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news.mit 1h ago 15°

A better way to model the behavior of metal alloys

MIT researchers’ approach captures subtle atomic patterns, improving predictions of material properties.

Scientists pop the cork on the hidden chemistry inside wine bottles

A new study captures how cork, wine and air interact over time
polygon 2h ago 12°

Stellaris, MechWarrior 5, and more headline Steam's latest free to play weekend

Steam's latest free-to-play weekend features five high-profile games.
petapixel 2h ago

Photographing a World Cup Match With My Phone Worked Surprisingly Well

The World Cup, probably the biggest and most captivating sporting event on Earth, is laden with photographers on the pitch but what about getting closer to the action as a fan? A smartphone with a teleconverter lens attached lands as a worthwhile alternative -- provided you have the right combination.
qz 2h ago 23°

The best accidents in science: 20 discoveries that changed the world without meaning to

Some of the most consequential discoveries in human history were made by people who weren't looking for them — and often didn't recognize what they'd found until later
9to5toys 2h ago

Friday’s Android app deals and freebies: Hyper Light Drifter, Flame Keeper, Dungeon Defense, more

Your afternoon lineup of the best Android game and app deals is now ready to roll, including titles like Hyper Light Drifter – S.E., Flame Keeper, Dungeon Defense, To the Moon, Backflip Madness 2, Graffiti Simulator, and more. We also have early Prime Day TCL NXTPAPER Android tablet deals up to 36% off, an all-time low on Lenovo’s new 2026 Yoga 7a 2-in-1 touchscreen OLED Copilot+ PC at $400 off, and Amazon Device early Prime Day deals live from $16.
lifespan 2h ago

Epigenetic Drug Targets Fat, Improving Blood Vessel Health

Scientists have targeted the thin fat layer around blood vessels with a transcription inhibitor, reducing symptoms of cardiometabolic disease [1].
gsmarena 2h ago 10°

Nothing's cryptic new teaser could hint at a new phone

Mere hours ago, Nothing co-founder Akis Evangelidis revealed that the company won't be launching a new CMF phone this year. Now, the official Nothing X account has shared a cryptic teaser that could hint at a new Nothing phone coming soon. Here it is embedded below.
theatlantic 2h ago 19°

How to Think About AI Before It’s Too Late

The case against AI hype with Cory Doctorow
techcrunch 3h ago

Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M

Fusion startups have raised $7.1 billion to date, with the majority of it going to a handful of companies.
venturebeat 3h ago

Fine-tuning forgets. RAG leaks context. Hypernetworks build the model your agent needs on demand.

Enterprise teams keep watching the same thing happen. An AI agent demos beautifully, goes to production, and stalls: it runs for a short stretch, then needs a human to top up its context and check its output, and the promised efficiency drains into supervision. The agent did the work; you did the watching.
theconversation 3h ago 10°

Andy Burnham needed a big win. The Makerfield result means Labour might have reason to hope

This looks like the beginning of the end for Starmer – and the end of the beginning for Burnham.
spacenews 3h ago 12°

MDA Space to buy Blue Canyon Technologies to gain foothold in U.S. market

MDA Space is buying smallsat manufacturer Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT) for $620 million, giving the Canadian company greater access to the lucrative U.S. government market.
theregister 3h ago

Researchers drop checkm8-style BootROM exploit for A12 and A13 iPhones

Owners of affected iPhones can stop checking for patches now: the fix for this SecureROM bug comes in a new handset
popularmechanics 4h ago 11°

Some People Don’t Just Track Time—They Actually See It

On the latest episode of “The Astounding Pop Mech Show,” Andrew Daniels, Shawn Gorman, and John Gilpatrick discuss a condition called synesthesia that complicates our understanding of perception.
npr 4h ago 12°

Algae clouded Trump's vision for the Reflecting Pool. But scientists aren't surprised

The shallow, sunny waters of the reflecting pool are an ideal incubator for algae growth in the summertime. Experts say the recent renovation may have helped accelerate it.
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