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The Science Behind the Nobel-Winning Technology That Controls Neurons With Light

Optogenetics revolutionized neuroscience, but its origins come from an entirely brainless organism—an alga.

A Scientist Working on the ‘IceCube’ Neutrino Detector Explains the Nobel Prize–Winning Technology

“Detecting a neutrino is like looking for a needle in a haystack,” says Juan Carlos Díaz Vélez, who breaks down why researchers are looking for the cosmic particles under the Antarctic ice.

VHS Horror Tale ‘Posthumous’ Adjusts the Tracking on Generational Trauma

Josh Tanner’s supernatural tale taps into old-school technology for its tale of modern grief.

Commentator Katie Zacharia offered job of new White House press secretary

The conservative commentator currently works as a communications adviser at Trump Media & Technology Group.

Sen. Adam Schiff on AI regulation, free speech, and impeaching Trump one more time

Today, I’m talking with Senator Adam Schiff, a Democrat from California. Sen. Schiff sits on a number of committees with oversight into tech and AI: intellectual property, antitrust, privacy and technology — it’s all there. I really wanted to ask him about ho…

LG’s RGB LED TV is good for certain situations, but an OLED is better

When it comes to TVs, the LG name has long been synonymous with OLEDs, continually leading Samsung and Sony as the top OLED manufacturer. But 2026 is all about RGB LED TVs. Almost every major company has released models with the new technology - including LG …

AMD is bringing FSR 4.1 to Xbox consoles and handhelds

AMD has just revealed that it's bringing its latest upscaling technology, FSR 4.1, to the Xbox Series S and X consoles, as well as laptops, 6000-series GPUs, and handhelds like the Xbox Ally X devices. FSR 4.1 will start appearing for Radeon RX 6000-series GP…

Bernie Sanders proposes banning ‘superintelligence’ and putting violators in prison

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) have introduced new legislation that would ban anyone from developing artificial superintelligence - a technology the bill describes as capable of the "destruction or disempowerment of humanity," including…

Sony brings AI graphics upscaling to the regular PS5

Sony is launching a new AI upscaling technology specifically for the regular PS5. The new tech, called Quick Spectral Super Resolution (QSSR), is a "new performance tier of AI upscaling" that's a result of Sony's Project Amethyst work with AMD, according to a…

Oppo’s new phone is the first with three 200-megapixel cameras

Oppo's new Find X10 Pro Max flagship phone, launched today in China, is the first anywhere to use 200-megapixel sensors on all three of its rear cameras. A 17-stop dynamic range for the main camera, delivered thanks to what Oppo calls "DeepPix sensor technolo…

The Alexa Tablet 12 Pro is almost the Android tablet we needed

We have to talk about this screen. It's the first thing you notice, and maybe the only thing that matters, about the Alexa Tablet 12 Pro. It's a 12-inch, 2800 x 1840 panel with a new technology Amazon calls "Nanomatte" that is meant to decrease glare and incr…

Tesla driver says he was asleep and using FSD when he crashed into highway patrol cars

After this horrific crash involving a Tesla driver who said he was asleep and using the driver assist mode, the California Highway Patrol warns that "Despite its name, full self-driving is not fully autonomous. Technology does not relieve drivers of their res…

Volvo will use Nvidia’s tech for hands-free, point-to-point driving

Volvo plans to launch hands-free, point-to-point driving by 2030, powered by Nvidia's latest AI technology. The Chinese-owned, Swedish-designed automaker said Thursday it would use Nvidia's autonomous driving stack to power a new partially automated driving s…

Beware the Rise of the ‘Pentagon-Silicon Complex’

Defense startups like Palantir, Anduril, and SpaceX own the technology they're building for the U.S. military. What happens if they decide their interests no longer align with those of the United States'?

Exclusive: Neurable’s First Brain-Scanning Headphones Want to Fine-Tune Your Focus

The company claims that its new device, the Neurable One, can keep you in the zone, calculate the best time to take a break, and tell you when your “brain battery” needs a recharge.

Apple Ordered to Pay $5.7 Billion for Infringing Haptics Patent in iPhone, Apple Watch

A jury awards Taction Technology damages for Apple allegedly using its patented vibration-based tactile technology in its own devices.

