The US military is now talking openly about going on the attack in space
ORLANDO, Florida—Earlier this year, officials at US Space Command released a list of priorities and...
Twirling body horror in gymnastics video exposes AI’s flaws
On Wednesday, a video from OpenAI’s newly launched Sora AI video generator went viral on...
Americans are living longer—but most of the extra time is spent being sick
The gap of time between how long Americans live and how much of that time...
Head of Microsoft for Startups: Europe just needs time to spawn more winners
Microsoft probably needs no introduction. But in case you are not familiar with the Microsoft...
Rocket Report: Ukrainian launch firm finds Maine home, Long March-8A debut near
Welcome to Edition 7.23 of the Rocket Report! We’re closing in on the end of...
Scientifica raises €200M to fund and provide lab space for deep tech startups
Rome-based venture capital firm Scientifica has launched a €200mn fund to support startups in quantum...
Finnish startup bags €29M to decarbonise this niche building material
From bricklaying robots to zero-carbon cement, startups are shaking up construction in a high-tech bid...
Are LLMs capable of non-verbal reasoning?
Large language models have found great success so far by using their transformer architecture to effectively predict the...
Critical WordPress plugin vulnerability under active exploit threatens thousands
Thousands of sites running WordPress remain unpatched against a critical security flaw in a widely...
Character.AI steps up teen safety after bots allegedly caused suicide, self-harm
Following a pair of lawsuits alleging that chatbots caused a teen boy’s suicide, groomed a...
Studies pin down exactly when humans and Neanderthals swapped DNA
Two recent studies suggest that the gene flow (as the young people call it these...
Generating power with a thin, flexible thermoelectric film
The No. 1 nuisance with smartphones and smartwatches is that we need to charge them...
Google steps into “extended reality” once again with Android XR
Citing “years of investment in AI, AR, and VR,” Google is stepping into the augmented...
The optical disc onslaught continues, with LG quitting Blu-ray players
Like with much of physical media, the onslaught against optical media is ongoing. In the...
AI helps ID paint chemistry of Berlin Wall murals
The fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 was a seminal moment in 20th...