Month: May 2023

Animal by-products being used for aviation fuel could increase demand for palm oil, experts fear. Source: American Media Distribution -americanmediadistribution.com- – BBC Science External Using pig fat as green jet fuel will hurt planet, experts warn

Canadian computer scientist Yoshua Bengio tells the BBC he did not realise AI would develop so fast. Source: American Media Distribution -americanmediadistribution.com- BBC Business AI 'godfather' Yoshua Bengio feels 'lost' over life's work

From 28 June, parents on universal credit can claim up to £1,630 childcare for two or more children. Source: American Media Distribution -americanmediadistribution.com- BBC Business Universal credit childcare funding to rise 47% from June

Households with prepayment meters need to claim full support for bills before the 30 June deadline. Source: American Media Distribution -americanmediadistribution.com- BBC Business People urged to cash in unused energy bill support vouchers

Workers at Taste by Spellbound in Connecticut were shocked when they spotted the uninvited customer. Source: American Media Distribution -americanmediadistribution.com- – BBC Science External Black bear walks into bakery and eats 60 cupcakes

Investors excited about the possibilities for artificial intelligence have sent the US chipmaker’s value soaring. Source: American Media Distribution -americanmediadistribution.com- BBC Business Nvidia briefly worth trillion thanks to AI boom

The Theranos founder, 39, was convicted last year of defrauding investors and wire fraud. Source: American Media Distribution -americanmediadistribution.com- BBC Business Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes begins 11-year prison sentence

China has sent three astronauts to its Tiangong Space Station, putting a civilian into orbit for the first time. Source: American Media Distribution -americanmediadistribution.com- – BBC Science External Watch rocket launch first Chinese civilian into space

The careful operation required a long piece of rope to open the car door from a distance. Source: American Media Distribution -americanmediadistribution.com- – BBC Science External See how police carefully freed a bear trapped inside a car

The 51-year-old has a narrow escape from the animal while snorkelling off a luxury island. Source: American Media Distribution -americanmediadistribution.com- – BBC Science External Man prises crocodile's jaws off his head at Australian resort