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Do you really need to buy a new TV? Seven simple ways to upgrade your setup (some are even free)
18/11/2025 14:00
Don’t splash out just yet! From a system update to better room lighting, a little fine-tuning could save you hundreds
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Do you really need to buy a new TV? While the latest specs and outrageous screen sizes may well be a temptation, perhaps you can save money (and the environment) by holding off a little longer. With some simple tips and tricks, you can level up your TV experience.
Of course, the Fomo is real. Back in the day, the only reason to buy a new TV was when the old one fizzled and died. One telly was much the same as another, and features rarely changed.
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The 11 best US Black Friday and Cyber Monday travel deals already taking off
18/11/2025 13:47
From Away, Calpak and REI, here are budget-friendly reasons to upgrade your suitcase, replace your headphones and finally invest in a set of packing cubes
Snag these home and kitchen Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals
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While the Black Friday deals landscape can be overwhelming – and you might be tempted to avoid it completely – some actually incredible deals do exist out there, particularly in the travel space. As a travel journalist and the writer of a packing list newsletter, I’m always on the hunt for luggage, clothing and gear that will streamline my travel process. During Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, I keep a trained eye on the retailers with genuine discounts on carry-on suitcases, comfortable loungewear and more. Pro tip: if a specific item catches my eye, I will Google it to see if another website is offering a more enticing deal. (It usually is.)
So if you’re hunting for items that will upgrade your travels without blowing your budget, use my curated guide to inform your shopping. I’ll be regularly updating the deals throughout the holiday sales period, so check back here for more savings over the next two weeks.
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The Economist - Science & technology
Geothermal’s time has finally come
18/11/2025 13:11
This source of energy could become bigger than nuclear
MIT Technology Review
Networking for AI: Building the foundation for real-time intelligence
18/11/2025 11:03
The Ryder Cup is an almost-century-old tournament pitting Europe against the United States in an elite showcase of golf skill and strategy. At the 2025 event, nearly a quarter of a million spectators gathered to watch three days of fierce competition on the fairways. From a technology and logistics perspective, pulling off an event of…
MIT Technology Review
Realizing value with AI inference at scale and in production
18/11/2025 11:02
Training an AI model to predict equipment failures is an engineering achievement. But it’s not until prediction meets action—the moment that model successfully flags a malfunctioning machine—that true business transformation occurs. One technical milestone lives in a proof-of-concept deck; the other meaningfully contributes to the bottom line. Craig Partridge, senior director worldwide of Digital Next…
MIT Technology Review
Google’s new Gemini 3 “vibe-codes” responses and comes with its own agent
18/11/2025 11:00
Google today unveiled Gemini 3, a major upgrade to its flagship multimodal model. The firm says the new model is better at reasoning, has more fluid multimodal capabilities (the ability to work across voice, text or images), and will work like an agent. The previous model, Gemini 2.5, supports multimodal input. Users can feed it…
Technology | The Guardian
Cloudflare outage causes error messages across the internet
18/11/2025 10:11
US company that defends millions of websites against malicious attacks says it believes issue ‘is now resolved’
A key piece of the internet’s usually hidden infrastructure suffered a global outage on Tuesday, causing error messages to flash up across websites.
Cloudflare, a US company whose services include defending millions of websites against malicious attacks, experienced an unidentified problem that meant internet users could not access some of its customers’ websites.
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Amazon vs Perplexity: the AI agent war has arrived
18/11/2025 09:02
A lawsuit over automated shopping reveals a deeper struggle over who will control the next generation of AI and what happens when autonomous agents start acting on our behalf
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Lies, damned lies and AI: the newest way to influence elections may be here to stay
Elon Musk’s Grok AI briefly says Trump won 2020 presidential election
AI is guzzling energy for slop content – could it be reimagined to help the climate?
How Google’s DeepMind tool is ‘more quickly’ forecasting hurricane behavior
Anthropic announces $50bn plan for datacenter construction in US
SoftBank sells stake in Nvidia for $5.8bn as it doubles down on OpenAI bets
US markets struggle amid tech sell-off and economic uncertainty
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Roblox rolls out age-verification features in Australia as gaming platform insists child social media ban should not apply
18/11/2025 09:00
Online gaming company says voluntary age assurance technology will limit teens and children messaging users outside their own age groups
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As Roblox rolls out new age assurance features to prevent teens and kids from chatting with adults they do not know, it has insisted Australia’s upcoming under-16s social media ban should not apply to its services.
The company, which is releasing the new features in Australia first, said that from Wednesday users will be able to voluntarily have their age estimated by going through the Persona age estimation technology, built into the Roblox app. It will access the camera of a user’s device and take a live estimation of their age based on their facial features.
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The Download: AI-powered warfare, and how embryo care is changing
18/11/2025 08:10
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The State of AI: How war will be changed forever —Helen Warrell & James O’Donnell It is July 2027, and China is on the brink of invading Taiwan. Autonomous drones with AI targeting…
Technology | The Guardian
Crypto market sheds more than $1tn in six weeks amid fears of tech bubble
18/11/2025 07:03
Bitcoin price at lowest level since April while FTSE 100 falls as Google boss warns there is ‘irrationality’ in AI boom
More than $1tn (£760bn) has been wiped off the value of the cryptocurrency market in the past six weeks amid fears of a tech bubble and fading expectations for a US rate cut next month.
Tracking more than 18,500 coins, the value of the crypto market has fallen by a quarter since a high in early October, according to the data company CoinGecko.
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Roblox to block children from talking to adult strangers after string of lawsuits
18/11/2025 07:00
Gaming platform to use facial age estimation to limit chats to similar age groups, as allegations of grooming grow
The online games platform Roblox is to start blocking children from talking to adult and much older teen strangers from next month as it faces fresh lawsuits alleging it has been exploited by predators to groom children as young as seven.
Roblox has reached 150 million daily players of games including viral hits Grow a Garden and Steal a Brainrot but has been hit by legal claims alleging the system’s design has made “children easy prey for paedophiles”.
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Master System at 40: the truth about Sega’s most underrated console
18/11/2025 07:00
Forty years ago, the Nintendo Entertainment System dominated the markets in Japan and the US. But in Europe, a technologically superior rival was making it look like an ancient relic
There’s an old maxim that history is written by the victors, and that’s as true in video games as it is anywhere else. Nowadays you’d be forgiven for thinking that the Nintendo Entertainment System was the only console available in the mid-to-late 1980s. If you were brought up in Nintendo’s target markets of Japan and North America, this chunky contraption essentially was the only game in town – the company had Mario after all, and its vice-like hold on third-party developers created a monopoly for major titles of the era. But in Europe, where home computers ruled the era, the NES was beaten by a technologically superior rival.
The Sega Master System was originally released in Japan in the autumn of 1985 as the Sega Mark III. Based around the famed Z80 CPU (used in home computers such as the Spectrum, Amstrad and TRS-80) and a powerful Sega-designed video display processor, it boasted 8kb of RAM, a 64-colour palette and the ability to generate 32 sprites on screen at one time – making the NES (based on the older 6502 processor) look like an ancient relic.
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‘Fear really drives him’: is Alex Karp of Palantir the world’s scariest CEO?
18/11/2025 05:00
His company is potentially creating the ultimate state surveillance tool, and Karp has recently been on a striking political and philosophical journey. His biographer reveals what makes him tick
In a recent interview, Alex Karp said that his company Palantir was “the most important software company in America and therefore in the world”. He may well be right. To some, Palantir is also the scariest company in the world, what with its involvement in the Trump administration’s authoritarian agenda. The potential end point of Palantir’s tech is an all-powerful government system amalgamating citizens’ tax records, biometric data and other personal information – the ultimate state surveillance tool. No wonder Palantir has been likened to George Orwell’s Big Brother, or Skynet from the Terminator movies.
Does this make Karp the scariest CEO in the world? There is some competition from Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and Palantir’s co-founder Peter Thiel. But 58-year-old Karp could give them all a run for their money in terms of influence, self-belief, ambition and – even in this gallery of oddballs – sheer eccentricity. In his increasingly frequent media appearances, Karp is a striking presence, with his cloud of unkempt grey hair, his 1.25x speed diction, and his mix of combative conviction and almost childish mannerisms. On CNBC’s Squawk Box, he shook both fists simultaneously as he railed against short sellers betting against Palantir, whose share price has climbed nearly 600% in the past year: “It’s super triggering,” he complained. “Why do they have to go after us?”
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Amazon selling a tasteless Christmas baby outfit is Claus for concern
18/11/2025 02:00
The offensive listing seemed more than a mistake – it was a failure of corporate responsibility, says reader
I found a baby outfit (sizes from newborn to five years) on Amazon bearing the phrase “Santa’s favourite ho”.
This isn’t just a tasteless mistake – it’s a failure of corporate responsibility and consumer protection. A corporation this large should have systems that prevent sexualised or exploitative language being associated with items for children.
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UK consumers warned over AI chatbots giving inaccurate financial advice
18/11/2025 01:00
Which? study of ChatGPT, Copilot and others uncovers incorrect and misleading tips on investments, tax and insurance
Artificial intelligence chatbots are giving inaccurate money tips, offering British consumers misleading tax advice and suggesting they buy unnecessary travel insurance, research has revealed.
Tests on the most popular chatbots found Microsoft’s Copilot and ChatGPT advised breaking HMRC investment limits on Isas; ChatGPT wrongly said it was mandatory to have travel insurance to visit most EU countries; and Meta’s AI gave incorrect information about how to claim compensation for delayed flights.
