Technology

As the leading online retailer in the US and the UK, Amazon sells just about everything. (Like the logo says, from A to Z.) Whether you are shopping online for a cheap portable charger, eco-friendly cleaning supplies, or headphones...

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: Trey had struggled with alcoholism for 15 years, eventually drinking heavily each night before quitting in December. But staying sober was a struggle for the 36-year-old first responder from Atlanta,...

MaryLou CostaTechnology ReporterReporting fromVilnius, LithuaniaAstrolightEglė Elena Šataitė is the head of Space Hub LT, a Vilnius-based agency supporting space companies as part of Lithuania's government-funded Innovation Agency. "Our government is, of course, aware of the reality of where we...

Tesla's stock price slumped Monday after CEO Elon Musk's announced over the weekend that he has formed a new political party following his acrimonious split from President Trump. The electric vehicle company's stock fell 6.8%, to $293.94...

At around the age of 40, Maja Olecka’s friend suddenly found she could no longer handle her drink. Quantities...

Is an artificial intelligence revolution about to transform mathematics? Some prominent mathematicians think so, thanks to automated tools that...

"Citizen scientists have successfully located thousands of previously unknown pairs of 'eclipsing binary' stars," reports the Washington Post, citing a recent announcement from NASA.The ongoing initiative helps space researchers hunt for "eclipsing binary" stars, a rare phenomenon in...

China "is pouring money into building an AI supply chain with as little reliance on the U.S. as possible," reports the Wall Street Journal.And now Chinese AI companies "are loosening the U.S.'s global stranglehold on AI," reports the...

Academics may be leaning on a novel strategy to influence peer review of their research papers — adding hidden prompts designed to coax AI tools to deliver positive feedback.Nikkei Asia reports that when examining English-language preprint papers available on...

Distant exoplanets can be dodgy to spot even in the best of observations. Despite the challenges, a team of astronomers just reported the discovery of a gas giant exoplanet that lies about 400 light-years from Earth. It’s called TOI-4465 b...