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Hidden virus in your gut may be linked to colon cancer

Colorectal cancer is among the most common cancers in Western countries and remains a major cause of cancer-related deaths. While factors like age, diet, and lifestyle are known to influence risk, the exact triggers behind the disease are still not…

Threads introduces ‘live chats’ for following live events

Meta has introduced a new “live chats” feature to Threads, enabling people on the platform to participate in real-time conversations about live events they’re interested in. Live chats can be hosted within Threads communities, the topic-specific social spaces that Meta…

Will a new CEO realize Apple’s smart home potential?

It took Tim Cook years to launch Apple into major new hardware categories, such as the smartwatch. But John Ternus could start his tenure right away with an ambitious new project: smart home hardware. All signs point to a strong…

OpenAI teams up with Infosys to bring AI tools to more businesses

OpenAI has partnered with Infosys to integrate its artificial intelligence tools, including coding assistant Codex, into the Indian IT giant’s Topaz AI platform. Infosys said the integration will be used to help its clients modernize software development, automate workflows and…

Best Chromebooks (2026): Most Are Bad, but These Aren’t

I was delighted to see that the Acer Chromebook Plus 516 didn’t skimp on a crappy touchpad. That goes a long way toward improving the experiencing of actually using the laptop on a moment-by-moment basis. I wasn’t annoyed every time…

If a bird flu pandemic starts, we may have an mRNA vaccine ready

A vaccine now in development could help in the event of a bird flu pandemic Weyo / Alamy It was roughly a year after the earliest cases of covid-19 before the first vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 virus were ready for…

Play with your dog. It’s good for both of you.

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Take this as your signal to go play with your dog. A new study published today in the journal Royal Society Open Science shows…

These tiny dinosaur fossils fooled scientists for 20 years

A long-standing puzzle involving dozens of unusually small dinosaur fossils has finally been resolved. Specimens once believed to represent a miniature species of armored dinosaur have now been identified as young ankylosaurs. This discovery is giving researchers a clearer picture…

SpaceX and Cursor strike partnership that might end in a $60 billion acquisition

SpaceX and AI company Cursor have struck a new partnership that could see the owner of X buy the AI company for $60 billion later this year. “SpaceXAI and  @cursor_ai  are now working closely together to create the world’s best…

SpaceX cuts a deal to maybe buy Cursor for $60 billion

SpaceX and Cursor are now working closely together to create the world’s best coding and knowledge work AI. The combination of Cursor’s leading product and distribution to expert software engineers with SpaceX’s million H100 equivalent Colossus training supercomputer will allow…