At the top of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg is experimenting with a CEO bot
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is testing a personal artificial intelligence agent meant to act as a co-pilot for leadership.
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Employee cigarette breaks in France equal three weeks of lost work a year
The hardest material? Chinese team forges hexagonal diamond with super strength
One in two US teens say they’ve used AI to ‘undress’ people
Artificial intelligence firms hire experts in explosives, chemical weapons
Anthropic is seeking a Policy Manager for Chemical Weapons and High-Yield Explosives with at least five years of experience.
Research ties GLP-1 injections to fewer setbacks in anxiety and depression
The study also reported a 42% lower risk of psychiatric hospitalizations and work absences during periods when patients were taking semaglutide compared with periods when they were not.
Chinese Startup claims it can synthesize oil from air and water
The company, co-founded in 2024 by a former Tesla vice-president, frames its approach as Direct Air Capture.
Nvidia unveils new hardware in push for data centers in space
Nvidia’s approach emphasizes that satellites can filter and process imagery, track weather systems, monitor infrastructure, and detect anomalies without waiting for instructions from Earth.
Study: Adults with ADHD experience “local sleep” while awake
Researchers report distinct brain activity patterns between adults with ADHD and neurotypical peers during inhibitory control tasks.
Space sample reveals all five building blocks of DNA, scientists say
The presence of the nucleobases in the samples reinforces the hypothesis that carbonaceous asteroids contributed to the prebiotic chemical inventory of the early Earth.
Researchers stunned: Queen bumblebees survive more than a week underwater
Scientists say the terrestrial insects endured continuous underwater conditions in controlled laboratory experiments, an outcome they did not anticipate.
Study suggests our Sun escaped the crowded galactic center for the Milky Way’s suburbs
The ratio of a star’s age to its metal content ties it to a characteristic birthplace within the disk.
Engineer crafts custom dog cancer vaccine with ChatGPT; Rosie’s tumors shrink 75%
Paul Conyngham, a tech entrepreneur and AI expert, pursued the project after veterinarians gave Rosie only a few months to live.
The midair maneuver that lets cats touch down paws-first, explained by New research
Researchers used high-speed cameras and motion tracking to show the air-righting reflex relies on spine flexion, front and rear body rotation, and tail adjustments that conserve zero angular momentum