Even ‘Law & Order’ Is Terrified of AI

In its 26th season premiere, the procedural legal drama paints a damning picture of power-mad AI CEOs.

The Leadership Skill That Takes Breakthrough Technology Further

Great innovation doesn't happen in isolation. The right partnerships can take breakthrough technology further and help shape what comes next for an entire industry.

YouTuber Says Cops Paid Him a Visit After He Built Flock-Style Camera to Track Cops

It turns out that the gander is not actually super keen on what's good for the goose.

OpenAI PR tells journalist to ‘move on’ while asking Sam Altman about a ChatGPT user’s suicide

An OpenAI publicist tried to change the topic of CEO Sam Altman's interview with Vanity Fair's Mark Guiducci after the editor brought up a ChatGPT user's suicide. When Guiducci confronted Altman about the incident, the publicist warned Guiducci about running …

BBC Boss Walks Back ‘Doctor Who’ AI Comments

'I believe in human creativity,' insisted BBC director-general Matt Brittin.

‘Mike Rogers Is Watching You’: New Ad Blitz From Abdul El-Sayed Attacks Surveillance Support

Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is leaning into one of the major complaints about surveillance from voters this election cycle.

A Patent Filed by Microsoft Would Let Games Use AI to Rewrite Themselves

The new technology would consider how players explore the game and then rewrite the game to fit these interests.

Airbnb’s CEO Was Drowning in Meetings. Then He Built an AI ‘Brain’ That Cut Them in Half.

Here's how Brian Chesky turned to technology for help with a common CEO struggle.

The Godfather of AI wants an FDA-style approval system for the technology

Geoffrey Hinton said AI companies should have to convince a regulator their models are safe before releasing them, much like drugmakers.

I'm the CEO of Life360. My own childhood was surprisingly hands-off.

Life360 CEO Lauren Antonoff says her independent childhood shaped how she thinks about parenting, technology, and family connections.

Photos show how classrooms have changed for millennials, Gen Z, and Gen Alpha

Since 2000, classrooms in the US have seen dramatic changes. Photos show technology differences, cultural shifts between generations, and more.

Ready for Driverless Trucks? I Took a Ride in Kodiak’s Autonomous Semi

Kodiak is planning to bring its fully self-driving trucks to highways later this year. I took a test ride to see the technology in action.

Trump gives Musk, Huang, Su and Brin the National Medal of Science

Six technology leaders received the country’s highest honours for science and technology from President Donald Trump on Thursday, the White House said. Elon Musk, Sergey Brin, Jensen Huang and Lisa Su got the National Medal of Science. Michael Dell and Satya …

Dragon Quest Creator Yuji Horii Thinks AI Is Amazing As He No Longer Needs To Code Or Draw To Make A Game

The director has released his own Claude-driven adventure having spent months praising the technology

AI Models Built From Rat Brains Just Got Closer to Reality

The Biological Computing Company is bringing its AI tools to Amazon Web Services in a major boost for a once-fringe field that aims to marry nature with code.

Making gene-edited babies is illegal. This startup says it may be time to reconsider

Origin Genomics aims to prove the potential benefits of its technology for editing disease-causing genes in human embryos outweigh the risks.

An AI CEO is calling out the people who bash AI but can't stop using it

Verb CEO Cyrus Beschloss said people opposed to AI and data centers are still using the technology and would have a hard time giving it up.

I thought, 'What's more valuable than the family dog?' That question became a company with nearly $100M in sales.

Ken Ehrman used GPS to track corporate assets. After his niece's dog died, he applied the technology to keeping family pets safe.

'Saturday Night Live' spoofs Dario Amodei: ‘AI is the devil and I its maker’

In a sketch, "Saturday Night Live" portrayed Dario Amodei as a bumbling megalomaniac struggling to explain why his own technology won't end the world.

Palantir CTO says some AI researchers are taking up smoking because they expect AI to cure cancer

Some AI believers expect the technology to make smoking-related health risks like cancer a thing of the past, Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar said.

