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Shares of the social media company jumped more than 10% after the company reported second-quarter earnings on Wednesday that beat on revenue.... Read more »

For the first time, Microsoft disclosed a dollar figure for its Azure cloud business.... Read more »

Robinhood was excluded from the S&P 500 last month, a move that surprised some investors as rival fintech Block was added.... Read more »

Based on its post-market trading, Microsoft has become the world's second $4 trillion company following quarterly earnings.... Read more »

Qualcomm reported fiscal third-quarter earnings on Wednesday that beat Wall Street expectations and provided a stronger-than-expected guidance.... Read more »

The company reported revenue that missed analysts' expectations.... Read more »

Meta’s Reality Labs posts $4.53 billion loss in second quarter... Read more »

Palo Alto Networks will takeover Israeli cybersecurity provider CyberArk in a deal valued at $25 billion.... Read more »

A Massachusetts startup uses a microwave beam to drill deep into the earth to find superhot geothermal energy, 10 times the power of traditional geothermal.... Read more »

Robinhood heads into earnings with its stock price on a rally that's lifted the company's market cap to $91 billion.... Read more »

It's been a decade since Ethereum's inception, and although its native ether token has largely struggled for the last half of it, its future looks brighter than ever.... Read more »

Foxconn said it will take a 10% stake in TECO as part of a share swap and will focus on building data centers around the world, including the U.S.... Read more »

Apple analysts are starting to wonder how much time the iPhone maker has to find an AI strategy before its core business starts to feel the effect.... Read more »

The code provides guidance on how to meet the requirements of the EU's landmark AI Act.... Read more »

The Chinese upstart says it has trained high-performing AI models cheaply, without using the most advanced chips.... Read more »

DeepSeek, SoFi and more in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom.... Read more »

DeepSeek is called “amazing and impressive” despite working with less-advanced chips.... Read more »

The LinkedIn co-founder is starting Manas AI with “The Emperor of All Maladies” author Siddhartha Mukherjee.... Read more »

Apps can add flexibility and freshness to your routine. Just try not to get injured.... Read more »

The billionaire spoke with The Wall Street Journal ahead of his coming book, “Source Code.”... Read more »

Find insight on Quebecor, Verizon, Texas Instruments and more in the latest Market Talks covering technology, media and telecom.... Read more »

The social-media giant plans to spend between $60 billion and $65 billion, the latest sign of tech companies’ accelerating investments into artificial intelligence.... Read more »

Canada has warned Amazon.com that it is reviewing business ties with the company’s cloud-computing unit following Amazon’s decision to shut down its warehouses in Quebec, leading to the layoff of 1,700 workers.... Read more »

Find insight on Electronic Arts, consumer spending on videogames, Meta and more in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom.... Read more »

The South Korean memory-chip maker reported record quarterly and annual results after stronger-than-expected earnings for the final quarter of 2024 on robust chip demand.... Read more »

Find insight on Netflix, U.S. advertising spending, AI joint venture Stargate and more in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom.... Read more »

OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank unveiled AI infrastructure plans at White House.... Read more »

Find insight on diversified semiconductor vendors, Netflix, potential Canadian tariffs, and more in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom.... Read more »

China has top-flight models. But export controls left it struggling to run them ... Read more »

The phenomenon could be harnessed to boost immunotherapy... Read more »

Treatment is improving, even for the most dangerous... Read more »

To maintain the bombs, and build new ones, scientists are pushing the frontiers of physics... Read more »

A new model is finding connections spanning the Roman world... Read more »

Introducing “The Bomb”, our new four-part podcast series on the past, present and future of America’s nuclear stockpile... Read more »

For a healthy microbiome, eating your greens is a surer bet... Read more »

Experiments on fruit flies suggest tiredness could be caused by damaged neurons... Read more »

Creativity and critical thinking might take a hit. But there are ways to soften the blow... Read more »

The performance-enhancing drug is legal, safe—and may have benefits beyond sport... Read more »

Found in fossils many millions of years old, they could help scientists study long-extinct species... Read more »

Mental illnesses that do not respond to standard treatment could be hormone-driven... Read more »

Its appearance puts a new branch of astronomy to the test... Read more »

Studies show that thimerosal does more good than harm... Read more »

These models safely dispose of tax documents, medical records, and credit cards to help you tackle clutter... Read more »

No one inside the agency’s fake brothel knew they were being watched—or that their drinks had been laced.... Read more »

Everything you need to know about keeping cool while camping.... Read more »

