also be turned off for paid Spotify subscribers to encourage more consumption. Both of these changes go into effect starting January 2nd, 2025 in the US, UK, Australia, and Canada.
Paying video creators directly based on engagement puts Spotify on more of a collision course...
Google’s Gemini AI might be on the verge of a major upgrade, bringing conversational capabilities directly to your files, photos, and recordings — similar to what we’ve seen from OpenAI's ChatGPT.
SEE ALSO: Google Gemini app may be coming to iPhone soon — here's what we knowGemini is Google’s latest answer to multimodal AI, letting users upload various media types — images, audio, and video — for analysis and interaction. And like...
"It’s unimaginable to me that I could be deported after having given so much to have what I have now, only for it to be stripped from me and consolidated into a duffle bag if I was sent back."
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“Isn’t it nice to win?” the president-elect asked to raucous applause by fellow Republicans. The influential billionaire Elon Musk joined him at the meeting and also received a standing ovation.
Social media influencers are pushing the therapy as a miracle pill. But health experts are warning of the risks.
Social media does a very good job of introducing us to new trends, whether it’s Gen Z slang or a new health-focused tool that could make our lives better. But just because something goes mega-viral and accumulates a lot of praise doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a good habit or behavior that we should widely adopt.
The Biden administration tried to project confidence in the early days of COP29, but all signs point to a reduced U.S. role.
As dozens of heads of state arrived in Azerbaijan for the annual United Nations climate talks this week, one absent world leader’s name was on everyone’s lips. At press conference after press conference, questions arose about the election of Donald Trump. The U.S. president-elect has threatened to pull the United States out of the landmark Paris climate...
Trump’s victory brings a big dose of uncertainty for the retail industry.
Wall Street is already making big bets on what take two for a White House led by Donald Trump will mean for the economy.
TikTok users can share an account and photos with the Lemon8 platform, which launched in 2020 as a sort of cross between Instagram and Pinterest.
TikTok is launching an integration with social media app Lemon8, as the short-form video app faces a potential ban in the U.S. that could block its 170 million users from accessing the platform.