One of the most abundant minerals in the Earth’s crust, quartz is essential for manufacturing core components of smartphones and computers. Most of the world’s supply comes from a single mining district in the Appalachian Mountains of the southeast United States, which has become an unlikely linchpin of the global tech economy.
A fraud expert who testified before the House Oversight Committee Wednesday warned the federal government lacks the tools and policies needed to prevent criminals from using artificial intelligence against taxpayers. “What’s happening right now is the fact that we simply…
Dolly Parton’s former hideaway in Solvang is on the market. The current owner of the home, Cris Lapp, who is a real estate broker with Black Oak Homes and Mortgages, has placed it up for sale for $1.95 million, and…
You ask an artificial intelligence assistant to download a popular software tool. It confidently finds the project, retrieves the files and starts setting everything up. There is one problem. The AI found the wrong project. That mistake may sound like…
The White House released a trove of election-integrity documents Thursday night following President Donald Trump’s primetime address, posting files related to alleged voting-system vulnerabilities, China’s alleged acquisition of U.S. voter data, a Michigan voter-registration investigation and noncitizens on state voter…
Slovenia’s cycling phenomenon Tadej Pogacar launched a devastating late attack Saturday to win the mountainous 14th stage of the Tour de France, extending his lead over Jonas Vingegaard.
Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti has accomplished pretty much everything you could ever imagine while in Bloomington. The man has been to the College Football Playoff, won a Big Ten title, captured a national championship and guided the Indiana freaking…
An Alaskan hike turned into a terrifying test of survival after three hikers experienced a heart-pounding encounter with a grizzly bear. The hikers rounded a corner and found themselves face-to-face with the bear, nicknamed “Scuba Sue,” while it was hunting…
On Wednesday, French lawmakers approved a bill that will create a legal right to assisted dying for adults with incurable illnesses. The issue has been championed by President Emmanuel Macron but has been highly contentious politically. Still – opinion polls…
Britain’s Josh Kerr clocked 3min 42.66sec in the men’s mile at a high-octane Diamond League on Saturday, smashing the record set by Morocco’s Hicham El Guerrouj in Rome in 1999.