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Hand holding smartphone with Venmo app download in front of Venmo website on computer
Technology

Amazon cuts Venmo payment option barely a year after enabling it

By Andrew Paul

Screenshot from Gemini-powered Bard demonstration video
Technology

Google announces Gemini, its ‘multimodal’ answer to ChatGPT

By Andrew Paul

NeRmo mouse robot standing against blue background
Technology

Meet NeRmo, the mouse robot with backbone

By Andrew Paul

Researchers working with laser array in lab
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Swapping surgical bone saws for laser beams

By Andrew Paul

Trevor Jacob jumping out of plane midair over mountains
Technology

YouTuber sentenced to prison after intentionally crashing his plane

By Andrew Paul

Woman's hands holding 23andMe saliva testing box
Technology

23andMe says a data breach affected nearly half of its 14 million users

By Andrew Paul

Completed JT-60SA experimental nuclear fusion facility in Japan
Technology

The world’s largest experimental tokamak nuclear fusion reactor is up and running

By Andrew Paul

1-guilla eel robot without casing
Technology

Watch this eel robot effortlessly glide underwater

By Andrew Paul

Elon Musk standing in bed of Cybertruck at launch event
Technology

The first Tesla Cybertrucks have arrived

By Andrew Paul

Closeup multicolor image of anthrobot
Technology

Meet ‘anthrobots,’ tiny bio-machines built from human tracheal cells

By Andrew Paul

An ambulance speeding through traffic at nighttime
Technology

Scientists are developing a handheld eye-scanner for detecting traumatic brain injury

By Andrew Paul

Google and Fervo's geothermal power plant in Nevada at dusk
Technology

Geothermal energy now helps power Google’s desert data centers

By Andrew Paul

How AI could help scientists spot ‘ultra-emission’ methane plumes faster—from space
Environment

How AI could help scientists spot ‘ultra-emission’ methane plumes faster—from space

By Andrew Paul

Closeup of female hands is holding cellphone outdoors on the street in evening lights.
Technology

Log into your abandoned Google account now

By Andrew Paul

Close up of hand filling out paper tax filing form
Technology

The IRS delayed its controversial new policy regarding digital payment platforms

By Andrew Paul

Army ants building living bridge between two ledges in lab
Technology

Army ants could teach robots a thing or two

By Andrew Paul

On Friday, founder and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was fired by the board of directors. Chaos ensued.
Technology

Actually, never mind, Sam Altman is back as OpenAI’s CEO

By Andrew Paul

Robot dog at Hyundai factory working on car
Technology

Hyundai’s robot-heavy EV factory in Singapore is fully operational

By Andrew Paul

Black and white photo of merchant ship encountering rogue wave
Technology

An equation co-written with AI reveals monster rogue waves form ‘all the time’

By Andrew Paul

Cruise robotaxi action shot at night
Technology

Controversial ‘robotaxi’ startup loses CEO

By Andrew Paul

Close-up of SpaceX Starship Falcon rockets igniting during liftoff
Technology

Another SpaceX Starship blew up

By Andrew Paul

NASA Psyche spacecraft surrounded by engineers in lab
Technology

NASA’s Psyche wins first deep space laser relay

By Andrew Paul

A detailed view of a drain cover on the track as seen from the McLaren VISTA during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Las Vegas at Las Vegas Strip Circuit on November 16, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Technology

Formula One race car cracks a drain cover during Las Vegas Grand Prix practice run

By Andrew Paul

Computer simulation of Apollo 12 lunar lander effects on lunar surface
Technology

Watch NASA’s supercomputer simulation of the Apollo 12 lunar landing

By Andrew Paul

Close up of doctor's hand attaching wearable soft stethoscope patch to patient's chest
Technology

This tiny wireless wearable continuously monitors your body’s internal soundtrack

By Andrew Paul

Side by side of 3D printed robot hand gripping pen and bottle
Technology

This 3D-printed soft robotic hand has ‘bones,’ ‘ligaments,’ and ‘tendons’

By Andrew Paul

Research paper examples of AI and human faces against blurry crowd background
Technology

Some people think white AI-generated faces look more real than photographs

By Andrew Paul

Storm coming in over farm field
Environment

Google DeepMind’s AI forecasting is outperforming the ‘gold standard’ model

By Andrew Paul

NASA ISS toolbag floating away above Earth
Technology

This tool bag is floating in space

By Andrew Paul

NASA's Super Guppy rocket transport prop plane landing on tarmac in Alabama
Technology

Watch NASA’s bizarre and bulbous Super Guppy cargo plane touch down in Alabama

By Andrew Paul

Rimac Nevera hypercar action shot driving in reverse
Technology

Rimac’s electric speed demon tore through a world record in reverse

By Andrew Paul

Image of kilobots atop photo of bees
Technology

These robots reached a team consensus like a swarm of bees

By Andrew Paul

California Forever concept art of utopian cityscape
Technology

Billionaire-backed company has bought all the land it needs for its ‘city of yesterday’

By Andrew Paul

Close-up of Roman follis coins found off Italian coast
Technology

Divers recovered a treasure trove of more than 30,000 ancient, bronze coins off the Italian coast

By Andrew Paul

Over shoulder image of US soldiers saluting
Technology

Data brokers selling military members’ personal data is a national security risk

By Andrew Paul

Screenshot of star from NASA+ show 'Space Out'
Technology

NASA’s free streaming platform launches this week. Here’s what to watch.

