2025-08-13

OpenAI, cofounder Sam Altman to take on Neuralink with new startup

Sam Altman says we could soon have "high-bandwidth brain-computer interfaces." [...]

2025-08-13

OpenAI and Sam Altman are reportedly creating a startup rival to Elon Musk's Neuralink

Sam Altman is preparing to co-found a new company funded by OpenAI that will go up against Elon Musk's Neuralink, The Financial Post reported. The startup, called Merge Labs, will use AI for its [...]

2025-08-13

This Might Be the Most Massive Black Hole Ever Discovered

New measurements of the galaxy at the heart of the “Cosmic Horseshoe” indicate that it could house the most massive object ever seen in the universe. [...]

2025-08-13

Study: Social media probably can’t be fixed

"The [structural] mechanism producing these problematic outcomes is really robust and hard to resolve." [...]

2025-08-13

RFK Jr. Is Supporting mRNA Research—Just Not for Vaccines

HHS is slashing hundreds of millions in funding for mRNA vaccines and infectious disease treatments, but leaving the door open to mRNA therapies for cancer and genetic conditions. [...]

2025-08-12

Central American Beaches Are Being Overrun With Local and Foreign Plastic

A study of plastic bottles washed up on the Pacific coast of Latin America has identified a double problem—a mass of local waste combined with long-traveling bottles from Asia. [...]

2025-08-11

RFK Jr. posted fishing pics as CDC reeled from shooting linked to vaccine disinfo

Anti-vaccine activist RFK Jr. has vilified COVID-19 vaccines and the CDC. [...]

2025-08-11

The Black Market for Fake Science Is Growing Faster Than Legitimate Research, Study Warns

A small but growing number of academics are improperly taking credit for articles, citations, and authorships, allowing them to appear prestigious without having conducted their own research. [...]

2025-08-11

AI summaries can downplay medical issues for female patients, UK research finds

The latest example of bias permeating artificial intelligence comes from the medical field. A new study surveyed real case notes from 617 adult social care workers in the UK and found that when large [...]