Neil, a 2,200-pound elephant seal, has returned to his birthplace on the Australian coast, causing quite a stir.

Extreme heat like the weather sweeping the eastern U.S. drives up energy demands for data centers, adding to their strain on power grids and worsening air quality for surrounding areas.

A rush rescue mission to save a NASA space telescope remains grounded, this time because of a last-minute launch problem.

Employment data offers a grim outlook for secretaries and administrative assistants in the age of artificial intelligence, but workers in the women-dominated occupation say the numbers don’t tell the whole story.

The Trump administration has lifted restrictions on artificial intelligence company Anthropic’s latest versions of its Claude chatbot, ending a weekslong ban tied to cybersecurity concerns.

The European Union has introduced two measures to protect its steel industry and limit small e-commerce parcels.

Kara Swisher is expanding her influence from tech journalism to politics.

South Korean tech giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix plan to invest a combined $518 billion in a new computer chip manufacturing hub, capitalizing on surging artificial intelligence-driven demand.

NASA is racing to save its Swift telescope from falling back to Earth with a daring rescue mission.

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake has struck parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan, causing panic among residents.

As Europe scorches under extreme heat, people aren’t the only ones impacted by the high temperatures and humidity.

Drop thousands of Argentina fans into Texas for the World Cup and the debate is inevitable.

A new AP-NORC poll shows that most Americans are inundated with scam attempts on a daily basis — and about 3 in 10 have personally lost money or personal information to scams.

Astronomers have uncovered a pair of giant planets that are lighter than cotton candy.

Alibaba has sued the U.S. Department of Defense, demanding removal from a list naming it a Chinese military company.

Agility Robotics, a maker of humanlike robots, is planning to go public on Wall Street.

As the world tries to curb human-caused climate change and not run dry of water, every online query is increasing our environmental footprint and exacerbating the problem.

Tech companies are spending big on AI, but investors might be getting nervous.

A new kind of flu vaccine is moving a step closer to the U.S. market.

Kansas City, Missouri, plans to boost security by installing facial recognition cameras on buses.

Archaeologists say they have discovered a structure near Stonehenge that may have served as a “prototype” for the monument.

The man who died in this week's crash of a small jet in Texas was a well-known entrepreneur named Joshua Baer who was a successful investor in technology startup companies.

Sen. Bernie Sanders is proposing a plan to give Americans ownership stakes in the country’s largest artificial intelligence companies.

Scientists have found evidence of the oldest known plague, dating back about 5,500 years ago — some 200 years earlier than previously thought.