Inaudible sounds may be the next frontier in wildfire defense
Ten years ago, two college students built a fire extinguisher that put out fires using only a noisy 10-inch subwoofer. The internet lapped it up, and Jimmy Fallon booked a demonstration on “The Tonight Show.” But since that brief viral moment, there has been little more than a whisper about the technology. It’s not for […]
Space ‘ORC’: Astronomers discover the most powerful ‘strange radio circle’ ever seen
Astronomers, with help from citizen scientists, have discovered the most powerful “odd radio circle” (ORC) ever. The discovery could help astronomers better understand how these unusual objects and the galaxies they surround form. “ORCs are one of the strangest and most beautiful cosmic structures we’ve ever seen, and they may hold important clues about how […]
Chinese hackers have been exploiting ArcGIS Server as a backdoor for over a year
October 14, 2025Ravi LakshmananCyber espionage / network security For more than a year, Chinese-linked attackers are believed to be behind a new campaign to compromise ArcGIS systems and turn them into backdoors. According to ReliaQuest, this activity is the work of a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group called Flax Typhoon, which is also tracked as Ethereal […]
Google’s Gemini can now help schedule meetings in Google Calendar
Google is releasing a new tool that uses AI to make it easier for Gmail users using Google Calendar to schedule meetings. The company on Tuesday launched its “Help Me Schedule” feature powered by Gemini. This feature suggests an ideal meeting time based on your calendar availability and displays it to the person you’re emailing […]
OpenAI and Broadcom partner on AI hardware
OpenAI has gained a new hardware partner. The AI Institute announced Monday that it has partnered with semiconductor company Broadcom on 10 gigawatts worth of custom AI accelerator hardware. These AI accelerator racks will be deployed in OpenAI data centers and partner data centers from 2026 to 2029. “By designing our own chips and systems, […]
Flint, backed by Sheryl Sandberg, wants to use AI to autonomously build and update websites.
You may only discover problems after you’ve been involved in the process for a while. Similarly, Michelle Lim was running Warp’s growth marketing efforts until last year when she noticed that the company wasn’t updating its website quickly enough. She noticed that potential customers were asking ChatGPT and other AI bots all sorts of questions […]
Scientists discover a huge weakness in Earth’s magnetic field is growing
Satellite data reveals that a region of weak Earth’s magnetic field in the South Atlantic Ocean has expanded in size since 2014. This region, known as the South Atlantic Anomaly, has expanded to an area almost half the size of the European continent, with a bulge towards Africa, where it is declining most rapidly. The […]
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Human Skeleton Quiz: What do you know about the bones of the body?
The human skeleton (the internal framework that includes bones and cartilage) evolved over millions of years. It consists of an axial skeleton consisting of the skull and vertebrae, and an appendicular skeleton including the shoulders, hips, arms, and legs. One of the main functions of the skeleton is to protect our soft internal organs, but […]
FleetWorks raises $17 million to match truck drivers with freight faster
Paul Singer says the thousands of small trucking companies that help move goods across the United States are doing things pretty old-fashioned. He would have known. He left his job as a product manager at Uber Freight to start a company called FleetWorks that he believes will modernize things. Created during Y Combinator’s summer 2023 […]