While ULA studies Vulcan booster anomaly, it’s also investigating fairing issues
A little more than a year ago, a snippet of video that wasn’t supposed to...
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Google CEO says over 25% of new Google code is generated by AI
On Tuesday, Google’s CEO revealed that AI systems now generate more than a quarter of...
The New Glenn rocket’s first stage is real, and it’s spectacular
Blue Origin took another significant step toward the launch of its large New Glenn rocket...
AI, cloud boost Alphabet profits by 34 percent
Alphabet’s profit jumped 34 percent in the third quarter as the parent company of search...
The sad, bizarre tale of hype fanning fears modern cryptography was slain
There’s little doubt that some of the most important pillars of modern cryptography will tumble...
GitHub Copilot moves beyond OpenAI models to support Claude 3.5, Gemini
The large language model-based coding assistant GitHub Copilot will switch from using exclusively OpenAI’s GPT...
These hornets break down alcohol so fast that they can’t get drunk
Many animals, including humans, have developed a taste for alcohol in some form, but excessive...
“Impact printing” is a cement-free alternative to 3D-printed structures
Recently, construction company ICON announced that it is close to completing the world’s largest 3D-printed...
How The New York Times is using generative AI as a reporting tool
The rise of powerful generative AI models in the last few years has led to...
CrowdStrike accuses Delta of blaming its own IT failures on global outage
Delta and CrowdStrike have officially locked legal horns, threatening to drag out the aftermath of...
Apple’s first Mac mini redesign in 14 years looks like a big aluminum Apple TV
Apple’s week of Mac announcements continues today, and as expected, we’re getting a substantial new...
Ban on Chinese tech so broad, US-made cars would be blocked, Polestar says
Today, Polestar electric vehicles gained access to the Tesla Supercharger network. That means US Polestar...
How can you write data to DNA without changing the base sequence?
Zettabytes—that’s 1021 bytes—of data are currently generated every year. All of those cat videos have...
A candy engineer explains the science behind the Snickers bar
It’s Halloween. You’ve just finished trick-or-treating and it’s time to assess the haul. You likely...
For some reason, NASA is treating Orion’s heat shield problems as a secret
For those who follow NASA’s human spaceflight program, a burning question for the last year-and-a-half...