Toxic algae bloom in Nevada’s Pyramid Lake – Earth seen from space
simple facts Where is it? pyramid lake, nevada [40.063141310, -119.561560320] What is in the photo? Massive outbreak of toxic cyanobacteria swirling in the lake Which satellite took the photo?Landsat 9 When was it taken? October 8, 2024 This impressive satellite photo shows extremely dense, toxic algae swirling in the waters of Nevada’s Pyramid Lake. Some […]
Peec AI raises $21M to help brands adapt as consumers ditch Google for ChatGPT
Product discovery is changing as consumers increasingly ask questions about ChatGPT rather than Google. And its promise to give brands visibility and control over this fast-growing search channel has made Peec AI one of Europe’s most popular startups. Just four months after its 20VC-led seed round, the Berlin-based startup has raised $21 million in Series […]
Google issues security fix for actively exploited zero-day vulnerability in Chrome V8
November 18, 2025Ravi LakshmananBrowser security/vulnerabilities Google on Monday released security updates for its Chrome browser to address two security flaws, including one that is being exploited in the wild. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-13223 (CVSS score: 8.8). This is a type confusion vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript and WebAssembly engines that can be exploited […]
A16z-backed super PAC targets Alex Boaz, sponsor of New York’s AI safety bill — says he will introduce the bill
A pro-AI super PAC backed by Andreessen Horowitz and OpenAI President Greg Brockman has chosen New York State Representative Alex Boaz and his congressional bid as its first target. The PAC, named “Leading the Future,” was launched in August with more than $100 million to support policymakers with a light-touch (or no-touch) approach to AI […]
‘Sophisticated’ Bronze Age city unearthed in Kazakhstan ‘changes our understanding of steppe societies’
Archaeologists have discovered a vast Bronze Age settlement in the steppe of Kazakhstan that was likely an early major city during its heyday some 3,600 years ago, a new study reports. The early city of Seminyarka covered 346 acres (140 ha), more than four times the size of contemporary villages in the region. The site […]
‘Perfectly preserved’ Neanderthal skull suggests their noses didn’t evolve into warm air
Digital analysis of a perfectly preserved nasal bone in a bizarre-looking Neanderthal skull reveals that long-standing theories about Neanderthal noses don’t pass the sniff test. This skull belongs to the Altamura man, one of the most complete and well-preserved Neanderthal skeletons ever discovered. Speleologists discovered it in 1993 while exploring a cave near the town […]
Never-before-seen NASA images of comet 3I/ATLAS will be released on Wednesday (November 19).
Earthlings will have to wait a few more days to see the clearest images yet of NASA’s interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. The space agency just announced that it will hold a live news conference call on Wednesday (November 19th) at 3pm ET. At the conference, NASA scientists and administrators will share and discuss never-before-seen images of […]
Meta releases new tool to prevent Reel creators’ work from being stolen
Facebook creators have new tools to protect their work from plagiarism by others. On Monday, Meta introduced Facebook content protection. This is a mobile tool designed to detect when a creator’s original Reel posted on Facebook is being used without permission. If creators are alerted that others are using their Reels, they can also block […]
A 12,000-year-old clay figurine unearthed in Israel depicts a crouching woman being surmounted by a male goose, archaeologists say.
Long before the ancient Greeks imagined Zeus taking the form of a swan and copulating with Princess Leda, the Natufians of Southwest Asia were also depicting the same thing. Archaeologists recently discovered fragments of 12,000-year-old fired clay sculptures from prehistoric settlements in Israel, which they claim represent an early belief system. “When we took this […]
Three more Chinese astronauts remain stranded in space after successfully rescuing colleague
Three more Chinese astronauts (Taikonauts) are currently stranded in space after successfully repatriating previously stranded comrades. Experts say the development highlights potential flaws in China’s space protocols that could unnecessarily put astronauts at risk. The recently stranded trio Zhang Lu, Wu Fei, and Zhang Hongzhang are the crew of the Shenzhou-21 mission. They have been […]