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Elon Musk's $1tn pay deal approved by Tesla shareholders

BBC TechnologyTechnology4 hours ago
The richest man in the world will get hundreds of millions of new shares if he hits his targets.

Texas sues Roblox for 'putting paedophiles and profits' over safety

BBC TechnologyTechnology5 hours ago
Roblox said it is "disappointed" that it is being sued based on "misrepresentations and sensationalised claims".

Mini llama proteins show promise for Alzheimer’s treatment

Science dailyScience5 hours ago
Miniature antibodies from camels and llamas can slip into the brain more easily than conventional drugs, offering a new way to treat disorders like Alzheimer’s and schizophrenia. Researchers say these “nanobodies” could reshape the future of brain medicine.

Common acne drug may protect against schizophrenia

Science dailyScience6 hours ago
Scientists have discovered a surprising benefit of the acne drug doxycycline: it may lower the risk of schizophrenia. Teens prescribed the antibiotic were about one-third less likely to develop the condition as adults. The effect could stem from the drug’s ability to reduce brain inflammation. Res...

Fire-blocking chemicals promise safer buildings

BBC TechnologyTechnology8 hours ago
New treatments promise to make buildings fire-resistant without using older, toxic chemicals.

Tesla delays reveal of production Roadster 2 to April Fools’ Day

TechCrunchTechnology8 hours ago
Musk said he picked the date so he "could say I was just kidding" if it changes again. He had spent months teasing a reveal by the end of this year.

Chris Sacca’s VC firm is raising a second nuclear fusion fund 

TechCrunchTechnology9 hours ago
With fusion advances showing real promise, Lowercarbon Capital plans to double down.

Grand Theft Auto 6 delayed again until November 2026

BBC TechnologyTechnology9 hours ago
The most anticipated video game of all time receives a second official delay from makers Rockstar Games.

Tesla to begin Cybercab production in April, Musk claims

TechCrunchTechnology9 hours ago
Elon Musk said he expects Tesla to be able to put all the Cybercabs it builds on the road, and thanked Waymo for "paving the path."

Gootloader malware back for the attack, serves up ransomware

The registerSecurity9 hours ago
Move fast - miscreants compromised a domain controller in 17 hours Gootloader JavaScript malware, commonly used to deliver ransomware, is back in action after a period of reduced activity.…

Accel backs Uber rival Rapido as Prosus boosts stake

TechCrunchTechnology10 hours ago
TVS Motor booked a 152% return as it sold its Rapido stake to Accel and Prosus. Founded in 2015, Rapido has grown into a major player in India's ride-hailing market, competing with Uber, Ola, and inDrive.

Grand Theft Auto VI is delayed — again

TechCrunchTechnology10 hours ago
Perhaps one of the most anticipated video games of all time, GTA VI is now slated for a November 19, 2026, release.

Tesla shareholders approve Elon Musk’s $1T pay package

TechCrunchTechnology10 hours ago
The proposal received more than 75% approval. Musk can earn the $1 trillion in shares over the next 10 years if Tesla hits a number of milestones.

Laude Institute announces first batch of ‘Slingshots’ AI grants

TechCrunchTechnology10 hours ago
Slingshots AI grants provide resources that would be unavailable in most academic settings. Its debut program has 15 startups focused on AI evaluation.

Meta estimates that it earns 10% of its revenue from scams, report says

TechCrunchTechnology11 hours ago
These fraudulent ads purport to offer a product or service that isn't actually real, and may be intended to solicit payments from less savvy users.

Sam Altman says OpenAI has $20B ARR and about $1.4 trillion in data center commitments

TechCrunchTechnology11 hours ago
Altman named a long list of upcoming business he thinks will generate significant revenue.

Google to buy carbon credits from massive Amazonian reforestation project

TechCrunchTechnology12 hours ago
The deal is the first selected by the Symbiosis Coalition, an advance market commitment founded to seed the market for nature-based carbon removal.

Amazon launches an AI-powered Kindle Translate service for e-book authors

TechCrunchTechnology12 hours ago
Kindle Translate, an AI-powered translation service, is designed to broaden the reach of e-book authors.