By Andrew Paul

Test subject tilting in spatial disorientation machine
Technology

These wearables might protect astronauts from space ‘death spirals’

By Andrew Paul

The Beatles, English music group
Technology

Listen to ‘Now and Then’ by The Beatles, a ‘new’ song recorded using AI

By Andrew Paul

Nightvision camera shot of a UAP
Technology

Want to report a UAP sighting? US government workers can now use this website.

By Andrew Paul

Offshore wind turbine being constructed with nearby supply ship
Technology

A Danish company just scrapped its ambitious plan for a New Jersey offshore wind farm

By Andrew Paul

Woman in sweater logging into Facebook on a tablet
Technology

Meta will offer premium ad-free Facebook and Instagram options—just not in the US

By Andrew Paul

Watch a heavy-lifting drone land a perfect delivery on an offshore wind turbine
Technology

Watch a heavy-lifting drone land a perfect delivery on an offshore wind turbine

By Andrew Paul

Photo of President Biden in White House Press Room
Technology

Here’s what to know about President Biden’s sweeping AI executive order

By Andrew Paul

This new haptic glove uses tiny valve ‘pixels’ to simulate pressure
Technology

This new haptic glove uses tiny valve ‘pixels’ to simulate pressure

By Andrew Paul

Man holding HULC lunar camera in rocky outdoor environment
Technology

A sneak peek at the lunar camera destined for the Artemis missions

By Andrew Paul

Woman's hands holding up cloth woven with smart fiber
Technology

This liquid crystal fabric is ‘smart’ enough to adapt to the weather

By Andrew Paul

Woman sneezing into tissue on train
Technology

FTC smacks down makers of bogus ‘invisible mask’ against COVID-19

By Andrew Paul

AlgaRay robot floating atop water in Antigua
Technology

This seafaring robot ‘eats’ stinky seaweed and dumps it in deep water

By Andrew Paul

Chicken feather fibers could help make less toxic hydrogen fuel cells
Technology

Chicken feather fibers could help make less toxic hydrogen fuel cells

By Andrew Paul

Artist rendition of Voyager 1 in space
Technology

Voyager probes get virtual tune-up to keep decades-long missions going and going

By Andrew Paul

NASA astronaut Harrison Schmitt is standing on the moon’s surface next to a large split lunar boulder, with a roving vehicle on the other side of the boulder.
Science

The moon is 40 million years older than we thought, according to crystals collected by Apollo astronauts

By Laura Baisas

Animation of multiple robot hands twirling pens in computer simulation
Technology

Watch what happens when AI teaches a robot ‘hand’ to twirl a pen

By Andrew Paul

Tesla Cybertruck concept art in warehouse
Technology

Elon Musk says ‘we dug our own grave with Cybertruck’ ahead of its November release

By Andrew Paul

Orsted offshore wind turbines in the UK
Technology

Atlantic City’s massive offshore wind farm project highlights the industry’s growing pains

By Andrew Paul

Small propeller plane flying in a clear sky
Technology

Small planes are still spewing toxic lead across the US, EPA says

By Andrew Paul

A hand holding a black pen and filling in the 1040 Individual Income Tax Return Form
Technology

The IRS’ free online tax filing program will be super exclusive in 2024

By Andrew Paul

Stella Terra solar powered car action shot on road
Technology

This off-roading, solar-powered vehicle just sped across the Sahara

By Andrew Paul

Workers at rare earth mineral mine next to equipment in China
Technology

China says it discovered potentially vast amounts of a rare superconducting material

By Andrew Paul

Charred scroll from Herculaneum undergoing laser scan
Technology

AI revealed the colorful first word of an ancient scroll torched by Mount Vesuvius

By Andrew Paul

AI-designed multi-legged robots on table
Technology

AI design for a ‘walking’ robot is a squishy purple glob

By Andrew Paul

Lots of chargers for devices tangled in a crowded corner
Technology

People send 20 billion pounds of ‘invisible’ e-waste to landfills each year

By Andrew Paul

Computer server stacks in dark room
Technology

AI could consume as much energy as Argentina annually by 2027

By Andrew Paul

Patient wearing a highly integrated bionic hand in between many others
Technology

Titanium-fused bone tissue connects this bionic hand directly to a patient’s nerves

By Andrew Paul

Parker Solar Probe in front of sun concept art
Technology

The fastest ever human-made object keeps breaking its own speed record

By Andrew Paul