2025-12-14

For the First Time, AI Analyzes Language as Well as a Human Expert

If language is what makes us human, what does it mean now that large language models have gained “metalinguistic” abilities? [...]

2025-12-13

Google Data Centers Are Returning Nuclear Power to Tornado Country

A destructive storm in 2020 prematurely shut down Iowa’s only nuclear plant. With Google’s plans to reopen it to power nearby data centers, will extreme weather threaten the reactor’s safety? [...]

2025-12-13

Sharks and rays gain landmark protections as nations move to curb international trade

Gov'ts agree to ban or restrict international trade in shark meat, fins, and other products. [...]

2025-12-12

Exodus is delayed to early 2027

So there's good news and bad news about the highly anticipated Exodus coming out of The Game Awards this year. The good news is that there's a fresh trailer showcasing more of the game. The [...]

2025-12-12

People Are Already Taking This Unapproved New Weight-Loss Drug

Retatrutide, originally developed by Eli Lilly, has found a loyal fan base—even though clinical trials of the drug still haven’t finished. [...]

2025-12-12

The Best Meteor Shower of the Year Is Coming—Here’s How to Watch

The highlight of the year, the Geminids are the most active and colorful meteor shower, offering the chance to see hundreds of shooting stars every hour when they peak in mid-December. [...]

2025-12-12

Investors commit quarter-billion dollars to startup designing “Giga” satellites

"If we build these platforms well, we get to ask new questions about what's possible in orbit." [...]

2025-12-12

In 2025, AI and EVs gave the US an insatiable hunger for power

You may be surprised to learn electricity only accounts for 21 percent of the world’s energy consumption. Fossil fuels and the rest all play their part to make the world go around, but their role is [...]

2025-12-11

OpenAI's GPT-5.2 is here: what enterprises need to know

The rumors were true, and the "Code Red" is over: OpenAI today announced the release of its new frontier large language model (LLM) family: GPT-5.2.It comes at a pivotal moment for the AI pi [...]