Judge rules Department of Energy's climate working group was illegal

Meant to undercut EPA regulations, the group tried to work in secret. [...]

Elon Musk's SpaceX has acquired his AI company, xAI

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has acquired xAI, the companies announced. The merger will “form the most ambitious, vertically-integrated innovation engine on (and off) Earth, with AI, rockets, space-based in [...]

Bringing the "functionally extinct" American chestnut back from the dead

Wiped out in its native range by invasive pathogens, the trees may make a comeback. [...]

The Morning After: Elon Musk’s SpaceX is buying his AI company, xAI

Like some sort of corporate Russian doll, SpaceX has announced its acquisition of xAI. The merger will “form the most ambitious, vertically integrated innovation engine on (and off) Earth,” accord [...]

Databricks' serverless database slashes app development from months to days as companies prep for agentic AI

Five years ago, Databricks coined the term 'data lakehouse' to describe a new type of data architecture that combines a data lake with a data warehouse. That term and data architecture are n [...]

Struggle to find podcasts that land with you? Spotify's new prompt tool can now build you a curated pod playlist on topics you want to hear

Are you a pop head or a weird science enthusiast? Spotify now lets you create playlists of podcast episodes on your favorite topics. [...]

What happened to Amelia Earhart? New book takes on the case.

Rachel Hartigan on her new book, Lost: Amelia Earhart's Three Mysterious Deaths and One Extraordinary Life. [...]

April's Pink Moon Won't Actually Be Pink, but It's Tied to Easter

The full moon in April helps determine the date for Easter each year. [...]

Mistral's New Ultra-Fast Translation Model Gives Big AI Labs a Run for Their Money

“Too many GPUs makes you lazy,” says the French startup's vice president of science operations, as the company carves out a different path than the major US AI companies. [...]