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Mar 30 • 1 month ago

Explanation for why we don't see two-foot-long dragonflies anymore fails

Breathing capacity could have compensated for lower atmospheric oxygen.

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Mar 30 • 1 month ago

Polygraphs have major flaws. Are there better options?

Research proceeds on alternatives, but some doubt whether true lie detection is possible.

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Mar 30 • 1 month ago

Pints meet prop bets: Polymarket’s “Situation Room” pop-up bar in DC

Why did a leading prediction market feel the need for an in-person bar in DC?

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Mar 25 • 1 month ago

The Download: reawakening frozen brains, and the AI Hype Index returns

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. This scientist rewarmed and studied pieces of his

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Mar 25 • 1 month ago

How chemists turned bourbon waste into supercapacitors

Hydrothermal carbonization can directly convert sloppy stillage into hard or activated carbon.

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Mar 25 • 1 month ago

So long, farewell: Saying goodbye to Audi's best car, the 2026 RS6 Avant

With production now finished, we take one last ride in our favorite station wagon.

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Mar 25 • 1 month ago

Honda cancels the two electric vehicles it was developing with Sony

Sony Honda Mobility says the Afeela 1 and Afeela 2 are no more.

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Mar 25 • 1 month ago

Disney cancels $1 billion OpenAI partnership amid Sora shutdown plans

Press reports suggest Disney was blindsided and that no money changed hands.

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Mar 25 • 1 month ago

Apple begins age checks in the UK with latest iOS update

Move follows government pressure on smartphone makers to do more to protect children online.

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Mar 25 • 1 month ago

Meta loses trial after arguing child exploitation was “inevitable” on its apps

Meta plans to appeal as it faces down two other child safety trials.

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Mar 25 • 1 month ago

Google bumps up Q Day deadline to 2029, far sooner than previously thought

Company warns entire industry to move off RSA and EC more quickly.

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Mar 25 • 1 month ago

Trump staffs science and technology panel with non-scientists

Appointee list is in keeping with the administration's hostility toward science.

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