Researchers have unveiled a cosmic cycle where carbon, created in the explosions of stars, travels through space via a process involving the circumgalactic medium—a kind of stellar conveyor belt. This cycle is crucial for the formation of new stars and planets, ensuring galaxies … | Continue reading
So, here we are. Mike Johnson was elected speaker of the House 218-215 (in a 90 minute vote with phone calls to the holdouts by Donald Trump). What was the next opportunity to test the Republicans? The rules package. What was the vote? 215-209, with 10 not voting and one Democrat … | Continue reading
Henryk Sadura/Shutterstock Australia’s housing crisis represents a fundamental market imbalance where undersupply meets excess demand. In major cities like Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, the dream of home ownership is slipping away from many as median house prices far exceed ave … | Continue reading
Mashable tested out Sony-Honda's AFEELA 1 Signature at CES 2025. | Continue reading
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Chamelo Eyewear brought practical smart glasses to CES, with NBA All-Star Stephon Marbury showing off its tint-changing capabilities. | Continue reading
Uber announced during CES 2025 a multi-year exclusive partnership with Delta Air Lines that allows SkyMiles members to earn miles when they ride with Uber or order delivery through Uber Eats in the United States. The deal means an end of Delta’s partnership with Lyft. The partner … | Continue reading
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman responded to sexual assault accusations from his estranged younger sister on Tuesday, calling the claims “entirely untrue.” According to the Saint Louis Post Dispatch, in a new lawsuit filed Monday, Annie Altman alleges her older brother sexually assaulted h … | Continue reading
A breathtaking image from the ISS shows Ksudach volcano with its vibrant landscape, shaped by volcanic forces, resulting in mesmerizing lakes and contrasting colors that narrate the story of Earth’s raw power. Capturing Ksudach: A View from Space An astronaut aboard the Internati … | Continue reading
Over the last few years, Delta Air Lines’ presence has become a staple of CES, with the airline regularly hosting splashy keynotes. This year, the company has rented out the Sphere to announce its latest slate of updates. These include (can you guess it?) an AI-powered assistant … | Continue reading
TL;DR: The PowerBand has a built-in charger for your Apple Watch, and it's on sale right now for just $29.97 (reg. $49). Picture this: you're running on the treadmill, prepping for the upcoming marathon, or crushing that step count on the stairmaster. — Read the rest The post Thi … | Continue reading
Autonomous tractors and lawnmowers from John Deere make their CES debut. | Continue reading
An out-of-control fire, fueled by "life-threatening" winds, has burned up nearly 1,300 acres in the hills of Los Angeles so far today, forcing at least 30,000 people to evacuate. And as of this afternoon, it has not been contained. From the Los Angeles Times: Darrin Hurwitz said … | Continue reading
Getty Images Elder abuse is prevalent in New Zealand, with one in ten people aged 65 and older experiencing some form of it and only one in 14 abuse cases brought to the attention of a service agency that can intervene. Last year alone there were numerous media reports featuring … | Continue reading
A new study reveals that a monkey typing randomly would need a timeframe far exceeding the lifespan of our universe to produce Shakespeare’s works. According to the Infinite Monkey Theorem, a monkey randomly pressing keys on a typewriter for an infinite amount of time would event … | Continue reading
For the autonomous vehicle-obsessed, the Waymo-Zeekr robotaxi is nothing new. In 2021, Waymo and Zeekr announced a partnership. Waymo first showed a concept of the purpose-built robotaxi in late 2022 and began testing prototype versions on public roads in San Francisco last year, … | Continue reading
Kaboompics.com/Pexels A doctor’s visit often ends with you leaving with a pathology request form in hand. The request form soon has you filling a sample pot, having blood drawn, or perhaps even a tissue biopsy taken. After that, your sample goes to a clinical pathology lab to be … | Continue reading
At CES 2025, X CEO Linda Yaccarino shared her enthusiasm for Meta's adoption of "Community Notes," but it hasn't been so successful for X. | Continue reading
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the performance of his company’s AI chips is advancing faster than historical rates set by Moore’s Law, the rubric that drove computing progress for decades. “Our systems are progressing way faster than Moore’s Law,” said Huang in an interview with Te … | Continue reading
Saunas can offer relaxation, but spending too long inside without proper hydration can lead to heat stroke, doctors warn. While rare, heat stroke can become life-threatening even in healthy individuals without underlying conditions. This risk highlights the importance of staying … | Continue reading
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New York City will soon be getting its own personal offshore wind farm. The Empire Wind 1 project just received a US$3 billion project financing package and is expected to go online in 2027, powering roughly half a million borough residents. But what's the catch? Continue Reading … | Continue reading
An illustration of the death of a massive star. NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/Dana Berry By looking at light from distant exploding stars called supernovas, in 1998 astronomers discovered the universe isn’t just expanding – its expansion is speeding up. But what’s behind this … | Continue reading
