TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION

During the Trinity nuclear test on July 16, 1945, in the New Mexico desert—the world's very first test of an atomic bomb—a new material spontaneously formed. It was discovered only recently, by an international research team coordinated by geologist...

Computer Weekly reports on "the long-awaited reform of Britain's outdated Computer Misuse Act of 1990 — which has hamstrung the work of the nation's cyber security professionals and researchers for years."The Computer Misuse Act was passed 35...

The vibes around the current AI boom aren’t great, even in the tech industry, according to a lengthy social media post from Menlo Ventures partner Deedy Das. Das described San Francisco as “pretty frenetic right now,” as “the divide in...

ArXiv, a widely used open repository for preprint research, is doing more to crack down on the careless use of large language models in scientific papers.Although papers are posted to the site before they are peer-reviewed, arXiv (pronounced “archive”)...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Don’t implement sudden, sweeping changes at the first sign of disruption. Start small and prioritize strategically. The traditional hiring playbook prioritizes credibility, technical skills and industry experience — but these are no...

Tesla’s energy storage business is the elder statesman, at more than a decade old. Growth in its Powerwall (battery storage for homes) and Megapack (battery storage for utilities and commercial facilities) sales has, in recent years, helped to compensate...

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Wood heating is reintroducing lead into the air of local communities and homes, a systematic investigation by academics has found. Overwhelming evidence of lead's neurotoxicity meant the metal was...

Investors can’t seem to get enough of RJ Scaringe or his ideas.In less than a decade, the serial entrepreneur best known for his EV company Rivian has raised more than $12.3 billion from venture capital firms, as well as...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.Recent studies reveal a striking gap: affluent investors who engage in proactive, year-round tax planning retain, on average, 28% more of their portfolio growth over a 20-year period than those who don’t....

Zagorski says this is likely contributing to an uptick in meth use, but that it’s a “relatively minor” factor overall, with economic precarity and housing instability doing far more to drive the crisis.Nicky Mehtani, an assistant professor in the...