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What do America’s earliest restaurant menus teach us about America?

IBM unveiled a major semiconductor breakthrough with the introduction of the world’s first sub-1 nanometer (nm) chip technology, featuring a revolutionary transistor architecture at the 0.7 nm, or 7 angstrom node.

Throwback to the old ringtone-providers of the early 2000s

A six-year Wharton study suggests leaders who crave status and attention are driving the push back to the office—despite mixed evidence on productivity.

29 questions. Two axes. Which of 30 AI archetypes are you?

The most detailed vascular image of a living human brain we've seen, captured with ultrasound through the skull — and the pipeline behind it.

Name change to Smartbird follows business model switch from selling shoes to buying high-end servers

Researchers at UNSW Sydney have harnessed the power of ultrasonic sound waves to make espresso-strength coffee with room temperature water, cutting energy use by up to 75%.

Whether automation will make human workers obsolete depends on more than just how smart the AI is.

Coding agents as normal technology

What the mysterious history of "multiple discovery" in science tells us about the nature of creativity

My head has been spinning after getting a spreadsheet roughly a week ago. Before we dive into my dirty laundry, let’s state the obvious: millions of people have a vague sense that AI is changing things. And LLMs sure are convenient for getting answers quickly. My team and I use Claude and other tools daily. […]

When employees feel overwhelmed, leaders need to help restore the conditions under which people can do their best work.

Split firewood in 3D — an interactive Three.js experience

The mirage of "AI" reaches us through a narrative centered on inevitability, productivity, and efficiency. It is therefore at loggerheads…

The same mechanisms that dampen people's cravings for food might also affect our tendency for violent behavior, new research suggests.

EMBRACE Festival 2026: Deutschlands HR Festival für HR, Recruiting, KI, Leadership & Future of Work – mit Workshops, Best Practices & Network

The internal report first circulated via Polymarket.

Proposed emoji that didn’t make the cut.

An interactive photo timeline of NASA's Artemis II mission, with crew photos, video, audio, trajectory data, and mission metadata.

As demand for cobalt, gold and other minerals grows, mining is accelerating deforestation in the Congo basin – and increasing the risk of deadly Ebola outbreaks

How companies are gaming the chatbot internet

Half of Americans fear that the ​rise of AI could put them or someone in their household out of work, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll ‌that also showed widespread angst at how widely the technology is being adopted.

A new NPR/Ipsos poll shows many teachers are using AI to save time, but a majority are also worried the technology is making it harder for students to learn to think for themselves.

Phishing campaigns, ticket scams, travel fraud and DDoS threats are among the cyber threats linked to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Median price on official portal for resellers has sunk by 20% over the past month

Gen Z uses the technology more than anyone, but many fear it is weakening their job prospects and creativity

AI overtook market and economic conditions as the leading reason companies cited for cutting jobs in May, according to the most recent report from Challenger, Gray and Christmas.