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Alibaba has launched Qwen3, its next generation of AI models in what experts called the latest breakthrough in China’s booming open-source AI space.... Read more »

Uber is the latest tech company to inform employees previously-approved for remote work that they'll need to start coming into the office.... Read more »

After the first launch was postponed due to weather, Amazon's Kuiper satellites are off to space.... Read more »

Oracle engineers triggered a five-day outage at several Community Health Systems hospitals, causing the facilities to temporarily return to paper-based records.... Read more »

NXP Semiconductors fell about 7% on Monday after the chip company announced CEO Kurt Sievers will step down as part of its latest earnings report.... Read more »

"Simply put, the United States cannot afford to fall behind, or worse, lose the race entirely."... Read more »

The payout includes creators on the platform across all formats and agreements, including the biggest podcasts from Joe Rogan, Alex Cooper and Theo Von.... Read more »

The CEO required a number of costly security measures as he traveled in 2024... Read more »

Tech stocks have struggled in 2025, as recession and trade war fears sap investor appetite for riskier assets. Palantir has bucked the trend.... Read more »

The funds include $30 billion to advance American manufacturing of its mainframe and quantum computers.... Read more »

Palo Alto Networks is acquiring Protect AI for an undisclosed sum to strengthen its defenses against emerging AI-driven cyber threats.... Read more »

AI is a hot topic this week for Meta investors as the company hosts its first Llama-branded conference for developers then reports earnings the next day.... Read more »

PayPal reports earnings on Tuesday, followed by Block on Thursday and Affirm next week.... Read more »

TikTok’s dominance in short-form video has reshaped social media. Rivals like Meta, YouTube and LinkedIn are investing to compete for users and ad dollars.... 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 »

For now, the evidence for neuromodulation products is slim... Read more »

Many will still be culled under false pretences... Read more »

New antifungals offer a glimmer of hope... Read more »

This makes it harder to ensure that they remain transparent... Read more »

New research shows just how diverse the ancient city of Dido was... Read more »

Join The Economist’s new AI initiative... Read more »

Small rewards and a change of scenery can help... Read more »

Climate change is making water freeze in unexpected ways... Read more »

Some are being developed to help end the war in Ukraine... Read more »

There are worrying signs. But more thorough studies of their health effects are coming... Read more »

Though fume-free, their brake pads and tyres disintegrate over time... Read more »

Mining companies and steelmakers are feeling the benefits... Read more »

A startup called Starcloud has plans to do just that... Read more »

Making models less thirsty may not lessen their environmental impact... Read more »

Prep your home for spring storms with the DuroMax Tri-Fuel Portable Generator while you can get it for $800 off.... Read more »

You can save over $500 on editor-recommended and tested tech right now.... Read more »

We live in a streaming world, but there's plenty of merit in owning one of these machines.... Read more »

You don’t want to miss out on the deals during this annual sale.... Read more »

We tested the Ooni Karu 16, Solo Stove Pi, Roccbox by Gozney, and others to find out which models are worth the dough.... Read more »

For homeowners curious about switching from gas to electric, Lowe’s exclusive line is the place to start.... Read more »

From ATVs to pick-up trucks, these rideable toys let your little ones drive (safely) in style.... Read more »

The site, which likely once housed a roman cavalry unit, shows evidence of the respect soldiers had for their mounts.... Read more »

So many commonalities, so little time.... Read more »

Hailstorm formation has remained a mystery, until now.... Read more »

Flexible batteries are all the rage, and this one might be the best of the bunch.... Read more »

“It’s the entire ecosystem from an age that’s gone.”... Read more »

The record-breaking mission offers an unprecedented opportunity to study the geology of our planet’s largest layer.... Read more »

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

The Qwen3 series features two mixture-of-experts (MoE) models designed to compete with hybrid reasoning systems, recently launched by Anthropic and Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet... Read more »

These fines come at a time when the Trump administration is criticising the EU for being tough on American tech firms... Read more »

The London Marathon joined the trend of boycotting the Elon Musk-owned X, formerly known as Twitter, following online abuse directed towards British athlete Eilish McColgan in the build-up to Sunday's race in the UK capital.... Read more »

Nokia maintained its earnings guidance of an operating profit of between 1.9 and 2.4 billion euros in 2025. It posted an operating profit of 2.0 billion in 2024... Read more »

Netherlands' Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD) said in its annual report that Russian operations against European targets were intensifying and would likely persist including after a possible end to the war against Ukraine... Read more »

A 21-year-old entrepreneur, Chungin “Roy” Lee, has raised $5.3 million for his startup Cluely, an AI tool that secretly helps users during exams, interviews, and calls, according to a TechCrunch report.... Read more »

