Losses tied to floods in Southeast Asia may grow as much as tenfold in the coming years due to the rise of extreme weather events, according to insurance broker Willis Towers Watson (WTW). Early ...

“I THINK 2026 can be a very good year.” What could be a slurred festive toast is in fact the cheerful forecast of Scott Bessent, America’s treasury secretary, who expects the calendar’s turn to herald ...

What if you could harness the power of innovative artificial intelligence without relying on the cloud? Imagine running advanced AI models directly on your laptop or smartphone, with no internet ...

APi Group Corp. (NYSE: APG) has signed an agreement to acquire CertaSite, a provider of fire and life safety services operating across the Midwest. The transaction is expected to close in the first ...

LONDON (AP) — Scientists in Britain say ancient humans may have learned to make fire far earlier than previously believed, after uncovering evidence that deliberate fire-setting took place in what is ...

Smartphone ownership among preteens is associated with greater risk of depression, obesity and lack of sleep, according to a new study. The study, set to be published in the January edition of the ...

Could smoking pot lead people to drink less alcohol? In an elaborate and provocative experiment, scientists doled out joints and free drinks to see whether this idea — sometimes described as ...

GLAAD released the findings of Where We Are on TV, a report from the media watchdog group that analyzes the number of queer regular and recurring characters on the small screen. By Chris Gardner Queer ...

The proposals would reduce Canada’s new international student targets from 305,900 in 2025 to 155,000 in 2026, and 150,000 for the two following years. Elsewhere, the budget allocates CA$1.7bn to ...

Management reaffirmed that the soquelitinib Phase II atopic dermatitis trial will begin in early Q1 2026, enrolling approximately 200 patients across 70 global sites and including those who have ...

Taranjeet Singh (pictured above, right) has launched six companies, with some failing and others seeing varying degrees of success. His seventh, Mem0, could be his defining one. The startup starts ...