Get the Popular Science daily newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. The wild winds of winter typically bring snow in the Northern Hemisphere. But sometimes, they carry dust. Earlier this month, winds brought clouds of…
Researchers may have identified a promising new approach to diagnosing and treating major depression at its earliest stage, potentially improving the chances of recovery for many patients. Scientists at the University of Queensland partnered with researchers from the University of…
Instagram has long limited users’ ability to share links, restricting link-sharing to Stories, Reels and user profiles. But that might now be changing. The company has started to test clickable links inside of post captions for subscribers to Meta Verified….
Facebook Marketplace is adding a bunch of new AI-powered tools that are supposed to make selling items on the platform a little more efficient. One feature will use Meta AI to automatically respond to those annoying “Is this still available?”…
When Max Brodeur-Urbas co-founded Gumloop in mid-2023, his vision was to help non-technical employees automate repetitive tasks using AI. At that time, the concept of AI agents was still largely experimental and prone to errors. As AI technology has matured,…
You never know when you’re going to have to bug out on short notice. The politics of the moment are less than predictable. Disasters never strike on schedule, and few stores stay open for a wildfire or an insurrection. As…
European Union laws restrict adverts on TikTok targeting children Sipa US / Alamy The European Union recently introduced strict laws to stop social media platforms from targeting children with personalised advertisements. But a study of TikTok reveals a massive loophole:…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Humans have contended with crocodiles for a really long time. The recent discovery of an ancient crocodilian species sporting a strange snout indicates the…
Rising ocean temperatures driven by marine heat waves and climate change are reaching deep waters, raising concerns about disruptions to the ocean’s fragile chemical and biological systems. But new research suggests that a key marine microbe, Nitrosopumilus maritimus, may already…
US self-driving startup Nuro, which is backed by the likes of NVIDIA, Toyota and Uber, has started testing its autonomous vehicles on Tokyo’s challenging streets, Bloomberg reported. The company, which plans to launch a robotaxi service with Uber and Lucid…
Our market is defined by uncertainty. Today, tighter margins and growing pressure to deliver consistent performance have made customer relationships more urgent than ever. Promising aggressive ETAs is an easy move, but there’s a better choice. In the long run,…
Queen Elizabeth II had one final wish to see all of her great-grandchildren — including her grandson Prince Harry’s two children with Meghan Markle — in the months leading up to her September 2022 death. “The Queen wanted all the…
Elon Musk is still taking OpenAI to court over its transition to a for-profit company, but today he amended the complaint so that he won’t personally get any of the $150 billion in damages he’s pushing for. The Wall Street…