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Says There’s a ‘0% Chance’ AI Wipes Out Humanity by 2030

As AI insiders warn the technology could kill us all, the Nvidia CEO says he thinks these doom and gloom predictions are exaggerated.

AI researchers put out videos saying superintelligence is ‘exactly as dangerous as it sounds’

"The chance of human extinction is about a coin flip, in my view," Geoffrey Irving, a former OpenAI and Google DeepMind employee, said in a new interview. It's one of a dozen interviews with AI researchers, including current and former employees at OpenAI, Go…

Why Humanity’s Rush to Use AI Has a Blind Spot Most Leaders Are Missing

Companies are racing to adopt artificial intelligence, but buying better technology is only one part of transformation. Sustainable AI adoption requires three capacities working together.

AI Is Exposing a Leadership Blind Spot: Who’s Actually Responsible for Making Employees More Capable?

Companies have executives responsible for finance, technology, operations and human resources. But who is accountable for ensuring people actually become more capable over time?

Apple Could Owe Even More After $5.7 Billion Patent Verdict

Apple could face additional payments on top of a $5.7 billion patent verdict, with Taction Technology asking a federal judge for more damages, interest, and royalties on future iPhone and Apple Watch sales. The request follows a September jury verdict th…

Apple Reportedly Waiting on Samsung for Ultimate Bezel-Free iPhone Display

Apple is waiting on Samsung to perfect a next-generation OLED display technology that wraps almost vertically around a phone and essentially makes the sides themselves part of the screen, claims a Chinese leaker. Xiaomi's 2021 concept phone – bearing a str…

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Space Force Just Retired the Satellites That Watched for World War III

The last two remaining satellites were transported to an orbital graveyard as the program officially comes to an end.

Notorious 3D-Printed Gun Activist Debuts ‘AI That Can Generate Guns’

Freedom! Freedom! Freedom!

Here’s How OpenAI Says It Used AI to Find a Spy Inside Its Company

When your company makes the world's most famous hammer, a corporate spy is a problem that looks like a nail.

Some Retailers Are Opting Out of Selling Smart Glasses

Popular retailer Hans Anders says it will no longer sell smart glasses in Belgium or the Netherlands.

Tekever hits a $6.4bn valuation and plans acquisitions with its new round

The fund raise is precisely designed to support that growth, not only organically, developing new technology, but through acquisitions. Ricardo Mendes, founder and chief executive of Tekever, said that in an interview with Bloomberg Television on Wednesday. H…

US rejects global AI governance at UN Security Council

The United States is rejecting any global governance of advanced AI, telling the UN Security Council in New York today that each country should regulate the technology itself. Michael Kratsios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Poli…

Meta Connect 2026: The biggest news and announcements

It’s about time for Meta Connect, the company’s annual product launch event. This year, given the company’s major focus on AI and wearables like smart glasses, it seems likely that we’ll see updates from CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his team on those categories. T…

Reverse-engineered games: All the news on video game decomps, recomps, VR and web and 3D ports

It’s a wild time for retro gaming. Thanks to decompilations and recompilations of classic titles, those games are becoming unshackled from their proprietary code and original hardware to be ported to new devices or updated in ways to completely change the ori…

US suspending permanent residency programme for Microsoft and Capgemini, officials say

The US is suspending eight technology firms from PERM, the labour certification step that precedes an employer-sponsored green card, citing alleged fraud. Capgemini is the only European company named, and North America is its fastest-growing region at 29% of …

Drones buzz overhead, troops hunker underground in Ukraine's hellish Kill Zone

The frontline in the Russia-Ukraine war stretches more than 700 miles and has barely moved in four years. Yet straddling this line is the Kill Zone, dominated by constantly evolving drone technology.<br>

AI leaders warn U.N. of risks to humanity from the technology they are building

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was among tech industry leaders briefing an emergency meeting of the 15-member UN Security Council about AI (ANGELA WEISS) Leaders of major AI firms told the UN Security Council on Wednesday that the technology calls for heightened vigi…

AI leaders warn U.N. of risks to humanity from the technology they are building

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The heads of major artificial intelligence firms pleaded with the United Nations on Wednesday to set controls over the burgeoning technology they are designing in order to save the world — or, at least, its people. “If managed poorly, I…

2 Driverless Cars Crashed Going 155 mph. That Could Be a Good Thing

Only two of five vehicles finished the race around a notoriously difficult Formula 1 track, exposing what happens when autonomous systems meet blind corners, sensor failures, and physics.

