"Aivilization" experiment lets over 22,000 AI agents model what future societies could become

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is running an experiment called Aivilization, where more than 22,000 AI agents simulate what a future society might look like.<br /> Th [...]

How Android phones became an earthquake warning system

The system uses phones' accelerometers to trigger warnings ahead of the shaking. [...]

Einstein Showed That Time Is Relative. But … Why Is It?

The mind-bending concept of time dilation results from a seemingly harmless assumption—that the speed of light is the same for all observers. [...]

The Morning After: The next Google Pixel event kicks off on August 20

What can you expect from Google’s Made By Pixel event? Well, according to the media invite we got (brag), it’s promising new Pixel phones, watches, buds and more.<br /> Last year, that was t [...]

How Does the Hive Mind Work in ‘Pluribus?

The “Joining” seems to connect people via radio waves. Let’s dig into the physics at play. [...]

Gemini 3 Pro scores 69% trust in blinded testing up from 16% for Gemini 2.5: The case for evaluating AI on real-world trust, not academic benchmarks

Just a few short weeks ago, Google debuted its Gemini 3 model, claiming it scored a leadership position in multiple AI benchmarks. But the challenge with vendor-provided benchmarks is that they are ju [...]

The Lisbon Airport is turning away private jets inbound for the Web Summit

Startup founders and government officials have been confronted with a unique flavor of first-world problem at this year's Web Summit, Financial Times reports. The Lisbon Airport has been forced t [...]

The Hunt for a Fundamental Theory of Quantum Gravity

Black hole and Big Bang singularities break our best theory of gravity. A trilogy of theorems hints that physicists must go to the ends of space and time to find a fix. [...]

Southwestern drought likely to continue through 2100, research finds

Weather patterns that drive drought in the Southwest may persist for several decades. [...]