Scientists discovered that a week of full submergence is enough to kill most rice plants, making flooding a far greater threat than previously understood. Intensifying extreme rainfall events may amplify these losses unless vulnerable regions adopt more resilient rice varieties.

Scientists found that people who use both cannabis and tobacco show a distinct brain pattern tied to mood and stress regulation. Their scans revealed higher levels of an enzyme that reduces a natural feel-good molecule in the brain. This imbalance may help explain why co-users experience more anxiet...

A lawyer representing JPMorgan said Javice’s legal team billed for expenses including luxury hotel upgrades, 24 hours of work in a single day, and cellulite butter.

A federal jury in California ruled Friday that Apple must pay medical device maker Masimo $634 million for infringing a patent on blood oxygen monitoring technology.

You can watch "Jeopardy!" on YouTube TV again.

Researchers found that tau proteins don’t jump straight into forming Alzheimer’s-associated fibrils—first they assemble into soft, reversible clusters. When the clusters were dissolved, fibril growth was almost entirely suppressed. This reveals a promising new strategy: stop the precursors, st...

This week, I was designing a safety gate for a piece of equipment which can surely kill someone. I’m not well educated on guarding standards and we currently don’t have a person internal to the company who is an expert. I plugged the information into ChatGPT and asked it to provide the standard...

Researchers digitally mapped ancient Chinese tombs and discovered that their distribution mirrors shifts in political stability, population movements, and natural geography. Peaceful, prosperous eras produced more elaborate and numerous burial sites, while wartime periods saw far fewer. Tomb cluster...

Scientists uncovered Australia’s oldest known crocodile eggshells, revealing the secret lives of ancient mekosuchine crocodiles that once dominated inland ecosystems. These crocs filled surprising niches, including terrestrial stalking and possibly tree-dropping ambushes.

The BBC looks into whether artificial intelligence (AI) can help people who struggle when clothes are oddly sized.

Leaked documents reveal how much OpenAI paid Microsoft under a revenue-share agreement. They also indicate inference costs.

VC Andy Konwinski argues that the U.S. is losing its AI research dominance to China.

A complete list of all the known layoffs in tech, from Big Tech to startups, broken down by month throughout 2024.

A timeline of ChatGPT product updates and releases, starting with the latest, which we’ve been updating throughout the year.

The new data, released Friday, finally addresses some of the biggest criticisms of the paltry "safety reports" Tesla's released for years.

If you want a pop of color and style, then the Oura Ring 4 Ceramic might be the smart ring for you.

Amazon spilled the TEA Yet another supply chain attack has hit the npm registry in what Amazon describes as "one of the largest package flooding incidents in open source registry history" - but with a twist. Instead of injecting credential-stealing code or ransomware into the packages, this one is a...

"the floor of the building settled 2 inches, leaving a crack about 1 1/2 inches from the second floor to the roof." Can anyone find a copy of the permit drawings in public domain? Guessing failure of a transfer element at the second floor level. Sounds like a PT tendon let loose or ...

OpenAI says users can now personalize ChatGPT to stop using the em dash in its output.

The U.S. Department of Justice said five people — including four U.S. nationals — "facilitated" North Korean IT workers to get jobs at American companies, allowing the regime to earn money from their remote labor.

The deal will see Charm Industrial collect forestry waste and transform it into a bio-oil it buries underground.

Crooks spoof US insurers, threaten bogus extradition to pry loose personal data and cash Chinese speakers in the US are being targeted as part of an aggressive health insurance scam campaign, the FBI warns.…

The annual instalment of the massive series faces new challenges from competitor Battlefield 6.

A German court has found that Google has abused its dominant market position in the price comparison sector, ruling that the company must pay a total of €572 million ($665.6 million) in damages to two German price comparison companies.

Users in Europe who have opted in to the third-party integration will be able to share messages, images, voice messages, videos, and files.

Pine Labs, backed by PayPal and Mastercard, gained 14% on its market debut.

Google’s Pixel 10 Pro Fold improves durability with a tighter hinge, IP68 rating, a bigger battery, and brighter display, but its weaker camera system compared to the Pixel 10 Pro muddies its “Pro” branding.

Genetic, isotopic, and forensic evidence has conclusively identified the remains of Duke Béla of Macsó and uncovered remarkable details about his life, ancestry, and violent death. The study reveals a young nobleman with Scandinavian-Rurik roots who was killed in a coordinated, emotionally charged...

