EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said Tuesday he's issuing draft plans to overturn the agency's 2009 scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human health and welfare — a move guaranteed to spark litigation.
Why it matters: It'sPresident Trump's most direct effort to rip out climate regulations root and branch — and make it harder for a successor to impose new ones.
A new startup offering an AI-enabled threat-hunting platform is emerging from stealth today with backing from Bain Capital Ventures, the company first shared with Axios.
Why it matters: Cyber defenders are in a race against malicious hackers to embrace AI tools before automated attacks become the norm.
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, like many tech executives, is pushing the idea that humans and AI bots will soon work side by side, despite current turbulence.
Why it matters: Tech leaders are hedging their bets on AI: promising an eventual utopia in which everyone is productive and fulfilled, while at the same time reducing hiring, cutting jobs and voicing a range of near-term concerns.
Deadly wildfires engulfing parts of Turkey and Greece have forced thousands to evacuate, as much of the Mediterranean and Europe face what meteorologists are describing as an "exceptional," enduring heat wave.
The big picture: Albania, Montenegro, Serbia and Spain have also seen fires driven by extremely dry conditions and powerful winds. Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal are among the countries impacted by the extreme heat, and a record high temperature of 50.5°C (122.9°F) was recorded in the southeastern Turkish city of Silopi on Friday.
