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Artificial intelligence (AI) has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons in recent weeks.In July, OpenAI revealed that one of its experimental AI agents attacked publicly accessible services, including…
Quick factsWhat it is: The Corona Australis Molecular CloudWhere it is: 430 light-years away, in the constellation Corona AustralisWhen it was shared: July 16, 2026In a scene reminiscent of Vincent…
Every person you know has a name, and you’ve likely given one to your pets, too. But are names a uniquely human feature, or do other animals also call each…
Usain Bolt, meeting Lightning bolt. A robot named Lightning just ran at the 100 meter dash in 9.32 seconds, shattering human sprinter Usain Bolt’s record. The superhumanoid feat went down…
Archaeologists in Russia have unearthed a rare wooden tomb containing the remains of an elite man who was buried with a horse and a dog. The remarkably preserved burial, which…
In the early hours of July 16, 1945, in a remote part of the New Mexico desert, a group of scientists, engineers and military personnel attended an event that would…
We all know that a dropped or shaken soda can comes with the risk of a fizzy eruption. People use different techniques to prevent these bubbly blasts, including tapping the…
The U.S. Department of Justice and TikTok have reached a $400 million settlement to resolve allegations the short-video app violated children’s online privacy. The Justice Department sued TikTok and ByteDance…
Take the robot’s advice with a grain of silicon. Tech giants are fighting to win the AI race but after a slew of “advice” gone wrong, users feel none of…
Call him Wall-E. We might not have to fear machines replacing us in the Olympics just yet. A robo-sprinter’s test run ended in a shower of sparks after it plowed…