Saturday, April 25, 2026 3:53 PM ET
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AI bats away ping-pong challenge as rise of the machines continues - Rise of the Machines - Sony project claims a significant breakthrough with applications in task requiring speed and accuracy - AI + ML - 23 Apr 2026 - | 241 day ago
Datacenter boom keeps dirty coal plants alive in the US -- Happy Earth Day! -- Systems3 days ago
NASA reckons the Artemis II heat shield performed like a champ -- Good news for future missions as initial findings agree with agency's design decision3 days ago
FAA grounds Blue Origin's New Glenn as it probes missed satellite delivery 'mishap' -- One of two second stage engines misbehaved, administration must sign off report before flights resume3 days ago
NASA Inspector fears new spacesuits won't be ready for Moon landing -- Dud contracts, proprietary designs, and zero-experience supplier make for quite the mess3 days ago
You too can build a nuclear battery from junk you have lying around the house -- It won't provide much juice, but its creator calls it a 'nanowatt nuclear power plant'5 days ago
Schmoozebots: Study finds flattery will get AI everywhere -- Excessive friendliness may cause users to forget they're talking to a very confident autocomplete -- AI + ML4 days ago
Blue Origin nails the landing, but puts the payload satellite in the wrong orbit -- Wouldn't be the first time a Jeff Bezos company left a package in the wrong place -- Science5 days ago
NASA working on 'Big Bang' upgrade to keep the Voyagers alive for longer -- Tests scheduled for May can't come soon enough after VGER 1 power glitch led to instrument shutdown -- Science5 days ago
NASA gets the ball rolling on its part in Europe's jinxed Mars rover mission -- Rosalind Franklin moving again, though another budget cut looms -- Science8 days ago
Bullet train upgrade brings 5G windows and noise-cancelling cabins to Japan -- Private Shinkansen suites are pulling up to the station in October -- Networks9 days ago
Fission impossible: Uncle Sam wants nuclear reactors in space by 2031 -- Some on the Moon's surface, some in orbit. How does 5 years sound? Do-able, right nerds? -- Science10 days ago
Britain's atomic brain trust gives itself till 2030 to unpick fusion challenges -- Armed with £2.5B, UKAEA sets out technical hurdles it wants cracked by end of decade -- Science10 days ago
Orbital datacenter startup CEO admits launch economics don't fly, presses ahead regardless -- Needs SpaceX et al to drop prices and give competitors a ride into space to make it work -- Systems10 days ago
Physicist reckons two-button calculator can do all elementary math -- Updated -- Paper says a single binary operator could replace a lot of scientific heavy lifting8 days ago
NASA insiders oddly relaxed about latest budget threats -- exclusive -- Veterans think Congress may swat cuts again, but uncertainty could still do lasting damage8 days ago
Japanese rocket part came unglued, leading to mission failure -- Tiny variation in temperature weakened a component and when a critical moment arrived, that mattered11 days ago
Here's how to watch the Artemis II splashdown -- Crew went farther from Earth than any humans we know about, now they're coming back!13 days ago
Claude Opus 4.7 has turned into an overzealous query cop, devs complain -- Rising refusal rate from Acceptable Use Classifier leaves customers paying for nothing23 hours ago
Age checks could turn internet into an ID checkpoint, complains Proton CEO -- Push to protect minors risks hitting everyone online1 day ago
Microsoft beefs up Remote Desktop security with ... hard-to-read messages -- Ailing scaling blamed by Windows-maker for unreadable missives6 hours ago
US clarifies mobile hotspots part of foreign router ban despite rarity of American made consumer kit -- Silicon often from US, but the kit from APAC and elsewhere3 hours ago
Anthropic admits it dumbed down Claude when trying to make it smarter -- System changes and bugs overlapped to create the impression of general decline18 hours ago
Solid-state batteries hold more juice, but keep cracking up. Now researchers know why -- Two teams, similar diagnosis: Ceramic electrolytes still refusing to cooperate18 hours ago
Dev targeted by sophisticated job scam: 'I let my guard down, and ran the freaking code' -- EXCLUSIVE -- Legit-looking website, camera-on interviews, jokes about backdoors ... it worked3 hours ago
YouTuber has DIMM idea, builds working DRAM in backyard -- What are you doing to solve the memory crisis?6 hours ago
To fix this Wi-Fi network, we'll need a crane -- On Call -- Won't somebody think of the children not being hit by a load of building materials?3 hours ago
