Technology

A new twist on pencil graphite might be a key ingredient to better cancer treatment, scientists in Singapore say. Graphite is composed of stacked layers of graphene, a single-atom-thick sheet of carbon atoms arranged in repeating hexagonal rings. Now...

If you try to get AI to do all your work, it’s definitely detrimental, because then you lose your skills to write and read. It can make students more lazy. But that’s your loss, if you’re using it to...

Take a look at what being called "a stunning phenomenon," captured in a photo taken from the International Space Station as it passed above a thunderstorm over Mexico and the American Southwest.So what was it? "A rare form...

OpenAI announced late Friday that it’s updating its latest model to be “warmer and friendlier.”The company recently launched the much-anticipated GPT-5 in a process that CEO Sam Altman admitted was “a little more bumpy than we’d hoped for,” with...

A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Federal Trade Commission’s investigation into left-leaning advocacy group Media Matters.Back in 2023, Media Matters published research showing ads from major companies had appeared alongside antisemitic and other offensive content...

Anthropic has announced new capabilities that will allow some of its newest, largest models to end conversations in what the company describes as “rare, extreme cases of persistently harmful or abusive user interactions.” Strikingly, Anthropic says it’s doing this...

If You Have a Dog, Consider These KitsI don’t have a dog, so I didn't try these at-home DNA test kits for dogs, but these are the kits specifically for dogs from Basepaws and Wisdom Panel, the two companies...

Compare the Top 5 PillowsHonorable MentionsThere are far too many pillows on the market. We've listed our favorites above, but even that doesn't cover the wide array of serviceable designs out there for a good night's sleep. If, somehow,...

I’m looking out at Alcatraz Island from a Mediterranean restaurant in San Francisco with hundred-dollar fish entrées on the menu. As I make small talk with other reporters, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman jumps through the door on my left....

The tech layoff wave is still kicking in 2025. Last year saw more than 150,000 job cuts across 549 companies, according to independent layoffs tracker Layoffs.fyi. So far this year, more than 22,000 workers have been the victim of...