Congratulations, you got the keys to your new home. Now change the locks.... Read more »

These cordless cutters are powerful, convenient, and (relatively) quiet.... Read more »

With a potential asking price under $40,000, this skeletonized SUV could be the lifeline Tesla needs.... Read more »

We’ve finally mapped all of Zealandia.... Read more »

Hypothetical Dyson swarms could end up self-destructing into dust if abandoned.... Read more »

Yasa, a small British engineering company, built an over-730-horsepower beast that weighs just under 30 pounds.... Read more »

Using a technique known as “thermal quenching,” scientists made a quantum material that can switch instantly between conductive and insulating states.... Read more »

Your aorta could be aging differently than your adrenal gland, but don’t worry—that's normal!... Read more »

I tried upright, cordless, canister, and robot vacs to find models that deliver reliable performance.... Read more »

Miles on, these low-profile kicks can keep up with the most technical terrain.... Read more »

Breathability, a supportive footbed, and great traction are just a few reasons why they impressed me more.... Read more »

OpenAI may launch ChatGPT-5, the latest version of its chatbot, in August. Sam Altman, the CEO of the tech firm has hinted that the chatbot will receive massive upgrades and that it will be ‘released soon’... Read more »

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Shengjia Zhao, co-creator of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, will serve as the chief scientist of Meta Superintelligence Labs. The move came months after Meta went on to poach AI talent from competitors... Read more »

The multimillion-dollar project would have produced clouds over a stretch of ocean larger than Puerto Rico. The initial experiment was intended to run for months... Read more »

The company, which has over 613,000 employees, said the job cuts come as it adopts artificial intelligence and other technologies while expanding into new markets amid subdued demand... Read more »

While you may not be thinking about cleaning your electronic devices regularly, you probably should. From your keyboard and mouse to your laptop screen, AirPod and smartphone, here's what you need to know about how to go about it... Read more »

The company’s revenue grew 14 per cent year-over-year to $96.4 billion, largely fueled by strong Google Cloud sales. The cloud division proved to be a major driver of growth, with revenue increasing 32 per cent from the previous year to $13.62 billion... Read more »

Which top smartphones can one buy under Rs 20,000 this month? Let’s find out... Read more »

Addressing an AI Summit in Washington on Wednesday, Trump slammed the "global radicalism" of Silicon Valley, accusing major tech companies of exploiting American freedoms and outsourcing workers from elsewhere... Read more »

Alphabet on Wednesday reported better-than-expected Q2 results, with overall revenue rising 14 per cent year-on-year and cloud revenue reaching $13.62 billion. YouTube ad revenue surged 13 per cent to $9.8 billion, while net income climbed nearly 20 per cent to $28.2 billion.... Read more »

A critical flaw in Microsoft’s SharePoint software allowed China-linked hackers to breach dozens of systems worldwide, including US federal agencies and the nuclear weapons agency. Though no classified data has been confirmed stolen, the breach has put into the spotlight Microsoft’s security practices and Beijing’s alleged cyber-espionage efforts... Read more »

Microsoft said it had identified three threat groups, Linen Typhoon, Violet Typhoon, and Storm-2603, that have been targeting internet-facing SharePoint servers since at least July 7... Read more »

Here are your top 5G-ready smartphones under Rs 15,000 in India this month... Read more »

Polymarket, the world’s largest crypto-based prediction platform, is re-entering the US legally after acquiring a licensed derivatives exchange. With federal investigations dropped and regulators signalling approval, Americans may now be able to bet on political outcomes — like the next US President — through a regulated framework... Read more »

Russia has ordered its officials to switch over to the Max app by September 1. Moscow has, in recent years, been trying to reduce its use of foreign apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp, and YouTube. Russia, after the invasion of Ukraine, designated Meta –  which owns Facebook and WhatsApp –... Read more »

A meltwater flood beneath the Greenland ice sheet created such pressure that it cracked the glacier, defying previous climate models.... Read more »

Quantum mechanics remains mysterious as it turns 100, and a landmark survey reveals physicists are still sharply divided over its meaning.... Read more »

July 2025 will end with a double meteor shower, offering great views to skywatchers as the two celestial events peak simultaneously.... Read more »

Several countries remain on tsunami alerts after a colossal magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula late on Tuesday.... Read more »

The U.S. Space Force is preparing to launch the enigmatic X37-B spaceplane to study next-generation lasers and quantum inertial sensors.... Read more »

Australia’s ARC Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems is working to overcome the limitations of optical technologies.... Read more »