Researchers find cyber-sabotage malware that may predate Stuxnet by five years -- Black Hat Asia -- FAST16 could be the first cyberweapon, and its effects could be with us today3 hours ago
DARPA looking for battery that could power a laptop for months -- Drawback: it's radioactive -- Science16 days ago
Investors are going nuclear to keep UK's AI datacenters fed -- Market watcher says money is pouring into British atomic and fusion startups amid massive energy demand -- On-Prem17 days ago
Artemis II snaps eclipse, Earthset shots on first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo -- Turns out deep space still looks better without AI helping -- Science17 days ago
White House seeks deep NASA cuts as Artemis II breaks spaceflight record -- 'Proposal resurrects an existential threat to US leadership in space science and exploration' -- Science17 days ago
Artemis II blasts off on first crewed lunar mission since Apollo -- And of course the Orion toilet malfunctioned -- 02 Apr 202623 days ago
Renewables reached nearly 50% of global electricity capacity last year -- Cool, but fossil-fuel additions and AI-era power demand still muddy the climate math -- 01 Apr 202624 days ago
Virgin Galactic reopens ticket sales with out-of-this-world price hikes -- Flights to resume in 2026 before space tourism biz runs out of cash -- 01 Apr 202624 days ago
Starlink sprays debris into orbit following another satellite 'anomaly' -- No risk to ISS or Artemis, but not ideal for operator peace of mind -- 31 Mar 202624 days ago
Mars coughs up another maybe-life clue in the form of nickel compounds -- Perseverance found the minerals in an ancient river channel, but researchers say geology may still beat biology25 days ago
Artemis II countdown begins as NASA prepares for crewed Moon flyby -- Orion's four astronauts edge toward liftoff for humanity's first lunar voyage in more than 50 years26 days ago
DXC staff to strike in Australia after some go without pay rise for five years - Asia In Brief - PLUS: Iran war may slow APAC IT spend; Toshiba, Mitsubishi, talk chip biz combo; Fusion plasma control networks; And more! On-Prem - 30 Mar 2026 - | 725 days ago
Bees and hummingbirds aren't just buzzing – they're sipping trace booze -- Alcohol turns up in most floral nectar, meaning pollinators are drinking tiny cocktails without ever getting drunk27 days ago
Commercial space pleads with NASA to stop moving the goalposts in orbit -- Private station hopefuls say ISS rethink is shaking confidence -- Science29 days ago
India's space program can't spend money fast enough, putting missions in peril -- Satnav systems aren't well, IP is being sold too cheap, and thousands of roles remain open -- Public Sector29 days ago
Trump remembers to appoint science panel, fills it mostly with tech bros -- Plus one actual physicist -- Science1 month ago
Microsoft and Nvidia claim AI can speed approval of new atomic plants -- Effort includes permitting and planning -- AI + ML1 month ago
NASA's lunar reboot is long on ambition, short on answers - Opinion - Exactly how will astronauts get to and from that moonbase? Science - 25 Mar 2026 - | 2525 days ago
Chemists concoct nail polish that lets clawed humans use touch screens -- They still look goofy, but at least you might be able to use 'em like a stylus -- Science1 month ago
Goodbye, Lunar Gateway: NASA ditches Moon station for Moon base -- NASA boss Jared Isaacman has no intention of letting this setback delay the Artemis program, apparently -- Science1 month ago
SpaceX hits back at Amazon in orbital datacenter dispute -- In space, no one can hear you being petty -- Networks1 month ago
NASA sets 'impossible' ground rules for relocation of 'flown space vehicle' -- Draft Request for Proposals says you can move shuttle orbiter but you cannot break it -- Science1 month ago
When it comes to catastrophic space weather, the UK is holding a cocktail umbrella -- National Audit Office warns government has little idea of how to respond in the event of a major solar storm -- Science1 month ago
Elon Musk wants to build 50 times more chips than the world currently produces, using 'new physics' -- Like his promise to get a million robocabs on the road, this doesn't add up -- Systems1 month ago
CERN eggheads burn AI into silicon to stem data deluge - feature - The operating system of the universe isn't going to debug itself - Science - 22 Mar 2026 - | 401 month ago
Turns out your coffee addiction may be doing your brain a favor -- Decades of data suggest people who stick to a couple of brews fare better in terms of gray matter -- Science1 month ago