Advisory updated as leading cybercrime crew opens up its target pool The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued new guidance to organizations on the Akira ransomware operation, which poses an imminent threat to critical sectors.…

A massive, well-preserved impact crater has been uncovered in Guangdong, revealing the signature of a powerful meteorite strike during the Holocene. Measuring 900 meters across, it dwarfs other known craters from the same era. Shock-damaged quartz confirms the intense forces involved. Its survival i...

Scientists have finally confirmed a powerful coronal mass ejection from another star, using LOFAR radio data paired with XMM-Newton’s X-ray insights. The eruption blasted into space at extraordinary speeds, strong enough to strip atmospheres from close-orbiting worlds. This suggests planets around...

With a new "Share to TikTok" button, Amazon Music users can share songs, albums, playlists, and personal listening highlights from their Insights on Amazon Music directly to TikTok. 

Laser light can physically distort Janus TMD materials, revealing how their asymmetrical structure amplifies light-driven forces. These effects could power breakthroughs in photonic chips, sensors, and tunable light technologies.

Scientists have decoded the atomic-level secrets behind catalysts that turn propane into propylene. Their algorithms reveal unexpected oxide behavior that stabilizes the catalytic reaction by clustering around defective metal sites. The findings could help streamline industrial chemistry and inspire...

The company claimed in a blog post this was the "first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign".

TechCrunch spoke with Harvey's CEO and co-founder Winston Weinberg about the wild ride that he and co-founder Gabe Pereyra have been on so far.

The ChatGPT maker describes this pilot as just a “small first step” toward creating a more "shared experience" in the app. The private chats and personal ChatGPT memory stay completely private. Group chats are invitation-only, and members can leave at any time.

Researchers in Greenland used a 10-kilometer fiber-optic cable to track how iceberg calving stirs up warm seawater. The resulting surface tsunamis and massive hidden underwater waves intensify melting at the glacier face. This powerful mixing effect accelerates ice loss far more than previously unde...

Hektoria Glacier’s sudden eight-kilometer collapse stunned scientists, marking the fastest modern ice retreat ever recorded in Antarctica. Its flat, below-sea-level ice plain allowed huge slabs of ice to detach rapidly once retreat began. Seismic activity confirmed this wasn’t just floating ice ...

Researchers have created a prediction method that comes startlingly close to real-world results. It works by aiming for strong alignment with actual values rather than simply reducing mistakes. Tests on medical and health data showed it often outperforms classic approaches. The discovery could resha...

Exercise appears to spark a whole-body anti-aging cascade, and scientists have now mapped out how it happens—and how a simple oral compound can mimic it. By following volunteers through rest, intense workouts, and endurance training, researchers found that the kidneys act as the hidden command cen...

Ultra-endurance athletes can push their bodies to extraordinary extremes, but even they run into a hard biological wall. Researchers tracked ultra-runners, cyclists, and triathletes over weeks and months, discovering that no matter how intense the effort, the human body maxes out at about 2.5 times ...

The goalposts are moving for AI startups when it comes to growth, product features, and just about everything else.

Checkout.com will instead donate the amount to fund cybercrime research Digitial extortion is a huge business, because affected orgs keep forking over money to get their data back. However, instead of paying a ransom demand after getting hit by extortionists last week, payment services provider Chec...

A newly detected super-Earth just 20 light-years away is giving scientists one of the most promising chances yet to search for life beyond our solar system. The discovery of the exoplanet orbiting in the habitable zone of its star was made possible by advanced spectrographs designed at Penn State an...

Researchers engineered “gyromorphs,” a new type of metamaterial that combines liquid-like randomness with large-scale structural patterns to block light from every direction. This innovation solves longstanding limitations in quasicrystal-based designs and could accelerate advances in photonic c...

Bumble bees battling invasive Argentine ants may win individual fights but ultimately lose valuable foraging time, putting pressure on colonies already strained by habitat loss, disease, and pesticides. New research shows bees often avoid ant-occupied feeders, and while their size helps them win one...

Nearly 10,000 staff and contractors warned after attackers raided newspaper's Oracle EBS setup The Washington Post has confirmed that nearly 10,000 employees and contractors had sensitive personal data stolen in the Clop-linked Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) attacks.…

Researchers have uncovered surprising evidence that anxiety may be controlled not by neurons but by two dueling groups of immune cells inside the brain. These microglia act like biological pedals—one pushing anxiety forward and the other holding it back.

Scientists studying aging found that sensory inputs like touch and smell can cancel out the lifespan-boosting effects of dietary restriction by suppressing the key longevity gene fmo-2. When overactivated, the gene makes worms oddly indifferent to danger and food, suggesting trade-offs between lifes...