2025-04-02

DeepMind’s new research restrictions threaten AI innovation, warns Iris.ai CEO

Google DeepMind’s reported clampdown on sharing research will stifle AI innovation, warns the CEO of Iris.ai, one of Europe’s leading startups in the space. The UK-based lab has tightened its rule [...]

2025-04-02

Male fruit flies drink more alcohol to get females to like them

Alcohol makes male fruit flies sexier by stimulating the production of sex pheromones. [...]

2025-04-01

SpaceX launches Fram2, the first crewed spaceflight to explore Earth's polar regions

SpaceX has successfully launched the Fram2 private crewed mission on March 31 at 9:46 PM Eastern time on top of a Falcon 9 rocket. Fram2 is the first human spaceflight to explore the Earth's pola [...]

2025-04-01

Commercial fusion power companies moving toward test systems

A tokamak moves forward as two companies advance plans for stellarators. [...]

2025-03-31

Research roundup: 2,400-year-old clay puppets; this is your brain on Klingon

Also: testing the efficacy of WWI "dazzle" camouflage; how the male blue-lined octopus survives deadly mating ritual. [...]

2025-03-31

Startup Founder Claims Elon Musk Is Stealing the Name ‘Grok’

Elon Musk said he borrowed the name from a 1960s science fiction novel, but another AI startup applied to trademark it before xAI launched its chatbot. [...]

2025-03-30

Beyond encryption: Why quantum computing might be more of a science boom than a cybersecurity bust

While quantum computers will be able to break traditional encryption, we’re still a long way from “No More Secrets” decryption. [...]

2025-03-30

Why Adding a Full Hard Drive Can Make a Computer More Powerful

Ten years ago, researchers proved that adding full memory can theoretically aid computation. They’re just now beginning to understand the implications. [...]

2025-03-30

NASA’s Curiosity rover has found the longest chain carbon molecules yet on Mars

It’s a significant finding in the search for alien life. [...]