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What AI doesn’t know: we could be creating a global ‘knowledge collapse’ | Deepak Varuvel Dennison
18/11/2025 00:00
As GenAI becomes the primary way to find information, local and traditional wisdom is being lost. And we are only beginning to realise what we’re missing
This article was originally published as ‘Holes in the web’ on Aeon.co
A few years back, my dad was diagnosed with a tumour on his tongue – which meant we had some choices to weigh up. My family has an interesting dynamic when it comes to medical decisions. While my older sister is a trained doctor in western allopathic medicine, my parents are big believers in traditional remedies. Having grown up in a small town in India, I am accustomed to rituals. My dad had a ritual, too. Every time we visited his home village in southern Tamil Nadu, he’d get a bottle of thick, pungent, herb-infused oil from a vaithiyar, a traditional doctor practising Siddha medicine. It was his way of maintaining his connection with the kind of medicine he had always known and trusted.
Dad’s tumour showed signs of being malignant, so the hospital doctors and my sister strongly recommended surgery. My parents were against the idea, worried it could affect my dad’s speech. This is usually where I come in, as the expert mediator in the family. Like any good millennial, I turned to the internet for help in guiding the decision. After days of thorough research, I (as usual) sided with my sister and pushed for surgery. The internet backed us up.
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The State of AI: How war will be changed forever
17/11/2025 11:30
Welcome back to The State of AI, a new collaboration between the Financial Times and MIT Technology Review. Every Monday, writers from both publications debate one aspect of the generative AI revolution reshaping global power. In this conversation, Helen Warrell, FT investigations reporter and former defense and security editor, and James O’Donnell, MIT Technology Review’s…
MIT Technology Review
The Download: the risk of falling space debris, and how to debunk a conspiracy theory
17/11/2025 08:10
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. What is the chance your plane will be hit by space debris? The risk of flights being hit by space junk is still small, but it’s growing. About three pieces of old space…
Technology | The Guardian
AI is guzzling energy for slop content – could it be reimagined to help the climate?
17/11/2025 08:00
Some experts think AI could be used to lower, rather than raise, planet-heating emissions – others aren’t so convinced
Artificial intelligence is often associated with ludicrous amounts of electricity, and therefore planet-heating emissions, expended to create nonsensical or misleading slop that is of meagre value to humanity.
Some AI advocates at a major UN climate summit are posing an alternative view, though – what if AI could help us solve, rather than worsen, the climate crisis?
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What is the chance your plane will be hit by space debris?
17/11/2025 05:00
MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what’s coming next. You can read more from the series here. In mid-October, a mysterious object cracked the windshield of a packed Boeing 737 cruising at 36,000 feet above Utah, forcing the pilots into an emergency landing.…
The Economist - Science & technology
Do women need testosterone supplements?
14/11/2025 08:37
It can be helpful in some cases, but it’s no fountain of youth
MIT Technology Review
The Download: how AI really works, and phasing out animal testing
14/11/2025 08:10
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. OpenAI’s new LLM exposes the secrets of how AI really works The news: ChatGPT maker OpenAI has built an experimental large language model that is far easier to understand than typical models. Why…
MIT Technology Review
These technologies could help put a stop to animal testing
14/11/2025 05:00
Earlier this week, the UK’s science minister announced an ambitious plan: to phase out animal testing. Testing potential skin irritants on animals will be stopped by the end of next year, according to a strategy released on Tuesday. By 2027, researchers are “expected to end” tests of the strength of Botox on mice. And drug tests…
Technology | The Guardian
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 review – hallucinogenic romp through dystopia is stupidly pleasurable
14/11/2025 01:00
Activision; PlayStation 4/5, Xbox, PC
With a deafening onslaught of massive shootout set-pieces in exotic locations, an evolving campaign mode and excellent multiplayer offerings, this maximalist instalment of crazed carnage is a hoot
It seems like an anachronism now, in this age of live service “forever games”, that the annual release of a new Call of Duty title is still considered a major event. But here is Black Ops 7, a year after its direct predecessor, and another breathless bombard of military shooting action. This time it is set in a dystopian 2035 where a global arms manufacturer named the Guild claims to be the only answer to an apocalyptic new terrorist threat – but are things as clearcut as they seem?
The answer, of course, is a loudly yelled “noooo!” Black Ops is the paranoid, conspiracy-obsessed cousin to the Modern Warfare strand of Call of Duty games, a series inspired by 70s thrillers such as The Parallax View and The China Syndrome, and infused with ’Nam era concerns about rogue CIA agents and bizarre psy-ops. The campaign mode, which represents just a quarter of the offering this year, is a hallucinogenic romp through socio-political talking points such as psychopathic corporations, hybrid warfare, robotics and tech oligarchies. The result is a deafening onslaught of massive shootout set-pieces in exotic locations, as the four lead characters – members of a supercharged spec-ops outfit – are exposed to a psychotropic drug that makes them relive their worst nightmares. Luckily, they do so with advanced weaponry, cool gadgets and enough buddy banter to destabilise a medium-sized rogue nation. It is chaotic, relentless and stupidly pleasurable, especially if you play in co-operative mode with three equally irresponsible pals.
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EmTech AI 2025: How AI is revolutionizing science
13/11/2025 13:33
The Economist - Science & technology
Sperm whales communicate with vowels
12/11/2025 12:16
The clicks that the animals make share at least one property with human language
Technology | The Guardian
What does my love for impossibly difficult video games say about me?
12/11/2025 10:00
From Demon Souls to Baby Steps, challenging games keep a certain type of player coming back for more. I wonder why we are such suckers for punishment
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Most people who really love video games have the capacity to be obsessive. Losing weeks of your life to Civilization, World of Warcraft or Football Manager is something so many of us have experienced. Sometimes, it’s the numbers-go-up dopamine hit that hooks people: playing something such as Diablo or Destiny and gradually improving your character while picking up shiny loot at perfectly timed intervals can send some people into an obsessional trance. Notoriously compulsive games such as Animal Crossing and Stardew Valley, meanwhile, suck up hours with peaceful, comforting repetition of rewarding tasks.
What triggers obsession in me, though, is a challenge. If a game tells me I can’t do something, I become determined to do it, sometimes to my own detriment. Grinding repetition bores me, but challenges hijack my brain.
Continue reading...The Economist - Science & technology
Millions are turning to AI for therapy
11/11/2025 14:31
But is the technology ready?
Technology | The Guardian
‘We were effectively props’: young stars of game development feel let down by the ‘gaming Oscars’
11/11/2025 07:30
Announced in 2020 by the Game Awards as an inclusive programme for the industry’s next generation, the Future Class initiative has now been discontinued. Inductees describe clashes with organisers and a lack of support from the beginning
Video games have long struggled with diversification and inclusivity, so it was no surprise when the Game Awards host and producer Geoff Keighley announced the Future Class programme in 2020. Its purpose was to highlight a cohort of individuals working in video games as the “bright, bold and inclusive future” of the industry.
Considering the widespread reach of the annual Keighley-led show, which saw an estimated 154m livestreams last year, Future Class felt like a genuine effort. Inductees were invited to attend the illustrious December ceremony, billed as “gaming’s Oscars”, featured on the official Game Awards website, and promised networking opportunities and career advancement advice. However, the programme reportedly struggled from the start. Over the last couple of years, support waned. Now, it appears the Game Awards Future Class has been wholly abandoned.
Continue reading...The Economist - Science & technology
A new project aims to predict how quickly AI will progress
10/11/2025 09:45
Superforecasters weigh in on the subject
The Economist - Science & technology
Can peptides give you superpowers?
07/11/2025 13:05
The “Wolverine stack” is supposed to boost healing and recovery
The Economist - Science & technology
Golden Dome is one of the most ambitious military projects ever
05/11/2025 16:48
Even a modest missile shield could upset the balance between nuclear powers
The Economist - Science & technology
Was the Pacific Palisades blaze a “zombie fire”?
05/11/2025 12:53
Fires can linger underground in the Arctic. Might they do the same in California?
Technology | The Guardian
Apple Watch SE 3 review: the bargain smartwatch for iPhone
04/11/2025 02:00
Cut-price watch offers most of what makes the Series 11 great, including an always-on screen, watchOS 26 and wrist-flick gesture
Apple’s entry level Watch SE has been updated with almost everything from its excellent mid-range Series 11 but costs about 40% less, making it the bargain of iPhone smartwatches.
The new Watch SE 3 costs from £219 (€269/$249/A$399), making it one of the cheapest brand-new fully fledged smartwatches available for the iPhone and undercutting the £369 Series 11 and the top-of-the-line £749 Apple Watch Ultra 3.
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Introducing our free newsletter on health and wellness
03/11/2025 10:23
Well Informed is your evidence-based guide to living your best life
Technology | The Guardian
Oakley Meta Vanguard review: fantastic AI running glasses linked to Garmin
03/11/2025 02:00
Camera-equipped sports shades have secure fit, open-ear speakers, mics and advanced Garmin and Strava integration
The Oakley Meta Vanguard are new displayless AI glasses designed for running, cycling and action sports with deep Garmin and Strava integration, which may make them the first smart glasses for sport that actually work.
They are a replacement for running glasses, open-ear headphones and a head-mounted action cam all in one, and are the latest product of Meta’s partnership with the sunglasses conglomerate EssilorLuxottica, the owner of Ray-Ban, Oakley and many other top brands.
Continue reading...The Economist - Science & technology
Can a dopamine detox reset your brain?
