Snap has announced a new partnership between its AR-glasses focused subsidiary, Specs, and chipmaker Qualcomm, as the company revs up for the release of its wearable later this year. The Snapchat creator has been teasing the release of the glasses—dubbed…
“It’s soft propaganda,” says Mandii B, cohost of the sex and lifestyle podcast Decisions, Decisions. The videos, and the rhetoric they spew, are trained on toxic gender tropes. “It subtly shapes beliefs and expectations without offering depth or accountability. It…
Illustration of a CAR T-cell with an implanted gene strain, resulting from the genetic modification process required for it to fight rogue cells in the body CHRISTOPH BURGSTEDT/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY A woman who had three different autoimmune conditions has not…
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Apple is closing three of its retail stores this summer, including its first location to unionize. The tech company said it plans to permanently close Apple Store in Trumbull, CT, Escondito, CA, and Towson, MD. The Apple Store location in…
OpenAI has announced a new version of its ChatGPT Pro subscription that costs $100 per month. The new Pro tier offers “5x more” usage of its Codex coding tool than the $20 per month Plus subscription and “is best for…
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced on Thursday his office will investigate OpenAI for its alleged harm to minors, potential to threaten national security, and its possible link to a shooting that took place at Florida State University last year….
OpenAI is throwing its support behind an Illinois state bill that would shield AI labs from liability in cases where AI models are used to cause serious societal harms, such as death or serious injury of 100 or more people…
A violent encounter between the two factions of Ngogo chimpanzees Aaron Sandel A once harmonious group of wild chimpanzees has split into two, leading to intractable conflict and escalating violence. Researchers say the rift suggests that human wars are a…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Every mammal gives birth to live young, except for a handful of egg-laying monotremes like the platypus. But did the earliest ancestors of mammals…
On Sunday, Ukraine marks the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear accident. Reactor number 4 at the plant exploded on 26 April 1986, spewing out radioactive material that would spread across swathes of Europe. The official death toll from the…
Interest rates on fixed-rate home loans are down significantly from last month but higher than they were last week. The Zillow lender marketplace is reporting an average 30-year fixed mortgage of 6.09% — that’s down 26 basis points from last…
Dancing With the Stars Val Chmerkovskiy is opening up about who he does — and doesn’t — want to see compete on the show. “Less politicians,” Chmerkovskiy exclusively told Us Weekly on Saturday, April 25, while attending Jennie Garth and…
