The accounts have managed to manipulate the algorithms on major social media sites by sharing emotive and hopeful content to gain more traction. Insiders at the biggest social media companies have previously told me how posts triggering a strong reaction are more likely to go viral. When I tried to contact some of these profiles
The emissions from powering data centers rightly get a lot of attention. But new research from former Microsoft sustainability workers cautions that the way artificial intelligence enhances productivity in the oil and gas industry could be much more damaging to the planet. Published last week in the journal npj Climate Action, the research finds that
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has been losing his own battle to cut interest rates. The president likes to vilify high rates as an affront to the size and strength of the U.S. economy, saying that America deserves the cheapest borrowing costs in the world. Trump for months publicly pressured the Federal Reserve to slash
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Ryanair’s profits have fallen sharply as the war in the Middle East sent jet fuel prices soaring and customers became reluctant to book flights. The Irish airline’s pre-tax profits fell 34% to €593m (£503m) between April and June, while sales remained stable as the company was forced to cut fares to stimulate demand. Ryanair also
Abandoning the Sea of Azov is not necessarily a guarantee of security from Ukrainian drone attacks. Ukraine’s general staff released footage Wednesday of a naval drone attack on a sanctioned tanker called Blue. Footage on board shows the unmanned vessel evading fire as it approaches the tanker, before the video cuts out as it approaches