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DIY

How to create custom AI chatbots in Google Gemini

By David Nield

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Technology

Interactor: The ’90s VR backpack gamers hated

By Popular Science Team

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DIY

Google Tasks is the best Google tool you’re not using

By David Nield

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Science

NASA releases first photo of 860-square-foot solar sail in orbit

By Andrew Paul

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Technology

Lucid reinvents the electric motor by thinking small. Really small.

By Kristin Shaw

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Technology

How do you keep pilots and passengers of sea planes safe?

By Barbara Peterson / Hakai Magazine

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Technology

Man with AI song catalog ‘defrauds’ streaming services of $10 million

By Andrew Paul

This squishy robot uses electrical signals processed from King Oyster mushroom mycelia to scoot back and forth.
Technology

This robot is being controlled by a King oyster mushroom

By Mack DeGeurin

A powerful laser shines into a jet of gas, creating a bright plasma and generating ultraviolet light. The light leaves a visible white line as it interacts with leftover gas in the vacuum chamber. This process helps scientists precisely measure the energy needed to excite the thorium-229 nucleus, which is the core of a future nuclear clock.
Technology

Move over, atomic clocks: Nuclear clocks are on the way

By Andrew Paul

Steaming pipes at Svartsengi Geothermal Power Plant. This image is shot using a drone.
Technology

‘The world is not prepared:’ How AI energy thirst might tap into geothermal power

By Mack DeGeurin

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Technology

The Accelerationists’ app: How Telegram became the ‘center of gravity’ for a new breed of domestic terrorists

By James Bandler/ProPublica, A.C. Thompson/ProPublica and FRONTLINE, Karina Meier/FRONTLINE

Microsoft MS-DOS user's guide in front of old computer
DIY

How to get MS-DOS up and running on Windows or macOS

By David Nield

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Technology

Driving the $2 Million, 2,000-horsepower Rimac Nevera EV

By Dan Carney

Google’s HeAR model sifts through over 300 million, two seconds snippets of audio to search for signs of respiratory harm.
Technology

AI can spot tuberculosis early by listening to your cough

By Mack DeGeurin

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Technology

The coolest technology in the Bugatti Tourbillon hypercar is… analog?

By Kristin Shaw

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Technology

1929: The Graf Zeppelin becomes the first ship to sail around the world—by air

By Bill Gourgey

Elephants in Okambara, Namibia that have been tagged with transmitters to track their movements.
Environment

The ‘internet of animals’ could transform what we know about wildlife

By Hillary Rosner / Yale Environment 360

Skyline Robotics robot window washing skyscrapers
Technology

The skyscraper window-washing robots are here

By Mack DeGeurin

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DIY

How to spot when your hard drive will fail before it does

By David Nield

Cop using Axon's Draft One AI tech
Technology

Cops are using AI software to write police reports

By Andrew Paul

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DIY

The do’s and don’ts of using AI to plan your travel

By David Nield

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DIY

How to use Apple Maps on the web

By David Nield

Hydrogel device that plays Pong
Technology

A lifeless hydrogel blob can play Pong

By Andrew Paul

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Technology

The Ferrari Purosangue is the best damn sport SUV in the world

By Dan Carney

China surveillance camera
Technology

China leans into using AI—even as the US leads in developing it

By Shaoyu Yuan / The Conversation

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Science

The world’s fastest microscope captures electrons down to the attosecond

By Andrew Paul

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Technology

The tech that changed elections forever

By Popular Science Team

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Technology

‘Militarized’ Cybertrucks are coming—if you can open the doors

By Andrew Paul

Front 3/4 view of Cadillac Opulent Velocity concept vehicle with open butterfly doors.
Technology

Cadillac’s Opulent Velocity concept shows the future of cars is magnificent

By Kristin Shaw

Apple-1 Computer owned by Steve Jobs
Technology

Steve Jobs’ very own Apple-I computer is for sale

By Andrew Paul

Brown hyenas love to go hunting in Baker’s Bay, Namibia.
Technology

Artificial intelligence could soon turn anyone into an expert tracker

By Ryan Truscott / Hakai Magazine

Heart in a box transport system
Health

A new organ transport box doubles the window for heart transplants

By Andrew Paul

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Science

Scientists want your help finding black holes with your phone

By Andrew Paul

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Technology

Going off-roading in a DIY’ed Porsche Taycan (yes, a Porsche)

