Water drops on soap bubble films act like merging galaxies
Water droplets on soap films orbited and merged like colliding galaxies, a technique that could help scientists study the cosmos.
‘That is in fact untrue!’ Witness snaps back as Jim Jordan descends into shouting fit
A witness pushed back on House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) after he suggested that Fairfax County, Virginia, had a policy of not prosecuting
AI can take the friction out of life, but some effort can be good
Technologies, including chatbots, promise to make life easier. But removing the friction, or effort involved in thinking, has costs.
Trump nominee busted selling out his own work to suck up for promotion
President Tweety McTreason’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives faced withering questions from a Democratic lawmaker, who busted him lying
97% of marketers use AI daily – 78% of consumers wish they wouldn’t
Nearly every marketer in the world is now using AI to make creative work. Nearly every consumer would still rather that a person had
BCG is training its AI sales agent on what not to do – and that might be the smarter bet
Boston Consulting Group is doing something slightly unusual with its new AI sales agent. It is teaching it how to fail. The agent, called
Apple’s App Store model for AI
Apple has a design for AI life. It hopes to build on the outstanding hardware performance its systems already provide to create a fantastic environment in
Iran urges BRICS nations to condemn US-Israeli war aggression
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also accused the UAE of direct involvement in military operations against Iran.
Iraq’s parliament approves new Ali al-Zaidi government
PM sworn in and 14 ministers approved in new government though parliament fails to reach consensus on several posts.
‘Absolutely no fuel’: Cuba hit by blackouts, protests amid power outages
Large parts of eastern Cuba were plunged into darkness in the latest round of nationwide electricity shutdowns.
‘There are 4 people in those pixels’: Earth-based telescope snapped Artemis II crew orbiting the moon
A blurry new photo captured by the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia shows Artemis II’s Orion capsule circling the moon more than 200,000 miles
A pill can stop people from developing COVID after being exposed to the virus, trial finds
A pill called ensitrelvir is the first drug shown to effectively reduce infection after exposure to SARS-CoV-2.
High-status Roman woman was buried in a lead coffin with jet hairpins and exotic resins, archaeologists find
A burial of an elite Roman-era woman who appears to have been buried with exotic resins has been discovered in Colchester.
At least 9 killed, several injured as Russian barrage destroys residential buildings in Ukraine
Russia on Thursday unleashed a third straight day of massive drone and missile attacks on Ukraine, killing nine people and injuring dozens while levelling buildings