Meta has begun using artificial intelligence to determine whether a child has used an inaccurate birth date while signing up. If an account is found suspicious, Instagram will automatically turn it into a teen account... Read more »

The radical idea quickly drew condemnation from social media, with users saying replacing humans at workplaces will come at a great cost for society... Read more »

21 robots joined thousands of humans to participate in a half marathon in China. This was the first time humans were pitted against humanoids in a sporting event in the country... Read more »

Tesla is facing a proposed class action lawsuit accusing the company of manipulating odometer readings to make vehicles appear to reach their warranty limits faster, allegedly saving on repair costs. The suit, filed by California resident Nyree Hinton, claims his Model Y’s odometer overstated mileage by at least 15%, ending... Read more »

A judge in the US has ruled that Google has a monopoly in online advertising technology. This is the second antitrust case that the tech giant has lost in a year, after a judge in a separate case ruled last August that it unlawfully dominated online search. So, how will... Read more »

Judge Leonie Brinkema of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia stated that Google violated the law to establish its dominance in the largely unseen technology that places advertisements on various web pages... Read more »

The hackers, reportedly aligned with rival community Soyjak.party, claim to have had access to 4chan’s backend systems for over a year before pulling the plug... Read more »

OpenAI has launched a new model called o3 which comes with its own mini version called o4-mini. These first-of-its-kind models can "think with images" and are optimised for tasks involving math, coding and science... Read more »

Greenbelt, USA – Jupiter’s moon Europa is one of numerous worlds in our own solar system where scientists suspect not only a saltwater The post Traces of Carbon Discovered on Jupiter’s Moon Europa appeared first on Science News.... Read more »

Washington (USA) – As part of the most recent UFO hearing before a control committee of the US House of Representatives, information about The post Air Force confirms UFO incident at Eglin Air Force Base and reports to US UFO authority AARO appeared first on Science News.... Read more »

The Trindade Island UFO Case remains one of the most baffling and well-documented UFO encounters in history. The event occurred on January 16, The post The Trindade Island UFO Case appeared first on Science News.... Read more »

Saarbrücken, Germany – As the scientific community celebrates the 400th anniversary of the first mechanical calculator, attention turns to its creator, Wilhelm Schickard The post Germany’s First UFO Researcher and Witness – Prof. Wilhelm Schickard (1592-1635) appeared first on Science News.... Read more »

Laurel (USA) – 40-year-old radiation measurements from NASA’s Voyager 2 flyby suggest liquid oceans beneath the icy surfaces of two additional moons in The post Old Radiation Data Suggests the Existence of Two Additional Ocean Worlds in Our Solar System appeared first on Science News.... Read more »

Scientists have developed a miniature robot that can melt and resolidify on command, allowing it to easily escape from confined spaces. The researchers The post Scientists Create Shape-Shifting Miniature Robot That Melts and Resolidifies on Command appeared first on Science News.... Read more »

Pasadena (USA) Scientists from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and Harvard University have now for the first time experimentally examined the previously The post Quantum Bits Tunneled – Wormhole Created in Quantum Computer appeared first on Science News.... Read more »

Chalmers (Sweden) Scientists from Chalmers University of Technology and the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) have developed an optical chip with which gigantic The post 1.8 Petabit per Second – Optical Chip Sets World Record in Data Transmission appeared first on Science News.... Read more »

Austin (USA) Elon Musk presented the humanoid robot Tesla Optimus to the public for the first time in April 2022. At the time, The post Elon Musk Presents the Humanoid Robot “Optimus” at Tesla AI Day 2022 appeared first on Science News.... Read more »

Washington (USA) As part of the office of the director of the 18 US secret services, the “National Intelligence Manager for Aviation” (NIM-A) The post US Intelligence Coordinator for Airspace Affairs Surprises With UFO in Official Agency Seal appeared first on Science News.... Read more »

Washington DC (USA) NASA wants to use compact floating robots to explore lakes and oceans on other planets and moons. Missions with the The post NASA Wants to use Small Robots to Explore Lakes and Oceans on Other Planets and Moons appeared first on Science News.... Read more »

College Park (USA) The need for batteries will increase significantly in the coming years due to electric cars and other technologies. Science is The post Sustainable Batteries Made From Lobster and Crab Shells appeared first on Science News.... Read more »

Seoul (South Korea) Inductive charging systems for smartphones, smartwatches and other devices have enabled charging without a charging cable for several years. So The post Infrared Laser can Transmit Electricity Wirelessly Over 30 Meters appeared first on Science News.... Read more »

