Campbell Brown has spent her career chasing accurate information, first as a renowned TV journalist, then as Facebook’s first, and only, dedicated news chief. Now, watching AI reshape how people consume information, she sees history threatening to repeat itself. This…
Big money and powerful interests have entirely rebranded drugs like cannabis, mushrooms, and ketamine in the 21st century. Today, millions of Americans can buy their pot legally in places that resemble Apple Stores or take powerful psychoactive substances in plush…
Three views of the Neanderthal tooth with evidence of dental treatment Hexian Culture, Tourism and Sports Bureau, Ma’anshan A 59,000-year-old Neanderthal tooth found in a Siberian cave shows signs of deliberate drilling to treat a deep cavity, pushing back the…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Wind turbines are a net positive for a sustainable society, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have an environmental impact. Apart from their material…
For decades, scientists believed the Japanese population largely descended from two ancient groups: the Jomon hunter-gatherers who lived in the archipelago for thousands of years, and later migrants from East Asia who brought rice farming and new technologies to Japan….
KitchenAid KitchenAid has released a smart thermometer, the first from the popular cooking brand. The single probe model will retail for $100 while the dual option will cost $200. Although a maximum…
Microsoft Edge is adding a new feature that will allow its Copilot AI chatbot to gather information from all of your open tabs. When you start a conversation with Copilot, you can ask the chatbot questions about what’s in your…
Productivity software maker Notion is stepping into the agentic era. In a live-streamed product announcement on Wednesday, the company, known best for its collaborative note-taking app, introduced a new developer platform that extends the capabilities of its custom AI agents,…
The final stragglers testified on Wednesday in the Musk v. Altman trial. The witnesses generated few waves, aside from the revelation that Microsoft has so far spent over $100 billion on its partnership with OpenAI. Rather than focus on that,…
A wildfire rips through the boreal forest in Manitoba, Canada, in 2025 Anadolu via Getty Images The wildfires that have been raging in many places around the Arctic in recent years could be contributing much more to global warming than…
OpenAI’s release of its newest model, GPT 5.6, reportedly won’t be like its previous releases. Instead of distributing it to the public, the company plans to share it only with a select group of close partners because the Trump administration…
Most money market accounts offer check-writing, but there may be some limitations. Money market accounts (MMAs) act like a hybrid between savings and checking accounts. Similar to a high-yield savings account, MMAs typically earn a competitive interest rate. But they…
NEW YORK — Pete Crow-Armstrong laced an RBI double in the 10th inning, powering Chicago to a victory over sinking New York and a sweep of the four-game series. The Cubs went 7-0 against the Mets, outscoring them 51-24. The…