By Kristin Shaw

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DIY

How to customize (or replace) the Windows Start menu

By David Nield

The best 4K monitors
Gear

The best 4K monitors for 2024

By Brandt Ranj, Abby Ferguson

Specimen photographed with autofluorescence under confocal microscope at 639 nm; different colors indicate z-depth, with violet to red gradient representing the shallowest to deepest planes, respectively.
Animals

Extremely rare tardigrade fossils seen in unprecedented detail

By Andrew Paul

Closeup of a young woman sticking out her tongue.
AI

AI tongue scanner can diagnose illnesses with 96 percent accuracy

By Andrew Paul

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DIY

How to block websites on your home network

By David Nield

'The field is evolving in a lot of ways.'
Technology

New forms of steel for stronger, lighter cars

By John Johnson Jr. / Knowable Magazine

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DIY

7 tips to make the most of using a VPN

By David Nield

Applying the logic of chatbot conversations to humans could make a person awkward, impatient, or just plain rude.
Technology

Researchers worry about AI turning humans into jerks

By Mack DeGeurin

Concept art of timber skyscraper in Milwaukee
Engineering

Milwaukee wants to build the world’s tallest timber skyscraper (again)

By Andrew Paul

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Technology

Why records are better than CDs in the streaming age

By Justin Pot

Human playing against Google DeepMind ping pong robot
AI

Watch Google’s ping pong robot beat humans at their own game

By Andrew Paul

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Health

Social media bans could deny teenagers mental health help

By Daniel Chang / KFF Health News

China's Shenlong space plane blurry image taken by telescopic camera.
Aviation

China’s super-secret space plane spotted above Europe

By Andrew Paul

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AI

Figure says its new humanoid robot can chat and learn from its mistakes

By Andrew Paul

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Technology

How Rivian reduced electrical wiring by 1.6 miles and 44 pounds

By Kristin Shaw

On August 6, 1991, Tim Berners-Lee introduced the World Wide Web
Technology

On August 6, 1991, Tim Berners-Lee introduced the World Wide Web

By Bill Gourgey

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Archaeology

Egypt’s oldest pyramid may have been built using a hydraulic lift

By Andrew Paul

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Health

39% of electrodes work after second ‘successful’ human Neuralink implant

By Andrew Paul

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Technology

The terrible Radio Shack computer that became your phone

By Popular Science Team

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DIY

Teacher spends 1800 hours building the hovercraft of his childhood dreams

By Keith Wagstaff

Elon Musk
Internet

Don’t register to vote on Elon Musk’s AmericaPAC website. Do this instead.

By Andrew Paul

Concept art of Neom Stadium in Saudi Arabia
Engineering

Saudi Arabia wants to top its linear city with a sci-fi soccer stadium

By Andrew Paul

Close up view of a Taco Bell fast food bag inside of a car.
AI

AI is coming to a Taco Bell drive-thru near you

By Andrew Paul

Perceptive robot dental machine working on human patient
AI

Robot dentist can prep a tooth crown in 15 minutes

By Andrew Paul

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DIY

You can (and should) stop charging your phone when it hits 80 percent

By David Nield

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Fitness & Exercise

Olympians in super-spike shoes could shatter records

By Andrew Paul

woman riding a sea-doo watercraft on a brown river
Technology

Sea-Doo’s newest 325-HP watercraft can outrun an alligator (and then some)

By Kristin Shaw

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DIY

How long do TVs last? When and why you should replace your set.

By Nicholas Ware

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Technology

The rich history of ham radio culture

By Kristen Haring / MIT Press Reader

Samsung OLED TV with Blade Runner on the screen in a room.
Gear

What is TV resolution? From 1080p to 8K and beyond.

By Nicholas Ware