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Social Media

Whistleblower tells Congress that Twitter has a spy problem

Peiter 'Mudge' Zatko, Twitter's former security chief, offered Congress a litany of alleged issues within the company.

a schematic of a satellite beaming down to a dish to study the ocean floor
Ocean

The centuries-long quest to map the seafloor’s hidden secrets

Ocean explorers have long tried to survey the contours of the seafloor, but today's charts still pale in comparison to those of distant planets.

Vile of ketamine in doctor's hands.
Mental Health

New study highlights ketamine’s promise for treatment-resistant depression

The study had some limitations, and treatment centers still remain highly unregulated.

iPhone 14 Pro max
Cameras

Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max review: Welcome to the Dynamic Island

Apple's flagship iPhones get upgraded camera hardware, a new chip, and a clever replacement for the notch.

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Tech Hacks

The new Android 13 features you need to be using

Google's latest mobile operating system update is out and looking good.

2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV 3RS
Electric Vehicles

Take a look at Honda, Jeep, and Chevy’s new electric lineup

In the mix is an electric SUV, a zero-emissions Wrangler, and EV motorcycles.

Queen Elizabeth II coffin being moved from hearse to military plane following death in Scotland
Biology

How do you preserve a famous person’s body?

Some leaders choose burials; some choose eternal admiration.

Best immersion blenders
Appliances

Best immersion blenders

Portable, versatile, and excellent for soups.

Tesla Model Y vehicles can be hacked—in theory
Electric Vehicles

Tesla Model Y vehicles can be hacked—in theory

A security researcher published the complex method. Here's how it all works.

Cockatoos are pillaging trashcans in Australia, and humans can’t seem to stop them
Birds

Cockatoos are pillaging trashcans in Australia, and humans can’t seem to stop them

In suburban Sydney, sulfur-crested cockatoos keep outsmarting human efforts to keep their trash bins locked up.

What trainers get wrong about teaching dogs
Dogs

What trainers get wrong about teaching dogs

Efforts to regulate dog training have centered on studies examining the efficacy of punishment as a training tool.

AI voice filters can make you sound like anyone—and make anyone sound like you
AI

AI voice filters can make you sound like anyone—and make anyone sound like you

Koe Recast is only the latest in a string of uncanny vocal imitation options... and expect many more to come.

Amazon robotics working working on assembly line
AI

Amazon’s tech empire is expanding into mechatronics

This is just the latest in a string of robotics company acquisitions.

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Biology

Can a bold new plan to stop mosquitoes catch on?

With pests growing resistant to insecticides, and climate change creating a bug boom, towns consider a lab-bred mosquito with a killer gene.

This whale fossil could reveal evidence of a 15-million-year-old megalodon attack
Dinosaurs

This whale fossil could reveal evidence of a 15-million-year-old megalodon attack

The mighty shark ancestor could have launched its body to the sea's surface to take a bite out of a whale.

woodshop wall covered in hanging tools
Life Skills

3 reasons to join your local makerspace

The best thing about makerspaces? The people.

How ants crawl on walls and defy gravity
Insects

How ants crawl on walls and defy gravity

A biologist explains their sticky, spiky grip.

harvard university campus
Engineering

We have quantum computers—now Amazon and Harvard want a quantum internet

AWS is working on both quantum computers and a way to network them together.

Husky dogs pulling a sled in a snowy landscape
Evolution

How the logic of ‘winter selection’ shaped centuries of bad science

Human intelligence evolved in Africa. Joseph L. Graves Jr. breaks down the prejudiced ideas that led some biologists to think otherwise.

First study of cancer-detecting blood test shows hopeful results
Cancer

First study of cancer-detecting blood test shows hopeful results

The Galleri blood test utilizes cancer biomarkers and could potentially catch early stage cases.