Cambridge (USA) With analog deep learning (ADL), scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have established a new research area within artificial The post Artificial Synapses Used in new AI Tech – Analog Deep Learning – Significantly Outperform Synapses in the Human Brain appeared first on Science News.... Read more »

Satellite imagery is helping unveil the return of a predator to Finland’s remote forests, in an innovative new approach to wildlife research.... Read more »

Astronomers finally spotted a previously 'invisible' object near our solar system when they realized it was actually glowing in the dark.... Read more »

China rebounded from a failed March 2024 space mission by saving two off-orbit satellites through a novel navigation technique.... Read more »

With the field of brain-computer interface (BCI) technologies growing increasingly competitive, another rising contender has emerged in the race to unite human minds with machines. ... Read more »

In this op-ed, Sean Munger, an attorney and former Marine Corps intelligence analyst, introduces the Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Registration Act (UAPRA).... Read more »

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Team X is suggesting major changes to the proposed Orbilander mission to Enceladus.... Read more »

Exotic properties suggested by recent DESI collaboration data are more likely to apply to dark energy than dark matter, argues Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb.... Read more »

A test launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Friday is believed to have involved the secretive new Dark Eagle Hypersonic missile.... Read more »

Researchers looked at studies to try to determine what happens to your mind when you experience blanking, and think of nothing.... Read more »

Researchers studying mysterious objects at the edge of the solar system with the James Webb Space Telescope find origin of life clues.... Read more »

New photos captured by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) reveal the first known imagery of the intrepid Curiosity rover in transit.... Read more »

New analysis casts doubt on potential biosignatures detected in the atmosphere of exoplanet K2-18b that could indicate the presence of life.... Read more »

Scientists taking a new look at the deepest lunar craters have found 'chilling' results that could dramatically affect future moon colonies.... Read more »

The ancient Herculaneum scrolls' long lost writings, charred and buried during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, are finally coming to light.... Read more »

It's easy to solve a 3x3 Rubik's cube, says Shantanu Chakrabartty, the Clifford W. Murphy Professor and vice dean for research and graduate education in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis. Just learn and memorize the steps then execute them to arrive at the solution.... Read more »

Lights flickered back to life in Spain and Portugal Tuesday after a massive blackout hit the Iberian peninsula stranding passengers in trains and hundreds of elevators while millions saw phone and internet coverage die.... Read more »

OpenAI announced Monday that ChatGPT is now helping users find products online, enhancing its challenge to Google amid regulatory pressure on the search giant's market dominance.... Read more »

Steve Chen had never been in love. Last spring though, it happened. The 25-year-old met his first girlfriend in a way he couldn't have imagined before: a livestreamed video chat.... Read more »

The evolution of wireless communications and the miniaturization of electrical circuits have fundamentally reshaped our lives and the digital landscape. However, as we push toward higher-frequency communications in an increasingly connected world, engineers face growing challenges from multipath propagation—a phenomenon where the same radio signal reaches receiving antennas through multiple... Read more »

Combinatorial optimization problems (COPs) arise in various fields such as shift scheduling, traffic routing, and drug development. However, they are challenging to solve using traditional computers in a practical timeframe.... Read more »

As global efforts to combat climate change continue, demand for solar energy is growing. However, since the current most-used silicon-based solar panels include a variety of hazardous substances, their disposal or recycling causes environmental impact and incurs substantial costs.... Read more »

Durham University has contributed to new international research that critically assesses the intricate relationship between urban digitization and sustainability, focusing on the significant environmental impact of data centers.... Read more »

Researchers from Nanjing University and Carnegie Mellon University have introduced an AI approach that improves how machines learn from past data—a process known as offline reinforcement learning. This type of machine learning is essential for allowing systems to make decisions using only historical information without needing real-time interaction with the... Read more »

In an era where technology and luxury converge, NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) have increasingly become part of the marketing strategies for high-end brands. Many luxury companies have adopted digital twinning, linking NFTs to their physical products in an effort to create a seamless connection between the tangible and the digital.... Read more »

Anybody who's ever watched "Antiques Roadshow" knows the value of provenance in adding value to a collectible.... Read more »

By infusing red oak with ferrihydrite using a simple, low-cost process, researchers strengthened the wood at the cellular level without adding weight or altering flexibility—offering a durable, eco-friendly alternative to steel and concrete. The treated wood retains its natural behavior but gains internal durability—paving the way for greener alternatives in... Read more »