31/10/2025 09:50
Taken literally, the idea makes no sense. But it might still be good for you
Technology | The Guardian
Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold review: dust-resistant and more durable foldable phone
30/10/2025 03:00
Book-style Android with cutting-edge AI, good cameras and great tablet screen for media and multitasking on the go
Google’s third-generation folding phone promises to be more durable than all others as the first with full water and dust resistance while also packing lots of advanced AI and an adaptable set of cameras.
The Pixel 10 Pro Fold builds on last year’s excellent 9 Pro Fold by doing away with gears in the hinge along its spine allowing it to deal with dust, which has been the achilles heel of all foldable phones until now, gumming up the works in a way that just isn’t a problem for regular slab phones.
Continue reading...The Economist - Science & technology
Scientists may have found a panacea for snake bites
29/10/2025 15:43
A broad-spectrum antivenom could save thousands of lives a year
The Economist - Science & technology
America is upgrading GPS to catch up with rivals
29/10/2025 15:31
The system should soon become harder to jam or fool
The Economist - Science & technology
How pig-organ transplants might soon save lives
28/10/2025 14:42
After a man lives nearly nine months with a pig kidney, two American firms are preparing clinical trials
Technology | The Guardian
Apple Watch Ultra 3 review: the biggest and best smartwatch for an iPhone
27/10/2025 03:00
Third-gen watch adds 5G, satellite SOS and messaging, a bigger screen and longer battery life in same rugged design
The biggest, baddest and boldest Apple Watch is back for its third generation, adding a bigger screen, longer battery life and satellite messaging for when lost in the wilderness.
The Ultra 3 is Apple’s answer to adventure watches such as Garmin’s Fenix 8 Pro while being a full smartwatch for the iPhone with all the trimmings. As such, it is not cheap, costing from £749 (€899/$799/A$1,399) – £50 less than 2023’s model – sitting above the £369-plus Series 11 and £219 Watch SE 3.
Continue reading...The Economist - Science & technology
Can you eat your way to lower cholesterol?
24/10/2025 11:30
Veggies, nuts, soya and seeds are all a good idea
The Economist - Science & technology
How the persecution of sparrows killed 2m people
22/10/2025 13:33
The birds were almost wiped out during China’s Great Leap Forward
The Economist - Science & technology
AI models ace their predictions of India’s monsoon rains
22/10/2025 13:31
Some weather forecasts can now be done on a laptop
The Economist - Science & technology
China’s chipmakers are cleverly innovating around America’s limits
22/10/2025 07:26
They are pushing tools to the edge, scaling up and relying on fuzzy maths
Technology | The Guardian
iPhone 17 review: the Apple smartphone to get this year
22/10/2025 02:00
Standard iPhone levels up to Pro models with big screen upgrade, double the storage and more top features than ever
It may not look as different as the redesigned Pro models this year or be as wafer thin as the new iPhone Air, but the iPhone 17 marks a big year for the standard Apple smartphone.
That’s because Apple has finally brought one of the best features of modern smartphones to its base-model flagship phone: a super-smooth 120Hz screen.
Screen: 6.3in Super Retina XDR (120Hz OLED) (460ppi)
Processor: Apple A19
RAM: 8GB
Storage: 256 or 512GB
Operating system: iOS 26
Camera: 48MP main + 48MP UW; 18MP front-facing
Connectivity: 5G, wifi 7, NFC, Bluetooth 6, Thread, USB-C, Satellite, UWB and GNSS
Water resistance: IP68 (6 metres for 30 mins)
Dimensions: 149.6 x 71.5 x 7.95mm
Weight: 177g
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Garmin Fenix 8 Pro review: built-in LTE and satellite for phone-free messaging
21/10/2025 02:00
Top adventure watch upgraded with 4G calls, messages, live tracking, satellite texts and SOS for going off the grid
The latest update to Garmin’s class-leading Fenix adventure watch adds something that could save your life: phone-free communications and emergency messaging on 4G or via satellite.
The Fenix 8 Pro takes the already fantastic Fenix 8 and adds in the new cellular tech, plus the option of a cutting-edge microLED screen in a special edition of the watch. It is Garmin’s top model and designed to be the only tool you need to more-or-less go anywhere and track anything.
Continue reading...The Economist - Science & technology
Can bright light banish winter depression?
17/10/2025 13:24
It seems so. And it might work for other kinds of depression, too
The Economist - Science & technology
The strange role of lead poisoning in humanity’s success
15/10/2025 14:10
A new study looks at ancient exposure to the metal
The Economist - Science & technology
Global warming may have volcanic consequences
15/10/2025 13:50
Why less ice might mean more fire
The Economist - Science & technology
How to save Madagascar’s dwindling forests
15/10/2025 13:45
The island’s unique plants are being preserved in the world’s biggest seed bank
Technology | The Guardian
iPhone Air review: Apple’s pursuit of absolute thinness
15/10/2025 02:00
Ultra-slim and light smartphone feels special, but cuts to camera and battery may be too hard to ignore for most
The iPhone Air is a technical and design marvel that asks: how much are you willing to give up for a lightweight and ultra-slender profile?
Beyond the obvious engineering effort that has gone into creating one of the slimmest phones ever made, the Air is a reductive exercise that boils down the iPhone into the absolute essentials in a premium body.
Continue reading...The Economist - Science & technology
Are barefoot shoes good for runners?
10/10/2025 11:49
Aficionados swear by them. But the scientific jury is out
The Economist - Science & technology
This year’s Nobel laureates have now been announced
08/10/2025 14:54
There are prizes for chemical cages, new immune cells and the roots of quantum computing
The Economist - Science & technology
Hover flies are long-distance travellers
08/10/2025 14:51
The pollen they carry stirs continent-wide gene pools
The Economist - Science & technology
A chemistry Nobel for crystals that absorb other chemicals
08/10/2025 12:19
MOFs can carry drugs, decontaminate oil spills, and conjure water from thin air
Technology | The Guardian
Apple iPhone 17 Pro review: different looks but still all about the zoom
08/10/2025 02:00
First new design in ages, upgraded camera, serious performance and longer battery life make it a standout year
The 17 Pro is Apple’s biggest redesign of the iPhone in years, chucking out the old titanium sides and all-glass backs for a new aluminium unibody design, a huge full-width camera lump on the back and some bolder colours.
That alone will make the iPhone 17 Pro popular for those looking to upgrade and be seen with the newest model. But with the change comes an increase in price to £1,099 (€1,299/$1,099/A$1,999), crossing the £1,000 barrier for the first time for Apple’s smallest Pro phone, which now comes with double the starting storage.
Continue reading...The Economist - Science & technology
A Nobel for the physics that ushered in quantum computing
07/10/2025 11:27
Tunnelling between microscopic and macroscopic worlds
The Economist - Science & technology
AI video: more than just “slop”
06/10/2025 12:49
The next big thing in AI may be pictures, not words
The Economist - Science & technology
A Nobel prize in physiology for immune tolerance
06/10/2025 11:07
The search to understand how the body keeps immunity in check
The Economist - Science & technology
Is dark chocolate actually healthy?
03/10/2025 09:46
We assess whether that tempting idea is too good to be true
The Economist - Science & technology
A portent of death may have helped create life
01/10/2025 13:23
Marsh spirits seem to be created by a miniature version of lightning
The Economist - Science & technology
Restocking an African lake may ameliorate a debilitating plague
01/10/2025 13:22
Catfish eat the snails in which the parasite lives
The Economist - Science & technology
A new technique can turn a woman’s skin cells into eggs
30/09/2025 12:59
But improved fertility treatment is still far away
The Economist - Science & technology
Armed forces are using 18th-century technology to spy on enemies
29/09/2025 10:54
High-altitude balloons are surprisingly useful in modern conflicts
The Economist - Science & technology
Are red-light face masks worth the hype?
26/09/2025 10:47
Used properly, the right ones can help combat the signs of ageing
The Economist - Science & technology
People are using big data to try to predict Nobel laureates
25/09/2025 06:23
Come back next month to see if they were right
The Economist - Science & technology
A clever genetic technique may treat a horrible brain condition
24/09/2025 16:21
It stops the toxic protein that causes it from forming
The Economist - Science & technology
In some sports, left-handed athletes seem to have an innate advantage
24/09/2025 15:27
It is more than just their novelty factor
The Economist - Science & technology
Why AI systems may never be secure, and what to do about it
22/09/2025 13:33
A “lethal trifecta” of conditions opens them to abuse
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Are touchscreens in cars dangerous?
19/09/2025 14:25
Probably—and safety organisations are beginning to take note
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The health benefits of sunlight may outweigh the risk of skin cancer
17/09/2025 14:34
More sun might improve your heart and immune system. Just don’t get sunburnt
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A new AI model can forecast a person’s risk of diseases across their life
17/09/2025 13:42
Delphi-2M can predict which of more than 1,000 conditions a person might face next
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Pink pineapples and lab-grown meat: tasting the foods of the future
15/09/2025 13:07
A restaurant in San Francisco offers a test
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What nicotine does to your brain
12/09/2025 14:02
The drug is hugely addictive but it does boost mental performance
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NASA has found a Martian rock with what may be signs of life
10/09/2025 18:04
Bringing it to Earth for further study will be complicated
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How to build table-top fusion reactors
10/09/2025 12:16
An American startup is revisiting a 60-year-old idea
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A dangerous new class of synthetic opioid is spreading
09/09/2025 13:23
Some nitazenes are far more potent than fentanyl
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Do hangover supplements work?