Starship may chauffeur Orion to the Moon, as NASA mulls ditching SLS after Artemis V -- SpaceX's still-not-quite-orbital rocket tapped as lunar taxi. Musk's minicab anyone? -- Science1 month ago
Time to end the 'uncontrolled experiment' of social media on kids, scientists say -- Pair say review of studies, other evidence, proves more countries need to do like Australia and keep kids offline -- Personal Tech1 month ago
Fiber on the surface of the moon could help detect moonquakes -- Better than seismometers? -- Science1 month ago
Chips... in spaaaace – courtesy of Nvidia - gtc - The Space-1 Vera Rubin Module will solve all your in-space computing needs - Nvidia GTC - 17 Mar 2026 - | 151 month ago
Artemis II takes a rain check on return to launch pad as NASA fixes loose wire -- Still aiming for April 1 if the weather plays ball1 month ago
In the name of science: Boffins build fart-tracking undies -- A wearable sensor designed to monitor intestinal gas suggests the average person may let rip around 32 times a day1 month ago
Everything needed to make DNA and RNA found in asteroid sample -- Results from Ryugu suggest the the Solar System produced the building blocks of life1 month ago
Digital fruit fly brain model walks and cleans its feelers -- Early demo hints at a future sci-fi writers warned us about -- Science1 month ago
UK splashes £45M on AI supercomputer to help crack fusion power -- 'Sunrise' beast will run AI-heavy simulations of plasma behavior and reactor physics -- HPC1 month ago
Inside the datacenter where the day starts with topping up cerebrospinal fluid -- Biological computing is messy and gassy – It's now cloudy, too -- Science1 month ago
NASA pencils in fresh Artemis II Moon launch attempt for April 1 -- 'When we tank the vehicle ... I would like it to be on a day that we could actually launch' -- Science1 month ago
Atomic Britain: UK plans regulatory reset to boost nuclear power -- It wants 'safe, cost effective, and rapid.' We say: 'Good, fast, cheap – you can have 2' -- On-Prem1 month ago
NASA probe checks out years early because this solar cycle is a real drag -- Van Allen spacecraft re-enters over the Pacific with 1 in 4,200 chance of causing injury -- Science1 month ago
Britain turns up the heat on homegrown ceramics for hypersonic missiles -- DSTL bets £350K the UK can cook up its own exotic materials -- Science1 month ago
Musk admits Starship V3 launch date has slipped as Super Heavy booster rolls into place -- Launch predictions continue to be optimistic as 2027 and Artemis III near -- Science1 month ago
SETI admits its search for alien life may be too narrowly focussed -- Solar winds near aliens' homes – and ours – might be blowing away signs of alien technosignatures by broadening signals1 month ago
Amazon tells FCC to bin SpaceX's million-satellite datacenter dream -- Calls Musk's orbital plans "speculative" despite Bezos touting orbiting compute1 month ago
China browses lunar landing spots in race to land on Moon -- Not a US flag in sight1 month ago
NASA abandons delayed SLS upper stage for ULA's Centaur V instead -- Vulcan rocket hardware drafted in amid Artemis reshuffle but still no word on lander1 month ago
Britain spends £180M to work out what time it is -- Atomic clocks will tell you when your Waymo is late -- Science1 month ago
NASA's asteroid defence mission slowed targets by 1.7 inches per hour -- You gotta start somewhere, and in this case astroboffins would have been nowhere without help from intrepid volunteers -- Science1 month ago
Bundle of human neurons hooked to silicon learns to stumble through Doom -- What hath science wrought? -- Bootnotes1 month ago
60 YEARS SINCE HUMANITY FIRST TOUCHED THE SURFACE OF ANOTHER PLANET -- Remembering the day the Venera 3 impacted Venus -- Science1 month ago
Asteroid 2024 YR4 won't smack Moon in 2032, boffins confirm -- Humanity and its neighbor safe from this menace at least1 month ago
UK mobilizes lawyers to keep report on Gatwick 'drone' chaos under wraps - Exclusive - Seven-year Freedom of Information battle heads to tribunal - Edge + IoT - 06 Mar 2026 - | 481 month ago
TerraPower gets permission to build, not operate, sodium-cooled nuclear reactor -- Don't flip the switch until the NRC says you can, okay?1 month ago
Congress puts the ISS on life support until 2032, orders Moon base plan -- Authorization Act seeks to keep lights on until commercial stations are ready1 month ago
Trump administration spoiling for a fight over global satellite regulations -- FCC not pleased about EU space tech reqs to enter Common market, among other things -- Networks1 month ago
