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Raspberry Pi computer board on table

Raspberry Pi users might soon get access to Sony’s AI technology

Soft robotic hand picking up plastic ball from table

Watch a robot hand only use its ‘skin’ to feel and grab objects

Strait between Sicily and Italy, view from Messina, Sicily

After 2,000 years of debate, Italy’s massive suspension bridge to Sicily may finally happen

Illustration of space telescope array using mirror membranes above Earth

Super-thin ‘mirror membranes’ could lead the way to bigger space telescopes

Ping Pong player wearing electrode cap playing against robot ball server

Human brains have to work overtime to beat robots at Ping-Pong

Off-putting AI generated hands

AI is trying to get a better handle on hands

Close up of customer trying out MacBook at Apple Store

A Bitcoin Easter egg has been buried in macOS since 2018

Cropped close-up of African American woman holding smartphone

Sounding like an AI chatbot may hurt your credibility

Woman's hands typing on laptop keyboard

Two alcohol recovery apps shared user data without their consent

CAVForth Autonomous Commuter Bus driving along street

The world’s first self-driving public bus fleet is rolling out in Scotland

Venus flytrap inspired origami robot on black backgroun

Foldable robots with intricate transistors can squeeze into extreme situations

Rocket detaching from Virgin Orbit Boeing 747 jet

Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy after historic launch failure

DribbleBot four-legged robot standing behind soccer ball

MIT’s soccer-playing robot dog is no Messi, but could one day help save lives

Twitter’s ‘Blue Check’ drama is a verified mess

Twitter’s ‘Blue Check’ drama is a verified mess

Hand wearing pumps woven into wearable glove

Wearable liquid pumps could one day regulate body temperature

Comparison images of galaxy gaining better resolution via AI program

How AI can make galactic telescope images ‘sharper’

Watch this robotic dog use one of its ‘paws’ to open doors

Watch this robotic dog use one of its ‘paws’ to open doors

Lab mouse on table in front of lab flasks and beakers in blue lighting

What video game-playing mice taught neuroscientists about memory-making

Phone showing ChatGPT chat screen against backdrop of website homepage

There’s a glaring issue with the AI moratorium letter

Close up of hand holding Levi's tag sticking out of jeans back pocket

Levi’s claimed using AI models will boost company’s sustainability and diversity

Woolly mammoth meatball on stone plate atop smoky table

Scientists made a woolly mammoth meatball, but don’t grab your fork yet

Midjourney fake image of Pope Francis wearing white puffer jacket

Why an AI image of Pope Francis in a fly jacket stirred up the internet

Hand holding sheet of iridescent cellulose nanoncrystal film

This rainbow shimmer coating may help cool future buildings

Intel co-founder Gordon Moore laughing in 2015 during 50th anniversary of Moore's Law

Gordon Moore, modern computing pioneer, dies at 94

Two people, silhouetted, looking up at a clear night sky.

Catch 5 planets (including Uranus) in an ultra-rare planetary alignment

By Briley Lewis

Container cargo ship at sea

Maritime students gear up to fight high-seas cyberattacks

Two people holding smartphones

Utah teens will need parents’ permission to use social media

Upper portion of Relativity Space's 3D printed Terran rocket at night prior to launch

The first 3D printed rocket launch was both a failure and a success

Telescope image of spiral galaxy and stars

The universe is getting a weigh-in thanks to AI

Close-up of Federal Trade Commission building exterior

Canceling your digital subscriptions could finally get easier

Panera Bread restaurant exterior at twilight

Soup with a side of biometrics: Amazon One is coming to Panera

OpenAI’s newest ChatGPT update can still spread conspiracy theories

Strawberry frosting being deposited onto a layer of graham cracker paste as part of a seven-ingredient printed dessert

Scientists cooked up a 3D printed cheesecake

TikTok app information icon on Apple iPhone 8 close-up

TikTok is taking on the conspiracy theorists

Two hands holding pile of potatoes

Our homes on Mars could be made from potato-based ‘StarCrete’

Ikea blue and yellow drone

Ikea says 100 drones are now buzzing around its warehouses

Garmi aid robot attending to seated patient in lab

Meet Garmi, a robot nurse and companion for Germany’s elderly population

Person holding handle attached to molten glass

Scientists have a vision for sustainable, biodegradable glass

Cube satellite with Kapton drag sail

College students built a satellite with AA batteries and a $20 microprocessor

US government gives TikTok an ultimatum, warning of ban

Small flying robot perched atop cactus

This bumblebee-inspired bot can bounce back after injuring a wing

WR 145 star in pre-supernova state with white bright core and red and purple dust and matter clouding around it. Taken by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

Space Telescope

James Webb Space Telescope captures the beauty of a rare, violent phenomena

By Purbita Saha

Hands typing on laptop keyboard with screen displaying ChatGPT homepage

The next version of ChatGPT is live—here’s what’s new

Microsoft lays off entire AI ethics team while going all out on ChatGPT

Pile of plastic materials for recycling

Sorting and recycling plastic is notoriously hard—but this AI could help

Backlit radio dial showing the marker running through different stations and frequencies

Electric Vehicles

Emergency officials sound the alarm on electric vehicles dropping AM radio

Atomic structure image of Mycobacterium smegmatis Huc enzyme

This common bacteria is teaching scientists how to turn air into energy

Fungus gnat on a white flower petal

Flies evolved before dinosaurs—and survived an apocalyptic world after the Permian extinction

By Sara Kiley Watson

PEP Buddy breathing aid on lanyard for COPD patietns

A $25 whistle-like tool could be a game changer for COPD patients

Woman sitting on bed holding lower back in pain

Medical startup put useless plastic implants in chronic pain patients, says FBI

Meta attempts a new, more ‘inclusive’ AI training dataset

Butterfly cutouts painted with plasmonic paint hues against grass background

Butterfly-inspired ‘plasmonic paint’ could be brilliant for energy-efficient buildings

An experimental AI used human brain waves to regenerate images

An experimental AI used human brain waves to regenerate images

Whitespotted eagle ray swimming in the ocean.

Scientists test different gear for protecting clams from ‘crunching’ rays

By Laura Baisas

X1 Wind's X30 floating wind turbine prototype off the Canary Islands coast

This floating wind turbine just generated its first kilowatt hour of power

Corn stalk leaf measuring robot parked in front of field

The corn leaf angle measuring robot is more useful than you think

Underwater image of sunken ship, Ironton, in Lake Huron

Get a high-tech tour of the long-lost Ironton shipwreck discovered in the Great Lakes

A printout cholesterol screening results.

Safer statin alternative could be a better way to lower ‘bad’ cholesterol levels

By Laura Baisas

Sonos Era 300 as rear speakers in a home theater

Sonos speakers are in their spatial Era

By Brandt Ranj, Tony Ware

NASA Mars Perserverance rover on Mars

SETI thinks AI could help rovers search for life on Mars

Miniature greenhouse with semitransparent solar cell roof growing crop

Scientists think this tiny greenhouse could be a game changer for agrivoltaics

Neuralink’s request for human trials of brain implants was reportedly rejected by the FDA

Neuralink’s request for human trials of brain implants was reportedly rejected by the FDA

Meadow grasshopper sitting on blade of grass

Leaping robots take physics lessons from grasshoppers

Research student holding graphene seaweed hydrogel in gloved hand

MasterChef inspired an edible medical sensor