A new study challenges whether alien megastructures, such as Dyson spheres, could last as durable signs of advanced civilizations.... Read more »

Cosmic rays may be enough to nourish exterrestrial life residing underground in our solar system offering to broaden the search.... Read more »

MIT scientist built an idealized, atomic-scale version of the famous double slit experiment which showed Albert Einstein was wrong.... Read more »

A new AI model, Aeneas, can not only estimate origins and dates for ancient Latin texts, but accurately restore lost words say developers.... Read more »

Experiments show mental "time travel" recreating the circumstances of the original memory can improve recall and restore lost memories... Read more »

Evidence of an ancient catastrophic flood that occurred 13,000 years ago has been revealed in new images obtained by the Landsat 8 satellite.... Read more »

A radical new model of the universe redefines the first few moments of existence, reducing reliance on theoretical concepts.... Read more »

Penn State University scientists have demonstrated the complex series of events occurring inside thunderclouds that create lightning strikes.... Read more »

If you read the typical 2025 mass layoff notice from a tech industry CEO, you might think that artificial intelligence cost workers their jobs.... Read more »

Tata Motors of India will buy Italy's Iveco Group for 3.8 billion euros ($4.4 billion) in a bid to create a "global champion" in the commercial vehicles sector, the two companies said Wednesday.... Read more »

Quantum computers can solve complex problems in seconds—problems that would take thousands of years for today's most powerful traditional computers. This makes them especially promising for data-intensive applications such as those in drug development, machine learning, genetic sequencing, and climate modeling.... Read more »

Increasing solar power generation in the U.S. by 15% could lead to an annual reduction of 8.54 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The researchers found that the climate benefits of solar power differ... Read more »

Whether it serves as a chill escape from the onslaught of the real world or simply a way to beat vacation doldrums, a viral Roblox game about gardening has become the surprise hit of the summer.... Read more »

Japanese electronics and technology company Panasonic has chosen a new chief executive after eking out a 1.2% rise in its first quarter profit.... Read more »

Guilt is a highly advantageous quality for society as a whole. It might not prevent initial wrongdoings, but guilt allows humans to judge their own prior judgments as harmful and prevents them from happening again. The internal distress caused by feelings of guilt often—but not always—results in the person taking... Read more »

People are now routinely using chatbots to write computer code, summarize articles and books, or solicit advice. But these chatbots are also employed to quickly generate text from scratch, with some users passing off the words as their own.... Read more »

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) researchers have overcome a barrier to using a more affordable, dry process for manufacturing the lithium-ion batteries used in vehicles and electronic devices. The resulting batteries provide greater electricity flow and reduced risk of overheating. Their paper is published in the Journal of Power Sources.... Read more »

Fact-checkers may have a new tool in the fight against misinformation.... Read more »

Ancient Roman concrete, which was used to build aqueducts, bridges, and buildings across the empire, has endured for over two thousand years.... Read more »

In an advancement for next-generation electronics, researchers from the International Center for Quantum Materials at Peking University in collaboration with Renmin University of China have successfully fabricated wafer-scale two-dimensional indium selenide (InSe) semiconductors. Led by Professor Liu Kaihui, the team developed a novel "solid–liquid–solid" growth strategy that overcomes long-standing barriers... Read more »

The unseen infrastructure powering artificial intelligence (AI) isn't digital—it's physical: massive data centers filled with thousands of computer servers. As the popularity of AI tools continues to grow, it has triggered a once-in-a-generation construction boom for larger and more powerful data centers. Now, the recently announced AI Action Plan is... Read more »

Imagine a power plant fueled by heat generated deep beneath your feet, silently providing renewable energy day and night, independent of weather or sunlight. Enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) promise exactly this, tapping into Earth's internal heat anywhere on Earth at astonishing depths of up to 15 kilometers, where temperatures exceed... Read more »

A sweeping new study provides the strongest evidence yet that children’s screen time and mental health are part of a feedback loop. Emotional problems predict greater screen use, while excessive screen use predicts later emotional and behavioral difficulties.... Read more »

A new study provides causal evidence that ghosting inflicts emotional harm comparable to direct rejection. But ghosted individuals experienced more lingering attachment and uncertainty, suggesting this silent breakup strategy may prolong distress and complicate recovery.... Read more »

A groundbreaking study from UCSF challenges the long-standing belief that Broca’s area is the brain’s speech planner. Researchers have identified the middle precentral gyrus as a key player in sequencing speech sounds, offering new insights into speech disorders and communication.... Read more »