A Tesla Flying Car? I Don’t Know, Man

The Federal Aviation Administration will likely have thoughts about the Tesla Roadster 2’s ability to leave the ground.

Nothing’s New Headphone (1) Pro Are Made for the Studio

With three drivers in each ear and tuning from Metropolis Studios, Nothing wants its new $399 cans to shine in the studio while also making your commute more musical.

First a gulf, then a lake, now a technology. Trump orders US agencies to call AI ‘super intelligence

President Donald Trump has now renamed a gulf, a lake, and a technology. On Tuesday, he signed an executive order telling every federal agency to stop saying ‘artificial intelligence’ and to call it ‘super intelligence’, or SI, instead. Also, on his Truth Soc…

Shifting AI Doomsday Predictions Reportedly Worry Banking Regulators

European regulators are expecting AI-driven financial chaos sooner than later.

Altman and Amodei Performed Their Stop-Us-From-Murdering-the-World Routine for the UN

I'm starting to think these CEOs would like the world to regulate their industry.

Here’s What ‘Lanterns’ Co-Creator Chris Mundy Has to Say About Manhunter Reproduction

The final episode of 'Lanterns' took a surprising turn that raised some interesting questions.

Mercedes-AMG’s first ground-up SUV is a 1,150hp electric beast

Earlier this year, Mercedes' AMG performance brand grabbed our attention with the GT four-door coupe, a souped-up sports sedan with three axial flux motors delivering over 1,150 horsepower. Well, now meet its beefier cousin, the 2028 Mercedes-AMG GT SUV, an e…

Rivian spinoff Mind Robotics hires Doug Field as president

Rivian spinoff Mind Robotics announced the appointment of Doug Field as president in a major coup for the EV company's secretive robotics startup. Field was a VP of special projects at Apple, where he was the de facto head of the company's ultimately unsucces…

Sam Altman says ‘some bad things’ will happen but AI is totally worth it

Sam Altman thinks that the benefits of AI will be so great that "the world should accept some bad things happening" along the way. The OpenAI CEO pointed to hacks, scams, and "other bad things" as costs society should expect to tolerate because "people will d…

Russian bot farms are still trolling, even after Ukraine’s drone strikes on Yandex

Days after Ukrainian military drones took down several Russian data centers, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed that the campaign had hurt Russia's disinformation efforts. "It suddenly became a little easier to breathe on many social platforms," Zelenskyy …

A Trump Mobile breach may have exposed data of more than 3,600 people

Trump Mobile appears to have suffered a data breach that may have exposed the data of 3,615 people, according to reports from PCMag and Straight Arrow News. The breach reportedly included names, home addresses, emails, phone numbers, and order information. PC…

Nvidia says its new AI safety platform can contain rogue agents within ‘milliseconds’

Nvidia is launching a new safety platform designed to contain and monitor AI agents, a move that comes in response to a wave of rogue hacking incidents, as reported earlier by Reuters. In an announcement on Monday, Nvidia says its new Open Agent Safety Platfo…

The last time my family was replaced by technology

My great-great-grandfather thought he’d be replaced by technology too. He was a farrier in Mandres-en-Barrois, the small village in rural France where I grew up.

No More Windows For The Dutch Government, Ze Kiezen Nu Linux

The events of the last few years have caused many in Europe to re-evaluate their reliance on large offshore technology companies, with a corresponding move to home-grown EU-based alternatives. It’s …read more

Two-Dimensional Material Now Easier to Manufacture

We often see scientific breakthroughs in journals or other media that’s reported on as if it’s a revolutionary technology guaranteed to reshape human existence, only to never hear about it …read more

UK to fight Russian disinformation and push new global AI standards, Burnham says

The UK could act as "an honest broker" on AI and other global challenges, the prime minister tells world leaders at the UN.