Rocket Report: How a 5-ton satellite fell off a booster; will SpaceX and xAI merge?

ESA to study Falcon 9 breakup over Poland. The European Space Agency has published a call to tender for a ...
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Hlynur Pálmason: The Love That Remains interview

Anna and Magnus built a life together. They had a home with three kids and a dog. Then they separated. ...
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Tesla kills Models S and X to build humanoid robots instead

Over the years, the Model S got more power and more advanced driver assists—and eventually, a cosmetic facelift. But as ...
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Custom machine kept man alive without lungs for 48 hours

But this patient did not die. The empty chest problem To save him, Bharat’s team had to remove the infected ...
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New OpenAI tool renews fears that “AI slop” will overwhelm scientific research

On Tuesday, OpenAI released a free AI-powered workspace for scientists. It’s called Prism, and it has drawn immediate skepticism from ...
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What ice fishing can teach us about making foraging decisions

Ice fishing is a longstanding tradition in Nordic countries, with competitions proving especially popular. Those competitions can also tell scientists ...
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How often do AI chatbots lead users down a harmful path?

While these worst outcomes are relatively rare on a proportional basis, the researchers note that “given the sheer number of ...
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People complaining about Windows 11 hasn’t stopped it from hitting 1 billion users

Complaining about Windows 11 is a popular sport among tech enthusiasts on the Internet, whether you’re publicly switching to Linux, ...
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US spy satellite agency declassifies high-flying Cold War listening post

The National Reconnaissance Office, the agency overseeing the US government’s fleet of spy satellites, has declassified a decades-old program used ...
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Having that high-deductible health plan might kill you, literally

Having a health insurance plan with a high deductible could not only cost you—it could also kill you. A new ...
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