Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard has correctly guessed the outline of the popular Netflix show’s live-action spin-off – and it’s ‘like David Lynch’s Twin Peaks’
A key Stranger Things actor has already guessed a big detail about one of its…
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…
Google names Stephen Curry Performance Advisor during Made by Google 2025
Today at Made by Google, we’re announcing 4x NBA Champion, 2x MVP and Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry is officially joining Google as our new Performance Advisor as part of a long-term partnership spanning Google Health, Google Pixel and Google Cloud. As someone who uses technology to maximize every aspect of his own…
Ancient solar system crash may explain Bennu and Ryugu’s origin
A Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) review of data collected from near-Earth asteroids Bennu and Ryugu supports the hypothesis that they were originally part of the Polana collisional family in the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. The study compared spectroscopy data from Polana with spacecraft and laboratory data from Bennu and…
New Release: Tails 6.19 | The Tor Project
Changes and updates Update Tor Browser to 14.5.6. Update the Tor client to 0.4.8.17. Update Thunderbird to 128.13.0. Fixed problems For more details, read our changelog. Get Tails 6.19 To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your Persistent Storage Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 6.0 or later to 6.19. If you cannot do…
Astronomers stunned by the strangest supernova ever seen
An international team of scientists, led by Northwestern University astrophysicists, has detected a never-before-seen type of exploding star, or supernova, that is rich with silicon, sulfur and argon. When massive stars explode, astrophysicists typically find strong signatures of light elements, such as hydrogen and helium. But the newly discovered supernova, dubbed SN2021yfj, displayed a startling…
Voyager missed it, but James Webb Just Found Uranus’ hidden moon
Southwest Research Institute led a James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) survey, discovering a previously unknown tiny moon orbiting Uranus. A team led by SwRI’s Dr. Maryame El Moutamid discovered the small object in a series of images taken on Feb. 2, 2025, bringing Uranus’ total moon count to 29. “As part of JWST’s guest observer…
