A bioacoustics algorithm is helping conservationists locate the tooth-billed pigeon. The Colossal Foundation has developed an AI algorithm that can detect the critically endangered tooth-billed pigeon’s calls, helping conservationists locate the lost species. Partnering with the Samoa Conservation Society (SCS), Colossal Biosciences‘ nonprofit arm hopes that this technology will lead to more …
Watch the moment SpaceX Starship crushed a major milestone in latest test
The ninth Starship flight wasn't a complete failure. Many reports following SpaceX’s ninth flight test for Starship on Tuesday emphasized disaster: The company’s massive rocket and uncrewed spacecraft exploded — again. But each demonstration has had specific objectives, and though Starship didn’t come close to acing them all this time, one in …
Al-Futtaim Electric Mobility Launches the All-New BYD SEAL 7 DM-i Hybrid in the UAE
Featuring BYD’s next-gen DM-i platform, the SEAL 7 sets a new standard for plug-in hybrid performance and sustainable driving in the UAE.
SpaceX's ninth Starship test flight ends in another explosion
It's the third in a row to conclude with a “rapid unscheduled disassembly.” SpaceX‘s ninth Starship test flight ended abruptly on Tuesday when the rocket experienced a “rapid unscheduled disassembly” — the company’s favourite euphemism for “exploded.” It’s the third Starship test flight in a row to end in fiery failure, Elon Musk‘s space company […]
Trump's anti-DEI focus appears to stall multilingual emergency alerts
The FCC has delayed the lifesaving alert upgrade for months. Congressional leaders are begging the federal government to fulfill its promises to modernize the national wireless emergency alert system, as severe weather events plague communities. In a letter sent this week to Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr, California Representative Nanette Diaz Barragán called out […]
A galaxy from 11 billion years ago just reappeared in a shocking way
Hubble has spotted a quirk of nature. When NASA‘s Hubble Space Telescope snapped a picture of an elliptical galaxy, it caught something else in the frame: A bright, red arc of light wrapped around it. That glowing curve isn’t the sign of a broken telescope, but in fact another galaxy — about 19.5 …
Scientists just discovered a mysterious new world far beyond Pluto
This could rewrite the solar system's map. Just when you thought you knew all the worlds in the solar system, astronomers go and discover a new object that could rewrite the space map. This icy world, temporarily named 2017 OF201, could be a distant cousin of Pluto — and scientists mean “distant” quite …
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act would ban states from regulating AI
States couldn't enact consumer AI protections for 10 years, if the bill passes. Buried in the Republican budget bill is a proposal that will radically change how artificial intelligence develops in the U.S., according to both its supporters and critics. The provision would ban states from regulating AI for the next decade. Opponents say the […]
Explicit deepfakes are now a federal crime. Enforcing that may be a major problem.
A law that's both narrow and broad may prove too difficult to follow. On May 19, President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump beamed to press and allies as they signed the administration’s first major piece of tech regulation, the bipartisan Take It Down Act. It was seen as a win for those who […]
Jupiter designed the solar system. Here's what the planet was like as a child.
New study investigates giant planet's early life. Jupiter, the largest planet orbiting the sun, used to be much bigger and stronger when the solar system was just beginning to take shape, a pair of astronomers say. Two scientists at Caltech and the University of Michigan suggest that early Jupiter was at least double …