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The story of a woman who let a robot into her home。 Plus, a discussion about why Silicon Valley has taken such an interest in taste
NASA’s upgraded Cold Atom Lab is turning the International Space Station into a frontier for quantum research, creating ultra-cold matter that behaves in astonishing ways。 The experiments could unlock new discoveries about the universe while paving the way for powerful future technologies in space and on Earth
Scientists have discovered a tiny group of neurons in an ancient brain region that acts like a built-in focus filter, helping the brain ignore distractions and zero in on what matters most。 When researchers temporarily switched off these neurons in mice, the animals became unusually distractible—similar to what is seen in ADHD—but regained normal f
Astronomers have finally cracked the mystery of the famous “Pink Planet,” a strange world 57 light-years away that has puzzled scientists for more than a decade。 Using the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers discovered that its atmosphere contains water vapor, methane, carbon dioxide, ammonia, and something never directly confirmed before in su
What if consciousness isn’t limited to brains like ours。 Philosophers Eric Schwitzgebel and Jeremy Pober argue that consciousness could arise in many different forms of life, even in beings built from radically different materials than those found on Earth。 Drawing on the vastness of the universe and the likely existence of countless alien civiliza
Half-million strong military will train on drones as “universal combat tool
Vitamin B12 is needed in microscopic amounts, but a shortage can have major effects on health and energy。 The vitamin was first linked to a lifesaving liver treatment for pernicious anemia nearly 100 years ago。 Today, researchers are finding that B12 may also help keep cellular powerhouses called mitochondria functioning properly
A new study suggests Earth may have been sending tiny hitchhikers to Venus for billions of years。 Researchers found that asteroid impacts could launch microbes into space, where some might survive the journey and end up suspended in Venus' clouds。 If future missions detect life there, there's a surprising chance it didn't originate on Venus at all—
A new study suggests early humans were using fire in South Africa’s Wonderwerk Cave as far back as 1。79 million years ago。 Researchers found burned bones deep inside the cave, where natural wildfires could not have reached, indicating that fire was likely carried in and maintained by human ancestors
As Anthropic tightens restrictions on access to Claude in China, users keep finding new workarounds, from proxy services to fake identities sourced on Telegram
Notion is "going all in on using agents to run your inbox
Apple rejected the suggestion its practices are anti-competitive, saying many customers rely on third-party alternatives
Rock weathering may release or draw down carbon dioxide—it depends on the rock
From MacBooks to gaming laptops, these are the very best deals on some of my very favorite laptops for Amazon Prime Day
Where to eat, stay, work, and eat some more while visiting Space City on business
Silicon Valley engineers recently flocked to new technology from a Chinese company, Z。ai, that is almost as good as its American competitors but much cheaper
A vote to bar Larry Sanger indefinitely from the volunteer community of Wikipedia came days after he submitted a proposal on “intellectual diversity
The tech giant cited the soaring costs of memory and storage chips as it increased prices more than $200 on some devices
The move de-escalates a clash between the Trump administration and the company over its cutting-edge artificial intelligence systems