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Scientists found a cannabis compound that relieves pain without the high

Researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences have identified compounds from the Cannabis sativa plant that may offer a new way to treat fibromyalgia and post-surgical pain. The findings, published in Pharmacological Reports, add to growing evidence that certain…

NASA Is Testing A Rover That Can Drive Faster And Lift Its Wheels To Climb Obstacles

NASA’s Mars rovers have accomplished a whole lot since the first one landed on the red planet in the late ’90s, but even the latest members of the fleet still have plenty of limitations. For one, they’re very slow; Perseverance,…

The Atlantic created a searchable database of the music used to train AI

Atlantic reporter Alex Reisner recently uncovered four datasets of music being used to train AI models and made them fully searchable for the public. Two of the sets are absolutely enormous at 12 million and 9 million tracks. The other…

Signal’s Meredith Whittaker wants you to remember that AI chatbots ‘are not your friends’

Asked about the privacy implications of chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude, Signal President Meredith Whittaker answered, “These are not your friends. These are not conscious beings. These are not sentient interlocutors.” Whittaker made those comments in a broader interview with…

I Found 29 Early Prime Day Deals That Are Worth Shopping Now (2026)

The Typhur Dome 2 is the best air fryer you can buy. Sure, it looks like a flying saucer from a bad 1960s movie, but it will crisp your wings, bake your pizza, and gently golden brown your fries like…

A quantum state that lasts forever may finally be within our grasp

In quantum states that theoretically last forever, particles get bounced around again and again, as if in a hall of mirrors Guy Bell/Alamy; Yayoi Kusama, Infinity Mirrored Room They say nothing lasts forever – but, hey, what do they know?…

You may actually like eating bugs

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This simple twist could bring quantum computers closer to reality

Researchers at the University of Technology Sydney have demonstrated a new way to control tiny sources of quantum light by twisting atomically thin layers of hexagonal boron nitride. The advance provides scientists with a new method for tuning quantum emitters,…

Claude Guillemot, One Of Ubisoft’s Co-Founders, has Died In A Plane Crash

The crash reportedly happened on an airstrip near the western coast of France on June 19. Chesnot/Getty Images Claude Guillemot, one of five brothers who co-founded Ubisoft in 1986, has died, the company confirmed. As first reported by Ouest…

Moves of the Diamond Hand is an unfinished, irresistibly weird dice-based RPG

From its opening minutes, Moves of the Diamond Hand is upfront about what it offers: You’re going to have a lot of strange conversations, and you’re going to roll a lot of dice. Get on board with this proposition, and…