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After decades of slowing progress, artificial intelligence is accelerating breakthroughs across medicine, physics, and biology. Scientists who once worried we'd found all the "easy" discoveries are now racing toward solutions once thought impossible.
A U.S. intelligence report just revealed the first clear image of China's mysterious Shenlong space plane, ending years of speculation. The reusable spacecraft looks surprisingly similar to America's X-37B and shows how space exploration continues advancing worldwide.
Firefox brought back beloved internet celebrities like Numa Numa Guy, Overly Attached Girlfriend, and Tay Zonday in a nostalgic ad campaign. The reunion celebrates a vision for the web without constant tracking and intrusive AI.
The world's largest battery maker just hit a major milestone in developing solid-state batteries that could make electric vehicles safer, longer-lasting, and faster to charge. Multiple companies are racing to bring this game-changing technology to drivers by 2027.
The European Union is building the first underwater internet cable connecting Europe directly to Greenland, with plans to eventually reach Canada and Asia. The project marks a new era of international cooperation focused on secure, resilient digital connections between friendly nations.
Virgin Galactic just revealed its first next-generation space plane, chosen by thousands of voters worldwide. Named Apeiron (meaning "boundless" in Greek), the sleek new vehicle will carry paying customers to space starting in 2027.
Virgin Galactic just revealed its sleek new Apeiron spacecraft, named by public vote, marking the dawn of a new era in space tourism. The Delta-class ship heads to New Mexico this week for final testing before commercial flights begin mid-2027.
Priority Bicycles just launched an electric bike that eliminates chains, derailleurs, and constant maintenance with a single-speed carbon belt system. The E-Sauce proves simpler can be smarter in a market obsessed with adding more gears.
The U.S. Navy is partnering with Gecko Robotics to deploy AI-powered robots that inspect and maintain ships faster than ever before. This partnership is modernizing fleet readiness and strengthening America's defense capabilities.
Austria just approved €319 million to transform a chip factory into the world's first high-volume producer of next-generation power semiconductors. The breakthrough technology will power everything from electric vehicles to renewable energy systems.
Engineers at the University of Toronto built a hopping robot inspired by birds that can now tackle ice, sand, and steep slopes. The bird-inspired "Hopcopter" could transform search and rescue missions in places other robots can't reach.
New research reveals that while AI chatbots generate ideas quickly, working with real people produces more original and diverse creative solutions. The creativity gap widens over time, with human collaboration unlocking better ideas the longer teams work together.