CES 2025 is officially underway in Las Vegas. Monday’s press day saw keynotes from Samsung, Nvidia, Toyota, and Sony, among others, while Tuesday was all about the exciting new gadgets on the show floor. TechCrunch reporters are on the ground giving you the latest reveals at the … | Continue reading
According to Mark Zuckerberg, Meta trust and safety workers will be relocated to Texas to prevent them from “censoring” users. Experts point to other advantages. | Continue reading
This year, it’s shaping up to be AI, all the time. | Continue reading
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X, formerly Twitter, wants to make its platform a home to the future and news and journalism. On that front, the company has now hired John Stoll, a former editor and Detroit bureau chief at The Wall Street Journal to lead its news group and partnership team at X. The hiring news … | Continue reading
Earth ring on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Country, near Sunbury, Victoria. David Mullins On the outskirts of Melbourne, Australia, there is a series of large rings which rise mysteriously out of hills. These “earth rings”, located on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Country in the suburb of Sun … | Continue reading
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by Anna Clark, ProPublica, and David Jesse, The Chronicle of Higher Education ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights … | Continue reading
A Louisiana patient is the first person in the United States to die as a result of H5N1 infection. One expert likens what happens next to Russian roulette. | Continue reading
Beatbot makes robotic pool cleaners. In fact, the company is showing off a new one with a docking station this week at CES 2025. What really caught our eye on the show floor, however, is RoboTurtle, because, well, it’s a robot that looks like a turtle. The turtle, sadly, seems to … | Continue reading
For all the chatter about the decline of San Francisco, the data repeatedly shows that the area is still the best place for venture-backed startups. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. | Continue reading
This week I’ve signed off on a new press run of our four-volume set of “The Woodworker: The Charles H. Hayward Years.” We ran out of stock last year, and reprinting the books became prohibitively expensive (thanks, inflation!). I didn’t want to charge people more than $200 for th … | Continue reading
TL;DR: Digitize old film photos and slides with the Kodak Slide N Scan on sale for $164.97 (reg. $224). Got a stack of dusty photo albums or ancient slides that haven't seen the light of day since before Wi-Fi? It's time to dig out those hidden gems and give them a glow-up with t … | Continue reading
Spotting future food trends can feel tricky, but the simplest way to gauge what’s coming is by paying attention to what's already gaining traction—not just in restaurants, but in cocktails, grocery aisles, and home kitchens. As someone who loves food trends, I couldn’t resist dig … | Continue reading
Tucked away in the recesses CES 2025’s Eureka Hall startup showcase, CaiqueTech showed off a novel take on the tried-and-true baseball radar gun. After building a standalone device, the Korean firm has created a modular version that plugs directly into a phone via the USB-C port. … | Continue reading
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into 2.56 million Tesla vehicles after several crashes involving the automaker’s “Actual Smart Summon” remote parking feature. Tesla released Actual Smart Summon, or ASS for short, via software update … | Continue reading
Donald Trump is threatening to use “economic force” to make Canada the 51st American state. While his comments may be reckless, they are in part due to Canada’s over-reliance on the United States market in terms of trade. The benefits of international trade are undoubtedly positi … | Continue reading
On Tuesday, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon’s cloud computing division, said that it plans to invest “at least” $11 billion in Georgia to expand its infrastructure to support various cloud computing and AI technologies. AWS estimates that its investment will create roughly 550 … | Continue reading
Undergraduate class blends science, hands-on experimentation, and a love for coffee to fuel curiosity. | Continue reading
by Ginny Monk and Dave Altimari, The Connecticut Mirror This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Connecticut Mirror. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as th … | Continue reading
Semi-Dirac fermions, massless in one direction and massive in another, were discovered in ZrSiS crystals, offering exciting potential for technological and quantum breakthroughs. For the first time, scientists have observed a quasiparticle—referred to as a semi-Dirac fermion—that … | Continue reading
The FTC and New York’s attorney general have accused Handy, the gig app customers can use to book cleaners, handymen, and more, of making deceptive claims about how much workers could earn through its platform. In a complaint filed on Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the So … | Continue reading
McGovern Institute neuroscientists use children’s interests to probe language in the brain. | Continue reading
President-elect Donald Trump’s first press conference after yesterday’s certification of his election win (four years to the day since the January 6, 2021 Capitol riots) was never going to be a normal one. And so it proved that Trump’s wide-ranging comments at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesd … | Continue reading
Most homes have far fewer electrical outlets on the outside than on the inside, which can pose a challenge when powering outdoor devices. The Power Mole V2 is here to help, by transmitting even more power right through window panes. Continue Reading Category: Around The Home, Lif … | Continue reading