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Crane loading cargo onto ship at sunset

Pandemic shipping took a heavy toll on the climate

A close-up view of astronaut Charles Conrad Jr., commander of the Apollo 12 lunar landing mission, photographed during the extravehicular activity (EVA) on the surface of the moon

Lunar dust is notoriously hard to clean, but a new spray might do the trick

Sony ES banner with AVR in the background

We saw Sony’s new ES receivers and Bravia XR TVs and lived to tell you about them

By Tony Ware, Brandt Ranj

A view of the planet as seen from the International Space Station

Seismologists might have identified the deepest layer of Earth’s core

Gloved hands placing computer microchip on underneath microscope lens.

Scientists eye lab-grown brains to replace silicon-based computer chips

Side-by-side of man wearing black hoodie and surveillance camera footage of him walking with LED lights blinding face

A simple DIY hoodie can fool security cameras

Soft robot inspired by gecko and inchworm moving across surface

This tiny robot grips like a gecko and scoots like an inchworm

A vocal amplification patch could help stroke patients and first responders

A vocal amplification patch could help stroke patients and first responders

Traffic jam on city highway

Here are the world’s worst and best car commutes, ranked

Two University of Colorado Boulder scientists in jackets carrying a log with a tumpstrap and their heads

Scientists may have solved an old Puebloan mystery by strapping giant logs to their foreheads

Purple sea urchins clumped together in an urchin barren.

These urchin-eating sea stars might be helping us reduce carbon levels

Pitcher and jar filled with kombucha on wooden kitchen counter

Kombucha may have a surprising new use in tech

Palm holding small biodegradable smart bandage

A new biodegrading ‘smart’ bandage promises faster healing

Kindle e-reader on store home screen.

ChatGPT is quietly co-authoring books on Amazon

Microsoft changes Bing chatbot restrictions after much AI-generated weirdness

Image of hands coming out of a computer or a man hiding behind a laptop

No, the AI chatbots (still) aren’t sentient

Tesla Model S red electric car close-up of hood

Electric Vehicles

Massive new Tesla recall focuses on dangers of self-driving software

Biden says flying objects likely not ‘related to China’s spy balloon program’

Biden says flying objects likely not ‘related to China’s spy balloon program’

By Kelsey D. Atherton

NASA evolved structure spacecraft part

NASA is using AI to help design lighter parts

Hand holding up drone disguised within taxidermy bird body

Researchers are stuffing drones into taxidermy birds to make them seem more ‘natural’

Pill sensor placed atop quarter for size comparison

This vibrating magnetic pill could one day help measure your guts

Charity scammers’ latest weapon is AI-generated art

Charity scammers’ latest weapon is AI-generated art

Woman hold head in hand while sitting at desk in front of laptop

Microsoft’s take on AI-powered search struggles with accuracy

Woman covering face with hands in frustration while sitting in front of laptop on an office desk.

Don’t fall for an online love scam this Valentine’s Day

Smoke rises from a derailed cargo train in East Palestine, Ohio

Toxic train derailment in East Palestine, OH highlights issues facing America’s railways

Internet explorer 8 download page.

Internet Explorer will finally bid the world adieu this Valentine’s Day

Robot painted portrait of Frida Kahlo

This robot can create finger paintings based on human inputs

Chest of police officer in uniform wearing body camera next to police car.

Police are paying for AI to analyze body cam audio for ‘professionalism’

Wind farm silhouette at sunset

A new solution could keep old wind turbine blades out of landfills

Close up of twitter icon

Twitter announced some new features, then temporarily crashed

Underwater snake robot from MIT

This robot eel could be the start of a new breed of ‘voxel’ robots

Close up of Bing search engine homepage on computer screen

Microsoft is betting ChatGPT will make Bing useful

Screenshot of deepfaked news anchor for fake news channel

This fictitious news show is entirely produced by AI and deepfakes

Black gas stove and two burning flames close-up

Hydrogen is supplementing natural gas, but critics remain wary

Quadcopter drone propelling itself underwater in swimming pool

This amphibious robot can fly like a bird and swim like a fish

Twitter’s latest bad idea will kill vital research and fun bot accounts

Bat hanging upside down from branch

Bat-like echolocation could help these robots find lost people

A first-person view of a television loading Netflix as a person puts their legs on a coffee table.

Prepare for the great Netflix password-sharing crackdown

Screenshot from Netflix anime 'Dog and Boy'

Netflix used AI-generated images in anime short. Artists are not having it.

Close up of medicine jar tipped over with pills spread on glass table

GoodRx fined $1.5 million for allegedly selling users’ health data

Infrared heat comparison photo of vine robot moving towards heat source

This heat-seeking robot looks and moves like a vine

System Security Specialist Working at System Control Center

The DOJ is investigating an AI tool that could be hurting families in Pennsylvania

Several people are carrying sacks filled with food and clothing to prepare for evacuation after their house was flooded in Indonesia

Indonesia activates a disaster-relief chatbot after destructive floods

OTC NASA Satellite Earth Station Carnarvon Western Australia

A college student built an AI to help look for alien radio signals

Press photo of Waymo self-driving car waiting at intersection for pedestrians

San Francisco is pushing back against the rise of robotaxis

Worker in protective gear takes a sample at steel furnace

New factory retrofit could reduce a steel plant’s carbon emissions by 90 percent

Four legged robot running alongside man on sandy beach

This Korean robodog proves running on sand isn’t just for ‘Baywatch’

Close-up of chess board mid-game

Turn your iMessages into a chessboard with this new add-on

Black and white photo of Albert Einstein

‘Historical’ AI chatbots aren’t just inaccurate—they are dangerous

Lego man liquid-metal model standing in mock jail cell

Watch this metallic material move like the T-1000 from ‘Terminator 2’

Google AdWords homepage close up with hovering mouse cursor

The Justice Department is coming for Google’s digital ad domination

NuScale small modular reactor nuclear plant concept art

The next generation of US nuclear plants could be tiny but powerful

Bottles of pills, one spilling, close-up

Amazon’s RxPass will help you buy generic medication, but only if you’re a Prime member

Graphic of click beetle and robotic actuators

Acrobatic beetle bots could inspire the latest ‘leap’ in agriculture

Homeless campsite downtown Los Angeles, California.

This app helped police plan raids. Hackers just made the data public.

Scenic orange sunset sky background

Mexico bans solar geoengineering tests after US startup’s unsanctioned ‘science project’

Silhouette of three business executives in high rise conference room

CEOs are already using ChatGPT to write their emails

Rows of desktop computers in computer lab

Building ChatGPT’s AI content filters devastated workers’ mental health, according to new report

Boston Dynamics Atlas bipedal robot tossing toolbag up to human on construction scaffolding in warehouse

Boston Dynamics’s bipedal robots can throw heavy objects now

Close-up of woman's hand stamping official document

Why the State Department is the new ambassador for the Calibri font

Many popular carbon offsets don’t actually counteract emissions, study says

Many popular carbon offsets don’t actually counteract emissions, study says

Scientist holding syringe next to wheeled robot with biological sensor

This robot gets its super smelling power from locust antennae

Swarm of mosquitos in flight in a grassy field

Bug brains are inspiring new collision avoidance systems for cars

Lighting bolts across hills during thunderstorm

Swiss scientists successfully used lasers to divert lightning bolts