Young Europeans Turn to AI Chatbots for Emotional Support, Survey Shows May 5, 2026 By Lucie Barbier and Leo Marchandon Nearly one in two young people in Europe have used AI chatbots to discuss intimate or personal matters, as the...
AI Firms Agree to Give US Early Access to Evaluate Their Models May 5, 2026 By Maggie Eastland and Shirin Ghaffary Alphabet Inc.’s Google, Microsoft Corp. and xAI have agreed to give the US government early access to their artificial intelligence...
New Zealand’s A2 Milk Recalls Batches of US Baby Formula After Toxin Found May 5, 2026 By Tracy Withers New Zealand infant formula maker a2 Milk Co. is recalling batches of product sold in the US after detecting a...
Heat-Trapping Microplastics Found to Play Role in Climate Change May 5, 2026 By Todd Woody Microplastics in the atmosphere are heating the planet, magnifying climate change impacts, according to new research. Scientists in China and...
Insurer QBE Faces Investor Pressure Over Extreme Weather Risks May 5, 2026 By Amy Bainbridge and Ishika Mookerjee Australian Ethical Investment Ltd., a pension fund with about A$14 billion ($10 billion) under management, is pressuring QBE Insurance Group...
Oil Tanker Pricing Feud Embroils Centuries-Old London Market May 5, 2026 By Jack Farchy, Archie Hunter and Sherry Su A legal claim from one of the world’s largest oil traders is throwing a spotlight on an arcane but critical...
Ships Cluster Further From Hormuz Strait as Iran Widens Grip May 5, 2026 By Weilun Soon Hundreds of vessels were seen clustering near Dubai on Tuesday, as more ships moved away from a still-empty Strait of...
Middle East Truce in Doubt as US and Iran Launch New Attacks for Control of Hormuz May 5, 2026 A fragile truce in the Middle East was under strain on Tuesday after the U.S. and Iran exchanged fire in...
No, Florida Lawmakers Did Not Repeal the No-Fault Auto Insurance Law May 5, 2026 By William Rabb Did you hear that Florida’s 55-year-old “no-fault” auto insurance statute has been repealed? Most people in the Florida insurance industry...
Federal Judge Has ‘Grave Concerns’ About Missouri Roundup Deal May 5, 2026 By Jef Feeley A federal judge overseeing thousands of cancer lawsuits against Bayer AG and its Roundup weedkiller said he had “grave concerns”...