Around the world, more and more electric vehicles are hitting the road. Last year, more than 17 million battery-electric and hybrid vehicles were sold. Early forecasts suggest this year's figure might reach 20 million. Nearly 20% of all cars sold today are electric.... Read more »

People who aren't legal experts are more willing to rely on legal advice provided by ChatGPT than by real lawyers—at least, when they don't know which of the two provided the advice. That's the key finding of our new research, which highlights some important concerns about the way the public... Read more »

Research published in the Journal of Marriage and Family finds that single mothers who re-partner experience a rise in life satisfaction, especially when household income improves.... Read more »

A new cross-cultural study reveals that by 10 months of age, babies show both physiological and behavioral signs of emotional contagion.... Read more »

School shooters often grew up surrounded by guns seen as symbols of family, fun, and identity, according to a new study examining all U.S. school shootings.... Read more »

Testosterone may boost the brain’s emotional radar, according to a new study linking the hormone to stronger neural reactions to both social inclusion and exclusion.... Read more »

New research reveals that long-term sleep disorders and short-term sleep deprivation impact different parts of the brain, highlighting distinct patterns of structural and functional changes.... Read more »

A new study finds that long-term obesity patterns are linked to changes in brain structure, brain connectivity, and cognitive performance, with stable or increasing obesity tied to greater brain aging.... Read more »

Young women who use cannabis may face an elevated risk of binge eating, a new study finds. The link remained even after controlling for depressive symptoms and other factors.... Read more »

A new study suggests that moral biases favoring religious individuals over atheists are widespread, even in predominantly secular societies.... Read more »

New research finds that older adults who eat organic foods perform better on cognitive assessments, and women in particular may be less likely to develop mild cognitive impairment.... Read more »

A new study in Psychological Medicine found no evidence that violent offenders have impaired fear processing, but showed they are more likely to perceive ambiguous faces as angry.... Read more »

Taller students tend to score slightly higher on standardized tests than their shorter classmates, according to a new study of New York City public schools.... Read more »

Despite similar gaming hours, high-risk gamers exhibit distinct attentional biases towards game images, unlike esports players. Published in Computers in Human Behavior, the study suggests eye movements differentiate these groups better than time played alone.... Read more »

New research involving over 66,000 people profiled misinformation susceptibility worldwide. Findings suggest Generation Z, non-males, the less educated, and conservatives struggle more with discerning fake news.... Read more »

A new study finds preschoolers’ brains respond differently when hearing a story read aloud versus hearing it from a screen, highlighting how live reading engages social brain networks more strongly than solitary screen time.... 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. Why Chinese manufacturers are going viral on TikTok Since the video was posted earlier this month, millions of TikTok users have watched as a young Chinese man in... Read more »

Since the video was posted earlier this month, millions of TikTok users have watched as a young Chinese man in a blue T-shirt sits beside a traditional tea set and speaks directly to the camera in accented English: “Let’s expose luxury’s biggest secret.”  He stands and lifts what looks like... 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. Sweeping tariffs could threaten the US manufacturing rebound Despite the geopolitical chaos and market collapses triggered by President Trump’s announcement of broad tariffs on international goods, some supporters... Read more »

Despite the geopolitical chaos and market collapses triggered by President Trump’s announcement of broad tariffs on international goods, some supporters still hope the strategy will produce a “golden age” of American industry. Trump himself insists, “Jobs and factories will come roaring back into our country.” While it’s possible that very... Read more »

Organizations are deepening their cloud investments at an unprecedented pace, recognizing its fundamental role in driving business agility and innovation. Synergy Research Group reports that companies spent $84 billion worldwide on cloud infrastructure services in the third quarter of 2024, a 23% rise over the third quarter of 2023 and... 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. Inside the controversial tree farms powering Apple’s carbon neutral goal “We were losing the light, and still about 20 kilometers from the main road, when the car shuddered... Read more »

The past few years have been an almost nonstop parade of good news for climate tech in the US. Headlines about billion-dollar grants from the government, massive private funding rounds, and labs churning out advance after advance have been routine. Now, though, things are starting to shift.   About $8 billion... Read more »

We were losing the light, and still about 20 kilometers from the main road, when the car shuddered and died at the edge of a strange forest.  The grove grew as if indifferent to certain unspoken rules of botany. There was no understory, no foreground or background, only the trees... Read more »

Recorded on April 23, 2025 Brain-Computer Interfaces: From Promise to Product Speakers: David Rotman, editor at large, and Antonio Regalado, senior editor for biomedicine. Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) have been crowned the 11th Breakthrough Technology of 2025 by MIT Technology Review‘s readers. BCIs are electrodes implanted into the brain to send neural commands... Read more »

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