Roger Linn is a legend in the world of musical instruments. He’s been at the cutting edge of music technology for decades. He created the LM-1, the first drum machine to use samples, and its successor, the LinnDrum, is one…
Spyware attacks on journalists, human rights defenders, and political dissidents are no longer rare or exotic. In early 2025, WhatsApp notified roughly 90 users — many of them journalists and civil society members across Europe — that they had been…
Many years ago, the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 gained notoriety when its batteries caught fire in a series of incidents. There’s been a steady stream of similar, though isolated, incidents ever since. However, despite the high-profile coverage of batteries gone…
Health officials working to tackle Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 21 May Michel Lunanga/Getty Images A new mRNA vaccine has been developed that may provide long-term protection against the deadliest viruses in the Ebola family…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. What happens when your homeland begins to melt? Icelandic poet and author Andri Snær Magnason explores this in Time and Water, a new documentary…
Scientists have identified a massive new species of mosasaur, a marine reptile that lived alongside the dinosaurs and dominated prehistoric oceans. The newly described predator, named Tylosaurus rex (or T. rex), measured up to 43 feet long and ranks among…
SpaceX has flown Starship V3 for the first time in a test flight that met most of its goals. The company had to step down from a launch attempt on the evening of May 21, Thursday, due to a technical…
With Memorial day weekend kicking off the travel season, we’re seeing a lot of deals pop up on travel gadgets, from portable power banks to noise-canceling headphones. One of the best right now is Twelve South’s AirFly Pro 2 Bluetooth…
In the latest sign of these AI-heavy times, the National Transportation Safety Board temporarily removed access to its docket system after discovering that voices of pilots who were killed in a UPS plane crash last year had been re-created using…
T-Mobile for Business is the upgrade a small business owner will find useful, boasting unlimited plans, a super-fast 5G network, and customer service support whenever you need it. With no data overages, surprise fees, or annual service contracts, there’s an…
Great Britain’s Max Burgin wins the 800m final, beating the Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi, after a ‘special’ race at the Diamond League meet in Rabat. READ MORE: Hodgkinson ready for ‘battle of world records’ in London Available to UK users…
On May 15, 2026, Ribbit Management Company disclosed a first-quarter buy of 22,725 MercadoLibre (NASDAQ:MELI) shares, an estimated $43.84 million trade based on quarterly average pricing. What happened According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission dated May…
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