Author: user
A NASA spacecraft designed to search for signs of extraterrestrial life has aimed its lens at comet 3I/ATLAS. But it wasn’t for the reason you might think. The spaceship just happened to be in the right place at the right time.Racing through the solar system at an estimated speed of 153,000 miles per hour (246,000 km), the fascinating interstellar comet will reach its closest point to Earth tonight (December 18-19). At its closest approach, 3I/ATLAS will plummet to within about 168 million miles (270 million kilometers) of Earth.It’s close enough for amateur astronomers to spot with a good backyard telescope,…
Founders Gabriel Sanchez (Enspectra Health) and Tom Harries (Earth Funeral) discuss what it takes to build in a highly regulated industry where “moving fast and breaking things” doesn’t cut it. This episode of Build Mode reveals the reality of navigating the FDA approval process, state-by-state regulations, and cultural taboos while building a product that is literally a matter of life and death. Gabriel walks us through the nearly 10-year journey to FDA approval of Enspectra’s skin imaging device, and Tom discusses building a human composting service to replace cremation and burial. They offer tactical advice about iterating while waiting for…
Instacart will pay $60 million in restitution to resolve Federal Trade Commission allegations that it deceived consumers with false advertising. Federal authorities alleged that Instacart used illegal tactics to deceive consumers into paying higher fees while refusing to refund them. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said Instacart’s “free shipping” claim is misleading because customers still need to pay a mandatory service fee of up to 15% of the total order value. The agency also said the delivery platform’s promise of a “100% satisfaction guarantee” is false because it implies a full refund if the consumer is not completely satisfied with…
Ancient lava debris on the ocean floor may be acting like a giant “sponge” storing large amounts of carbon dioxide, a new study has found.Cores taken from the ocean floor of the South Atlantic Ocean show that this debris, formed by volcanic activity and spread across the ocean floor over millions of years, stores between two and 40 times more carbon dioxide than the upper crust of the ocean floor, according to a study published Nov. 24 in the journal Nature Geoscience. The discovery could help scientists better understand how Earth’s climate has changed in the past.Over millions of years,…
App developers who want to launch programs on ChatGPT can now submit their programs for review and possible publication, OpenAI announced Wednesday. The company has also introduced a new app directory within Chat’s tools menu, soon to be called the “App Store.” In October, the company announced the arrival of an app for chatbots, which it said would provide ChatGPT users with a wider range of functionality. Major platforms such as Expedia, Spotify, Zillow, and Canva have announced integrations that allow users to access services directly from chat conversations. Now, the company is opening up the space to a wider…
The war for AI talent shows no signs of slowing down, with companies making headlines every week with their latest high-profile hires. This includes the engineers they are poaching from each other and acquiring, but also senior management who can support them as they scale further. Less than 10 days after Slack CEO Dennis Dresser became OpenAI’s chief revenue officer, he announced that former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne will be joining Sam Altman’s company. Shortly after, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase separately appointed Osborn to lead an internal advisory board. The announcement attracted particular attention in the United Kingdom,…
As of this week, ChatGPT has reached a new milestone of $3 billion in global consumer spending on mobile, according to estimates from app intelligence provider Appfigures. This figure represents total spending on iOS and Android devices since the app was first released in May 2023, and then only on iOS. Image credit: Appfigures Notably, most of that spending was done this year. Globally, consumers spent an estimated $2.48 billion on ChatGPT mobile apps in 2025. This is a 408% year-over-year increase from $487 million in 2024. In 2023, the app’s first year of availability, it earned $42.9 million, before…
A new study suggests that chemotherapy immunotherapy given earlier in the day can extend the lifespan of patients with advanced lung cancer.Previous research suggests that circadian rhythms, the body’s internal clock, may influence the effectiveness of immune checkpoint inhibitors. These drugs help the immune system recognize and attack cancer cells by blocking the tumor’s ability to block the immune response.For some cancers, including kidney cancer, liver cancer, stomach cancer, esophageal cancer, head and neck cancer, and melanoma, this treatment has been shown to have better results when given in the morning than in the late afternoon or evening. you may…
December 18, 2025Ravi LakshmananMalware/Cloud Security A previously undocumented Chinese-aligned threat cluster called “LongNosed Goblin” is believed to have resulted from a series of cyberattacks targeting government agencies in Southeast Asia and Japan. Slovak cybersecurity company ESET said in a report released today that the ultimate goal of these attacks is cyber espionage. The threat activity cluster is assessed to have been active since at least September 2023. “LongNosed Goblin leverages Group Policy to deploy malware across compromised networks, deploying cloud services (such as Microsoft OneDrive and Google Drive) as command and control (C&C) servers,” security researchers Anton Cherepanov and Peter…
Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), President Donald Trump’s social media company, announced Thursday that it will merge with TAE Technologies, a Southern California-based company that has been chasing the dream of fusion power for nearly 30 years. The all-stock deal, valued at more than $6 billion, expands Trump Media’s presence into the nascent fusion power sector as the AI boom continues and data centers seek more power. Fusion industry officials expressed curiosity about the deal and expressed concern about a potential conflict of interest with the U.S. Department of Energy. Last week, industry representatives met with Department of Energy…