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OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger joins OpenAI

Peter Steinberger, who created the AI personal assistant now known as OpenClaw, has joined OpenAI. Previously known as Clawdbot, then Moltbot, OpenClaw achieved viral popularity over the past few weeks with its promise to be the “AI that actually does…

The Best Samsung Phones of 2026, Tested and Reviewed

Other Samsung Phones to Consider If you don’t see a Samsung phone mentioned in this guide, that might be because it’s not sold in the US and is a little harder to source for testing. But here are a few…

CAR T-cell therapy may slow neurodegenerative conditions like ALS

Illustration of CAR T-cell therapy (green) attacking a cancer cell (pink) NEMES LASZLO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Genetically engineered immune cells known as CAR-T cells might be able to slow the progress of the neurodegenerative condition amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) by killing…

Why do cats’ eyes glow in the dark?

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. One foggy night in 1933, a businessman named Percy Shaw was driving home from the pub in Yorkshire, England. The road was twisty and…

This planet friendly diet could cut your risk of early death by 23%

New research from Aarhus University suggests that the updated Nordic dietary guidelines, created to support both personal health and environmental sustainability, may help people live longer. The recommendations encourage eating less meat and added sugar and increasing intake of whole…

Apple’s iPhone Air MagSafe battery is cheaper than ever right now

We found the iPhone Air to have a pretty decent battery life for such a thin-and-light phone, somewhere in the region of 27 hours if you’re continuously streaming video. But it’s still a phone, arguably your most used device on…

AI can’t make good video game worlds yet, and it might never be able to

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more news about video game industry’s pushback against generative AI, follow Jay Peters. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET….

The great computer science exodus (and where students are going instead)

Something strange happened at University of California campuses this fall. For the first time since the dot-com crash, computer science enrollment dropped. System-wide, it fell 6% this year after declining 3% in 2024, according to reporting this past week by…

Best Alternatives to Google’s Android Operating System (2026), Tested and Reviewed

Want Google out of your life? It’s pretty easy to find alternative search, email, and photo storage providers, but it’s much harder to come up with a mobile operating system that’s free of Google. The obvious answer is an iPhone,…

Accidental discovery hints at mystery structures within our brain

Lymphatic-like structures within the brain of a healthy person Shiju Gan/Harvard University Your brain may contain a hidden network of vessels that helps it dispose of metabolic waste. If confirmed to be true in future studies, the discovery could transform…