A new venture capital fund with deep ties to OpenAI has made its first close on its $100 million goal, the founders tell TechCrunch. The partners have already written a couple of checks. The fund is called Zero Shot (a…
US Border Patrol agents are raising money by selling coins that commemorate last year’s wave of immigration enforcement “operations” across the country, along with other merchandise. The funds are for nonprofit organizations that list Border Patrol buildings as their address…
A scanning electron micrograph of a mouse nerve cell that is affected by misfolded versions of the proteins amyloid and beta, which are thought to drive Alzheimer’s disease LINNEA RUNDGREN/LINEAR IMAGING/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Interest is growing in using the brain’s…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. (Left), the axonometric hand drawing of the polybolos, by A.R., was partially colored by V.C. using the graphic post-production software GIMP 3.0.4.; (right), the…
Despite the enormous variety of languages spoken around the world, certain grammatical patterns keep showing up. A new study finds that about one-third of long-standing “linguistic universals” are backed by strong statistical evidence when tested using modern evolutionary methods. An…
Artemis II and its four-person crew have entered the Moon’s “sphere of influence,” meaning the spacecraft is more affected by lunar gravity than the Earth’s pull. The transition occurred at a distance of 39,000 miles from the Moon, four days,…
Let’s pretend you work in IT and you’re looking for a new digital service desk platform to help your employees reset passwords or onboard new hires. You use Google’s AI Mode to search for suggestions, which quickly spits out a…
In the U.S., discussions about top camera phones largely center around iPhones, the Samsung Galaxy series, and, lately, the Google Pixel. In contrast, people in Asia and parts of Europe get a wider range of choice with companies like Xiaomi,…
It’s still an extremely challenging proposition. “Packaging is not as easy as saying, ‘I want to run 100,000 wafers per month,’” says Jim McGregor, a longtime chip industry analyst and the founder of Tirias Research, referring to a continuous flow…
An artist’s impression of star formation in the early universe Adolf Schaller for STScI/NASA Astronomers have had the most compelling glimpse yet of some of the universe’s first stars. These are unlike any other stars we have seen and could…
Bullet point summary by AI The Chicago Sky have undergone a dramatic roster overhaul this offseason, including the high-profile trade of Angel Reese for future draft assets. Despite these changes, a persistent issue remains unresolved, linking management decisions and player…
“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places.” ~Ernest Hemingway My grandmother had just died. My sister and I had come from the room where her body still lay, and we were standing in the…
Western Union’s first quarter 2026 results showed a decline in net income compared to the previous year, as it faced higher operational expenses, foreign exchange losses, and an increased tax rate. The company reported a GAAP net income of $64.7m…
