NASA is looking at proposals from the private sector to establish communication to and from Mars. Source
A few months ago, Anthropic quietly hired its first dedicated "AI welfare" researcher, Kyle Fish, to explore whether future AI models might deserve moral consideration and protection, reports AI newsletter…
Want to see a shooting star? Read on. Source
Cloudy Skies Microplastics may literally be changing the weather. In a press release, Penn State says that its environmental researchers have found evidence that microplastics may help in the formation of…
Discretion Advised Last month, three NASA astronauts and one Russian cosmonaut were diverted to a hospital in Florida upon returning to Earth from the International Space Station — and the…
During November, Uranus will be in opposition, allowing folks to view the blue planet easier than they normally would. Source
Like a lot of competitors in the global launch industry, Russia for a long time dismissed the prospects of a reusable first stage for a rocket. As late as 2016,…
During my first semester as a computer science graduate student at Princeton, I took COS 402: Artificial Intelligence. Toward the end of the semester, there was a lecture about neural…
There is now a multitude of content related to the teardown of Apple’s redesigned Mac mini, with a closer look showing that the compact powerhouse features a spiraling heatsink with…
Former Apple engineer Alex Ruber and former Twitter and Asana engineer Parth Chopra first met on Y Combinator’s founder match platform, then met in person at a thrift store for…
SpaceX's Starbase general manager, Kathy Leuders, has shared details about when her firm will catch the Starship second-stage rocket with the tower catch arms. SpaceX made history in October after…
Microplastics cause clouds to form in places where they wouldn't otherwise, which is likely to have knock-on effects on the weather and climate. Source
Isekai manhwa has some characteristics that make it unique: they're flashy, their battle scenes are always focused in close-ups with high-eye detail animations, and quite charged with special effects. All…
Apple's $1.5 billion deal with Globalstar, through which the firm acquired a 20% stake in the company and provided it with the funds to build out a mobile satellite service…
The CEO of top Canadian cryptocurrency firm WonderFi was recently the victim of a harrowing kidnapping in Toronto, escaping only after the fulfillment of a $1 million ransom demand. Details…
I used the Rise Science app to help with my sleep health and productivity. What I discovered is the app isn't for everyone. Here's why. Source
Anthropic has unveiled improved Claude AI that can control computers directly, allowing the AI to complete complex tasks that previously required direct human input. A partnership with Palantir provides the…
Deal | The enormous 8TB SSD is still a very pricey purchase, but PC owners who are in dire need of a massive amount of super-quick storage space might want…
The European Space Agency's Hera mission is on its way toward Mars, where it will get a gravity assist before going on to its asteroid target. Source
Three NASA astronauts who recently returned from the International Space Station have declined to discuss a medical issue that occurred following landing. Source