05/09/2025 14:40
The science is plausible, but the evidence is thin
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Burying nuclear reactors might make them cleaner and cheaper
03/09/2025 12:45
An American firm hopes to test the theory
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How to study people who are very drunk
03/09/2025 12:41
Naturalistic experiments are all the rage
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Scientists are discovering a powerful new way to prevent cancer
02/09/2025 13:13
Treatments should encourage healthy cells as well as killing unhealthy ones
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The Economist is hiring a science and technology correspondent
02/09/2025 12:10
We’re looking for a writer to join us in London for 12 months
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The truth about seed oils
29/08/2025 14:42
Forget the scaremongering. They are healthier than common alternatives
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The rise of beer made by AI
27/08/2025 14:50
Customers love it
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The middle-aged are no longer the most miserable
27/08/2025 14:49
Youth used to be cheerful. No more
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A successful test flight puts Musk’s Starship back on track
27/08/2025 11:38
The engineering is working at last, but the schedule is still a fantasy
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A Chinese lab starts to tackle a giant mystery in particle physics
26/08/2025 12:52
The JUNO detector, hidden deep beneath a mountain, will hunt for the universe’s most elusive particles
The Economist - Science & technology
Are saunas actually good for you?
22/08/2025 15:03
The evidence for sweating it out is promising but incomplete
The Economist - Science & technology
The discovery of a gene for chronic pain could herald new treatments
20/08/2025 15:15
Even diet might have an effect
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Old fossil-fuel plants are becoming green-energy hubs
20/08/2025 15:09
The dirtiest parts of the energy system could help build the cleanest
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AI-powered robots can take your phone apart
20/08/2025 15:09
They will make recycling electronics much more efficient
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RFK Jr’s attack on mRNA technology endangers the world
20/08/2025 15:07
His cuts will not just hurt vaccines
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Should you use a standing desk?
15/08/2025 12:38
The benefits are real, but seem to vary with age
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Drones could soon become more intrusive than ever
13/08/2025 13:29
“Whole-body” biometrics are on their way
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Smoke from boreal wildfires could cool the Arctic
13/08/2025 13:27
But the damage such blazes cause outweighs their benefits
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Earth’s climate is approaching irreversible tipping points
13/08/2025 13:22
Scientists are racing to work out just how close they might be
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OpenAI’s latest step towards advanced artificial intelligence
08/08/2025 15:51
GPT-5 is an update, not a revolution. But revolution may still be on the way
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Are nightmares bad for your health?
08/08/2025 11:58
If you have them often, the answer seems to be yes
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Fraudulent scientific papers are booming
06/08/2025 14:11
A subset of journal editors may be partly responsible
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Microphones can spot radar-evading hypersonic missiles
06/08/2025 14:06
It is a new implementation of an old idea
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Astronomers cannot agree on how fast the universe is expanding
06/08/2025 14:03
This suggests cosmology might be wrong about something fundamental
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Should you take collagen?
01/08/2025 12:42
There are simpler ways to get smoother skin and stronger joints
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How to build a ship for interstellar travel
31/07/2025 09:02
Winners of a design competition include conjoined Ferris wheels and a 58km-long cylinder
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Scientists want to sequence all animals, fungi and plants on Earth
31/07/2025 09:02
But international regulation and precarious funding threaten their efforts
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China has top-flight AI models. But it is struggling to run them
30/07/2025 14:21
Trump’s U-turn on chip-export controls could be a boon
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Even the sight of an infection can trigger an immune response
30/07/2025 11:31
The phenomenon could be harnessed to boost immunotherapy
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Can you overcome an allergy?
25/07/2025 11:55
Treatment is improving, even for the most dangerous
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Inside the top-secret labs that build America’s nuclear weapons
23/07/2025 15:04
To maintain the bombs, and build new ones, scientists are pushing the frontiers of physics
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Fragmentary Latin inscriptions can be completed with AI
23/07/2025 14:33
A new model is finding connections spanning the Roman world
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What does it take to make a nuclear weapon?
23/07/2025 12:44
Introducing “The Bomb”, our new four-part podcast series on the past, present and future of America’s nuclear stockpile
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Do probiotics work?
18/07/2025 12:33
For a healthy microbiome, eating your greens is a surer bet
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Why do people sleep? A new study points to the brain
16/07/2025 14:29
Experiments on fruit flies suggest tiredness could be caused by damaged neurons
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Will AI make you stupid?
16/07/2025 12:58
Creativity and critical thinking might take a hit. But there are ways to soften the blow
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Should you take creatine?
11/07/2025 12:54
The performance-enhancing drug is legal, safe—and may have benefits beyond sport
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Ancient proteins could transform palaeontology
10/07/2025 08:54
Found in fossils many millions of years old, they could help scientists study long-extinct species
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Could hormones help treat some forms of anxiety and depression?
10/07/2025 08:54
Mental illnesses that do not respond to standard treatment could be hormone-driven
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Astronomers have spotted an interstellar comet older than the Sun
09/07/2025 14:27
Its appearance puts a new branch of astronomy to the test
The Economist - Science & technology
RFK junior wants to ban an ingredient in vaccines. Is he right?
04/07/2025 13:03
Studies show that thimerosal does more good than harm
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AI is helping to design proteins from scratch
02/07/2025 13:42
They could treat diseases, test drugs and boost crop yields
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A new project aims to synthesise a human chromosome
02/07/2025 13:39
The tools developed along the way could revolutionise medicine
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How sea slugs give themselves superpowers
02/07/2025 13:27
Their slimy shenanigans might have applications for humans, too
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Is being bilingual good for your brain?
27/06/2025 13:01
Perhaps. Learning languages offers other, more concrete benefits
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Distrust in public-health institutions is not just an American problem
26/06/2025 08:43
Across the rich world politics is driving scepticism
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Scientists have created healthy, fertile mice with two fathers
24/06/2025 11:51
Bipaternal human children, though, are still far away
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Killer whales appear to craft their own tools
23/06/2025 14:27
One group uses kelp stalks as exfoliating brushes
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A new telescope will find billions of asteroids, galaxies and stars
23/06/2025 11:58
The Vera Rubin Observatory captures unprecedented detail
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Do longevity drugs work?
20/06/2025 12:24
Animal studies suggest rapamycin is as effective as long-term fasting
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Climate change will hurt the richest farmers—and the poorest
18/06/2025 18:12
Even with realistic adaptation, crop yields will fall as temperatures rise
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How to find the smartest AI
18/06/2025 13:14
Developers are building fiendish tests only the best models can pass
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Are China’s universities really the best in the world?
18/06/2025 12:48
Nature’s prestigious index says yes
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Meet the moths that use the stars to find their way
18/06/2025 12:44
The skill was previously thought unique to humans and certain birds
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The world needs to understand the deep oceans better
13/06/2025 13:44
Otherwise it cannot protect them properly
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Is the “manopause” real?
13/06/2025 12:42
If it is, it is nothing like the menopause
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A routine test for fetal abnormalities could improve a mother’s health
11/06/2025 12:21
Studies show these can help detect pre-eclampsia and predict preterm births
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How to stop swarms of drones? Blast them with microwaves
11/06/2025 12:20
America’s armed forces are already deploying the technology
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How much protein do you really need?
06/06/2025 11:08
Unless you are older or want bigger muscles, you’re probably getting enough
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How old are the Dead Sea Scrolls? An AI model can help
05/06/2025 08:46
Scientists are using it to estimate the age of ancient handwriting
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A leaderless NASA faces its biggest-ever cuts
04/06/2025 12:32
More than 40 science missions would be cancelled if Donald Trump’s budget goes through
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The Alzheimer’s drug pipeline is healthier than you might think
03/06/2025 10:43
It reflects a more nuanced understanding of the disease
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How much coffee is too much?
30/05/2025 13:03
Studies suggest moderate consumption is harmless. It may even be beneficial
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Elon Musk’s plans to go to Mars next year are toast
28/05/2025 13:41
SpaceX’s Starship fails for a third time in a row
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The decoding of ancient Roman scrolls is speeding up
28/05/2025 13:39
More data, and a more powerful particle accelerator, should pay dividends
The Economist - Science & technology
Old oil paintings are suffering from chemical “acne”
28/05/2025 13:16
Conservators are scrambling to rescue them
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Snakes may have once faced a vicious enemy: the humble ant
28/05/2025 13:11
Scientists believe that could be why the slithering reptiles developed toxic tails
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Aron D’Souza, the brash brain behind the “doping Olympics”
23/05/2025 13:27
The president of the Enhanced Games wants to push forward human evolution
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Should men be screened for prostate cancer?
23/05/2025 13:20
The answer is less obvious than you might think
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A pro-doping sporting contest is coming to Las Vegas
21/05/2025 16:02
The Enhanced Games will set records and attract controversy
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How cuts to science funding will hurt ordinary Americans
21/05/2025 15:30
Federal agencies are struggling to predict the weather and monitor disease
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America is in danger of experiencing an academic brain drain
21/05/2025 15:27
Other countries may benefit. Science will suffer
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Trump’s attack on science is growing fiercer and more indiscriminate
21/05/2025 15:24
It started as a crackdown on DEI. Now all types of research are being cancelled
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Contact sports can cause brain injuries. Should kids still play?
16/05/2025 14:02
Modifying rules and grouping players by size rather than age can limit the risks
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For the first time, a CRISPR drug treats a child’s unique mutation
15/05/2025 13:00
Scientists hope more children will benefit
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The race to build the fighter planes of the future
14/05/2025 13:59
They can hold more fuel, carry more weaponry and boast more computing power
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Britain is now the biggest funder of solar-geoengineering research
14/05/2025 13:49
It is supporting experiments to thicken sea ice and make clouds more reflective
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Are juice shots worth the price?
