Bumblebees can spontaneously solve problems, study finds

Scientists in Finland found bees could solve an insect version of the classic “box-and-banana” problem. Despite having tiny brains, bumblebees have demonstrated a remarkable ability to socially learn how to use tools, solve simple puzzles, and cooperate to achieve a goal. It seems they can also solve object-manipulation tasks…

It doesn’t feel very agricultural: The 2026 Subaru Solterra review

​Subaru’s badge-engineered SUV remains on sale alongside the new Trailseeker.  After a slow start, Subaru’s electrification journey picked up a bit this year with the debut of a pair of new electric vehicles, the Uncharted and the Trailseeker. Neither is truly an in-house Subaru—like the Solterra EV before them,…

Used Waymo robotaxi batteries become backup storage for power grids

Used Waymo batteries will bolster California and Texas energy storage projects. Thousands of electric vehicles in Waymo’s autonomous robotaxi fleet may eventually give up their used batteries for a very different purpose—contributing up to hundreds of megawatt-hours of stationary energy storage to local power grids. That prospect comes from…

Microsoft, Atom Computing update their quantum computing progress

Some quantum computing companies we’ve covered have done recent progress updates. With dozens of companies, from small startups to tech giants, pursuing quantum computing, there’s a steady flow of results as they try to find a path to utility. We typically focus on new technologies and major landmarks, which…