Sam Altman says he doesn’t want the government to bail out OpenAI if it fails

TechCrunchTechnology12 hours ago
The furor over Sarah Friar's comments grew so loud that Trump's AI czar David Sacks weighed in.

Ford execs reportedly discuss ending the F-150 Lightning

TechCrunchTechnology12 hours ago
Production was already paused as Ford prioritizes gas and hybrid versions of the truck. The Lightning has been on the market for three years.

Sora for Android saw nearly half a million installs on its first day

TechCrunchTechnology12 hours ago
This makes the Android launch more than 4x the size of the iOS launch, with 327% more installs (360,000) — but the firm notes that's not an apples-to-apples comparison.

SpaceX’s Starlink secures more spectrum and airlines as it passes 8 million customers

TechCrunchTechnology14 hours ago
The internet provider has bought more 'direct to cell' spectrum licenses from EchoStar and struck a deal with the owner of British Airways.

Meta brings its short-form video feed of AI slop to Europe

TechCrunchTechnology14 hours ago
Meta says that since the launch of Vibes, media generation in the Meta AI app has jumped more than tenfold.

Subtle Computing’s voice isolation models help computers understand you in noisy environments

TechCrunchTechnology14 hours ago
Subtle Computing has raised $6 million in seed funding to build voice-isolation models. The startup plans to announce a hardware device next year.

Italian political consultant says he was targeted with Paragon spyware

TechCrunchTechnology15 hours ago
WhatsApp notified the consultant, who works for left-wing politicians, that his phone was targeted with spyware made by Paragon.

Grand Theft Auto studio accused of 'union busting' after sacking workers

BBC TechnologyTechnology16 hours ago
A union representing people in the gaming sector said 31 people were fired at Rockstar's UK studios.

Antarctica’s collapse may already be unstoppable, scientists warn

Science dailyScience16 hours ago
Researchers warn Antarctica is undergoing abrupt changes that could trigger global consequences. Melting ice, collapsing ice shelves, and disrupted ocean circulation threaten sea levels, ecosystems, and climate stability. Wildlife such as penguins and krill face growing extinction risks. Scientists ...

New 2D material transforms air into fuel and fertilizer

Science dailyScience16 hours ago
Researchers are exploring MXenes, 2D materials that could transform air into ammonia for cleaner fertilizers and fuels. Their atomic structures can be tuned to optimize performance, making them promising alternatives to expensive catalysts.

BillionToOne Goes Public — The Startup That Made Genetic Testing Universal

Hacker NewsTechnology16 hours ago
Today, BillionToOne goes public, becoming YC's fourth publicly traded biotech company. More importantly, they have built one of the most important genetic tests in the U.S. Today, 1 in 11 babies born in the US are tested with BillionToOne's fetal genetic test.

Mastodon’s latest software update brings quote posts to all server operators

TechCrunchTechnology17 hours ago
Mastodon's latest software version brings quote posts with added controls to all servers.

Peloton recalls 833,000 bikes after reports of injuries

TechCrunchTechnology17 hours ago
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning Peloton users to stop using the affected bikes immediately.

A new equation may explain the Universe without dark matter

Science dailyScience17 hours ago
A new theory claims dark matter and dark energy don’t exist — they’re just side effects of the universe’s changing forces. By rethinking gravity and cosmic timelines, it could rewrite our understanding of space and time itself.

Colossal stars forged the Universe’s earliest clusters

Science dailyScience18 hours ago
A team of astrophysicists has unveiled how colossal stars thousands of times more massive than the Sun shaped the earliest star clusters and galaxies. These short-lived giants not only forged the strange chemical fingerprints found in ancient globular clusters but may also have been the seeds of the...

SonicWall fingers state-backed cyber crew for September firewall breach

The registerSecurity20 hours ago
Spies, not crooks, were behind digital heist – damage stopped at the backups, says US cybersec biz SonicWall has blamed an unnamed, state-sponsored collective for the September break-in that saw cybercriminals rifle through a cache of firewall configuration backups.…

Malware-pwned laptop gifts cybercriminals Nikkei's Slack

The registerSecurity21 hours ago
Stolen creds let miscreants waltz into 17K employees' chats, spilling info on staff and partners Japanese media behemoth Nikkei has admitted to a data breach after miscreants slipped into its internal Slack workspace, exposing the personal details of more than 17,000 employees and business partners....