09/05/2025 12:37
Fresh fruit is probably a cheaper alternative
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Companies have plans to build robotic horses
07/05/2025 13:22
One diminutive design is aimed at children
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Compressed music might be harmful to the ears
07/05/2025 13:21
In guinea pigs it can weaken muscles important for hearing
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How to build strong magnets without rare-earth metals
07/05/2025 13:20
China’s export restrictions may boost scientific innovation
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Dogs really do look and act just like their owners
07/05/2025 06:21
The resemblance increases over time
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Is your hay fever getting worse?
02/05/2025 13:04
Climate change could be to blame
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A landmark study of gender medicine is caught in an ethics row
30/04/2025 13:22
Some say the trial is unethical. Others, that not doing it would be immoral
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Rates of bowel cancer are rising among young people
30/04/2025 13:19
Childhood exposure to a common gut bacterium could be responsible
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The great Iberian power cut need not spell disaster for renewables
30/04/2025 12:00
But there are lessons to be learned
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Can at-home brain stimulators make you feel better?
25/04/2025 12:21
For now, the evidence for neuromodulation products is slim
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Australia’s dingoes are becoming a distinct species
23/04/2025 11:55
Many will still be culled under false pretences
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Lethal fungi are becoming drug-resistant—and spreading
23/04/2025 11:52
New antifungals offer a glimmer of hope
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AI models can learn to conceal information from their users
23/04/2025 11:51
This makes it harder to ensure that they remain transparent
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The Carthaginians weren’t who you think they were
23/04/2025 11:18
New research shows just how diverse the ancient city of Dido was
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We’re hiring a Technical Lead for our AI Lab
23/04/2025 04:15
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How to form good habits, and break bad ones: trick your brain
17/04/2025 08:17
Small rewards and a change of scenery can help
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Microplastics have not yet earned their bad reputation
16/04/2025 09:20
There are worrying signs. But more thorough studies of their health effects are coming
The Economist - Science & technology
Scientists are getting to grips with ice
16/04/2025 09:20
Climate change is making water freeze in unexpected ways
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AI models could help negotiators secure peace deals
16/04/2025 09:20
Some are being developed to help end the war in Ukraine
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Electric vehicles also cause air pollution
11/04/2025 13:50
Though fume-free, their brake pads and tyres disintegrate over time
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AI models are helping dirty industries go green
10/04/2025 08:53
Mining companies and steelmakers are feeling the benefits
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Could data centres ever be built in orbit?
09/04/2025 14:32
A startup called Starcloud has plans to do just that
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The tricky task of calculating AI’s energy use
09/04/2025 14:29
Making models less thirsty may not lessen their environmental impact
The Economist - Science & technology
AI models can help generate cleaner power
09/04/2025 14:23
Energy companies are using them to increase efficiency and spot problems
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Researchers lift the lid on how reasoning models actually “think”
02/04/2025 13:06
They plan sentences far in advance. They also bullshit themselves when reasoning out loud
The Economist - Science & technology
How Daylight Saving Time affects your sleep and diet
02/04/2025 13:05
This annual time shift has long-lasting effects on health
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Motors in the wheels take EVs further
02/04/2025 13:04
Simpler to build, lighter and extra range
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What does space miso taste like?
02/04/2025 13:04
It should make the diets of astronauts more interesting
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Mitochondria transplants could cure diseases and lengthen lives
31/03/2025 15:44
A technique that may create a new field of medicine
The Economist - Science & technology
Is red meat unhealthy?
28/03/2025 14:06
Overdoing it could give you heart disease or cancer
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Can Musk put people on Mars?
27/03/2025 11:46
Whether successful or not, his attempt to do so will reshape America’s space programme
The Economist - Science & technology
Climate change may make it harder to spot submarines
27/03/2025 11:46
The sound of their engines will not travel as far
The Economist - Science & technology
How harmful are electronic cigarettes?
21/03/2025 13:25
The risks of vaping may be worth the benefits
The Economist - Science & technology
Why don’t seals drown?
20/03/2025 14:01
They can time their dives to match their blood oxygen
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Rumours on social media could cause sick people to feel worse
19/03/2025 13:27
They are powerful triggers of an inverse placebo effect
The Economist - Science & technology
Can people be persuaded not to believe disinformation?
19/03/2025 13:25
AI chatbots and critical thinking courses might help
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Do viruses trigger Alzheimer’s?
17/03/2025 09:56
A growing group of scientists think so, and are asking whether antivirals could treat the disease
The Economist - Science & technology
What is the best way to keep your teeth healthy?
14/03/2025 14:32
Tooth-brushing reigns supreme. But fluoride in tap water is a good safety net
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Ukraine’s embrace of drone warfare has paid off
12/03/2025 13:31
Two new reports highlight strengths as well as weaknesses
The Economist - Science & technology
The race is on to build the world’s most complex machine
12/03/2025 13:29
But toppling ASML will not be easy
The Economist - Science & technology
Want even tinier chips? Use a particle accelerator
12/03/2025 13:27
High-speed electrons can etch nano-scale designs
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Is butter bad for you?
07/03/2025 13:19
A new study suggests olive oil may be a healthier alternative
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Two private companies reach the Moon within four days
07/03/2025 13:16
Though Firefly Aerospace has had better luck than Intuitive Machines
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Satellites are polluting the stratosphere
05/03/2025 12:38
And forthcoming mega-constellations will exacerbate the problem
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AI models are dreaming up the materials of the future
05/03/2025 12:34
Better batteries, cleaner bioplastics and more powerful semiconductors await
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Mice have been genetically engineered to look like mammoths
04/03/2025 09:44
They are small and tuskless, but extremely fluffy
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Is posh moisturiser worth the money?
01/03/2025 05:13
Don’t break the bank
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How artificial intelligence can make board games better
26/02/2025 13:30
It can iron out glitches in the rules before they go on the market
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The skyrocketing demand for minerals will require new technologies
26/02/2025 13:29
Flexible drills, distributed power systems and, of course, artificial intelligence
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Spy-satellite-grade images could soon become available to everyone
25/02/2025 07:25
The key is to fly very low indeed
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Do better shoes help you run faster?
21/02/2025 09:52
Yes, but the benefits won’t last
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Another win for geology’s Theory of Everything
19/02/2025 14:10
Plate tectonics could explain continental plateaus and mini mass extinctions
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How the Trump administration wants to reshape American science
19/02/2025 14:08
The consequences will be felt around the world
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New research uncovers polygamy and intermarriage in ancient Eurasia
19/02/2025 13:04
DNA analysis reveals shifting family patterns
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Do bans on smartphones in schools improve mental health?
14/02/2025 09:52
What the early evidence suggests about the effect on students
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AI is being used to model football matches
12/02/2025 13:58
The mathematics of network analysis helps them follow the action
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A neutrino telescope spots the signs of something cataclysmic
12/02/2025 13:50
What could have generated the most energetic neutrino ever detected?
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How artificial intelligence is changing baseball
12/02/2025 13:49
Moneyball enters its AI era
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Forget DeepSeek. Large language models are getting cheaper still
12/02/2025 07:04
A $6m LLM isn’t cool. A $6 one is
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Does intermittent fasting work?
07/02/2025 11:57
It does for weight loss. Its other supposed benefits are debatable
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Cryptocurrencies are spawning a new generation of private eyes
05/02/2025 12:54
Their tools are software, and a nose for trouble
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Fine-tuned acoustic waves can knock drones out of the sky
05/02/2025 12:50
The right sounds can also disable their cameras
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Fighting the war in Ukraine on the electromagnetic spectrum
05/02/2025 12:48
Drone operators and jammers are in a high-tech arms race
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Are ice baths good for you?
31/01/2025 10:56
They won’t hurt. Actually they might, a bit
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Why carbon monoxide could appeal to the discerning doper
30/01/2025 10:42
Professional cycling is debating whether to ban the poisonous gas
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A sophisticated civilisation once flourished in the Amazon basin
29/01/2025 13:26
How the Casarabe died out remains a mystery
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Heritable Agriculture, a Google spinout, is bringing AI to crop breeding
29/01/2025 13:26
By reducing the cost of breeding, the firm hopes to improve yields and other properties for an array of important crops
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Could supersonic air travel make a comeback?
28/01/2025 16:55
Boom Supersonic’s demonstrator jet exceeds Mach 1
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Should you worry about microplastics?
24/01/2025 12:50
Little is known about the effects on humans—but limiting exposure to them seems prudent
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Wasps stole genes from viruses
22/01/2025 14:07
That probably assisted their evolutionary diversification
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America’s departure from the WHO would harm everyone
22/01/2025 13:40
Whether it is a negotiating ploy remains to be seen
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Genetic engineering could help rid Australia of toxic cane toads
22/01/2025 13:35
It is better than freezing them to death
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High-tech antidotes for snake bites
21/01/2025 13:13
Genetic engineering and AI are powering the search for antivenins
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Can you breathe stress away?
17/01/2025 14:23
It won’t hurt to try. But scientists are only beginning to understand the links between the breath and the mind
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The Economist’s science and technology internship
17/01/2025 06:39
We invite applications for the 2025 Richard Casement internship
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A better understanding of Huntington’s disease brings hope
16/01/2025 11:00
Previous research seems to have misinterpreted what is going on
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Is obesity a disease?
