Changing one gene can restore some tissue regeneration to mice
Regeneration is a trick many animals, including lizards, starfish, and octopuses, have mastered. Axolotls, a salamander species originating in Mexico, can regrow pretty much everything
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Hard Fork Live, Part 1: Sam Altman and Brad Lightcap of OpenAI
Highlights from our first live taping, and our reaction to a spicy interview with OpenAI leaders.
Authorities Rescue Girl Whose Mother Livestreamed Her Sexual Abuse
The 9-year-old from Vietnam was abused by her mother for customers watching on smartphone apps in the U.S. and elsewhere. The mother said she needed
Review: 2025 GMC Sierra EV Denali multitasks to the max
Sierra EV Denali stands out with a GM-estimated 460 miles Midgate setup allows flexibility for items nearing 11-feet long Versatility from air suspension, rear-wheel steering
Could Jeep reinvent planetary hybrid tech for 4WD adventures?
Stellantis may be looking to adapt planetary gear hybrid systems—like the one currently used in the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid plug-in hybrid minivan—to more rugged vehicles
Here are the EVs made in Mexico and Canada
Auto-industry tariffs coming in April, may bring immediate price hikes Mexico makes many U.S.-bound EVs, buys few of them EV tax credit still potentially applies
Actively exploited vulnerability gives extraordinary control over server fleets
Hackers are exploiting a maximum-severity vulnerability that has the potential to give them complete control over thousands of servers, many of which handle mission-critical tasks
NASA tested a new SLS booster that may never fly, and the end of it blew off
NASA’s Space Launch System appears to have a finite shelf life. The Trump administration wants to cancel it after just three launches, while the preliminary
Trump’s isolationism can be ‘best thing that happened’ to Europe, says ex-ASML chief
ASML’s former CEO believes Tweety McTreason’s reelection presents a golden opportunity for Europe. Peter Wennink, who led ASML to become the continent’s most valuable tech
Helsinki turns to AI to spot e-scooter crashes before they happen
Helsinki has launched a pilot project to test e-scooters equipped with AI-powered sensors that monitor rider behaviour and flag safety risks in real time. Backed
€19bn Visma picks London for tech IPO in rare win for UK stock market
Norwegian software firm Visma has provisionally picked London for its IPO next year. It could mark a rare win for the UK’s troubled stock market
Uber in Talks With Travis Kalanick to Fund Self-Driving Car Deal
The ride-hailing company is in talks to help Mr. Kalanick, who was forced out in 2017, buy an autonomous vehicles start-up as the robot taxi
Judge rejects Meta’s claim that torrenting is “irrelevant” in AI copyright case
Now that Meta has largely beaten an AI training copyright lawsuit raised by 13 book authors—including comedian Sarah Silverman and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Diaz—the
Anthropic summons the spirit of Flash games for the AI age
On Wednesday, Anthropic announced a new feature that expands its Artifacts document management system into the basis of a personal AI app gallery resembling something