How Louvre thieves exploited human psychology to avoid suspicion—and what it reveals about AI

For humans and AI, when something fits the category of “ordinary,” it slips from notice. [...]

Your Phone Pinging Hijacks Your Brain for 7 Seconds, Study Finds

It's tough to ignore the buzz of your phone when a new message arrives. [...]

Trump promised a drilling boom, but US energy industry hasn’t been interested

Exec: “Liberation Day chaos and tariff antics have harmed the domestic energy industry." [...]

Honda shows off three new EVs in Tokyo, but its US plans are getting more tepid

Every two years, the Japan Mobility Show gives us a preview of the future of motoring as envisioned by the major Japanese manufacturers. Sadly, for Honda, the resounding message coming from this year& [...]

RFK Jr.'s HHS Orders Lab Studying Deadly Infectious Diseases to Stop Research

NIAID's Integrated Research Facility is one of the few federal facilities charged with studying Ebola. Tuesday afternoon, all of its work was put on indefinite pause by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.' [...]

Ancient Egyptians likely used opiates regularly

Study identified several trace chemical signatures of opium in ancient Egyptian alabaster vase. [...]

Harvard sues to block government funding cuts

Suit claims the funding freeze violates First Amendment, Title VI procedures. [...]

We have the first video of a plant cell wall being built

Plant cells without a cell wall are fragile, so it's hard to image its construction. [...]

Google DeepMind is sharing its AI forecasts with the National Weather Service

Here's an AI-government collaboration of a less… unsettling variety than some. Google DeepMind is teaming up with the National Hurricane Center (NHC) for tropical cyclone season. The AI researc [...]