15/01/2025 12:54
It wasn’t. But it is now
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Volunteers with Down’s syndrome could help find Alzheimer’s drugs
15/01/2025 12:50
Those with the syndrome have more of a protein implicated in dementia
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Should you start lifting weights?
10/01/2025 14:12
You’ll stay healthier for longer if you’re strong
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Does melatonin work for jet lag?
08/01/2025 13:53
It can help. But it depends where you’re going
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Training AI models might not need enormous data centres
08/01/2025 13:52
Eventually, models could be trained without any dedicated hardware at all
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How the Gulf’s rulers want to harness the power of science
07/01/2025 14:56
A stronger R&D base, they hope, will transform their countries’ economies. Will their plan work?
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Cancer vaccines are showing promise at last
01/01/2025 12:53
Trials are under way against skin, brain and lung tumours
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New firefighting tech is being trialled in Sardinia’s ancient forests
01/01/2025 12:51
It could sniff out blazes long before they spread out of control
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Can Jeff Bezos match Elon Musk in space?
01/01/2025 12:50
After 25 years, Blue Origin finally heads to orbit, and hopes to become a contender in the private space race
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Why some doctors are reassessing hypnosis
28/12/2024 10:41
There is growing evidence that it can help with pain, depression and more
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Academic writing is getting harder to read—the humanities most of all
18/12/2024 13:04
We analyse two centuries of scholarly work
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Giving children the wrong (or not enough) toys may doom a society
18/12/2024 13:00
Survival is a case of child’s play
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Earth is warming faster. Scientists are closing in on why
16/12/2024 13:15
Paradoxically, cleaner emissions from ships and power plants are playing a role
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Humans and Neanderthals met often, but only one event matters
12/12/2024 14:01
The mystery of exactly how people left Africa deepens
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Machine translation is almost a solved problem
11/12/2024 14:23
But interpreting meanings, rather than just words and sentences, will be a daunting task
The Economist - Science & technology
AI can bring back a person’s own voice
11/12/2024 14:21
And it can generate sentences trained on their own writing
The Economist - Science & technology
Carbon emissions from tourism are rising disproportionately fast
11/12/2024 13:57
The industry is failing to make itself greener
The Economist - Science & technology
Why China is building a Starlink system of its own
06/12/2024 10:06
When it is finished, Qianfan could number 14,000 satellites, rivalling Elon Musk’s system
The Economist - Science & technology
Lots of hunting. Not much gathering. The diet of early Americans
04/12/2024 14:01
What they ate is given away by the isotopes in their bodies
The Economist - Science & technology
Stimulating parts of the brain can help the paralysed to walk again
04/12/2024 13:54
Implanted electrodes allowed one man to climb stairs unaided
The Economist - Science & technology
Can anyone realistically challenge SpaceX’s launch supremacy?
04/12/2024 13:54
And if its boss now tries to kill NASA’s own heavy lifter, will that matter?
The Economist - Science & technology
Dreams of asteroid mining, orbital manufacturing and much more
03/12/2024 12:33
Ideas for making money in orbit that seemed mad in the 1960s now look sane
The Economist - Science & technology
Elon Musk is causing problems for the Royal Society
28/11/2024 08:53
His continued membership has led to a high-profile resignation
The Economist - Science & technology
Deforestation is costing Brazilian farmers millions
27/11/2024 13:51
Without trees to circulate moisture, the land is getting hotter and drier
The Economist - Science & technology
Robots can learn new actions faster thanks to AI techniques
27/11/2024 13:15
They could soon show their moves in settings from car factories to care homes
The Economist - Science & technology
Scientists are learning why ultra-processed foods are bad for you
25/11/2024 15:40
A mystery is finally being solved
The Economist - Science & technology
Scientific publishers are producing more papers than ever
20/11/2024 13:17
Concerns about some of their business models are building
The Economist - Science & technology
The two types of human laugh
20/11/2024 12:47
One is caused by tickling; the other by everything else
The Economist - Science & technology
Scientists are building a catalogue of every type of cell in our bodies
20/11/2024 12:45
It has thus far shed light on everything from organ formation to the causes of inflammation
The Economist - Science & technology
How squid could help people get over their needle phobia
20/11/2024 12:41
Cephalopod ink propulsion is inspiring an alternative to syringes
The Economist - Science & technology
Norway’s Atlantic salmon risks going the way of the panda
13/11/2024 13:16
Climate change and fish farming are endangering its future
The Economist - Science & technology
Artificial intelligence is helping improve climate models
13/11/2024 13:15
More accurate predictions will lead to better policy-making
The Economist - Science & technology
Physics reveals the best design for a badminton arena
13/11/2024 13:15
The key is minimising the disruptive effects of ventilation
The Economist - Science & technology
There’s lots of gold in urban waste dumps
11/11/2024 12:24
The pay dirt could be 15 times richer than natural deposits
The Economist - Science & technology
A battle is raging over the definition of open-source AI
06/11/2024 12:40
Companies that bet on the right one could win big
The Economist - Science & technology
As wellness trends take off, iodine deficiency makes a quiet comeback
06/11/2024 12:34
Levels of the vital nutrient are falling rapidly in America
The Economist - Science & technology
How blood-sucking vampire bats get their energy
06/11/2024 12:21
They pull off a trick previously thought unique to a few insects
The Economist - Science & technology
China plans to crash a spacecraft into a distant asteroid
05/11/2024 10:03
It will be only the second country to conduct such a planetary defence experiment
The Economist - Science & technology
Researchers are questioning if ADHD should be seen as a disorder
30/10/2024 14:18
It should, instead, be seen as a different way of being normal
The Economist - Science & technology
Airships may finally prove useful for transporting cargo
30/10/2024 13:41
The problem of variable buoyancy is being overcome
The Economist - Science & technology
Space may be worse for humans than thought
30/10/2024 13:39
Why going into orbit sends cells haywire
The Economist - Science & technology
Heart-cockle shells may work like fibre-optic cables
28/10/2024 11:45
Inbuilt lenses transmit sunlight to symbiotic algae
The Economist - Science & technology
Winemakers are building grape-picking robots
23/10/2024 12:34
Automating this delicate task is harder than it seems
The Economist - Science & technology
Why Oriental hornets can’t get drunk
23/10/2024 12:26
They can guzzle extreme amounts for their size, without suffering ill effects
The Economist - Science & technology
The study of ancient DNA is helping to solve modern crimes
23/10/2024 12:25
Such techniques have helped secure two convictions this year
The Economist - Science & technology
Perovskite crystals may represent the future of solar power
21/10/2024 14:50
Their efficiency rates far exceed those of conventional silicon panels
The Economist - Science & technology
SpaceX is NASA’s biggest lunar rival
17/10/2024 09:55
The company’s successes are also showing up the agency’s failings
The Economist - Science & technology
Tubeworms live beneath the planetary crust around deep-sea vents
16/10/2024 08:41
The conditions are hot, sulphurous and low in oxygen
The Economist - Science & technology
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has achieved something extraordinary
13/10/2024 14:32
If SpaceX can land and reuse the most powerful rocket ever made what can’t it do?
The Economist - Science & technology
Could life exist on one of Jupiter’s moons?
