science
NOAA CONFIRMS El NINO IS HERE, COULD BE THE STRONGEST IN 140 YEARS
Oceans have absorbed 23 zettajoules of heat in recent years, the equivalent of 365 million atomic bombs. Now the climate system's best-known disruptor is loading…
science
SCIENTISTS DISCOVER OLDEST WHALE GRAVEYARD
A 2023 expedition found 476 fossilized whales and at least five active whale falls in the Diamantina fracture zone, some dating back 5.3 million years.
science
CORNELL RESEARCHERS RESTORE DISCARDED EV BATTERIES TO 95%
The DEER process soaks electrodes in an electrochemical solution to dissolve the degradation layer, allowing cleaned components to go straight back into new cells without being rebuilt from scratch.
science
LIFE BIOSCIENCES DOSES FIRST PATIENT IN REVERSE AGING TRIAL
A Boston company founded by Harvard's David Sinclair is testing whether reprogramming cells can restore vision lost to glaucoma and NAION. The eye is the…
science
SPACE SUGAR? ASTRONOMERS FIND FOUR-CARBON SUGAR IN DEEP SPACE
The discovery of erythrulose in a molecular cloud raises new questions about how prebiotic chemistry gets seeded across the galaxy.
science
THE LONG AND STRANGE HISTORY OF MOLLY GUARDS
The protective devices that stop us from accidentally destroying our data have a surprising origin story, and they are everywhere.
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space
SPACEX LISTS AT $1.8TN, MUSK BECOMES FIRST TRILLIONAIRE
SpaceX has raised $75bn from financial firms ahead of its listing on Friday, the biggest stock market debut in history.
consumer tech
WAYMO LAUNCHES $30 PREMIER MEMBERSHIP
The robotaxi company is offering priority pickups, 10% cash back, and early access to new cities for frequent users, positioning itself as a premium alternative…
ai
OPENAI ACQUIRES ONA, INCREASES AGENTIC CAPABILITIES
The cloud startup's secure environments will let OpenAI's coding assistant handle multi-day tasks, expanding beyond the single-session paradigm that has limited AI coding tools.
climate & energy
AMAZON RELEASES WATER USAGE DATA, CLAIMS EFFICIENCY
Amazon consumed 2.5 billion gallons in 2025, claims it is seven times more efficient than the industry average.
consumer tech
AMAZON ECHO HUB GETS MASSIVE UPDATE
The free software update puts users in control of their smart home dashboard like never before, with drag-and-drop tiles, room-based grouping, and Ring AI integration.
space
NASA'S ASTROPIX GAMMA-RAY SENSOR TO FLY ON 2027 ROBOT ARM MISSION
A new silicon-pixel detector will measure gamma rays in an energy range where current NASA telescopes are less sensitive, and it gets there via a…
consumer tech
GOOGLE'S NEW SMART HOME SPEAKER ARRIVES NEXT WEEK
The head of Google Home told early access testers to watch their inboxes, and Best Buy Canada has the device listed for June 25.
consumer tech
CASHAPP LAUNCHES $40 PHONE PLAN? BUT WHY?
The Square-owned payments app is now selling wireless service through an MVNO running on AT&T, and the play is not about minutes. It is about…