For the eighth year in a row, the world’s oceans absorbed a record-breaking amount of heat in 2025. Since 2018, a group of researchers from around the world has crunched the numbers on how much heat the world’s oceans are absorbing each year. In 2025, their measurements broke records…
Hunter-gatherers probably derived the poison from the milky bulb extract of a Boophone disticha plant. Poisoned arrows or darts have long been used by cultures all over the world for hunting or warfare. For example, there are recipes for poisoning projective weapons, and deploying them in battle, in Greek…
Canceled contracts and scaled-back product plans turn out to be costly. American automakers who got overenthusiastic about electric vehicles continue to pay the price—literally. Yesterday, General Motors told investors that building and selling fewer EVs will cost the company $6 billion. Still, things could be worse—last month, rival Ford…
“The crew is highly trained, and they came to the aid of their colleague right away.” NASA officials said Thursday they have decided to bring home four of the seven crew members on the International Space Station after one of them experienced a “medical situation” earlier this week. The…
SK Hynix and Micron are also riding high on the AI industry’s demand for RAM. Supply shortages and big price increases for RAM and storage have been a major drag for enthusiasts and PC builders in recent months. And while we haven’t yet seen large, widespread price increases for…
“Under the right conditions, some dogs present behaviors strikingly similar to those of young children.” When it comes to cognitive ability, not all dogs are created equal. Most dogs can learn simple action cues like “sit” or “down.” But so-called “gifted word learner” (GWL) dogs exhibit a remarkable ability…
New feature will allow users to link medical and wellness records to AI chatbot. On Wednesday, OpenAI announced ChatGPT Health, a dedicated section of the AI chatbot designed for “health and wellness conversations” intended to connect a user’s health and medical records to the chatbot in a secure way.…
After record-setting launch, Western holiday sales are down compared to the first Switch. Nintendo’s Switch 2 was an unmitigated market success for Nintendo following its launch last June, selling a record-setting 3.5 million units worldwide in its first four days and reaching over 10 million shipments in just under…
US also pulling out of pacts promoting development, democracy, and human rights. Donald Trump has decided to withdraw the US from the world’s most important climate treaty, as well as from dozens of other international organizations, as the president intensifies efforts to upend decades of global cooperation tackling rising…
Will LLMs ever be able to stamp out the root cause of these attacks? Possibly not. There’s a well-worn pattern in the development of AI chatbots. Researchers discover a vulnerability and exploit it to do something bad. The platform introduces a guardrail that stops the attack from working. Then,…