11/10/2024 09:25
A spacecraft heading to Europa is designed to find out
The Economist - Science & technology
AI wins big at the Nobels
10/10/2024 09:24
Awards went to the discoverers of micro-RNA, pioneers of artificial-intelligence models and those using them for protein-structure prediction
The Economist - Science & technology
Meet Japan’s hitchhiking fish
10/10/2024 09:24
Medaka catch rides on obliging birds, confirming one of Darwin’s hunches
The Economist - Science & technology
Noise-dampening tech could make ships less disruptive to marine life
10/10/2024 09:24
Solutions include bendy propellers and “acoustic black holes”
The Economist - Science & technology
Google’s DeepMind researchers among recipients of Nobel prize for chemistry
09/10/2024 12:15
The award honours protein design and the use of AI for protein-structure prediction
The Economist - Science & technology
AI researchers receive the Nobel prize for physics
08/10/2024 11:38
The award, to Geoffrey Hinton and John Hopfield, stretches the definition of the field
The Economist - Science & technology
A Nobel prize for the discovery of micro-RNA
07/10/2024 10:47
These tiny molecules regulate genes and control how cells develop and behave
The Economist - Science & technology
AI offers an intriguing new way to diagnose mental-health conditions
02/10/2024 12:45
Models look for sound patterns undetectable by the human ear
The Economist - Science & technology
Why it’s so hard to tell which climate policies actually work
02/10/2024 12:43
Better tools are needed to analyse their effects
The Economist - Science & technology
Isolated communities are more at risk of rare genetic diseases
02/10/2024 12:41
The isolation can be geographic or cultural
The Economist - Science & technology
An adult fruit fly brain has been mapped—human brains could follow
02/10/2024 11:02
For now, it is the most sophisticated connectome ever made
The Economist - Science & technology
Immune therapy shows promise for asthma, heart disease—and even ageing
25/09/2024 13:05
Making treatment quick and affordable will be the challenge
The Economist - Science & technology
New technologies can spot pesky leaks in water pipelines
25/09/2024 12:57
Across Europe, nearly a quarter of water goes to waste
The Economist - Science & technology
NASA is selling a brand-new Moon rover
25/09/2024 12:55
Never used, one previous owner
The Economist - Science & technology
The world’s oldest cheese sheds light on ancient Chinese culture
25/09/2024 12:54
What genetic analysis of a 3,500-year-old sour goat’s cheese from Xinjiang reveals
The Economist - Science & technology
Most electric-car batteries could soon be made by recycling old ones
19/09/2024 08:42
Mining for raw materials may peak by the mid-2030s
The Economist - Science & technology
New battery designs could lead to gains in power and capacity
19/09/2024 08:42
Researchers are looking beyond the cathode
The Economist - Science & technology
China’s AI firms are cleverly innovating around chip bans
19/09/2024 08:42
Tweaks to software blunt the shortage of powerful hardware
The Economist - Science & technology
Earth may once have had a planetary ring
18/09/2024 14:27
It would have collapsed 450m years ago
The Economist - Science & technology
How bush pigs saved Madagascar’s baobabs
18/09/2024 14:22
Non-native species are not always harmful
The Economist - Science & technology
Geothermal energy could outperform nuclear power
13/09/2024 13:08
Tricks from the oil industry have produced a hot-rocks breakthrough
The Economist - Science & technology
The world’s first nuclear clock is on the horizon
11/09/2024 13:34
It would be 1,000 times more accurate than today’s atomic timekeepers
The Economist - Science & technology
Baby formulas now share some ingredients with breast milk
11/09/2024 13:33
They may one day replicate its benefits
The Economist - Science & technology
Breast milk’s benefits are not limited to babies
11/09/2024 13:32
Some of its myriad components are being tested as treatments for cancer and other diseases
The Economist - Science & technology
Particles that damage satellites can be flushed out of orbit
10/09/2024 13:42
All it takes is very long radio waves
The Economist - Science & technology
A common food dye can make skin transparent
05/09/2024 14:01
The discovery allows scientists to see inside live animals
The Economist - Science & technology
Fewer babies are born in the months following hot days
04/09/2024 14:07
The effect is small but consistent
The Economist - Science & technology
New tech can make air-conditioning less harmful to the planet
04/09/2024 14:05
The key is energy efficiency
The Economist - Science & technology
The noisome economics of dung beetles
02/09/2024 13:19
They are worth millions a year to cattle ranchers
The Economist - Science & technology
Digital twins are making companies more efficient
28/08/2024 12:57
They will also help them reap the benefits of advances in AI
The Economist - Science & technology
Digital twins are enabling scientific innovation
28/08/2024 12:57
They are being used to simulate everything from bodily organs to planet Earth
The Economist - Science & technology
Digital twins are speeding up manufacturing
28/08/2024 12:56
Makers of Formula 1 cars and jet engines are leading the way
The Economist - Science & technology
Billionaire space travel heads for a new frontier
27/08/2024 22:32
Flying on Elon Musk’s spaceship; sponsored by Doritos
The Economist - Science & technology
Wildfires are getting more frequent and more devastating
22/08/2024 08:54
Climate change is accelerating the blaze
The Economist - Science & technology
The world needs codes quantum computers can’t break
21/08/2024 13:08
America’s standards agency thinks it has identified three
The Economist - Science & technology
Why a new art gallery in Bangalore is important for Indian science
14/08/2024 12:35
It aims to make research and tinkering more accessible to the public
The Economist - Science & technology
Climate change could reawaken harmful invasive plants
14/08/2024 12:33
The sooner they can be weeded out, the better
The Economist - Science & technology
AI scientists are producing new theories of how the brain learns
14/08/2024 12:31
The challenge for neuroscientists is how to test them
The Economist - Science & technology
Exposure to the sun’s UV radiation may be good for you
12/08/2024 12:47
For now, though, keep the sun cream handy
The Economist - Science & technology
Engineered dust could help make Mars habitable
07/08/2024 14:07
Restoring water on Mars may be easier than you think
The Economist - Science & technology
New batteries are stretchable enough to wear against the skin
07/08/2024 12:13
They take their inspiration from electric eels
The Economist - Science & technology
Do women make better doctors than men?
07/08/2024 12:12
Research suggests yes
The Economist - Science & technology
Lavender extract makes excellent mosquito-repellent
07/08/2024 12:12
Scientists have turned it into clothing
The Economist - Science & technology
How to reduce the risk of developing dementia
05/08/2024 12:26
A healthy lifestyle can prevent or delay almost half of cases
The Economist - Science & technology
GPT, Claude, Llama? How to tell which AI model is best
31/07/2024 12:29
Beware model-makers marking their own homework
The Economist - Science & technology
How America built an AI tool to predict Taliban attacks
31/07/2024 12:25
“Raven Sentry” was a successful experiment in open-source intelligence
The Economist - Science & technology
Gene-editing drugs are moving from lab to clinic at lightning speed
31/07/2024 12:23
The promising treatments still face technical and economic hurdles, though
The Economist - Science & technology
How Ukraine’s new tech foils Russian aerial attacks
24/07/2024 12:19
It is pioneering acoustic detection, with surprising success
The Economist - Science & technology
The deep sea is home to “dark oxygen”
24/07/2024 12:17
Nodules on the seabed, rather than photosynthesis, are the source of the gas
The Economist - Science & technology
Augmented reality offers a safer driving experience
24/07/2024 12:16
Complete with holograms on the windscreen
The Economist - Science & technology
Clues to a possible cure for AIDS
22/07/2024 04:25
Doctors, scientists and activists meet to discuss how to pummel HIV
The Economist - Science & technology
AI can predict tipping points before they happen
17/07/2024 13:55
Potential applications span from economics to epidemiology
CNBC - Business News
D.R. Horton is tapping a startup’s AI zoning tool to build more homes
18/11/2025 16:40
Portland, Oregon-based startup Prophetic has developed an AI-native platform for land acquisition and development analysis.
CNBC - Business News
BXP chief says the office sector has bottomed, but buildings still need to be demolished
18/11/2025 16:39
BXP is almost entirely invested in the top tier of the market, with many of its tenants in financial and legal services.
CNBC - Business News
Home Depot cuts earnings outlook as home improvement demand falls short of expectations
18/11/2025 16:16
Home Depot has tried to attract more business from contractors, roofers and other professionals during a slower housing market.
CNBC - Business News
FanDuel, DraftKings abandon AGA trade group as rift over sports prediction markets grows
18/11/2025 14:58
The companies are abandoning their AGA memberships as prediction markets skyrocket in popularity and push into sports betting.
CNBC - Business News
Netflix is finally leaning into a key piece of the media playbook: Merchandising
18/11/2025 12:50
Netflix finally has a robust line-up of original intellectual property and is bolstering its merchandising strategy to keep fans engaged between releases.
CNBC - Business News
Jeep eyes U.S. comeback following yearslong sales troubles
18/11/2025 11:07
Jeep has been in a rut. It has experienced six consecutive years of U.S. sales declines amid a leadership carousel, dearth of new products and push into luxury.
CNBC - Business News
Panera lost diners by cutting portions and staff. It's reversing course to win them back
18/11/2025 10:03
Panera Bread has unveiled a turnaround strategy to reverse years of traffic declines.
CNBC - Business News
Il Makiage parent Oddity takes aim at Hims with new telehealth skincare platform Methodiq
18/11/2025 09:06
Oddity is branching into medical skincare with a new telehealth platform Methodiq, which blends the retailer's investments into biotech and computer vision.
CNBC - Business News
Toyota to invest $912 million in U.S. plants to increase hybrid vehicle production
18/11/2025 08:30
Toyota Motor on Tuesday announced plans to invest $912 million in U.S. manufacturing plants in five southern states.
CNBC - Business News
E.W. Scripps stock surges 40% after Sinclair takes stake, pushes for a merger
17/11/2025 16:54
Sinclair recently launched a strategic review that could result in a merger.
CNBC - Business News
Mark Wahlberg's new $37 million mansion skyrocketed in value. Here's what fueled the megahome's extraordinary rise
17/11/2025 13:43
The megahome's price more than doubled since 2020, outpacing other luxury real estate markets.
CNBC - Business News
Novo Nordisk cuts direct-to-consumer prices for Wegovy, Ozempic to $349 a month
17/11/2025 09:23
The announcements come days after President Donald Trump struck deals with Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly to make their GLP-1s easier for Americans to access.
CNBC - Business News
Inside Ford's new world headquarters: Scratch kitchens, rotisserie chickens and design secrets
17/11/2025 09:22
Ford's new 2.1-million-square-foot headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, is ceremoniously opening Sunday, although construction is expected to continue into 2027.
CNBC - Business News
Ford partners with Amazon for dealers to sell used vehicles online
17/11/2025 09:20
Ford is partnering with Amazon for the automaker's franchised dealers to be able to sell certified pre-owned vehicles through the online retail giant.
CNBC - Business News
The government shutdown is over. The air traffic controller shortage is not
17/11/2025 07:19
Staffing shortages of air traffic controllers forced airlines to chop flights and delay thousands of others that disrupted travel plans of 5 million people.
CNBC - Business News
Walmart shares are up 312% during outgoing CEO Doug McMillon's tenure. Here's how that compares to its rivals
15/11/2025 10:27
The outgoing Walmart CEO's tenure was marked by both sharp sales gains and stock growth.
CNBC - Business News
Trump cuts tariffs on goods like coffee, bananas and beef in bid to slash consumer prices
15/11/2025 06:57
Trump's action also exempted black tea, green tea, tomatoes, avocados and cinnamon, among other products, from higher tariffs.
CNBC - Business News
Surveillance tech leads workers' comp claims to plummet at NYC construction sites
14/11/2025 17:20
Insurer Zurich North America said it will only insure construction wrap-up projects in New York that have installed video analytics and coaching from Arrowsight.
