Final data from groundbreaking cosmology telescope reveals 30 models of the universe were wrong
After a decades-long mission to understand the nature of the universe, the telescope on a mountain plateau in northern Chile will say goodbye in 2022. Now, the release of final data reveals a field in tension that is the telescope’s legacy. In October 2007, the Atacama Space Telescope (ACT) observed its first light. But it […]
A 5,000-year-old dog skeleton and dagger buried together in a Swedish swamp, hinting at mysterious Stone Age rituals
Archaeologists have discovered a dog skeleton alongside a bone dagger at the bottom of a Swedish swamp. The ruins are thought to be 5,000 years old and may be from mysterious Stone Age rituals. This unique dog burial was discovered during construction of a high-speed railway in the village of Gerstaberg, about 35 kilometers southwest […]
Ford launches battery storage business to power data centers and power grids
As Ford shifts away from making large electric vehicles, automakers are adding new product lines to find a home for batteries. Ford announced Monday that it is canceling plans to make batteries for these vehicles and instead converting that capacity to a new battery storage business. These energy storage systems use inexpensive lithium iron phosphate […]
Ford’s next F-150 Lightning will be equipped with a gas generator in a move away from large EVs
Ford announced Monday that it will end production of the all-electric F-150 Lightning as part of a broader review of its electric vehicle plans across the company. Instead, Ford plans to sell what’s known as an “extended range electric vehicle” version of the truck, which adds a gas generator to recharge the battery pack and […]
Ancient maritime raider’s fingerprints found on Scandinavia’s oldest plank ship
A sea raider ship that sank off the coast of Denmark 2,400 years ago contained fingerprints and several chemical clues that are helping researchers figure out where these raiders came from thousands of years ago, a new study has found. Known as the Yotspring Boat, it is the oldest known wooden plank boat in Scandinavia […]
Merriam-Webster chooses ‘slop’ as word of the year
The impact of AI on our social media feeds has not gone unnoticed by one of America’s top dictionaries. Amid the onslaught of content that has swept the web over the past 12 months, Merriam-Webster announced on Sunday that 2025’s word of the year is “slop.” According to the dictionary, the term is defined as […]
Google’s “Dark Web Report” feature will no longer be available from February
Google has announced that its “Dark Web Report” feature will be discontinued starting February 16, 2026. Initia releasedDeveloped about a year and a half ago, the tool was meant to allow users to monitor their personal information on the dark web. For some users, Dark Web Reports appeared to be a valuable tool that scans […]
Five genetic “traits” that support various mental illnesses
The largest genetic analysis of mental disorders to date shows that most relevant genetic variants are associated with multiple mental health conditions, not just one. The study found that 14 psychiatric disorders can be classified into five major groups depending on the genetic variations associated with them. For example, the findings group anorexia nervosa, obsessive-compulsive […]
A popular Chrome browser extension was found to be eavesdropping on the AI chats of millions of users
Google Chrome extensions with the “Featured” badge and 6 million users have been observed silently collecting all prompts entered by users into artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbots such as OpenAI ChatGPT, Anthropic Claude, Microsoft Copilot, DeepSeek, Google Gemini, xAI Grok, Meta AI, and Perplexity. The extension in question is Urban VPN Proxy, which has a rating […]
LiDAR maker Luminar files for bankruptcy
LiDAR company Luminar has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after months of layoffs, executive departures and a legal battle with its largest customer, Volvo. The company aims to sell its lidar business during bankruptcy proceedings and has already reached an agreement to sell its semiconductor subsidiary. The company will remain open during the bankruptcy […]