We are fascinated by stories about the past. Every time I see a commercial for Ancestry.com I am reminded of the allure of where we as individuals came from.
I am also drawn to stories about how the universe was created. Which is why the discovery of 80 new supernovae—the oldest ever identified, appearing a mere 1.9 billion years after the Big Bang—has captured the imaginations of so many.
This finding—think of it as the Ancestry family tree of the universe—was made
For nearly 30 years, Intel was the world’s biggest chipmaker. A decade ago, things began to shift, though—and these days, the company’s very future is at a crossroads.
Financials for the past two quarters have fallen far, far short of expectations. In the most recent quarter, Intel reported earnings of just 2 cents per share, versus an expected 10 cents, and the company suspended its dividend. Now, after shedding
Brat summer, Oasis, Greggs sausage rolls: What do these three things have in common? They’re all #Britishcore, according to the latest TikTok trend.
“Britishcore” is about celebrating the mundane aspects of British life. Less Bridgerton or Downtown Abbey, more community pubs, council estates, and bins covered with stickers off the bottom of disposable vapes.
Tensions between China, Taiwan, and the U.S. aren’t limited to aerial military maneuvers and drills on the high seas. The shadow conflict is also playing out in the technological arena.
One of the central drivers o
Japanese lunar firm ispace will launch its Hakuto-R lander to the Moon on a SpaceX Falcon 9 no earlier than December, CEO Takeshi Hakamada said this week.
The lander, called Resilience, is funded by private capital and JAXA, the Japanese space agency, and is expected to be shipped to Cape Canaveral a month and a half before launch.
It will deliver six payloads to the lunar surface, including the first experiment to attempt electrolysis on the Moon, and
Days after Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump went head-to-head in their first (and so far, only) televised debate, the memes don’t appear to be slowing down.
Bringing Simpsons memes to Springfield
After Trump’s unhinged and unfounded claim t
Since Elon Musk acquired Twitter, renamed it X, fired much of its staff and made other big changes, a steady stream of celebr
OpenAI introduced on Thursday OpenAI o1, a new series of large language models the company says are designed for solving difficult problems and working though complex tasks.
The models
A federal judge in Utah has temporarily blocked a social media access law that leaders said was meant to protect the personal privacy of children and limit their use of such platforms, saying it is unconstitutional.
U.S. District Court Judge Robert Shelby on Tuesday issued the prelimi
Fentanyl overdoses have become a leading cause of death for minors in the last five years or so, even as overall drug use has dropped slightly. In a 2022 analysis of fentanyl-laced prescription pills, the DEA found that six out of 10 contained a potentially lethal dose of the