After years of using Things 3, iOS 26 could move me to Reminders
WWDC 2025 is in the rear-view mirror, and it’d be fair to say there was…
Health Costs Consume a Large Portion of Income for Millions of People with Medicare
Medicare and Social Security play a central role in the lives of tens of millions of older adults and people with disabilities in the U.S., in the form of health insurance from Medicare and retirement or disability income from Social Security. Yet, even with Medicare coverage, beneficiaries can face substantial out-of-pocket health care costs, which…
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Astronomers uncover enormous bubble bigger than our Solar System
Astronomers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have discovered a vast and expanding bubble of gas and dust surrounding a red supergiant star – the largest structure of its kind ever seen in the Milky Way. The bubble, which contains as much mass as the Sun, was blown out in a mysterious stellar eruption around…
Scientists finally crack the secret to perfect chocolate flavor
Researchers have identified key factors that influence the flavor of chocolate during the cocoa bean fermentation process, a discovery that could offer chocolate producers a powerful tool to craft consistently high-quality, flavor-rich chocolate. Scientists from the University of Nottingham’s School of Biosciences examined how cacao bean temperature, pH, and microbial communities interact during fermentation and…
Scientists solve 30-year mystery of a hidden nutrient that shields the brain and fights cancer
An international team of scientists, co-led by researchers at the University of Florida and Trinity College Dublin, has cracked a decades-old mystery in human biology: how our bodies absorb a micronutrient that we rely on for everything from healthy brain function to cancer defense. Queuosine – pronounced “cue-o-scene” – is a vitamin-like micronutrient that we…
A safe painkiller? New research raises concerns about Tylenol’s safety in pregnancy
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found that prenatal exposure to acetaminophen may increase the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism spectrum disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), in children. The study, published on August 14 in BMC Environmental Health, is the first to apply the rigorous Navigation Guide methodology to systematically…
Why Did a $10 Billion Startup Let Me Vibe-Code for Them—and Why Did I Love It?
Sitting a few feet away was Simon Last, one of Notion’s three cofounders. He is gangly and shy, an engineer who has relinquished management responsibilities to focus on being a “super IC”—an individual contributor. He stood to shake my hand, and I awkwardly thanked him for letting me vibe-code. Simon returned to his laptop, where…
In a first, Google has released data on how much energy an AI prompt uses
So some Gemini prompts use much more energy than this: Dean gives the example of feeding dozens of books into Gemini and asking it to produce a detailed synopsis of their content. “That’s the kind of thing that will probably take more energy than the median prompt,” Dean says. Using a reasoning model could also…
Meet Wukong, the AI Chatbot China Has Installed on Its Space Station
The latest addition to China’s Tiangong space station is an AI chatbot with expertise in navigation and tactical planning. Named Wukong AI—after the protagonist of the “Monkey King” legend in Chinese mythology, Sun Wukong—the chatbot was introduced on the space station in mid-July, and has already completed its first mission: supporting three taikonauts during a…
AI Mode in Google Search adds personalization, agentic features
AI is making Google Search radically more helpful, so you can ask any question on your mind and get things done. Starting today, we’re bringing more advanced agentic and personalized capabilities to AI Mode so you can make progress on your tasks and get more tailored information based on your interests. We’re also bringing AI…
