Letter urges Congress to take action to safeguard integrity of independent peer-review system. Last month, the Trump administration issued an executive order asserting political control over grant funding, including all federally supported research. In general, the executive order inserts a layer of political control over both the announcement of…
The lower-powered ROG Xbox Ally comes in at a more reasonable $599.99. Microsoft and Asus revealed the ROG Xbox Ally handheld PC gaming line in June and promised an October 16 launch date in August. But they waited all the way until Thursday night to reveal preorder pricing set at…
Keyboard uses low-profile Gateron Blue switches and an RP2040 controller. The Raspberry Pi 500 (and 400) systems are versions of the Raspberry Pi built for people who use the Raspberry Pi as a general-purpose computer rather than a hobbyist appliance. Now the company is leaning into that even more…
A new genetic technique lets museum samples track population dynamics. In late 2017, a study by Krefeld Entomological Society looked at protected areas across Germany and discovered that two-thirds of the insect populations living in there had vanished over the last 25 years. The results spurred the media to…
Ditching Google could help Amazon better monetize its streaming gadgets. After the posting—and apparent editing—of a job opening spotted this week, it’s expected that Amazon will bring its homegrown operating system to Fire TV devices this year. Most of Amazon’s Fire-branded devices, which include tablets, currently run some version…
“Russia and China already occupy important strategic hills and mountains in space.” Germany’s defense minister, Boris Pistorius, said Thursday that it’s time for his country to consider putting “offensive capabilities” in space after revealing Russian spacecraft are tracking two communications satellites used by the German military. Speaking at the…
New mobile chatbot feature analyzes conversations overnight. On Thursday, OpenAI announced ChatGPT Pulse, a new “push” feature that generates personalized daily updates for users without having to ask each time. The preview feature, available now for Pro subscribers on mobile, marks OpenAI’s latest attempt to make ChatGPT proactive rather…
Drug patents frequently cite research that the NIH wouldn’t be able to fund. The proposed federal budget would see drastic cuts made to most of the agencies that fund science. The sheer magnitude of the cuts—including a 40 percent slashing of money going to the National Institutes of Health—would…
AI-selected portfolios might perform well in a growing market, but experts warn of downturn risks. With AI chatbots growing in popular usage, it was only a matter of time before large numbers of people began applying them to the stock market. In fact, at least 1 in 10 retail…
Tech firms pressed to explain if H-1B workers are paid less than US workers. Senators are demanding answers from Big Tech companies accused of “filing thousands of H-1B skilled labor visa petitions after conducting mass layoffs of American employees.” In letters sent to Amazon, Meta, Apple, Google, and Microsoft—among…
