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OpenAI president says it’s ‘building a family of devices’ for its AI …
In an interview with our friend Joanna Stern on her YouTube channel, OpenAI president Greg Brockman said the company is working on a "family of …
The US government just banned Roombas
When the Trump administration announced yesterday that it was banning "advanced robotic devices" from entering the United States, the headlines were all about humanoids. But …
Google's "privacy-preserving" age verification system is coming to the Play Store
Google's new API relies on parents to set age ranges in Family Link.
Spectacular fossil preserves internal organs of ancient marine reptile
A stunningly intact marine reptile named Austronaga minuta that lived around 245 million years ago may have looked like a miniature version of more famous …
Elon Musk’s xAI is trying to sue its way out of a …
Musk defends Grok, says Minnesota's nudifying app ban is unconstitutional.
Sorry, haters. Ferrari’s first EV is doing just fine
To the horror of commenters across the internet, the Ferrari Luce appears to be a sales success.
Waymo robotaxis are starting to return to freeways
The freeway pause — and its restart — comes amid increased scrutiny into Waymo and other robotaxi operators, particularly over how these self-driving vehicles behave …
The US Is Making the Most Fuel Since Pre-Covid. It’s Not Enough.
US refiners are turning crude oil into products like gasoline and diesel at a pace not seen since before the Covid-19 pandemic, but even that …
US government bans new foreign-made humanoids, robot dogs, and solar inverters, citing …
The ban largely affects U.S. imports from China, which currently dominates the global market for making humanoid robots and solar inverters.
Yet more qubit tech: New quantum dot options, diamond vacancies
Companies are making sure we have a surplus of options for building qubits.
‘The breath just went out of us’: people return to their homes …
Residents struggle to take in the devastation five days after El Morro was evacuated as fires burned across countryside west of Spanish capitalThe handwritten sign …
Actually, Starliner might fly into space this year
"We're feeling pretty good about that," Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said.
Fifa opens disciplinary proceedings against Argentina
Fifa opens disciplinary proceedings against Argentina over their behaviour after their World Cup final loss to Spain and throughout the tournament.
Google brings its age-assurance technology to Android developers worldwide
Google is expanding its Play Age Signals API, giving Android developers a privacy-preserving way to tailor experiences based on users’ age ranges.
What changes will occur on Earth as the moon moves further away?
From tides to eclipses, the slow departure of our moon will affect life on Earth, say our correspondents
Why don’t dogs look up when a low-flying plane passes overhead?
One correspondent with a particularly intelligent dog begs to differ with this question, while another looks to deepen the mystery
Are flies following a strategy when they keep hitting windows? Part 3
An Australian reader with an abundance of flies in their locality tries to answer a question that has intrigued many of our readers
This week’s new questions
If the sun suddenly disappeared, how long would life on Earth last, from humans and plants to subterranean bacteria? And why do humans so readily …
A handy guide to the science of super-long fingernails
Feedback is delighted by a deep dive into why people sometimes wear "artificially elongated fingernails". But does it do more than just scratch the surface?
Tom Gauld on the Great Wise One
Tom Gauld's weekly cartoon
Twisteddoodles on twin studies
This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles
Worry about what your children eat, but don’t forget your own diet
Measures like bans on advertising junk food to children are essential for instilling healthy eating at a young age, but we shouldn't let adults off …
Our verdict on Claire North’s space opera Slow Gods: a big thumbs-up
There was unusual consensus amongst New Scientist Book Club members about our read for July, with readers falling over themselves to praise this big-concept slice …
'It's our home, it's our forest': BBC speaks to locals fighting France …
Firefighters are battling flare-ups in 40C heat in the Gironde region, as some locals have refused to heed evacuations.
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