“It’s the strongest evidence yet that particles dominated by a glueball component can exist in nature.” Physicists with the Beijing Spectrometer III (BES III) experiment have uncovered convincing new evidence of the existence of so-called glueballs, an elusive composite particle made entirely of gluons predicted by quantum theory. The…
Streaming platform says user-generated content “may be used for future Gen AI model improvements.” Twitch now lets users opt out of Amazon’s use of content from their channels to train Amazon’s “generative AI content models.” The change, announced today, comes more than two years after a company executive confirmed…
Hundreds of Homeland Security drones retasked to survey wildlife and livestock. Hundreds of US government drones have switched from border surveillance to a different surveillance mission this summer—looking for signs of screwworm infestations in wild animals and livestock herds. The flesh-eating New World Screwworm is the parasitic larva that…
JCB has invested heavily in hydrogen to power its diggers and other machinery. It’s been far too long since I’ve been able to report a new land speed record. For a while, it looked like Bloodhound might have been able to make good on its 1,000 mph (1,609 km/h)…
Google focuses more on AI and curated experiences than spec upgrades in 2026. Google has revealed its Pixel phone hardware for 2026, and you won’t be surprised. The Pixel 11 series looks a lot like last year’s lineup, featuring an evolution of the design Google adopted with the Pixel…
The deal starts with the arrival of the GEN4 car and 2026-27 season this December. Formula E is set to make a big change in terms of visibility when season 12 gets underway this December. It has signed a new multiyear deal to broadcast the sport on Disney+ and…
In a recent study, evolution gets even messier than usual. The Cambrian explosion may have been fueled by poop. The first animals on Earth emerged about 600 million years ago, and 60 million years later, those simple early animals evolved in wildly different directions, branching out into a diverse…
FBI Atlanta confirms it’s looking into the incident, no arrests made. On Monday, passengers aboard Delta flight 591 going from Las Vegas to Atlanta allegedly spoofed the onboard Wi-Fi, raising the attention of federal law enforcement. The incident came one day after the DEF CON security conference concluded in…
This follows many drone incursions into Romania and a failed attack in Germany. Romanian army divers used explosives to destroy two Russian-made drones found floating in the Black Sea near Romania’s largest natural gas project, according to the NATO member country’s defense minister. Defense Minister Radu Miruță posted a…
Device-bound session credentials thwart an increasingly common form of account takeover. Google’s Chrome browser has added a new feature that could go a long way in preventing a form of account takeover that’s grown increasingly common as users adopt two-factor authentication, passkeys, and similar protections. The new Chrome protection…