The Universe may have already started slowing down

Science dailyScience22 hours ago
Evidence now suggests the universe’s expansion has started to slow, not speed up. The findings imply dark energy is weakening, marking a possible revolution in cosmology.

Astronomers discover dying stars eating their planets

Science dailyScience23 hours ago
Astronomers have discovered that aging stars may be devouring their closest giant planets as they swell into red giants. Using NASA’s TESS telescope to study nearly half a million stars, scientists found far fewer close-orbiting planets around older, expanded stars—clear evidence that many have ...

New gel regrows tooth enamel and could transform dentistry

Science dailyScience1 days ago
Researchers have created a bioinspired gel that can regenerate tooth enamel by mimicking natural growth processes. The fluoride-free material forms a mineral-rich layer that restores enamel’s strength and structure while preventing decay. It can even repair exposed dentine and reduce sensitivity. ...

Scientists find hidden brain source that fuels dementia

Science dailyScience1 days ago
Weill Cornell researchers uncovered how free radicals from astrocyte mitochondria can fuel dementia. Using new compounds that target these radicals at their source, they slowed brain inflammation and neuronal damage in mice. The findings reveal a potential breakthrough for treating diseases like Alz...

Nanotech makes cancer drug 20,000x stronger, without side effects

Science dailyScience1 days ago
A Northwestern team transformed a common chemotherapy drug into a powerful, targeted cancer therapy using spherical nucleic acids. The redesign dramatically boosted drug absorption and cancer-killing power while avoiding side effects. This innovation may usher in a new era of precision nanomedicine ...

Scientists may have found how to reverse memory loss in aging brains

Science dailyScience1 days ago
Virginia Tech researchers have shown that memory loss in aging may be reversible. Using CRISPR tools, they corrected molecular disruptions in the hippocampus and amygdala, restoring memory in older rats. Another experiment revived a silenced memory gene, IGF2, through targeted DNA methylation editin...

'Vibe coding' named word of the year by Collins Dictionary

BBC TechnologyTechnology1 days ago
The art of making an app by describing it to artificial intelligence (AI) tops 10 new terms on the shortlist.

Will quantum be bigger than AI?

BBC TechnologyTechnology1 days ago
The highly complex technology is increasingly being tipped to transform computing.

King handed Nvidia boss a letter warning of AI dangers

BBC TechnologyTechnology1 days ago
In the 2023 remarks from the King he said AI was "no less important than the discovery of electricity" but warned the risks must be tackled.

MP wants Elon Musk's chatbot shut down over claim he enabled grooming gangs

BBC TechnologyTechnology1 days ago
SNP MP Pete Wishart says he is seeking legal advice over the "disturbing" AI-generated social media post.

France moves to suspend Shein website as it opens first store in Paris

BBC TechnologyTechnology1 days ago
The economy ministry said proceedings would last until Shein proved all of its content complied with French law.

A breakthrough map reveals how the brain really works

Science dailyScience1 days ago
Scientists have shown that brain connectivity patterns can predict mental functions across the entire brain. Each region has a unique “connectivity fingerprint” tied to its role in cognition, from language to memory. The strongest links were found in higher-level thinking skills that take years ...

Attackers abuse Gemini AI to develop ‘Thinking Robot’ malware and data processing agent for spying purposes

The registerSecurity1 days ago
Meanwhile, others tried to social-engineer the chatbot itself Nation-state goons and cybercrime rings are experimenting with Gemini to develop a "Thinking Robot" malware module that can rewrite its own code to avoid detection, and build an AI agent that tracks enemies' behavior, according to Google ...

Turning CO2 into clean fuel faster and cheaper

Science dailyScience1 days ago
A new copper-magnesium-iron catalyst transforms CO2 into CO at low temperatures with record-breaking efficiency and stability. The discovery paves the way for affordable, scalable production of carbon-neutral synthetic fuels.

A 480-million-year-old parasite still infects oysters today

Science dailyScience1 days ago
Researchers discovered fossil evidence showing that spionid worms, parasites of modern oysters, were already infecting bivalves 480 million years ago. High-resolution scans revealed their distinctive question mark-shaped burrows. The finding highlights a parasitic behavior that has remained unchange...