A new study finds that people with low emotional awareness tend to make more utilitarian moral decisions—but only when psychopathic traits are also present. The findings reveal how emotional detachment and empathy deficits interact in shaping difficult moral choices.... Read more »

One hundred years post-Scopes trial, why does the evolution debate persist in the US? It may have less to do with faith and more to do with our brains. Research shows fundamentalism can suppress analytical thinking, making facts alone unpersuasive.... Read more »

A new review in Brain and Behavior makes the case that sugar can be addictive. The authors highlight how sugar changes brain function, triggers cravings, and leads to behaviors that resemble addiction—contributing to obesity, anxiety, and metabolic disorders.... Read more »

A new study of combat sports athletes in Turkey has found that narcissistic personality traits are linked to higher levels of aggression, regardless of gender, age, or experience—suggesting a stable psychological influence that may shape behavior in competitive fighting environments.... Read more »

A new study has found that people with depression who internalize stigma are more likely to experience suicidal thoughts. The findings highlight how shame and self-judgment can intensify suicidal ideation, independent of depression severity.... Read more »

Psychologists have discovered that sexual desire plays a key role in long-term partner preferences. When desire increases, women’s interest in physical attractiveness rises to match men's, reducing long-standing sex differences in what people look for in committed relationships.... Read more »

Scientists have discovered that excess sugar stored in brain cells may worsen Alzheimer’s disease. Clearing this buildup in lab models reduced cell damage and extended lifespan, pointing to a surprising new target for slowing or preventing dementia.... Read more »

A new study suggests that lucid dreaming might help people reduce fear by allowing them to confront frightening scenarios in their sleep. Participants who faced their fears during lucid dreams often reported feeling less afraid after waking up.... Read more »

Our bodies have a remarkable ability called "phenotypic plasticity," which allows our environment to shape how our genes are expressed. This is the key to understanding inherited trauma—not as a permanent scar, but as a changeable biological response to our world.... Read more »

A new study found that couples' oxytocin levels tend to align after sex, suggesting a possible hormonal basis for post-intimacy bonding. The research tracked hormone patterns in real-life couples during and after sexual activity in their home environments.... Read more »

Growing up poor might slightly influence how adults respond to threats, but a large replication study found much weaker effects than past research suggested. The results call into question earlier claims about poverty, risk-taking, and decision-making.... Read more »

Separating AI reality from hyped-up fiction isn’t always easy. That’s why we’ve created the AI Hype Index—a simple, at-a-glance summary of everything you need to know about the state of the industry. The Trump administration recently declared war on so-called “woke AI,” issuing an executive order aimed at preventing companies... Read more »

This story is part of MIT Technology Review’s “America Undone” series, examining how the foundations of US success in science and innovation are currently under threat. You can read the rest here. The mechanism that allows the US federal government to regulate climate change is on the chopping block. On Tuesday,... Read more »

Amsterdam tried using algorithms to fairly assess welfare applicants, but bias still crept in. Why did Amsterdam fail? And more important, can this ever be done right? Hear from MIT Technology Review editor Amanda Silverman, investigative reporter Eileen Guo, and Lighthouse Reports investigative reporter Gabriel Geiger as they explore if algorithms... Read more »

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Exclusive: A record-breaking baby has been born from an embryo that’s over 30 years old A baby boy has just won the new record for the “oldest baby.”... Read more »

A baby boy born over the weekend holds the new record for the “oldest baby.” Thaddeus Daniel Pierce, who arrived on July 26, developed from an embryo that had been in storage for 30 and a half years. “We had a rough birth but we are both doing well now,”... Read more »

OpenAI is launching Study Mode, a version of ChatGPT for college students that it promises will act less like a lookup tool and more like a friendly, always-available tutor. It’s part of a wider push by the company to get AI more embedded into classrooms when the new academic year... Read more »

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. This startup wants to use the Earth as a massive battery Texas-based startup Quidnet Energy just completed a test showing it can store energy for up to six... Read more »

The Texas-based startup Quidnet Energy just completed a test showing it can store energy for up to six months by pumping water underground. Using water to store electricity is hardly a new concept—pumped hydropower storage has been around for over a century. But the company hopes its twist on the... Read more »

A number of the executive orders and announcements coming from the White House since Donald Trump returned to office have painted an ambitious vision for America’s AI future—crushing competition with China, abolishing “woke” AI models that suppress conservative speech, jump-starting power-hungry AI data centers. But the details have been sparse. ... Read more »

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