Solar superstorm gave ESA's Mars orbiters a handy science opportunity -- Veteran spacecraft overcome computer glitches as atmosphere 'flooded by electrons'1 month ago
CERN sends AI-trained robot mice scurrying through LHC beam pipes -- Bots hunt deformed RF contacts inside the collider's 27 km vacuum tubes -- Science1 month ago
Ex-NASA chief gives Isaacman's Moon reboot a thumbs up, stays schtum on the awkward bits -- Jim Bridenstine says 'adjustments' to Artemis program were needed1 month ago
European Space Agency and China both achieve gigabit links to geostationary satellites -- Raises hopes birds 40,000km away can be reprogrammed, for science or military purposes -- Networks -- 04 Mar 20261 month ago
MIT boffins aim to build injectable mini-organs that can fill in for a damaged liver -- Injected liver cells stayed viable and functional for eight weeks in mice -- Science -- 03 Mar 20261 month ago
Fly me to the Moon: NASA reshuffles the Artemis card deck -- Artemis III now to follow in Apollo 9's footsteps, 2028 landing still planned for Artemis IV -- Science -- 02 Mar 20261 month ago
NASA safety watchdog says it's time to rethink Moon landing -- Report highlights too many firsts in Artemis III mission -- Science -- 26 Feb 20261 month ago
Moon's mighty magnetic field was a 5,000-year titanium blip -- So say Oxford boffins who found 'bias' related to Apollo rock samples created false impression1 month ago
Hubble in a death spiral that could end as early as 2028 without a reboost -- Orbit decay accelerates as solar activity rises, with no approved mission yet to raise the telescope's altitude2 months ago
Pop music fans literally dying to stream hot new albums – in car crashes, that is -- What do Taylor Swift and Drake's release days have to do with road deaths? More than you'd think1 month ago
Artemis II headed back to the bay; helium issues force another delay - Sending humans around the Moon in - February - , er, March - – now April 2026, maybe - Science - 23 Feb 2026 - | 251 month ago
NASA repurposes Mars Helicopter's ancient Snapdragon SoC to help Perseverance rover navigate -- Upgrade allows robot to travel 'potentially unlimited distances' without phoning home for help -- Science2 months ago
SpaceX's faulty Falcon spewed massive lithium plume over Europe, say scientists -- Good news: Team shows re-entry pollution can be measured. Bad news: There may be more of it coming -- Science2 months ago
NASA points fingers at Boeing and chaotic culture for Starliner debacle -- Plenty of blame to go around, says Isaacman -- Science2 months ago
Google digs deep to power AI expansion with 150 MW geothermal deal -- Plants expected to begin operations as early as 2028 pending approval by state government -- Systems2 months ago
DARPA's autonomous missile-firing missile advances toward flight tests -- Yo dawg, we heard you like missiles, so we put some missiles in your missile so you can boom while you zoom -- Science2 months ago
AI bit barns grow climate emergency by turning up the gas -- Companies talk renewables while firing up gas turbines as fast as they can -- Systems2 months ago
Scientists show it's possible to solve problems in your dreams by playing the right sounds -- Could the same method one day power sleep-time ads? -- Science2 months ago
Passive RFIDs can now stream telemetry data from sensors -- To advance the 'ambient internet of things' – no batteries required -- Networks2 months ago
NASA's fill-'er-up Moon rocket 'confidence' test sees mixed results -- Plan was to turn SLS into Seal Leaks Stemmed... But the flow was off2 months ago
Booster nozzle anomaly fails to stop ULA Vulcan Centaur reaching orbit -- Fiery mid-flight incident not enough to derail US Space Force mission2 months ago
Skyrora circles Orbex wreckage as UK rocket rival heads for administration - Updated - Scottish rival Skyrora already eyeing the assets, including Highland spaceport - Science - 13 Feb 2026 - | 182 months ago
NASA pauses most Swift science ops to buy time for reboost mission -- Anticipated summer launch is cutting it fine2 months ago
Microsoft touts far-off high-temperature superconducting tech for datacenter efficiency -- Someday2 months ago
SpaceX back to Falcon 9 launches as Musk blathers about Moon city -- FAA signs off on rocket's return and CEO floats ambitious lunar settlement plan2 months ago
Machine learning could yield faster, cheaper lithium-ion battery development -- Researchers claim model can cut years from testing cycles2 months ago
Smartphones cleared for launch as NASA loosens the rulebook -- Crew-12 and Artemis II astros may soon snap, shoot, and share from orbit2 months ago