Our minds evolved to minimise unpredictability. But if we learn to live with doubt, a world of opportunities opens up It can feel as though the world is tilting towards chaos: political shocks, economic instability, technological upheaval and a constant stream of bad news. Faced with so much uncertainty, many...
Police use gas and rubber bullets on activists at beagle facility in Wisconsin
Law enforcement rebuffs protesters at breeding and biomedical research farm amid attempt to remove dogs A chaotic scene unfolded on Saturday at a beagle breeding and biomedical research facility in Wisconsin as about 1,000 animal rights activists seeking to breach the property were rebuffed with rubber bullets and pepper spray...
‘The Moon and The Zoo’: Simon Armitage poem celebrates 200 years of ZSL
Zoological Society of London commissions poet laureate for animation to mark its 200th anniversary Over its two centuries, acclaimed writers and artists have found inspiration at London zoo, from Edwin Landseer’s Trafalgar Square lions, to AA Milne’s naming “Winnie” after resident bear Winnipeg, and Sylvia Plath’s poem Zoo Keeper’s Wife....
‘Oscar of science’ awarded to team behind gene therapy that restores lost vision
Married couple Jean Bennett and Albert Maguire developed Luxturna, which helped a patient see their child’s face for the first time A married couple who met over a dissected brain and went on to create the first approved gene therapy for blindness have been awarded one of the most lucrative...
Slack chats and internal data from failed startups are finding a second life in AI training
What was once considered operational residue is now being packaged, scrubbed, and sold to AI developers seeking richer training environments. The shift reflects a broader evolution in how advanced AI models are built. Early large language models drew heavily from news archives, Wikipedia, and forums. Now, newer systems, particularly agentic......
A $5 Bluetooth tracker hidden in a postcard exposed a warship’s movements
Dutch regional broadcaster Omroep Gelderland reported that one of its journalists tracked HNLMS Evertsen, a Dutch air-defense frigate, during an active deployment in the eastern Mediterranean. The ship was operating to help protect France's aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle against missile threats when the tracking occurred. Read Entire Article
Leakers claim PlayStation 6 could offer at least 3x the performance of the PS5
YouTube channel Moore's Law Is Dead recently made new claims about the performance of upcoming next-generation consoles based on supposedly leaked internal documents from AMD. Although most analysts expect the PlayStation 6 to improve ray tracing performance over the PlayStation 5 significantly, its overall impact on game performance remains a......
The Mac Mini is no longer a niche product, it’s local AI infrastructure
Consumer Intelligence Research Partners estimates the Mac Mini accounted for roughly 3% of Apple's US Mac unit sales last year. That position has shifted quickly. Read Entire Article
Pilot says Hawaii tour helicopter vibrated and spun before crash killed 3
The pilot of a helicopter that crashed on a sightseeing flight off the Hawaiian island of Kauai last month, killing three passengers, has told investigators that the aircraft underwent a series of intense vibrations and entered a spin before plunging i...
2 Alaska-based soldiers injured in encounter with brown bear during training exercise
Two U.S. Army soldiers have been injured after encountering a brown bear during training in Anchorage