CNBC - Business News
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon to retire in January after nearly 12 years leading retailer
14/11/2025 16:01
The longtime CEO will be succeeded by John Furner, the Walmart U.S. CEO, on Feb. 1.Both changes take effect then.
CNBC - Business News
JPMorgan Chase wins fight with fintech firms over fees to access customer data
14/11/2025 14:15
The JPMorgan Chase deals mark a shift in the power dynamic between banks, middlemen and the fintech apps that are increasingly threatening incumbents.
CNBC - Business News
Fewer burritos, more bargains: Consumers flash holiday warning signs
14/11/2025 11:09
In the coming week, some of the biggest names in retail, including Walmart, Target, Gap and Home Depot will report their latest earnings.
CNBC - Business News
Billionaire families opt for buying sports teams over collecting art and cars
14/11/2025 08:14
Twenty percent of billionaire families own controlling stakes in sports teams, up from 6% in 2022, per a new J.P. Morgan survey.
CNBC - Business News
New foreclosures jump 20% in October, a sign of more distress in the housing market
14/11/2025 07:29
All phases of the foreclosure process are seeing big increases, as homeowners fall behind on mortgage payments due to stress in the economy.
CNBC - Business News
MLS games head to Apple TV in 2026 as Season Pass subscription ends
13/11/2025 18:06
Major League Soccer games will be added to the standard Apple TV streaming service, leaving behind the add on subscription package known as Season Pass.
CNBC - Business News
Disney stock falls 7% as media giant posts mixed results
13/11/2025 16:38
Disney reported fiscal fourth-quarter results before the bell Thursday, giving its final update on streaming subscriber metrics.
CNBC - Business News
Sotheby's CEO sees 'very strong demand' ahead of $1.4 billion art auctions
13/11/2025 16:05
The fall auction sales in New York next week are expected to top $1.4 billion, marking a 50% increase from last year, according to art experts.
CNBC - Business News
Boeing defense workers approve new contract, ending more than 3-month strike
13/11/2025 15:16
Boeing's defense unit workers approved a new contract Thursday.
CNBC - Business News
Congressional hemp restrictions threaten $28 billion industry, sending companies scrambling
13/11/2025 12:40
Congress' stopgap funding bill added a provision banning almost all hemp, which threatens $28 billion hemp industry and has sent companies scrambling.
CNBC - Business News
Starbucks workers union launches strike in more than 40 cities on chain's key holiday sales day
13/11/2025 11:44
The strike could disrupt Starbucks' key holiday season as it tries to carry out a turnaround under CEO Brian Niccol.
CNBC - Business News
Verizon chairman Mark Bertolini says the board 'needed to act' to revive company
13/11/2025 10:56
Verizon chairman and Oscar Health CEO Mark Bertolini told CNBC's "Squawk Box" that the telecom company's board "needed to act" with its leadership transition.
strategy+business: STRATEGY
What does the future of mobility look like?
23/09/2025 13:00
Mobility is changing--and it's bigger than just cars. In this episode of our Take on Tomorrow podcast, we explore how electric vehicles, automation and new tech are transforming the way we move people and goods.
strategy+business: STRATEGY
See the world as a startup does
22/07/2025 01:00
Rory McDonald, an expert in disruptive strategy, urges corporate leaders to learn from startups--and even preschoolers--as they seek to reinvent their organizations.
strategy+business: STRATEGY
Be a better decider
07/03/2025 00:00
Asreinventionpressurerises,theMarchissueofs+bexploreshowCEOsneedtorewiretheirdecision-making.
strategy+business: STRATEGY
What does it take to thrive in an uncertain world?
04/02/2025 13:00
In this special episode of Take on Tomorrow, PwC's Sarah von Fischer is joined by Carol Stubbings, PwC's Global Chief Commercial Officer, and Paul Griggs, PwC US Senior Partner. The trio discuss the findings of PwC's 28th Annual Global CEO Survey and unpack how leaders are tackling disruption.
strategy+business: STRATEGY
What does responsible AI look like in the age of agentic AI?
28/01/2025 13:00
As artificial intelligence evolves, how can we ensure transparency and accountability? Matt Wood, PwC's Global and US Commercial Technology & Innovation Officer, discusses the challenges and opportunities of building confidence in agentic AI.
strategy+business: STRATEGY
PwC's 28th Annual Global CEO Survey
20/01/2025 13:00
CEOs report early productivity gains from generative AI and rising payoffs from investments in sustainability. The challenge is to increase scope and speed.
strategy+business: STRATEGY
What does it take to run a responsible business?
03/12/2024 13:00
On the latest episode of the Take on Tomorrow podcast, Charles Conn, Patagonia Board Chair, shares how to align ethics with profit, offering lessons in balancing purpose with performance.
strategy+business: STRATEGY
Take on Tomorrow @ the APEC CEO Summit
19/11/2024 13:00
On the latest episode of the Take on Tomorrow podcast, PwC's Global Chairman, Mohamed Kande, discusses the vital role the Asia-Pacific region plays in inclusive global growth, the impact of new technologies, and how to stay resilient in a shifting world.?
strategy+business: STRATEGY
Fjällräven forges a trail in outdoor sustainability
18/11/2024 01:00
Fjällräven's CEO, Martin Axelhed, discusses the brand's commitment to sustainability and its impact on growt
strategy+business: STRATEGY
Can ideas be the engine of growth?
04/11/2024 13:00
On the latest episode of the Take on Tomorrow podcast, economist and author Daniel Susskind explains how innovation and ideas can lay the groundwork for a new way to measure growth.
strategy+business: STRATEGY
How can we secure the future of food?
22/10/2024 13:00
The Take on Tomorrow podcast examines the role businesses can play in reimagining our food systems.
strategy+business: STRATEGY
The CEO's sustainability checklist
17/10/2024 00:00
The October issue of s+b explores how reinventing your business for a sustainable future starts with four mission-critical actions.
strategy+business: STRATEGY
When is the right time to reinvent your business?
16/10/2024 13:00
A set of indicators could provide advance notice of impending periods of business model change in sectors and industries.
strategy+business: STRATEGY
Is quantum computing about to radically change the world?
10/10/2024 13:00
Quantum computing is set to revolutionize our lives--are businesses and society ready? Caltech's Spiros Michalakis explains how this quantum leap could reshape our future.
strategy+business: STRATEGY
Do the right thing: Building trust in turbulent times
30/09/2024 01:00
Companies should focus on the human impact of their core business, says academic and consultant Alison Taylor.
strategy+business: STRATEGY
Game over to game on
12/09/2024 00:00
The September issue of s+b explores how to level up your skills approach to win the battle for talent.
strategy+business: STRATEGY
Ten questions for a winning climate-transition business strategy
09/09/2024 01:00
Harvard Business School's George Serafeim frames key questions to help executives craft effective climate-transition strategies.
strategy+business: STRATEGY
From trade-offs to payoffs: CEOs on creating value with climate action
06/08/2024 01:00
Our survey of 4,700 CEOs found that companies taking more action on climate-related opportunities and risks also have better financial performance.
strategy+business: STRATEGY
Generative AI: The 21st-century power play
30/07/2024 00:00
The August issue of s+b explores how GenAI is sparking a surge of innovation akin to the advent of electricity. Discover how to channel its reinvention potential.
strategy+business: STRATEGY
CN Rail is forging new alliances to reimagine supply chains
11/07/2024 01:00
Tracy Robinson, CEO of CN Rail, speaks to s+b about the company's role in reshaping the rail industry through the growth of intermodal networks, which bring together traditional competitors from across the transportation ecosystem.
strategy+business: STRATEGY
Tech Translated: Neuromorphic computing
25/06/2024 01:00
Potentially the key to the next generation of true artificial intelligence, neuromorphic computing could revolutionize business.
strategy+business: STRATEGY
Tech Translated: Embedded finance
18/06/2024 01:00
Embedded finance enables the integration of financial services across industries, creating opportunities for new business models and paths to value.
strategy+business: STRATEGY
Tech Translated: Metamaterials
04/06/2024 01:00
Synthetic metamaterials offer unusual properties that can unlock innovative new approaches to solving long-running challenges.
strategy+business: STRATEGY
Tech Translated: 4D printing
04/06/2024 00:00
4D printing enables the creation of objects and materials that can change over time, offering radical new business opportunities.
strategy+business: STRATEGY
From sludge to success
28/05/2024 00:00
The June issue of s+b explores how the road to business renewal starts when CEOs step in to reduce organizational friction.
strategy+business: STRATEGY
From stagnation to innovation: Make business model reinvention real
21/05/2024 00:00
A practical guide for reimagining how your company creates, delivers, and captures value.
strategy+business: STRATEGY
The big power of small goals
16/05/2024 00:00
Employees who are disciplined about setting daily goals not only accomplish more but also feel better about their work. Here are three ways that managers can make daily goal-setting a habit.
strategy+business: STRATEGY
Preparing for climate risks to key commodities: What businesses should know
30/04/2024 01:00
PwC research shows how heat stress and drought imperil the production of critical minerals, food crops, and industrial metals. Companies can limit disruption by acting now.
strategy+business: STRATEGY
The path to generative AI value: Setting the flywheel in motion
08/04/2024 01:00
How organizations can structure their GenAI pursuits to blaze a path to value and create lasting momentum.
strategy+business: STRATEGY
Corporate "power changers"
27/03/2024 00:00
The April issue of s+b explores how companies can reduce their energy consumption by 31% by decade's end and save a cool US$2 trillion a year--without sacrificing growth.
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