OpenAI reveals details about agreement with Department of Defense
By CEO Sam Altman’s own admission, OpenAI’s deal with the Department of Defense is “definitely rushed” and “the optics aren’t looking good.” After Anthropic’s negotiations with the Pentagon broke down on Friday, President Donald Trump directed federal agencies to stop using Anthropic’s technology after a six-month transition period, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he […]
Honor launches new slim foldable Magic V6 with 6,600 mAh battery
Honor has launched a new foldable phone, Honor Magic V6, with a large 6,600 mAh battery and a new sturdy hinge ahead of Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. The Chinese company has been relentless in proving that it makes the thinnest foldable product. This year’s version is 4mm thick when unfolded and 8.75mm thick […]
Pain lasts longer in women and may be caused by immune cells
Pain is something most people experience after an injury such as an ankle sprain, surgery, or car accident. The pain usually goes away as the body heals. However, symptoms can last longer in women than in men, and women are more likely to develop chronic pain. For decades, differences in pain between men and women […]
SaaS inflow, SaaS outflow: Here’s what drives SaaSpocalypse
One day not too long ago, our founder texted an update to his investors. We’re replacing our entire customer service team with Claude Code, an AI tool that lets you write and deploy software on your own. For Lex Zhao, an investor at One Way Ventures, the message signaled something bigger: a moment when companies […]
Ancient Greek mystery cult priestesses may have chemically tweaked fungi to induce psychedelic hallucinations
Priestess of a mysterious cult in ancient Greece and Rome may have used highly toxic fungi to induce psychedelic hallucinations during rituals, a new study suggests. But some experts say that while research shows it’s plausible, there’s no historical evidence that this happened. The study, published February 13 in the journal Scientific Reports, reports the […]
Auroras may become more intense this March due to the “vernal equinox effect”
This month could be the best time to see the aurora borealis in nearly a decade, as the combination of the equinox effect and excessive solar activity makes them more likely to occur. However, exactly when and where they will appear is still unknown. At 10:46 a.m. UTC on Friday, March 20th, the sun will […]
Which is heavier when the elevator goes up or down?
Elevators disrupt your sense of gravity in strange ways. You can feel it under your feet as the elevator rises. For a moment, the floor felt stronger than usual. As the elevator slows down, the pressure is relieved and your body becomes temporarily lighter. When you step on the scale in the rising elevator, the […]
History of Science: Discovery of Carbon-14 Opens Window on Past Civilizations — February 27, 1940
Milestone: Theorizing black hole radiation Date: March 1, 1974 Location: Cambridge, England People: Dr. Stephen Hawking In 1974, a brilliant 32-year-old physicist published a paper in Nature that was less than two pages long. And it overturned one of our fundamental assumptions about black holes. The author was Stephen Hawking, whose paper “Are Black Holes […]
A trap that Anthropic has built for itself.
On Friday afternoon, just as this interview was about to begin, a news alert appeared on my computer screen. The Trump administration had cut ties with Anthropic, a San Francisco AI company founded in 2021 by Dario Amodei and other former OpenAI researchers who left the company over safety concerns. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth […]
Why did Netflix back out of its deal to acquire Warner Bros.?
Netflix surprised the entertainment world this week by refusing to raise its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, setting the stage for Paramount Skydance to win ownership of the Hollywood studio. At the time, Netflix co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters said the company was being financially disciplined. The latest Bloomberg report provides more details about […]